Whither color swatch color lines?

[lfrancis]

What is the purpose of the color lines in the color swatch?

[csuhta]

It's supposed to show what the color looks like along with a desaturated and shadowed version of the color

[lfrancis]

How are the desaturated and shadowed versions determined?

[defbyte]

@lfrancis 20% black, 20% white:

https://github.com/Threespot/tolaria/blob/master/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/components/forms/_swatch_field.scss#L23

[lfrancis]

Is this display intended to be useful to the end user, or is it a simple decoration of the assigned color swatch?

[csuhta]

It's supposed to show how the color looks inside design features. Example: You ask the user to pick a background color, but you might be floating a shadowed box on top of that background, etc

[tedw]

I'm with Lewis, I think this is confusing in most cases.