FOUNDATIONS

Gold System

Gold is not decoration. It is the RI signature — the throughline from Du Bois's hand-drawn plates to every screen, card, and surface we touch.

HIERARCHY

Primary Gold

#CFB53B @ 100%

Titles, active borders, critical labels, brand mark, sidebar active state

Gold Dim

#8B7A28 @ 100%

Section labels, metadata, secondary headings, section dividers

Gold / 40%

#CFB53B @ 40%

Divider lines, gradient start, blockquote borders

Gold / 15%

#CFB53B @ 15%

Hover borders, card highlight on interaction

Gold / 5%

#CFB53B @ 5%

Active backgrounds, selected states, subtle surface tint

Gold is not just a screen color. It is a material language across all RI surfaces.

Gold tarot cards

Metallic gold ink or foil stamp on matte black card stock. 500 limited run.

Gold charger plates

Physical gold charger plates as narrative frames. Museum curation standard.

RPi booklet cover

Gold foil wiring diagram on black card stock. 5.5"x8.5". Saddle-stitched.

Gold stickers

500 count. Gold metallic on transparent. One Du Bois plate. "June 19. The Oculus."

T-shirt

Gold screen print on black cotton. "Du Bois Does Data" in VTC Du Bois.

Exhibition signage

Gold vinyl on black foam board. Clean cut. No frames needed.

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Gold is earned, not scattered. Use it for titles, active states, and moments of significance.
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Never use gold as a background color. Gold is always figure, never ground.
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Gold gradients: only from gold to transparent. Never gold to another color.
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Physical gold (foil, metallic ink) must match #CFB53B as closely as possible. Pantone 7753 C is the closest match.
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Sacred spaces (Shirley's Alcove, letter box, closing unison) use warm amber (#C8A96E), not bright gold.
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Fire spectrum overrides gold during transformation scenes — gold returns at resolution.