Historically, tech UI was dominated by stark blacks, whites, and neon accents (the so-called "cyberpunk" aesthetic). However, Huawei’s EMUI and HarmonyOS have increasingly leaned into pastel color palettes. The iconography often features soft gradients—mint greens, baby blues, and, of course, creams and off-whites.

: The screen is chemically etched at a nanoscale to mimic the friction of real paper. When you use the HUAWEI M-Pencil , it feels like writing in a physical notebook rather than on slippery glass.

Huawei’s software is translated from Chinese (简体中文) into over 40 languages. The Chinese word rǔ huá (乳化) can mean “creamy” or “emulsified,” but it also appears in display calibration contexts. Some diagnostics meant to refer to "smooth refresh rates" or "vivid cinema color" may have been erroneously tagged as .