---
title: v3.0.0-beta.6
description: 6 new color components (ColorPicker, ColorArea, ColorSlider, ColorField, ColorSwatch, ColorSwatchPicker), toast improvements, and various style fixes.
github:
  pull: 6129
---

<div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-6">
  <span className="text-sm text-muted">February 6, 2026</span>
</div>

This release introduces a comprehensive **Color System** with six new components for color selection and manipulation: [ColorPicker](/docs/components/color-picker), [ColorArea](/docs/components/color-area), [ColorSlider](/docs/components/color-slider), [ColorField](/docs/components/color-field), [ColorSwatch](/docs/components/color-swatch), and [ColorSwatchPicker](/docs/components/color-swatch-picker). Also includes [Separator](/docs/components/separator) variants and various style improvements.

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## Installation

Update to the latest version:

<Tabs items={["npm", "pnpm", "yarn", "bun"]}>
  <Tab value="npm">
    ```bash
    npm i @heroui/styles@beta @heroui/react@beta
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab value="pnpm">
    ```bash
    pnpm add @heroui/styles@beta @heroui/react@beta
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab value="yarn">
    ```bash
    yarn add @heroui/styles@beta @heroui/react@beta
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab value="bun">
    ```bash
    bun add @heroui/styles@beta @heroui/react@beta
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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## What's New

### Color System

We're excited to introduce a comprehensive **Color System** - a complete suite of components for color selection, manipulation, and display. These components are built on React Aria's color primitives and work together seamlessly.

**Key features:**
- **Full Color Space Support**: Work with HSL, HSB, and RGB color spaces
- **Channel-based Editing**: Manipulate individual color channels (hue, saturation, lightness, brightness, red, green, blue, alpha)
- **Accessible by Default**: Full keyboard navigation and screen reader support
- **Composable Design**: Mix and match components to build custom color pickers

### New Components

This release introduces **6 new** color components:

- **[ColorPicker](#colorpicker)**: Complete color picker with trigger, popover, and composable internals. ([Documentation](/docs/components/color-picker))
- **[ColorArea](#colorarea)**: 2D gradient area for selecting two color channels simultaneously. ([Documentation](/docs/components/color-area))
- **[ColorSlider](#colorslider)**: Single-channel slider for precise color adjustments. ([Documentation](/docs/components/color-slider))
- **[ColorField](#colorfield)**: Text input for entering and editing color values. ([Documentation](/docs/components/color-field))
- **[ColorSwatch](#colorswatch)**: Visual color preview with support for transparency. ([Documentation](/docs/components/color-swatch))
- **[ColorSwatchPicker](#colorswatchpicker)**: Grid of selectable color swatches for quick color selection. ([Documentation](/docs/components/color-swatch-picker))

### ColorPicker

The ColorPicker is a compound component that combines all color components into a complete color selection experience.

<ComponentPreview
  name="color-picker-basic"
/>

### ColorArea

A 2D gradient area for selecting two color channels at once, typically saturation and brightness.

<ComponentPreview
  name="color-area-basic"
/>

### ColorSlider

A slider for adjusting individual color channels like hue, saturation, lightness, or alpha.

<ComponentPreview
  name="color-slider-basic"
/>

**With different channels:**

<ComponentPreview
  name="color-slider-channels"
/>

### ColorField

A text input field for entering color values directly. Supports various color formats.

<ComponentPreview
  name="color-field-basic"
/>

### ColorSwatch

A visual display of a color value with support for transparency patterns.

<ComponentPreview
  name="color-swatch-basic"
/>

### ColorSwatchPicker

A grid of color swatches for quick color selection from a predefined palette.

