Eight hybrids spanning the space between 01 toolbar pill and 02 header chip — ordered from deepest-in-toolbar to most-header. Each pushes hardest on open-state design (list · grid · live-preview · inline-expand) and prominence (ghost → filled). All show Coca-Cola selected with the picker open.
Cumulative spec: Full card chrome · design system locked (navy #005EFF · ink #171717 · orange = Pro only · 4px/6px radii) · Coca-Cola selected · collapsed + open shown.
This round: placements 01+02 only, blended as hybrids · vary open-state + prominence.
01Ghost toolbar · listCalmest take — no chrome, just dots + name in the toolbar.toolbar ◐──────── header · prominence: ghost · open: list
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Quietest. Sits among the settings without competing; dots carry identity. Good if the kit is rarely changed once set.
02Tinted toolbar · palette gridSame slot, but tinted to pull the eye; opens a card grid.toolbar ◐──────── header · prominence: tinted · open: grid
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Louder, same footprint. The tint reads “active setting”; the grid shows palettes as swatches, not just dots.
03Toolbar · live-preview dropdownBordered pill; the open list shows a mini-slide in each kit.toolbar ◐──────── header · prominence: bordered · open: preview
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Shows the payoff. A tiny slide in each kit’s palette answers “what will my deck look like” at the moment of choosing.
04Lead slot · inline expandPromoted to the first toolbar slot; opening expands kits in-place.toolbar ◐──────── header · prominence: promoted · open: inline
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Most committed. First slot says “this matters”; in-place expand avoids a floating layer — the card grows instead.
Literal middle. Anchored to the input like a label on a fieldset — visible without crowding the toolbar. Risk: a floating tab is an unusual pattern here.
06Quiet header tag · listAbove the field, but understated — paired opposite “Light mode”.toolbar ────────◐ header · prominence: ghost · open: list
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Header placement, toolbar restraint. Top-billed so it’s seen first, but visually it’s just a label — doesn’t shout. The “Brand ·” prefix names the concept.
07Loud header chip · preview gridProminent chip up top; grid cards each carry a mini-slide.toolbar ────────◐ header · prominence: filled · open: grid+preview
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Closest to Moda, fully dressed. Hero chip + a grid of palette previews. Most identity-forward; the open state sells the whole feature.
08Header lockup · inline panelKit shown as a brand lockup (mark + name); opens a panel in the card.toolbar ────────◉ header · prominence: identity · open: inline panel
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Identity-forward. A logo lockup makes it unmistakably “your brand”; the inline panel keeps everything inside one surface (no floating layer). Heaviest of the eight.