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# Color Swatches

### **Native support**

The Volume theme natively supports Shopify color swatches configured using category metafields—no custom code required. When set up this way, color swatches will display consistently across product pages, product cards, and collection filters.

To configure color swatches using category metafields, follow the steps in [this Shopify Help Center guide](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/custom-data/metafields/category-metafields/using-category-metafields#step-two).

You can also watch a short demo video to see the category metafields functionality in action:

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scfMXijTUGM>" %}

{% hint style="success" icon="lightbulb" %}
Additionally, Volume allows you to [display a variant image](/docs/volume-themes/theme-settings/variant-picker.md#variant-image) as a swatch.
{% endhint %}

### **Legacy methods**

If you’re unable to upgrade to product categories, you can configure swatches using one of the legacy methods below.

**HEX colors**

To assign custom HEX colors to swatches:

1. Go to **Theme settings** → **Variant picker**.
2. Scroll down to **Custom colors for swatches**.
3. Add your color name and HEX code using the format `Name:#HEX`.

For example: `Wine:#722F37`

{% hint style="warning" icon="triangle-exclamation" %}
The name must exactly match the corresponding variant label.
{% endhint %}

**Image files**

To use images for color swatches:

1. Prepare square PNG images named after your product color options.
   * Example: `red.png` for “Red”, `ocean_blue.png` for “Ocean blue”.
   * Recommended size: **60x60px**
   * Max file size: **under 20KB**
2. In your Shopify admin, go to **Content** → **Files** and upload the images.
3. Once the **Color pills** feature is enabled, your uploaded swatches will be automatically assigned based on matching names.


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