> It's important to note that there are no real rules here like "start at 50% lightness" or anything — every color behaves a bit differently, so you'll have to

> It's important to note that there are no real rules here like "start at 50% lightness" or anything — every color behaves a bit differently, so you'll have to rely on your eyes for this one. My hunch is that this is dependent on contrast. I've also seen several comments talking about designing in black and white first and then adding colour. A lot of this feels similar to painting. When learning to paint you first learn to paint in black and white to understand values (lightness/darkness) and contrast. This is not directly related but there's a great video on painting that shows how the colour picker's values can be deceiving in showing the true brightness/contrast of colours. If anyone's interested in how colours truly relate to brightness this video is definitely worth a watch -> https://youtu.be/gJ2HOj22gDo https://youtu.be/gJ2HOj22gDo