Agent skill

Monochromatic UI

by sickn33 in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

Web and App implementation guide for Monochromatic UI. An agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Monochromatic UI

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill monochromatic-ui -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills monochromatic-ui --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/design-it/monochromatic-ui .claude/skills/monochromatic-ui && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
monochromatic-ui
GitHub stars
47k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~2.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
378 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,493
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Web and App implementation guide for Monochromatic UI. An agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

  • Works in 3 steps: Single Hue: Choose one base color (e.g.,… → High Contrast for Legibility: The… → Texture over Color: Since color is…
  • User wants a single-color palette
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Core Principles, Visual DNA and Web Implementation, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Monochromatic UI is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Web and App implementation guide for Monochromatic UI. Trigger when user wants a single-color palette, high elegance, and strict color discipline.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering Theming and dark mode and Cross-platform mobile apps. The repository describes itself as: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • User wants a single-color palette
  • Strict color discipline

Example prompts

  • “/monochromatic-ui”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Single Hue: Choose one base color (e.g., deep blue). The entire UI is built using lighter (tints) and darker (shades) versions of that…
  2. High Contrast for Legibility: The darkest shade and the lightest tint must have enough contrast to pass accessibility standards when…
  3. Texture over Color: Since color is restricted, use subtle textures, patterns, or varying opacities to differentiate sections.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 680176d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are css, swift, dart, javascript and kotlin).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Monochromatic UI loads about 2.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 378 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit 680176d, republished under its MIT licence (© sickn33). 378 words, ~2,717 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/monochromatic-ui/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
monochromatic-ui
description
Web and App implementation guide for Monochromatic UI. Trigger when user wants a single-color palette, high elegance, and strict color discipline.
date_added
2026-06-17
risk
safe
source
self
source_type
self

Monochromatic UI

"Elegance through constraint. A single hue, explored through all its tints, tones, and shades."

When to Use

Use this sub-style when the user's request matches the aesthetic described above. This is a child reference of the design-it skill and is not meant to be triggered directly.

Core Principles

  1. Single Hue: Choose one base color (e.g., deep blue). The entire UI is built using lighter (tints) and darker (shades) versions of that exact hue.
  2. High Contrast for Legibility: The darkest shade and the lightest tint must have enough contrast to pass accessibility standards when placed together.
  3. Texture over Color: Since color is restricted, use subtle textures, patterns, or varying opacities to differentiate sections.

Visual DNA

  • Colors: Monochromatic Brown or pick one dominant hue from Earth-Grounded Elegance and extrapolate it.
  • Typography: Clean and unobtrusive. The layout relies heavily on font weights to establish hierarchy since color cannot.
  • Shadows: Shadows must be tinted with the base hue, never pure black.

Web Implementation

  • Use HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) heavily in CSS to make building the palette easy.
  • CSS Example:
css
:root {
  /* Base Hue: Deep Blue (210) */
  --mono-900: hsl(210, 80%, 10%); /* Very dark */
  --mono-700: hsl(210, 70%, 30%); /* Dark */
  --mono-500: hsl(210, 60%, 50%); /* Base */
  --mono-300: hsl(210, 50%, 80%); /* Light */
  --mono-100: hsl(210, 40%, 95%); /* Very light background */
}

body {
  background-color: var(--mono-100);
  color: var(--mono-900);
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}

.mono-card {
  background-color: #ffffff; /* Or mono-100 */
  border: 1px solid var(--mono-300);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 32px;
  /* Tinted shadow */
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px hsla(210, 80%, 10%, 0.05);
}

.mono-btn {
  background-color: var(--mono-500);
  color: #ffffff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 12px 24px;
  transition: background-color 0.2s;
}

.mono-btn:hover {
  background-color: var(--mono-700);
}

.mono-subtext {
  color: var(--mono-500); /* Use mid-tones for secondary text */
  font-weight: 500;
}

