# Palette

<p class="description">Convey meaning through color with a handful of color utility classes. Includes support for styling links with hover states, too.</p>

## Color

{{"demo": "pages/system/palette/Color.js", "defaultCodeOpen": false}}

```jsx
<Box color="primary.main">…
<Box color="secondary.main">…
<Box color="error.main">…
<Box color="warning.main">…
<Box color="info.main">…
<Box color="success.main">…
<Box color="text.primary">…
<Box color="text.secondary">…
<Box color="text.disabled">…
```

## Background color

{{"demo": "pages/system/palette/BackgroundColor.js", "defaultCodeOpen": false}}

```jsx
<Box bgcolor="primary.main">…
<Box bgcolor="secondary.main">…
<Box bgcolor="error.main">…
<Box bgcolor="warning.main">…
<Box bgcolor="info.main">…
<Box bgcolor="success.main">…
<Box bgcolor="text.primary">…
<Box bgcolor="text.secondary">…
<Box bgcolor="text.disabled">…
```

## API

```js
import { palette } from '@material-ui/system';
```

| Import name | Prop | CSS property | Theme key |
|:------------|:-----|:-------------|:----------|
| `color` | `color` | `color` | [`palette`](/customization/default-theme/?expand-path=$.palette) |
| `bgcolor` | `bgcolor` | `backgroundColor` | [`palette`](/customization/default-theme/?expand-path=$.palette) |