---
title: Color
framework: appkit
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: appkit/color
---

# Color

Represent colors using built-in or custom formats, and give users options for selecting and applying colors.

## Overview

Overview For design guidance, see Human Interface Guidelines.

## Topics

### Colors

- [NSColor](appkit/nscolor.md)
- [NSColorList](appkit/nscolorlist.md)
- [NSColorSpace](appkit/nscolorspace.md)

### Color Selection

- [NSColorPicker](appkit/nscolorpicker.md)
- [NSColorWell](appkit/nscolorwell.md)
- [NSColorPickerTouchBarItem](appkit/nscolorpickertouchbaritem.md)

### Color Sampler

- [NSColorSampler](appkit/nscolorsampler.md)

## See Also

### Graphics, Drawing, Color, and Printing

- [Images and PDF](appkit/images-and-pdf.md)
- [Drawing](appkit/drawing.md)
- [Printing](appkit/printing.md)