How to add a custom color to a specific product variant

This guide explains how to add custom color swatches with unique names and background colors to specific product variants in your Taddy theme.

Step 1: Create Product Variants with Custom Color Names

1. Go to Products in your Shopify admin
2. Select the product you want to add custom colors to (or create a new product)
3. Scroll down to the Variants section
4. Click Add variant
5. In the Option name field, enter “Color”
6. In the Option values field, add your custom color names (e.g., “Como”, “Silver”, “Beige”)
   • Each custom color name will appear as a separate variant option
7. Click Done to save your variants

Note: You can use any custom name for your color variants – they don’t need to match standard color names.

Step 2: Enable Color Swatches in Theme Customizer

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store → Themes
2. Click Customize on your Taddy theme
3. Navigate to the Default product template
4. In the left sidebar, scroll down to the Footer section
5. Locate Color swatches and expand it
6. You’ll see multiple Color item blocks
7. Click on any Color item or add more blocks to configure it

Step 3: Configure Custom Color Swatches

For each custom color you want to display:

1. Click on a Color item in the Color swatches section
2. Configure the following settings: Color name:
   • Enter the exact custom color name you used in your product variant (e.g., “Como”)
   • This must match exactly with the variant option value
   Background color:
   • Click the color picker
   • Enter a hex code (e.g., #67DC66) or select a color
   • This color will display as the swatch on your product page
   Background gradient: (Optional)
   • Choose “No color chosen” for solid colors
   • Or select a gradient if you want a gradient swatch effect
   Background image: (Optional)
   • Click Select to upload a pattern or texture
   • This will display instead of the solid color if added
3. Click Save when finished