arqobrand / color · v01 · 2026.05.15
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    02 · color

    Six tones. Eight brights.

    Cream paper. Ink type. One accent. Plus a stress range for campaigns and partner surfaces. The mark inherits currentColor on every one of them.

    §1.0Brand palette · ink + bone primariesThe two that carry every default screen. Logomark and full lockup shown on each.
    Bone#F7F2E6
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    Primary · paper
    Ink#1A2418
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    Always · type
    Brand · accent tones · use sparingly
    Spring green#A5E857
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    Accent · only
    Paper#FBF8EE
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    Surface · 02
    Sage#DDE6C8
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    Support · rare
    Flame#E98A3A
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    Alarm · only
    §2.0Brights · campaign + partner surfacesOut-of-system colors used only for short-run campaigns, partner-locked surfaces, and stress testing. The mark still inherits currentColor.
    Hot pink#FF3B6F
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    Bright · campaign
    Orange#FF6B35
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    Bright · campaign
    Yellow#FFD60A
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    Bright · campaign
    Red#FF3B30
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    Bright · campaign
    Cyan#00D4FF
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    Bright · campaign
    Cobalt#2563EB
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    Bright · campaign
    Violet#A855F7
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    Bright · campaign
    Mint#4ADE80
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    Bright · campaign
    §3.0Hex referenceAll 14 tones with hex, role, and usage note.
    Bone
    #F7F2E6
    Primary · paper
    Default surface everywhere. The cream the rest of the system lives on.
    Ink
    #1A2418
    Always · type
    Body text, the wordmark, the icon — unless the surface is dark.
    Spring green
    #A5E857
    Accent · only
    The one accent. CTAs, highlights, the yes moment.
    Paper
    #FBF8EE
    Surface · 02
    Inside cards, raised ground against bone.
    Sage
    #DDE6C8
    Support · rare
    Quiet UI states, alt cards. Used sparingly.
    Flame
    #E98A3A
    Alarm · only
    Destructive confirms, errors. Never decorative.
    Hot pink
    #FF3B6F
    Bright · campaign
    Stress test · partner surfaces · campaign moments.
    Orange
    #FF6B35
    Bright · campaign
    Stress test · campaign use.
    Yellow
    #FFD60A
    Bright · campaign
    Stress test · campaign use.
    Red
    #FF3B30
    Bright · campaign
    Stress test · campaign use.
    Cyan
    #00D4FF
    Bright · campaign
    Stress test · campaign use.
    Cobalt
    #2563EB
    Bright · campaign
    Stress test · campaign use.
    Violet
    #A855F7
    Bright · campaign
    Stress test · campaign use.
    Mint
    #4ADE80
    Bright · campaign
    Stress test · campaign use.
    §4.0RulesHow the palette stays a palette.
    DO
    • Use Bone as the default surface. Ink as the default ink. That is 90% of every screen.
    • Reserve Spring green for one accent per composition. CTAs and highlights only.
    • Let the mark inherit currentColor — Ink on Bone, Bone on Ink. Never set a fill.
    • Reach for Flame only when something is breaking — destructive actions, errors.
    DON'T
    • Don't gradient. Two colors blending into each other is never on-brand.
    • Don't recolor the logomark — no Spring green spiral, no Flame spiral, never.
    • Don't put Spring green on Spring green or any tone-on-tone field stack.
    • Don't introduce a seventh brand color. Brights are for campaigns only.