CreativeBloq’s rundown on 14 colour concepts is a solid reminder that hue, contrast, and saturation aren’t just “art theory” stuff - they’re what actually steer the eye and do half the storytelling for you.
Here’s the image that goes with the colour concepts breakdown.
Look — even in boring dashboards, colour does the same job: it tells you what to look at first, and what you can safely ignore. The quickest win I’ve seen is limiting “loud” saturation to one narrative element per frame; everything else a bit muted and suddenly the story reads in the right order.