@stead/colors

Colors for digital and software products using the Stead Design System

Getting started

To install @stead/colors in your project, you will need to run the following command using npm:

npm install -S @stead/colors

If you prefer Yarn, use the following command instead:

yarn add @stead/colors

Usage

You can use the @stead/colors module in your JavaScript, in addition to your Sass.

Sass

In Sass, you can import the files individual by doing:

@import '@stead/colors/scss/colors';

This file automatically includes the stead-colors mixin which initializes all the color variables for the Stead Design Language.

These color variables follow the naming convention: $stead-<swatch>-<grade>. For example:

$stead-blue-50;
$stead-cool-gray-10;
$stead-black-100;
$stead-white-0;

You can also use the shorthand form of these colors by dropping the stead- namespace:

$blue-50;
$cool-gray-10;
$black-100;
$white-0;

Note: the shorthand variables require that you do not have any other conflicting variables in your setup. Namespaced variables are always preferred for this reason, unless you are confident that no collisions will occur.

If you would like you choose when these variables are defined, then you can call the stead-colors mixin directly by importing the following file:

@import '@stead/colors/scss/mixins';

// ...
@include stead-colors();

Alongside the color variables detailed above, we also provide a map of colors so that you can programmatically use these values. This map is called $stead-colors and each key is the name of a swatch. The value of these swatches is also a map, but each key is now the grade. In code, this looks like the following:

$stead-colors: (
  'blue': (
    10: #edf4ff,
    // ...
  )
);

You can include this variable by including @stead/colors/scss/colors or calling the stead-colors() mixin directly.

@import '@stead/colors/scss/mixins';

@include ibm--colors();

JavaScript

For JavaScript, you can import and use this module by doing the following in your code:

// ESM
import { black, blue, warmGray } from '@stead/colors';

// CommonJS
const { black, blue, warmGray } = require('@stead/colors');

Each color swatch is exported as a variable, and each color name is also exported as an object that can be called by specifying grade, for example:

black;
blue[50]; // Using the `blue` object.
warmGray100; // Using the `warmGray100` variable.

📖 API Documentation

If you're looking for @stead/colors API documentation, check out:

• Sass

🙌 Contributing

We're always looking for contributors to help us fix bugs, build new features, or help us improve the project documentation. If you're interested, definitely check out our Contributing Guide! 👀

📝 License

Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.