I spent 3 hours picking colors for a side project that died in a week

We've all been there.

You have an idea. You're excited. You open Figma or grab some color
palette generator. 2 hours later you're still tweaking shades of blue.

The project dies before you write a single line of code.

I did this 5 times in a row. So I built something to fix it.

What I Built

Huesly - a design system generator that takes a mood (Minimal, Bold,
Professional) and gives you:

• WCAG-compliant colors
• Font pairings
• Spacing scales
• Instant export to CSS/Tailwind/SCSS/JSON

Takes <1 second. No design skills needed.

The Tech

• Next.js 15
• TypeScript
• OKLCH color space (way better than RGB for harmonious palettes)
• PostgreSQL + Supabase
• Tailwind CSS

Why OKLCH?

RGB gives you random-looking colors. OKLCH creates actually harmonious
palettes because it's based on human perception.

Try It

Live demo: https://huesly.app

I'm curious, how do you handle design for your side projects?

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Built by a 16yo dev who got tired of over-engineering.
Follow my journey: @egewrk