<ComponentPreview
  name="color-swatch-picker-basic"
/>

## Component Improvements

### Toast Enhancements

The [Toast](/docs/components/toast) component has been significantly improved with new features and better stability (#6151):

**New Features:**
- **Loading State**: Added `isLoading` prop to show a spinner instead of the default indicator
- **Default Timeout**: Toasts now auto-dismiss after 4 seconds by default (configurable via `timeout` prop)
- **Width Control**: Added `width` prop to `Toast.Provider` for customizable toast width
- **Adaptive Height**: Toasts now adapt their height based on content
- **Better Stacking**: Fixed layout shifts when toasts stack using absolute positioning and height synchronization
- **Improved Close Handling**: Deferred `onClose` callback to prevent toast transition deadlock
- **Front-most Close Button**: Close button only appears on the front-most toast for cleaner UI
- **Enhanced Promise Support**: Improved `toast.promise()` with better loading states and error handling

**New Demos:**
- Promise & Loading states
- Callbacks and timeout handling

<ComponentPreview
  name="toast-variants"
/>

### Separator Variants

Added variants to the [Separator](/docs/components/separator) component for different visual styles.

### Chip Component - Label Slot

The [Chip](/docs/components/chip) component now supports a `Chip.Label` subcomponent for better visual alignment. When removing start or end content (like icons), the label text was too close to the chip edges. Plain text children are automatically wrapped in `<Chip.Label>` for backward compatibility.

**Usage:**

```tsx
import { Chip } from '@heroui/react';

// Automatic wrapping (backward compatible)
<Chip>Label text</Chip>

// Explicit label with custom styling
<Chip>
  <Chip.Label className="font-bold">Custom Label</Chip.Label>
</Chip>

// Mixing icons and labels
<Chip>
  <Icon icon="gravity-ui:check" />
  <Chip.Label>With Icon</Chip.Label>
</Chip>
```

## Style Fixes

- **Overlay Content**: Fixed blur effect on overlay content (#6136)
- **Invalid Field**: Converted ring to outline for invalid field states (#6184)
- **Link with Button**: Fixed styling for Link components using button variants (#6138)
- **Toast Content**: Fixed vertical alignment of toast content (#6147)
- **Safari SVG**: Fixed SVG shifting issue in Safari (#6149)
- **Placeholder Color**: Aligned placeholder color with input text (#6139)
- **Tooltip**: Removed cursor style from tooltip trigger component
- **CSS Variables**: Made calculated variables depend only on root variables (#6154)

## Bug Fixes

- Fixed page interactivity during view transitions (#6128)
- Fixed markdown URL formatting (#6162)
- Fixed incorrect link to combo box page (#6164)
- Fixed autocomplete styles import order in index.css
- Fixed hyphenated format for CSS classes (#6191)

## ⚠️ Breaking Changes

### Toast Component - Container Renamed to Provider

The `Toast.Container` component has been renamed to `Toast.Provider` for better semantic clarity (#6151).

**Before:**
```tsx
<Toast.Container placement="bottom" />
```

**After:**
```tsx
<Toast.Provider placement="bottom" />
```

**Additional Changes:**
- Default `gap` prop changed from `14` to `12` pixels
- Default `timeout` is now `4000` (4 seconds) instead of requiring explicit timeout
- `Toast.Action` has been renamed to `Toast.ActionButton` for consistency

### CSS Class Naming Convention

CSS classes have been renamed to use hyphenated format for consistency (#6141). This follows BEM conventions more closely and improves compatibility with Tailwind CSS.

**Important Note**: The `textarea` class was initially renamed to `text-area` but was rolled back to `textarea` in PR #6191 due to conflicts with Tailwind's native `textarea` class. No changes are needed for TextArea component classes.

