Paths/Frontend Engineer/CSS & Design Systems / Tokens & Theming
Name the Design Tokens
A token is a decision with a name. Write the colour and spacing tokens so the product has one source of truth.
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01Requirements
live checks- File ~/frontend/src/styles/tokens.css exists○
- The file defines the colour tokens○
- The file defines the spacing tokens on a scale○
02Walkthrough
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Write the colour tokens
Name colours by their role, not by their hue - ink and surface survive a dark mode swap, black and white do not.
echo ':root {\n --color-ink: #1b1b19;\n --color-smoke: #55534e;\n --color-surface: #faf8f4;\n --color-accent: #ff4704;\n --color-border: #e3ded4;\n}' > ~/frontend/src/styles/tokens.css - 2 locked · each failed submit reveals one
03Stuck?
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04AI Tutor
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