Export UI theme tokens for Tailwind, CSS variables, JSON, and shadcn/ui

Generate accessible UI themes in ChromUI, preview them in realistic layouts, and export production-ready tokens for real frontend workflows.

Open appExplore export formats

What you can export

  • —CSS variables for global theming and runtime mode switches.
  • —Tailwind output for utility-first projects.
  • —JSON design tokens for tooling and transforms.
  • —shadcn/ui-oriented variables for component-driven UIs.

Export formats explained

CSS variables

Best for framework-agnostic frontends and existing CSS architectures. Custom properties map cleanly to theme switching, semantic roles, and incremental adoption in legacy codebases.

Drop output next to your global styles or design-system entry, then reference variables from components without rewiring your whole stack.

CSS variables export →

Tailwind

Best when your team already centers layout and components on Tailwind. Theme output aligns with theme.extend-style configuration so you can keep token decisions reusable across utilities.

Use it when you want accessible color decisions to survive utility classes, not get re-invented per screen.

Tailwind export →

JSON design tokens

Best for pipelines and multi-tool workflows. JSON is easy to transform into platform targets, documentation, or downstream build steps without locking you into one CSS strategy.

Use it when tokens need to move across design, dev, and automation with one source file.

JSON tokens export →

shadcn/ui

Best for teams shipping UI with shadcn/ui patterns. The export orients variables toward common component-library conventions so you can connect generated colors to buttons, inputs, and surfaces faster.

Use it when your implementation work is component-first and you want less manual mapping.

shadcn/ui export →

What the outputs look like (sketch)

CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c6bed;
  --color-background: #0b1020;
  --color-muted: #64748b;
  /* …semantic roles from your theme */
}
Tailwind (extend)
// tailwind.config.ts — sketch
export default {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        primary: "var(--color-primary)",
        background: "var(--color-background)",
      },
    },
  },
};

Exact keys depend on your theme; ChromUI generates values aligned to what you preview in the app.

Why export matters

Previews are where you validate. Export is where you persist. Without export, accessibility work stays in the browser tab; with export, the same decisions become variables your app can load in production.

Tokens keep contrast choices reusable: your primary, surface, border, and text roles stay aligned across routes and components instead of being re-guessed per feature.

ChromUI connects preview and export so you are not manually re-typing hex values into three different files after every tweak.

Suggested workflows

Tailwind project

Generate in ChromUI → preview in layouts → export Tailwind-oriented theme → map into config → ship utilities with your token edges.

Custom CSS system

Generate → preview → export CSS variables → fold into global styles or tokens layer → reference from components.

Component-driven UI

Generate → preview → export JSON or shadcn/ui-oriented output → adapt into your component library or token pipeline.

Related pages

CSS variables export
Framework-agnostic custom properties.
Open →
Tailwind theme export
Utility-first theme mapping.
Open →
JSON design tokens
Structured output for pipelines.
Open →
shadcn/ui export
Component-oriented variable output.
Open →
Design token generator
How ChromUI thinks about tokens end-to-end.
Open →
Tailwind theme generator
Tailwind-focused theme entry point.
Open →
CSS variables theme generator
CSS-variable-first workflows before export.
Open →
How to export design tokens to Tailwind
Step-oriented guide for Tailwind implementation.
Open →
What are design tokens?
Plain-language baseline for token vocabulary.
Open →

FAQ

Can ChromUI export CSS variables?

Yes. You can export a theme as custom properties for drop-in use in stylesheets, component libraries, or design-system layers.

Can I use ChromUI with Tailwind?

Yes. ChromUI can produce Tailwind-oriented theme output so you can map tokens into `theme.extend` (or similar) workflows.

What are JSON design tokens used for?

They are structured data for tooling: CI transforms, style-dictionary-style pipelines, multi-platform design systems, or custom generators.

Does ChromUI export production-ready outputs?

Exports are meant to be practical starting points you can paste or wire into a repo. You still own naming, build steps, and integration—but the token values reflect what you validated in previews.

Can exported tokens preserve accessibility decisions?

Yes. The same token set you preview and fix in ChromUI is what you export, so contrast-oriented choices stay attached to implementation artifacts.

Does ChromUI support shadcn/ui workflows?

Yes. There is a shadcn/ui-oriented export path for teams standardizing on that component stack and variable style.

Open app and export your theme

Preview in realistic layouts, then export the format your repo expects.

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