How to use Color Variables in Figma

Select a UI element, open the Color Styles menu and select a color variable.

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Step One: Select the UI Element

<p>A screenshot of Figma highlighting a text UI element. You can apply a color to any UI element, fill or stroke.</p>

In a Figma design file, select a UI element.

Step Two: Apply the Variable

<p>A screenshot of Figma with a UI element selected. We have highlighted how if you press the four squares (i.e. Color styles menu) icon under fill or stroke, that a menu will appear that allows you to select a variable to apply to the color.</p>

Under Fill or Stroke, open the Color Styles menu and select the color variable you wish to apply.

How to create a Variable in Figma

<p>A screenshot of Figma with the Variables window open showing that a variable has been applied to the UI element.</p>

if you update the color variable, it will update in any location where it is applied - including any tokens that reference the variable.

How to create a Color Token or a Number Token in Figma

<p>A screenshot of Figma that shows the variable window open. It highlights that we changed a variable within the window and that change was applied to the UI element and the token that references it.</p>

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