§ VALIDATION · AMBER

UNAPPROVED_COLORS

The design uses colors outside the approved palette or selected design palette.

Thread and palette controlDeterministic rule
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What it means

The design uses colors outside the approved palette or selected design palette.

Why it matters

Unexpected colors can break shop standards, thread planning, or brand consistency.

Common triggers

  • imported artwork
  • manual color tweaks
  • palette drift during editing

Typical fixes

  • remap to approved palette
  • choose a different thread mapping
  • confirm intentional exception

Notes

  • Current implementation alias: unapproved_colors in worker/validator.py.

Plan references

  • worker/validator.py
  • plan/09-thread-color-matching.md