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# Color Palette & Roles

## Brand Primary

- **Black** (`#000000`): Primary brand color, text on light surfaces, `--mds-color-hcp-brand`
- **Dark Charcoal** (`#15181e`): Dark mode backgrounds, hero sections
- **Near Black** (`#0d0e12`): Deepest dark mode surface, form inputs on dark

## Neutral Scale

- **Light Gray** (`#f1f2f3`): Light backgrounds, subtle surfaces
- **Mid Gray** (`#d5d7db`): Borders, button text on dark
- **Cool Gray** (`#b2b6bd`): Border accents (at 0.1–0.4 opacity)
- **Dark Gray** (`#656a76`): Helper text, secondary labels, `--mds-form-helper-text-color`
- **Charcoal** (`#3b3d45`): Secondary text on light, button borders
- **Near White** (`#efeff1`): Primary text on dark surfaces

## Product Brand Colors

- **Terraform Purple** (`#7b42bc`): `--mds-color-terraform-button-background`
- **Vault Yellow** (`#ffcf25`): `--mds-color-vault-button-background`
- **Waypoint Teal** (`#14c6cb`): `--mds-color-waypoint-button-background-focus`
- **Waypoint Teal Hover** (`#12b6bb`): `--mds-color-waypoint-button-background-hover`
- **Vagrant Blue** (`#1868f2`): `--mds-color-vagrant-brand`
- **Purple Accent** (`#911ced`): `--mds-color-palette-purple-300`
- **Visited Purple** (`#a737ff`): `--mds-color-foreground-action-visited`

## Semantic Colors

- **Action Blue** (`#1060ff`): Primary action links on dark
- **Link Blue** (`#2264d6`): Primary links on light
- **Bright Blue** (`#2b89ff`): Active links, hover accent
- **Amber** (`#bb5a00`): `--mds-color-palette-amber-200`, warning states
- **Amber Light** (`#fbeabf`): `--mds-color-palette-amber-100`, warning backgrounds
- **Vault Faint Yellow** (`#fff9cf`): `--mds-color-vault-radar-gradient-faint-stop`
- **Orange** (`#a9722e`): `--mds-color-unified-core-orange-6`
- **Red** (`#731e25`): `--mds-color-unified-core-red-7`, error states
- **Navy** (`#101a59`): `--mds-color-unified-core-blue-7`

## Shadows

- **Micro Shadow** (`rgba(97, 104, 117, 0.05) 0px 1px 1px, rgba(97, 104, 117, 0.05) 0px 2px 2px`): Default card/button elevation
- **Focus Outline**: `3px solid var(--mds-color-focus-action-external)` — systematic focus ring