App Implementation

SwiftUI
swift
struct MonochromaticView: View {
    // Base Hue: Deep Blue (210 in 360-degree HSB/HSL)
    // In SwiftUI, hue is 0.0 to 1.0 (210/360 = 0.58)
    let mono900 = Color(hue: 0.58, saturation: 0.80, brightness: 0.10)
    let mono700 = Color(hue: 0.58, saturation: 0.70, brightness: 0.30)
    let mono500 = Color(hue: 0.58, saturation: 0.60, brightness: 0.50)
    let mono300 = Color(hue: 0.58, saturation: 0.50, brightness: 0.80)
    let mono100 = Color(hue: 0.58, saturation: 0.40, brightness: 0.95)
    
    var body: some View {
        VStack(spacing: 24) {
            // Card
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
                Text("Monochromatic Elegance")
                    .font(.title2).fontWeight(.semibold)
                    .foregroundColor(mono900)
                
                Text("Using only variations in saturation and brightness of a single hue.")
                    .foregroundColor(mono500)
            }
            .padding(32)
            .background(Color.white)
            .border(mono300, width: 1)
            .shadow(color: mono900.opacity(0.1), radius: 15, y: 5) // Tinted shadow
            
            // Button
            Button(action: {}) {
                Text("Primary Action")
                    .fontWeight(.bold)
                    .foregroundColor(.white)
                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
                    .padding()
                    .background(mono500)
                    .cornerRadius(8)
            }
        }
        .padding()
        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
        .background(mono100)
    }
}
  • Define your colors using Color(hue: saturation: brightness:). This ensures math-perfect monochromatic harmony.
  • Always tint your drop shadows with your mono900 color. Pure black shadows look dirty in a strict monochromatic UI.
Flutter
dart
class MonochromaticScreen extends StatelessWidget {
  // Base Hue: Deep Blue (210)
  // Flutter HSVColor uses Hue 0-360, Saturation 0.0-1.0, Value 0.0-1.0
  final Color mono900 = const HSVColor.fromAHSV(1.0, 210, 0.80, 0.10).toColor();
  final Color mono500 = const HSVColor.fromAHSV(1.0, 210, 0.60, 0.50).toColor();
  final Color mono300 = const HSVColor.fromAHSV(1.0, 210, 0.50, 0.80).toColor();
  final Color mono100 = const HSVColor.fromAHSV(1.0, 210, 0.40, 0.95).toColor();

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      backgroundColor: mono100,
      body: Center(
        child: Padding(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(24.0),
          child: Column(
            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
            children: [
              // Card
              Container(
                width: double.infinity,
                padding: const EdgeInsets.all(32),
                decoration: BoxDecoration(
                  color: Colors.white,
                  border: Border.all(color: mono300),
                  borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8),
                  boxShadow: [
                    BoxShadow(color: mono900.withOpacity(0.1), blurRadius: 15, offset: const Offset(0, 5))
                  ],
                ),
                child: Column(
                  crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                  children: [
                    Text('Monochromatic', style: TextStyle(fontSize: 24, fontWeight: FontWeight.w600, color: mono900)),
                    const SizedBox(height: 12),
                    Text('Variations of a single hue.', style: TextStyle(fontSize: 16, color: mono500)),
                  ],
                ),
              ),
              const SizedBox(height: 24),
              // Button
              ElevatedButton(
                onPressed: () {},
                style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
                  backgroundColor: mono500,
                  foregroundColor: Colors.white,
                  minimumSize: const Size(double.infinity, 56),
                  shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8)),
                  elevation: 0,
                ),
                child: const Text('Primary Action', style: TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.bold)),
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}
  • Flutter's HSVColor.fromAHSV() is the best way to explicitly code a monochromatic palette without guessing hex codes.
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React Native
jsx
// Base Hue: Deep Blue (210)
const theme = {
  mono900: 'hsl(210, 80%, 10%)',
  mono700: 'hsl(210, 70%, 30%)',
  mono500: 'hsl(210, 60%, 50%)',
  mono300: 'hsl(210, 50%, 80%)',
  mono100: 'hsl(210, 40%, 95%)',
};

const MonochromaticScreen = () => {
  return (
    <View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: theme.mono100, padding: 24, justifyContent: 'center' }}>
      
