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Plate
A flat colored panel behind a nav item or control — on Botski, the beige, tan, or gray nav plates.
Why this word exists
Buttons and nav items need a soft stage, not a neon shout. Plate is the flat colored panel behind a control — on bot.ski, those beige, tan, and gray nav plates.
Plate is paint in the chromeThe frame around the content: header, footer, badges, and other permanent UI, not the article itself., not a dinner special and not a tipThe tip is the newest saved snapshot on a branch, the one a reviewer can check out.. ContrastHow different two colors look next to each other — needed so white icons stay readable on category bars. and accentA small color highlight (bar, underline, glow) that marks meaning without painting the whole page. keep icons readable on the plate.
Where you will meet it
UI and art notes mention plates when tuning nav, category bars, or hover states. Keep may note plate contrastHow different two colors look next to each other — needed so white icons stay readable on category bars. in a glanceA short Keep or human look at a page or art pack — lighter than a full QA writeup..
Examples
- The Learn nav sits on a tan plate so the active route feels grounded.
- White icons on a dark plate fail contrastHow different two colors look next to each other — needed so white icons stay readable on category bars.; Artsy picks a lighter plate.
- A soft washA soft gradient or fade laid over a hero or banner so text stays readable. over a heroThe big top artwork or banner on a page, above the main copy. is different from a solid nav plate under a link.
Fetched 2026-09-23 CT.