Default

The base theme colors override the default Bootstrap values with on-brand values and can be overriden themselves in a child theme.

Default Theme
SwatchNameHex
 $gray-darkest#151515
 $gray-darker#333333
 $gray-dark#444444
 $gray#707070
 $gray-light#cccccc
 $gray-lighter#e8e8e8
 $gray-lightest#f5f5f5
 $brand-primary#0078aa
 $brand-success#76bd23
 $brand-info#00cbed
 $brand-warning#ffb700
 $brand-danger#c93325

myLT

Even though some variables seem to duplicate colors from the Base Theme they are kept separate so that either can be modified without impacting the other. The myLT Theme contains a larger spectrum of neutral values to handle more subtleties in the UI. Although Sass color functions could be used to create these values, the end result is always output as hexadecimal in the CSS so for brevity and consistency they are used as values.

myLT Theme
SwatchNameHex
 $black#000000
 $gray-1#151515
 $gray-2#222222
 $gray-3#333333
 $gray-4#444444
 $gray-5#707070
 $gray-6#888888
 $gray-7#999999
 $gray-8#aaaaaa
 $gray-9#cccccc
 $gray-10#dddddd
 $gray-11#e8e8e8
 $gray-12#f5f5f5
 $white#ffffff
 $white#ffffff
 $aqua-darker#004d77
 $aqua-dark#00698d
 $aqua#0078aa
 $aqua-light#009fcb
 $aqua-lighter#00cbed
 $aqua-lightest#5ee8ff
 $green#437b00
 $brand-accent#fcb52d

myLT Pastels

Pastels are used for subtle differentiation between elements and typically have consistant association.

myLT Theme Pastels
SwatchNameHex
 $pastel-blue-1#60b6ce
 $pastel-blue-2#e9f6ff
 $pastel-yellow-1#f1ea8f
 $pastel-yellow-2#faf9ed
 $pastel-orange-1#f1bf8f
 $pastel-orange-2#faf2ed
 $pastel-purple-1#c29cd4
 $pastel-purple-2#f1edfa
 $pastel-green-1#9eecb7
 $pastel-green-2#edfaf3
 $pastel-aqua-1#98e0e1
 $pastel-aqua-2#e4fdff

Accessibility

The following guidelines aim to satisfy the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) AA Compliance for contrast.

  • $gray-5 is the lightest text should be on white
  • $gray-6 is the darkest text should be on $gray-2
  • $gray-8 is the darkest gray that should be used on $gray-3
  • $gray-9 is the darkest text should be on $gray-4
  • $aqua should be the lightest blue for a text link on white

  • Last updated March 20, 2018
  • Authorable - Yes
  • Core - Colors