      <View style={{
        backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF',
        borderColor: theme.mono300,
        borderWidth: 1,
        borderRadius: 8,
        padding: 32,
        marginBottom: 24,
        // Tinted shadow (iOS)
        shadowColor: theme.mono900, shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 5 },
        shadowOpacity: 0.1, shadowRadius: 15,
      }}>
        <Text style={{ fontSize: 24, fontWeight: '600', color: theme.mono900, marginBottom: 12 }}>
          Monochromatic
        </Text>
        <Text style={{ fontSize: 16, color: theme.mono500 }}>
          Using HSL strings in React Native makes palette generation trivial.
        </Text>
      </View>

      <TouchableOpacity style={{
        backgroundColor: theme.mono500,
        padding: 16,
        borderRadius: 8,
        alignItems: 'center'
      }}>
        <Text style={{ fontWeight: 'bold', color: '#FFFFFF', fontSize: 16 }}>
          Primary Action
        </Text>
      </TouchableOpacity>
      
    </View>
  );
};
  • React Native's StyleSheet accepts CSS hsl() strings natively. Use them! It makes debugging and tweaking a monochromatic palette a million times easier than using hex codes.
Jetpack Compose
kotlin
@Composable
fun MonochromaticScreen() {
    // Base Hue: Deep Blue (210)
    // Compose Color.hsv requires Hue 0-360f, Saturation 0-1f, Value 0-1f
    val mono900 = Color.hsv(210f, 0.80f, 0.10f)
    val mono500 = Color.hsv(210f, 0.60f, 0.50f)
    val mono300 = Color.hsv(210f, 0.50f, 0.80f)
    val mono100 = Color.hsv(210f, 0.40f, 0.95f)

    Column(
        modifier = Modifier
            .fillMaxSize()
            .background(mono100)
            .padding(24.dp),
        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center
    ) {
        // Card
        Box(
            modifier = Modifier
                .fillMaxWidth()
                .shadow(15.dp, RoundedCornerShape(8.dp), spotColor = mono900.copy(alpha = 0.2f))
                .background(Color.White, RoundedCornerShape(8.dp))
                .border(1.dp, mono300, RoundedCornerShape(8.dp))
                .padding(32.dp)
        ) {
            Column {
                Text("Monochromatic", fontSize = 24.sp, fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold, color = mono900)
                Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
                Text("Strictly enforced hue discipline.", color = mono500)
            }
        }
        
        Spacer(Modifier.height(24.dp))
        
        // Button
        Button(
            onClick = { },
            colors = ButtonDefaults.buttonColors(containerColor = mono500, contentColor = Color.White),
            shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp),
            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().height(56.dp)
        ) {
            Text("Primary Action", fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold)
        }
    }
}
  • Use Color.hsv() to define the palette.
  • Set the spotColor in your Modifier.shadow to mono900 to keep the shadows from looking muddy or disjointed from the design system.

Do's and Don'ts

  • DO: Use pure white or pure black as absolute extremes if needed for text legibility.
  • DON'T: Sneak in an accent color. If you add a red error button to a blue monochromatic UI, it immediately breaks the aesthetic and becomes "duotone" or standard UI. Find a way to signify errors using bold text or dark shades of the base hue.

Limitations

  • This is a styling reference and does not replace environment-specific validation, accessibility testing, or expert review.
  • Ensure appropriate contrast ratios and responsive behaviors are verified separately.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/design-it/monochromatic-ui of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 680176d

Used in 1 other repository

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Questions about Monochromatic UI

What does Monochromatic UI do?

Web and App implementation guide for Monochromatic UI. An agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Monochromatic UI is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Web and App implementation guide for Monochromatic UI.

When should I use Monochromatic UI?

Monochromatic UI fits situations like: user wants a single-color palette; strict color discipline.

How do I install Monochromatic UI in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill monochromatic-ui -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/design-it/monochromatic-ui in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/monochromatic-ui in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Monochromatic UI in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill monochromatic-ui -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/design-it/monochromatic-ui in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/monochromatic-ui in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Monochromatic UI in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill monochromatic-ui -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/monochromatic-ui, .gemini/skills/monochromatic-ui, .github/skills/monochromatic-ui and .opencode/skills/monochromatic-ui in your project.

What does Monochromatic UI need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Monochromatic UI is instructions for the agent only.

Does Monochromatic UI access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Monochromatic UI safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Monochromatic UI use?

Monochromatic UI is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Monochromatic UI use?

About 2.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Monochromatic UI?

sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,379 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,493 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.