diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/Dropdown Fields/Item Dropdown/BaseItemPickerEntryField.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/Dropdown Fields/Item Dropdown/BaseItemPickerEntryField.swift
index 65c4448b..22a18b94 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/Dropdown Fields/Item Dropdown/BaseItemPickerEntryField.swift	
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/Dropdown Fields/Item Dropdown/BaseItemPickerEntryField.swift	
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ extension BaseItemPickerEntryField {
     
     @objc open override func setAccessibilityString(_ accessibilityString: String?) {
         
-        var accessibilityString = accessibilityString ?? ""
+        let accessibilityString = accessibilityString ?? ""
         textField.accessibilityTraits = .staticText
         textField.accessibilityHint = MVMCoreUIUtility.hardcodedString(withKey: "textfield_picker_item")
         textField.accessibilityLabel = "\(accessibilityString) \(textField.isEnabled ? "" : MVMCoreUIUtility.hardcodedString(withKey: "textfield_disabled_state") ?? "")"
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextEntryField.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextEntryField.swift
index a3780846..9d030d0f 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextEntryField.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/FormFields/TextFields/TextEntryField.swift
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ extension TextEntryField {
     
     @objc open override func setAccessibilityString(_ accessibilityString: String?) {
         
-        var accessibilityString = accessibilityString ?? ""
+        let accessibilityString = accessibilityString ?? ""
         
         textField.accessibilityLabel = "\(accessibilityString) \(textField.isEnabled ? "" : MVMCoreUIUtility.hardcodedString(withKey: "textfield_disabled_state") ?? "")"
     }
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/TileContainerModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/TileContainerModel.swift
index 895bb027..2a6d98aa 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/TileContainerModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/Views/TileContainerModel.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import Foundation
 import VDS
+import MVMCore
 
 open class TileContainerModel: TileContainerBaseModel<TileContainer.Padding, TileContainer>, ParentMoleculeModelProtocol, MoleculeModelProtocol {
     
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ open class TileContainerModel: TileContainerBaseModel<TileContainer.Padding, Til
     required public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
         let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         id = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .id) ?? UUID().uuidString
-        molecule = try container.decodeModelIfPresent(codingKey: .molecule)
+        molecule = try container.decodeMoleculeIfPresent(codingKey: .molecule)
         try super.init(from: decoder)
     }
     
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Extensions/VDS-Enums+Codable.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Extensions/VDS-Enums+Codable.swift
index f514248e..e8b5d90f 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Extensions/VDS-Enums+Codable.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Extensions/VDS-Enums+Codable.swift
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ extension VDS.TileContainerBase.BackgroundColor: Codable {
         case "black":
             self = .black
         default:
-            self = .custom(type)
+            if let color = try? Color(from: decoder) {
+                self = .custom(color.hex)
+            } else {
+                self = .custom(type)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/DesignedComponents/Headers/H1/HeadersH1NoButtonsBodyTextModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/DesignedComponents/Headers/H1/HeadersH1NoButtonsBodyTextModel.swift
index 7450c9aa..97d635a1 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/DesignedComponents/Headers/H1/HeadersH1NoButtonsBodyTextModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/DesignedComponents/Headers/H1/HeadersH1NoButtonsBodyTextModel.swift
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public struct DeprecatedHeadlineBodyHelper {
     
     public func createTitleLockupModel(defaultStyle: HeadlineBodyModel.Style = .header, headlineBody: HeadlineBodyModel) throws -> TitleLockupModel {
         guard let headline = headlineBody.headline else { throw ModelRegistry.Error.decoderOther(message: "headline is required for this use case.") }
-        var body = headlineBody.body
+        let body = headlineBody.body
         switch headlineBody.style ?? defaultStyle {
         case .landingHeader:
             headline.fontStyle = Styler.Font.RegularTitle2XLarge
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ public struct DeprecatedHeadlineBodyHelper {
             headline.fontStyle = Styler.Font.RegularTitleXLarge
             body?.fontStyle = Styler.Font.RegularTitleMedium
         }
-        let model = try TitleLockupModel(title: headline, subTitle: body)
+        let model = TitleLockupModel(title: headline, subTitle: body)
         model.id = headlineBody.id
         return model
     }
     
