Stop using the legacy color syntax @KevinPowell
Stop using the legacy color syntax  @KevinPowell
Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Get rid of that "a" and drop those commas!

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⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:45 - probably not worth refactoring
02:00 - Why we need to get used to the space-separated syntax
02:50 - Wider color gamuts with the new ones
03:50 - Relative colors use the space-separated syntax

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