1. A method for using a color scheme to communicate information associated with an event and related to the integration of hardware and software in a computing device, comprising: receiving an event at the computing device, the event corresponding to a software element that has an associated color scheme; determining a color value associated with the event, the color value corresponding to the color scheme of the software element; and illuminating a hardware element according to at least one of the color scheme associated with the software element and the color value of the event, wherein illuminating the hardware element communicates the information associated with the event, and further wherein the information comprises at least one of: personal preferences associated with a user of the computing device and a branding element associated with the event.