COLOR STRATEGY

Color That Speaks Clearly

Hue Think builds color systems, visual identity guides, and naming support for startups, agencies, and creators. Your brand looks clear on decks, sites, and social posts.

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Metric 01

150+

brands guided

Metric 02

40+

color systems built

Metric 03

4.9/5

client rating

How it works

A simple four-step process

Check your current colors, contrast, and use across site, deck, and social.

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1-week review

Brand Color Audit

From $750

Check your current colors, contrast, and use across site, deck, and social.

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2-week sprint

Palette Development

From $1,500

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3-week build

Visual Identity System

From $3,500

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01Fast start

Moodboard Direction

From $900

Shape the look before design starts with boards, refs, and clear notes.

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02Deck refresh

Presentation Styling

From $1,250

Clean up investor and client decks with slide rules, charts, and color use.

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03One naming round

Naming Support

From $1,100

Get name paths, checks, and shortlist notes for new offers or startups.

Core services

Color-led brand work

We review your current colors, contrast, and use across web, decks, and posts.

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01

Audit the colors

We review your current colors, contrast, and use across web, decks, and posts.

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02

Set the rules

We turn the audit into simple rules for color, type, spacing, and tone.

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03

Build the system

You get palettes, moodboards, and slide styles ready for design and launch.

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04

Hand off clean files

We revise the work, answer questions, and give your team a clear guide.

Case studies

Color work with clear results

Current color audit Palette direction notes Two revision rounds Summary PDF Review call

One-time projectOne-time project

Starter

From $1,200

  • Current color audit
  • Palette direction notes
  • Two revision rounds
  • Summary PDF
  • Review call
Most popularSplit payment

Signature

From $3,000

  • Full color map
  • Custom palette set
  • Moodboard direction
  • Visual identity rules
  • Slide styling guide
  • Naming shortlist
Custom scopeCustom scope

Scale

From $6,000

  • Multi-brand color map
  • Identity system files
  • Launch deck styling
  • Naming support sprint
  • Three workshop calls
  • Brand use manual

What clients say

What clients say

Sales decks now feel steady, and the design team cut rewrite time by half.

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Fintech

Fintech brand gets a calmer blue system

Sales decks now feel steady, and the design team cut rewrite time by half.

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Beauty

Skincare line moves from soft pink to sharp

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Agency

Agency pitch deck turns gray into a clear story

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SaaS

SaaS launch gets color rules that scale

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Creator

Creator brand finds a stronger voice in color

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Color systems for startups

Mara Ellison

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Contrast checks and palette tests

Jonas Reed

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Slides, moodboards, and layout

Priya Nair

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Offer names and tone checks

Theo Bennett

Proof

Customer notes

Verified

Our deck looked like one team made it after Hue Think fixed the colors.

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Nina Carver

Founder, Northstar Labs

Verified

Clear palette rules saved us hours on every new page and post.

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Jasper Cole

Marketing Lead, Vale Studio

Verified

The naming notes were sharp and easy for our founders to use.

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Mina Shah

COO, Frame Eight

Service area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto, San Jose

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Area 01

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto, San Jose

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Area 02

New York City Metro

Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Jersey City, Newark

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Area 03

London & South East

London, Brighton, Reading, Oxford, Cambridge

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Area 04

Remote Across North America

Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, Chicago, Toronto

Questions

Common questions

Quick answers before visitors choose a product, service, or next step.

01What do you start with?+

We start with a color audit, then set rules for palettes, decks, and brand files your team can keep using.

02Can you work with a new brand?+

Yes. We help startups, agencies, and creators shape colors and names before launch, so the first version feels clear.

03Do you fix old brand colors?+

Yes. We clean up the palette, improve contrast, and make the system easier to use across web, slides, and print.

04How long does a project take?+

Small audits take about one week. Full identity systems and naming support usually take three to four weeks.

05Do you help with pitch decks?+

Yes. We style pitch decks, sales decks, and client slides so the brand feels clear on every page and quick to scan.

06Can you work with our team?+

Yes. We share simple files, clear notes, and review calls so your team can keep using the system after handoff.

Get color notes

Get short notes on color, naming, and brand systems, plus before-and-after examples you can use in your own deck or launch.