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Palette

Design tokens that power this site. Colors adapt between light, dark, and optional terminal flavors.

Base 100

Primary page background: the warm void or parchment field.

Main
Content

Base 200

Secondary surfaces, panels, and quiet elevation.

Main
Content

Base 300

Tertiary surfaces, dividers, borders, and table rules.

Main
Content

Base Content

Default body text against base surfaces.

Main

Primary

Brand action color and active terminal accents.

Main
Content

Secondary

Supporting accent for alternate emphasis.

Main
Content

Accent

Phosphor highlight for headings, focus, and identity moments.

Main
Content

Neutral

Subdued UI fills that should stay out of the way.

Main
Content

Heading

Semantic heading color decoupled from raw status tokens.

Main

Link

Semantic interactive text color for prose and utility links.

Main

Muted

Captions, metadata, and low-emphasis explanatory text.

Main

Code BG

Inline code surface, slightly lifted from the page base.

Main

Atmosphere Ink

Topography and ambient pattern ink, separate from surfaces.

Main

Guestbook Pattern Ink

Dense guestbook pattern ink tuned quieter than atmosphere ink.

Main

Matrix Rain

Optional matrix background glyph color.

Main

Info

Informational messages and helpful hints.

Main
Content

Success

Positive outcomes and confirmations.

Main
Content

Warning

Cautions, command names, and alert states.

Main
Content

Error

Errors, destructive actions, and anomaly states.

Main
Content

OKLCH values for light and dark themes. Toggle theme with Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + L

Role Dark Light
Base 100
Base 200
Base 300
Base Content
Primary
Primary Content
Secondary
Secondary Content
Accent
Accent Content
Neutral
Neutral Content
Heading
Link
Muted
Code BG
Atmosphere Ink
Guestbook Pattern Ink
Matrix Rain
Info
Info Content
Success
Success Content
Warning
Warning Content
Error
Error Content

Flavor overrides layered on top of the base light and dark themes. Sidebar swatches persist with theme-flavor.

CRT Green

Phosphor green basement terminal with strong emission in dark mode.

data-flavor="crt-green"

Dark

html[data-theme="dark"]

Light

html[data-theme="light"]

Amber

Warm legacy terminal palette; closest light flavor to the default parchment.

data-flavor="amber"

Dark

html[data-theme="dark"]

Light

html[data-theme="light"]

Synthwave

Cosmic demo-scene violet with cyan and amber contrast.

data-flavor="synthwave"

Dark

html[data-theme="dark"]

Light

html[data-theme="light"]

DOS Blue

Classic deep-blue system UI: sharp, legible, intentionally glowless.

data-flavor="dos"

Dark

html[data-theme="dark"]

Light

html[data-theme="light"]

Void

Monochrome negative space with only functional status color left intact.

data-flavor="void"

Dark

html[data-theme="dark"]

Light

html[data-theme="light"]

Ice

Cold arctic precision with tight cyan glow in dark mode.

data-flavor="ice"

Dark

html[data-theme="dark"]

Light

html[data-theme="light"]

Redline

System anomaly tension: high-chroma red against dark terminal surfaces.

data-flavor="redline"

Dark

html[data-theme="dark"]

Light

html[data-theme="light"]

Colors use OKLCH for perceptual uniformity. Theme and flavor values are documented from src/styles/theme.css.

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