Color System vs Lieflat Charts

Color System

By JR Brugger (Design Workflow)

Build complete color palettes with accessible shades and dark/light mode variants.

Lieflat Charts

By Lieflat

Turn your data into polished, publication-ready charts, slide decks, and reports.

Color System

• Generates full tonal scales (light to dark) for your brand colors
• Creates semantic color sets for success, warning, error, and info states
• Tests all color combinations for accessibility compliance (WCAG AA/AAA)
• Builds matching dark mode and light mode palettes
• Provides usage guidance for each color in your system

Lieflat Charts

• Picks the right chart type from the shape of your data, so you never have to name one
• Builds charts from a library of tested templates in a clean black-and-white style, with optional color themes or your brand colors
• Creates full one-page reports such as monthly reviews, annual reports, and research briefs
• Produces animated slide presentations as HTML or PDF
• Checks every chart for honest scales, readable labels, and clear conclusion-style titles

Reach for Color System when…

• You're building a brand identity and need a complete color palette
• You need to ensure your design meets accessibility standards
• You're creating a pitch deck or marketing site and want professional color choices
• You need dark mode colors that match your existing brand

Reach for Lieflat Charts when…

• You have a spreadsheet of numbers and want a chart good enough to post or publish
• You're writing a long-form article or annual report that needs a set of consistent visuals
• You need a data-driven presentation or report page without opening a design tool