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Color

Press the upper-right icon to switch between light and dark modes.

How to use

Every palette features both a static and dynamic palette.

Static palettes

The static palette is always the same, in both light and dark modes.

gray-static 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

Dynamic palettes

The dynamic palette inverts itself between light and dark modes. Try it!

gray (dynamic) 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

By using these dynamic color variables, it's easier to create layouts that work between light and dark modes.

Sample card A quick description. Icon link

Here's a handy cheatsheet.

Text, icons, borders Brand, highlight, call-to-action Backgrounds 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

To summarize:

  • Use high numbers, 100-120, for prominent foreground items: text, icons, borders.
  • Use middle numbers, 40-90, for brand elements, highlights, and calls to action.
  • Use low numbers, 10-30, for backgrounds.

Themes and backgrounds

There are four theme colors: coastal, desert, mountain, and valley.

Themes have additional background colors. Use these theme backgrounds to create complex layouts and heirarchies when needed.

Active theme

Use "primary" to access the current active theme.

Standard gray

Standard gray.

Coastal blue

Coastal blue is the default included theme.

Desert tan

Theme color.

Mountain gray

Theme color.

Valley green

Theme color.

Magenta

Bright color.

Orange

Bright color.

Green

Bright color.

Blue

Bright color.

Purple

Bright color.

Red

Alert color.

Yellow

Alert color.