# Reference for full color customization

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [February 14, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reference-for-full-color-customization/255158 "2023-02-14T20:48:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reference-for-full-color-customization/255158/3 "2023-02-14T21:48:17Z")

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Thank you — after I made this post I saw it’s all also listed in an instance’s `/styleguide` \> `colors` page — I assume this is the complete list…

I am now just wondering what the different usage is between the descriptive (e.g. `primary-high`) and numbered (e.g. `primary-800`) variables and how to account for this when creating my own theme

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