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In today's video I tell you why you should try to use SwiftUI's built in colors instead of creating your own custom color with RGB or Hex codes. SwiftUI's built in colors have some nice functionality that you don't get with custom colors. I also show you a bunch of SwiftUI modifiers you can use on colors to make them extremely versatile.
My Swift & SwiftUI Courses:
seanallen.teachable.com/?video=oJDu0dKa0PU
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Swift News Newsletter:
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Book and learning recommendations that help out the channel if you decide to purchase (Affiliate Links):
Antoine Van Der Lee - Going Indie Course:
courses.avanderlee.com/p/from-side-project-to-going-indie?affcode=2082304_o9res6rn
Mark Moeyken’s SwiftUI Books:
bigmountainstudio.com/a/fzc51
Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:
gumroad.com/a/762098803
RocketSim - Enhance Your Xcode Simulator:
gumroad.com/a/51797971/ftvbh
Timestamps:
0:00 - SwiftUI Color
0:31 - You should use the built in colors
2:11 - .secondary, .tertiary colors
3:21 - Easy, subtle gradients
4:32 - Animating values
5:10 - Mixing colors (iOS 18+)
6:37 - Color brightness
7:42 - Mixing gray
#swift #iosdeveloper #iosdevelopment
Go to squarespace.com/seanallen to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code SEANALLEN.
In today's video I tell you why you should try to use SwiftUI's built in colors instead of creating your own custom color with RGB or Hex codes. SwiftUI's built in colors have some nice functionality that you don't get with custom colors. I also show you a bunch of SwiftUI modifiers you can use on colors to make them extremely versatile.
My Swift & SwiftUI Courses:
seanallen.teachable.com/?video=oJDu0dKa0PU
My Source Code:
seanallen.teachable.com/p/source-code-youtube-videos?video=oJDu0dKa0PU
Swift News Newsletter:
swiftnews.kit.com/newsletter
X (Twitter):
Sean Allen - twitter.com/seanallen_dev
Book and learning recommendations that help out the channel if you decide to purchase (Affiliate Links):
Antoine Van Der Lee - Going Indie Course:
courses.avanderlee.com/p/from-side-project-to-going-indie?affcode=2082304_o9res6rn
Mark Moeyken’s SwiftUI Books:
bigmountainstudio.com/a/fzc51
Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:
gumroad.com/a/762098803
RocketSim - Enhance Your Xcode Simulator:
gumroad.com/a/51797971/ftvbh
Timestamps:
0:00 - SwiftUI Color
0:31 - You should use the built in colors
2:11 - .secondary, .tertiary colors
3:21 - Easy, subtle gradients
4:32 - Animating values
5:10 - Mixing colors (iOS 18+)
6:37 - Color brightness
7:42 - Mixing gray
#swift #iosdeveloper #iosdevelopment