     public func createHeadlineBodyModel(titleLockup: TitleLockupModel) -> HeadlineBodyModel {
-        var headlineBody = HeadlineBodyModel(headline: titleLockup.title)
+        let headlineBody = HeadlineBodyModel(headline: titleLockup.title)
         headlineBody.body = titleLockup.subTitle
         headlineBody.id = titleLockup.id
         return headlineBody
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/VerticalCombinationViews/HeadlineBodyModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/VerticalCombinationViews/HeadlineBodyModel.swift
index 093528d1..c8c1a633 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/VerticalCombinationViews/HeadlineBodyModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/VerticalCombinationViews/HeadlineBodyModel.swift
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ open class HeadlineBodyModel: ParentMoleculeModelProtocol {
 public extension HeadlineBodyModel {
     func createHeaderTitleLockupModel(defaultStyle: Style = .header) throws -> TitleLockupModel {
         guard let headline = headline else { throw ModelRegistry.Error.decoderOther(message: "headline is required for this use case.") }
-        var body = self.body
+        let body = self.body
         switch style ?? defaultStyle {
         case .landingHeader:
             headline.fontStyle = Styler.Font.RegularTitle2XLarge
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public extension HeadlineBodyModel {
             headline.fontStyle = Styler.Font.RegularTitleXLarge
             body?.fontStyle = Styler.Font.RegularTitleMedium
         }
-        let model = try TitleLockupModel(title: headline, subTitle: body)
+        let model = TitleLockupModel(title: headline, subTitle: body)
         model.id = id
         return model
     }
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Behaviors/GetContactBehavior.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Behaviors/GetContactBehavior.swift
index 6f9a3cd4..755c5706 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Behaviors/GetContactBehavior.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Behaviors/GetContactBehavior.swift
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ public class PageGetContactBehavior: PageVisibilityBehavior {
         CNContactStore().requestAccess(for: .contacts) { [weak self] (access, error) in
             guard access,
                   error == nil,
-                  let rootMolecules = self?.delegate?.moleculeDelegate?.getRootMolecules() else { return }
+                  let rootMolecules = delegateObject?.moleculeDelegate?.getRootMolecules() else { return }
             // Iterate models and provide contact
             self?.getContacts(for: rootMolecules)
             
             // Tell template to update
-            MVMCoreDispatchUtility.performBlock(onMainThread: {
+            Task { @MainActor in
                 // TODO: move to protocol function instead
-                guard let controller = self?.delegate?.moleculeDelegate as? ViewController else { return }
+                guard let controller = delegateObject?.moleculeDelegate as? ViewController else { return }
                 controller.handleNewData()
-            })
+            }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+Extension.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+Extension.swift
index f4ef0f7f..1d2158a6 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+Extension.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+Extension.swift
@@ -230,6 +230,12 @@ extension UIColor {
         return UIColor(named: name, in: MVMCoreUIUtility.bundleForMVMCoreUI(), compatibleWith: nil)!
     }
     
+    /// Returns a color corresponding to the passed in color name.
+    @objc
+    public static func mvmCoreUIColor(with name: String) -> UIColor? {
+        return UIColor.names[name]?.uiColor
+    }
+    
     /// Convenience to get a grayscale UIColor where the same value is used for red, green, and blue.
     public class func grayscale(rgb: Int, alpha: CGFloat = 1.0) -> UIColor {
         
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+MFConvenience.m b/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+MFConvenience.m
index cd809509..f33b71b0 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+MFConvenience.m
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+MFConvenience.m
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //
 
 #import "UIColor+MFConvenience.h"
+#import <MVMCoreUI/MVMCoreUI-Swift.h>
 @import MVMCore.MVMCoreDispatchUtility;
 
 @implementation UIColor (MFConvenience)
@@ -298,6 +299,10 @@
 }
 
 + (nullable UIColor *)mfGetColorForString:(nullable NSString *)string {
+    if ([string hasPrefix:@"#"]) {
+        return [self mfGetColorForHex:string];
+    }
+    
     static NSDictionary *stringColorMapping;
     static dispatch_once_t once;
     dispatch_once(&once, ^{
@@ -327,14 +332,9 @@
     
     UIColor *color = nil;
     if (string && string.length > 0) {
-        color = [stringColorMapping objectForKey:string];
-        if (!color){
-            color = [UIColor blackColor];
-        }
-    } else {
-        color = [UIColor blackColor];
+        color = [stringColorMapping objectForKey:string] ?: [UIColor mvmCoreUIColorWith:string];
     }
-    return color;
+    return color ?: [UIColor blackColor];
 }
 
 + (nonnull UIColor *)mfGetColorForHex:(nonnull NSString *) hexString {
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIStackView+Extension.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIStackView+Extension.swift
index b6bc1b05..e6ed0dda 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIStackView+Extension.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIStackView+Extension.swift
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //
 
 import Foundation
+import MVMCore
 
 extension UIStackView: MVMCoreViewProtocol {
     public func updateView(_ size: CGFloat) {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ extension UIStackView: MVMCoreViewProtocol {
     }
     
     /// A convenience function for updating molecules. If model is nil, view is hidden.
-    open func updateContainedMolecules(with models: [MoleculeModelProtocol?], _ delegateObject: MVMCoreUIDelegateObject?, _ additionalData: [AnyHashable: Any]?) {
+    public func updateContainedMolecules(with models: [MoleculeModelProtocol?], _ delegateObject: MVMCoreUIDelegateObject?, _ additionalData: [AnyHashable: Any]?) {
         for (index, item) in arrangedSubviews.enumerated() {
             if let model = models[index] {
                 (item as? MoleculeViewProtocol)?.set(with: model, delegateObject, additionalData)
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Managers/SubNav/SubNavManagerController.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Managers/SubNav/SubNavManagerController.swift
index 2c2e4ae7..2bde433a 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Managers/SubNav/SubNavManagerController.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Managers/SubNav/SubNavManagerController.swift
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ open class SubNavManagerController: ViewController, MVMCoreViewManagerProtocol,
     
     public func update(percentage: CGFloat) {
         guard customInteractor?.interactive == true,
-        let index = index else { return }
+        let _ = index else { return }
 //        tabs.progress(from: tabs.selectedIndex, toIndex: index, percentage: percentage)
     }
 }