A role override pins a single shadcn role to an exact color. Unlike a binding, which keeps tracking the system, an override is fixed: the role holds the value you set regardless of the seed, variant, or contrast.
Setting an override
Pin a role by giving it a value — type a hex, use the color picker, pick a Tailwind swatch, or take the current color as a snapshot. From then on that role ignores its binding and shows your value.
An override is per mode and is terminal: it beats both the role's binding and any palette override. It's the last word on that role's color.
Clearing an override
Each override clears from its own row, returning the role to its binding so it tracks the system again.
When to use it
Reach for an override when one role must be an exact color — a brand value, or a color matched to an external constraint — and nothing upstream should move it. For a global change to a whole family, use a palette override instead; for a different automatic mapping, use a binding.