Color variable support for icons

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    Summary of Color Variable Support for Icons

    This guide explains how to utilize color variables to customize the appearance of icons in mobile map screens within ServiceNow applications. By using the FontColorVariable style option, you can apply any color variable from the UX Theme Properties table to enhance your application's visual consistency.

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    Key Features

    • Mobile Icons Appearance: Customize icons using defined color variables to match your branding and thematic requirements.
    • Color Variables: Access color variables categorized under alert and grouped color palettes, each serving specific purposes in communication and branding.
    • Accessibility: Choose from various options within color palettes, including accessible choices to ensure visibility for icons without text.

    Key Outcomes

    By effectively implementing color variables, you can ensure that your mobile icons convey the right messages through color associations, improving user experience and navigability. This capability allows you to maintain a consistent visual language across your applications, enhancing clarity and usability for end-users.

    Learn how to use color variables to change theming in your mobile map screens

    Mobile icons have a Set appearance section used to define the appearance of your icons. Use the FontColorVariable style option to use a color variable a color.

    Using this style you can define any color variable from the UX Theme Properties [sys_ux_theme_property] table. For a list available variables see the color design guide below.

    For details on creating map screens, see Configure an icon UI section.

    For details on creating icons in mobile, see Mobile icons.

    		 Color variable used in an icon

    Mobile icon color guide

    Color variables are divided into Use the design guideline to identify the right color variable for your use case.

    Alert color palette
    Alert color palette colors highlight important statuses, states and tasks. Use alert colors to communicate a specific meaning rather than for decoration or organization.
    Grouped color palette
    Grouped color palette colors follow color conventions in a line of industry. Use these colors to show that the colored item is associated with a specific industry or line of business. The meaning of each color depends on context, but should remain consistent within your app.

    Each support color has three options, including an assessable option. Consider using the accessible color option for icons that do not contain text to improve navigability for your users.

    Table 1. Alert color palette
    Color name Example Color variables
    Critical Critical mobile icons
    Mobile variables
    • Option 1: alert--critical-2
    • Option 2: alert--critical-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible): alert--critical-4
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_alert--critical-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_alert--critical-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_alert--critical-4
    High High mobile icons
    Mobile variables
    • Option 1: alert--high-2
    • Option 2: alert--high-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible): alert--high-4
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_alert--high-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_alert--high-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_alert--high-4
    Warning Warning mobile icons
    Mobile variables
    • Option 1: alert--warning-2
    • Option 2: alert--warning-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible): alert--warning-4
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_alert--warning-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_alert--warning-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_alert--warning-4
    Moderate Moderate mobile icons
    Mobile variables
    • Option 1: alert--moderate-2
    • Option 2: alert--moderate-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible): alert--moderate-4
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_alert--moderate-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_alert--moderate-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_alert--moderate-4
    Info Info mobile icons
    Mobile variables
    • Option 1: alert--info-2
    • Option 2: alert--info-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible): alert--info-4
    Web variable
    • Option: 1--now-color_alert--info-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_alert--info-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_alert--info-4
    Positive Positive mobile icons
    Mobile variables
    • Option 1: alert--positive-2
    • Option 2: alert--positive-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible): alert--positive-4
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_alert--positive-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_alert--positive-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_alert--positive-4
    Low Low mobile icons
    Mobile variables
    • Option 1: alert--low-2
    • Option 2: alert--low-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible): alert--low-4
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_alert--low-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_alert--low-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_alert--low-4
    Table 2. Grouped color palette
    Color name Example Color options
    Blue Blue mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--blue-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_grouped--blue-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--blue-4
    Brown Brown mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--brown-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_grouped--brown-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--brown-4
    Gray Gray mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--gray-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_grouped--gray-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--gray-4
    Green Green mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--green-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_grouped--green-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--green-4
    Green-Yellow Green-yellow mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--green-yelow-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_grouped--green-yelow-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--green-yelow-4
    Magenta Magenta mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--magenta-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_grouped--magenta-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--magenta-4
    Orange Orange mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--orange-2
    • Option 2"--now-color_grouped--orange-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--orange-4
    Pink Pink mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--pink-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_grouped--pink-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--pink-4
    Purple Purple mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--purple-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_grouped--purple-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--purple-4
    Teal Teal mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--teal-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_grouped--teal-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--teal-4
    Yellow Yellow mobile icons
    Web variable
    • Option 1:--now-color_grouped--yellow-2
    • Option 2:--now-color_grouped--yellow-3
    • Option 3 (Accessible):--now-color_grouped--yellow-4