Design systems need a colour space

Imagine walking into a shoe store and asking for size 10 sneakers. You may end up with shoes that fit, but “size 10” isn’t descriptive enough to be sure — the US, UK, EU, Australia, and Japan all have different shoe sizing systems. To ensure you get shoes that fit, it’d be wise to be more specific and ask for “size 10 US” or “size 10 EU”. Colours are similar. Specifying “#ff0000” or “rgb(255, 0,…