property palette
Sandstone colour palette
Grounded and warm. Two primaries, three alternates and a six-step base, with type, spacing, motion and contrast notes.
Primary and alternate
- Primary 1
- Primary 2
- Alternate 1
- Alternate 2
- Alternate 3
Base, worked out from the palette
- Base 1 (derived)
- Base 2 (derived)
- Base 3 (derived)
- Base 4 (derived)
- Base 5 (derived)
- Base 6 (derived)
Type, spacing and motion
Type, spacing and motion follow the one system every Theme Tanker palette shares unless it has its own; the contrast notes are worked out from this palette's colours.
| Token | Value |
|---|---|
| Heading type | Geist |
| Body type | Geist |
| Mono type | Geist Mono |
| Type scale | 1.25 ratio: 16px, 20px, 25px, 31px, 39px |
| Weights | heading 500 / body 400 |
| Spacing base | 8px |
| Spacing steps | 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 48px, 64px |
| Corner radius | 8px |
| Elevation | 1px hairline borders; no shadow at rest. |
| Motion | When | Duration | Easing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hover tint | hover | 120ms | cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) |
| Rise-and-fade entrance | mount | 200ms | cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) |
| Card hover lift | hover | 200ms | cubic-bezier(0.33, 1, 0.68, 1) |
Contrast notes
- Text sits on #FAFAFA or #5D4037, which are 8.9:1 apart.
- Safe for body text: Primary 1, Alternate 2 and Alternate 3.
- Large text and icons only: Primary 2 and Alternate 1.
| Colour | Hex | On #FAFAFA | On #5D4037 | Safe for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary 1 | #5D4037 | 8.93:1 | 1.00:1 | Any text (AAA) on #FAFAFA |
| Primary 2 | #8D6E63 | 4.43:1 | 2.02:1 | Large text and icons only on #FAFAFA |
| Alternate 1 | #BCAAA4 | 2.13:1 | 4.18:1 | Large text and icons only on #5D4037 |
| Alternate 2 | #EFEBE9 | 1.13:1 | 7.87:1 | Any text (AAA) on #5D4037 |
| Alternate 3 | #FAFAFA | 1.00:1 | 8.93:1 | Any text (AAA) on #5D4037 |
Sandstone as code
:root {
--sandstone-primary-1: #5D4037;
--sandstone-primary-2: #8D6E63;
--sandstone-alternate-1: #BCAAA4;
--sandstone-alternate-2: #EFEBE9;
--sandstone-alternate-3: #FAFAFA;
}{
"sandstone": {
"primary-1": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#5D4037"
},
"primary-2": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#8D6E63"
},
"alternate-1": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#BCAAA4"
},
"alternate-2": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#EFEBE9"
},
"alternate-3": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#FAFAFA"
}
}
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