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Colors

Minimal and effective color for your entire Ul


Colors in Radian design system is built on minimal yet effective colors that is flexible enough to build an entire product on. The color system provides variables for all of the most common use cases while building an interface.


Colors are organized based on usage like text, border, background, & primary colors to ensure using color is easier for most people.

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Color Variables

Background

TokenHex ValueUsage
bg-bg
#FFFFFF
Base Background
bg-fill1
#F9F9FA
Use to give soft gray color for backgrounds
bg-fill2
#F4F4F6
Use [ bg-fill2 ] if gray background section needs more visibility
bg-fill3
#E9E9EC
Slightly darker than [ bg-fill2 ]
bg-fill4
#DEDEE3
Slightly darker than [ bg-fill3 ]

Text

TokenHex ValueUsage
text-fg
#1C1D21
Use for Headers and Title Text
text-fg-secondary
#545463
Use for Descriptions or paragraph
text-fg-tertiary
#868698
Similar to text secondary, but slighly dimmer
text-fg-disabled
#C8C8D0
Used when ui elements are disabled
text-fg-inverse
#FFFFFF
Used on darker colored background

Border

TokenHex ValueUsage
border-border
#DEDEE3
Solid, accessible border used to define & separate UI elements
border-soft
#E9E9EC
Use for decorative line and border elements
border-alpha
#0A0A0B1F
Transparent border that adjusts based on background color
border-soft-alpha
#0A0A0B14
Decorative transparent border

Primary

TokenHex ValueUsage
key
#623DF5
Brand Color
accent
#ECE8FC
Pastel version of brand color used for backgrounds
focus
#E5DFFB
Used to highlight pastel background elements
hover
#7655F6
Used when hovers interactions are present
text
#492EB8
Text color for all primary texts

Utility

TokenHex ValueUsage
white-inverse
#FFFFFF
White color, will turn to black for dark mode
black-inverse
#090A0B
Black color, will turn white in dark moide

BG elevation

TokenHex ValueUsage
bg-elevation-negative
#F4F4F6
Used to show negative elevation (Pushed down)
bg-elevation-level1
#FFFFFF
Used to show elevation of component in dark mode
bg-elevation-level2
#FFFFFF
Used to show higher elevation for dark mode

BG Alpha

TokenHex ValueUsage
bg-fill1-alpha
#0A0A0B05
Transparent version of fill-1 color, used for elevated components
bg-fill2-alpha
#0A0A0B0A
Transparent version of fill-2 color
bg-fill3-alpha
#0A0A0B14
Transparent version of fill-3 color
bg-fill4-alpha
#0A0A0B1F
Transparent version of fill-4 color

Success

TokenHex ValueUsage
key
#1DA54A
Used to highlight success or positive feedback
accent
#E3FCEC
Pastel color for background
focus
#D1FADF
Used to highlight pastel background elements
hover
#2EB85C
Used when hovers interactions are present
text
#218341
Text color for all success texts

Error

TokenHex ValueUsage
key
#F53D3D
Used to highlight negative or critical feedback
accent
#FEE7E7
Pastel color for background
focus
#FDD8D8
Used to highlight pastel background elements
hover
#FF5252
Used when hovers interactions are present
text
#D92626
Text color for all error texts

Warning

TokenHex ValueUsage
key
#FFAA00
Used to highlight notice or alert feedback
accent
#FFF1D6
Pastel color for background
focus
#FFEBC2
Used to highlight pastel background elements
hover
#FFBB33
Used when hovers interactions are present
text
#936710
Text color for all warning texts

Info

TokenHex ValueUsage
key
#067FF9
Used to highlight informational or general feedback
accent
#E3F0FC
Pastel color for background
focus
#D1E5FA
Used to highlight pastel background elements
hover
#255C93
Used when hovers interactions are present
text
#255C93
Text color for all info texts

Customizing your colors

  1. Explore Color Primitives: Radian already offers 15+ base color ranges to choose from.
Color Primitives
  1. Map Your Tokens(Design): Create a smaller, more manageable set of design tokens that map to specific use cases.
Map Color
  1. Map Your Colors(Development): Map the colors from your Figma file to Global CSS file. Convert to OKLCH color format for best performance on all devices.
css/global.css