FOUNDATIONS

Colors

Gold on black. Always. The palette draws from gaslight, fire, void, and dawn.

PRIMARY

Gold

#CFB53B

Primary accent. Titles, borders, highlights, the RI brand.

Black

#0D0D0D

Background. Always. No light mode.

ACCENT

Gold Dim

#8B7A28

Secondary gold. Labels, meta.

Amber

#C8A96E

Warmth. Gaslight. Nostalgia.

Cold

#4A5568

Void. Absence. The Turn.

Growth

#22C55E

Generative garden. Jubilee.

FIRE SPECTRUM

Burn to Dawn

#FF2200 → #FFAA00 → #FFD700 → #FFFFFF

The full arc: fire erupts red, burns orange, cools to gold, resolves to white dawn light. Used in Douglass, particle systems, and fire-text.

Fire Red

#FF2200

Eruption. Scene 5.

Fire Orange

#FFAA00

Burning. Mid-transition.

Fire Gold

#FFD700

Cooling. Almost dawn.

Dawn White

#FFFFFF

Resolution. Jubilee.

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RULES

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Gold on black is the default. No exceptions for RI-branded surfaces.
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No light mode. Ever. The void is the canvas.
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Fire spectrum is reserved for transitions and emotional moments — never for UI chrome.
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Amber is the warmth accent — used for Craft aesthetic, newsletter headers, origin story.
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Cold blue-grey signals absence, void, the Turn. Use sparingly.
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Growth green only for Jubilee, generative garden, and positive resolution.