#### Component Class Name Changes

The following CSS class names have been updated. If you have custom CSS targeting these classes directly, update your selectors:

| Component | Old Class Name | New Class Name | Notes |
|-----------|---------------|----------------|-------|
| **ComboBox** | `.combobox` | `.combo-box` | All related classes updated |
| | `.combobox__input-group` | `.combo-box__input-group` | |
| | `.combobox__trigger` | `.combo-box__trigger` | |
| | `.combobox__popover` | `.combo-box__popover` | |
| | `.combobox--full-width` | `.combo-box--full-width` | |
| **ListBox** | `.listbox` | `.list-box` | All related classes updated |
| **ListBoxItem** | `.listbox-item` | `.list-box-item` | All related classes updated |
| | `.listbox-item__indicator` | `.list-box-item__indicator` | |
| | `.listbox-item--default` | `.list-box-item--default` | |
| | `.listbox-item--danger` | `.list-box-item--danger` | |
| **ListBoxSection** | `.listbox-section` | `.list-box-section` | All related classes updated |
| **TextArea** | `.textarea` | `.textarea` | **No change** - Rolled back to avoid Tailwind conflict |

#### Migration Guide

**Before:**
```css
/* Custom styles targeting old class names */
.combobox {
  /* styles */
}

.listbox-item {
  /* styles */
}
```

**After:**
```css
/* Update to new hyphenated class names */
.combo-box {
  /* styles */
}

.list-box-item {
  /* styles */
}
```

**JavaScript/TypeScript Updates:**

If you're using these class names in JavaScript or TypeScript code:

```tsx
// Before
<div className="combobox" />
<ListBoxItem className="listbox-item" />

// After
<div className="combo-box" />
<ListBoxItem className="list-box-item" />
```

**Note**: Component props and TypeScript types remain unchanged. Only CSS class names have been updated.

### Removed CSS Variables

Several CSS variables have been removed as part of the surface color refactoring (#6204). These variables were either replaced with direct variable references or removed entirely.

#### Surface Color Variables

The following calculated surface color variables have been removed and replaced with direct variable references:

**Removed:**
- `--color-surface-secondary` (was calculated via `color-mix`)
- `--color-surface-tertiary` (was calculated via `color-mix`)

**Replacement:**
These variables now directly reference the base variables defined in `variables.css`:
- `--color-surface-secondary` → Uses `var(--surface-secondary)` directly
- `--color-surface-tertiary` → Uses `var(--surface-tertiary)` directly

The base variables `--surface-secondary` and `--surface-tertiary` are now defined directly in `variables.css` instead of being calculated in `theme.css`.

#### On Surface Color Variables

All `--color-on-surface-*` variables have been removed entirely:

**Removed:**
- `--color-on-surface`
- `--color-on-surface-foreground`
- `--color-on-surface-hover`
- `--color-on-surface-focus`
- `--color-on-surface-secondary`
- `--color-on-surface-secondary-foreground`
- `--color-on-surface-secondary-hover`
- `--color-on-surface-secondary-focus`
- `--color-on-surface-tertiary`
- `--color-on-surface-tertiary-foreground`
- `--color-on-surface-tertiary-hover`
- `--color-on-surface-tertiary-focus`

**Migration:**

If you were using these variables, update your code to use the appropriate surface variables directly:

```css
/* Before */
.element {
  background: var(--color-on-surface);
  color: var(--color-on-surface-foreground);
}

.element:hover {
  background: var(--color-on-surface-hover);
}

/* After */
.element {
  background: var(--surface-secondary);
  color: var(--surface-secondary-foreground);
}

.element:hover {
  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--surface-secondary) 92%, var(--surface-secondary-foreground) 8%);
}
```

Or use the Tailwind utilities:
```tsx
// Before
<div className="bg-on-surface text-on-surface-foreground" />

// After
<div className="bg-surface-secondary text-surface-secondary-foreground" />
```

**Related PR:** [#6204](https://github.com/heroui-inc/heroui/pull/6204)

## Links

- [Component Documentation](/docs/react/components)
- [Design System - Figma Kit V3](https://www.figma.com/community/file/1546526812159103429/heroui-figma-kit-v3)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/heroui-inc/heroui)
- [GitHub PR #6201](https://github.com/heroui-inc/heroui/pull/6201)

## Contributors

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this release!

<PRContributors />
