Text Color

Learn about paragraph, and how to best use them in the Base System

1.0 Typography Colors

Typography colors and be managed on an element through the adding of a combo class. By default, the Base System includes a 0-1000 weighted color scale, providing

2.0 Paragraph Classes

NameHex Code

Text Color White

#FFFFFF

Text Color Black

#000000

Text Color Gray 100

#000000

Text Color Gray 200

#000000

Text Color Gray 300

#000000

Text Color Gray 400

#000000

Text Color Gray 500

#000000

Text Color Gray 600

#000000

Text Color Gray 700

#000000

Text Color Gray 800

#000000

Text Color Gray 900

#000000

3.0 General Usage

3.1 Element Type

Use the default html styles if they make sense for SEO purposes. Otherwise, use heading classes when the typography style doesn't match the default HTML tag. This means that heading classes and HMTL tags should match each other

  • Has semantic <section> tag applied to aid web crawlers and improve accessibility and SEO.

  • Prevents accidental nesting of sections within each other

  • Provides a clear and distinct visual icon within navigator panel

  • Provides a clear and distinct heirachy within the webpage

3.2 Class Naming

By default the base system includes a number of common sections that should be used when possible. For example, if most of your sections need 72px top and bottom padding, you should apply these styles to your 'Section Regular' class, since this is the class you will most commonly use through thhe project.

If your layout has unique requirements, like different spacing, colors or positioning, you can easily create a custom class. For example, if you are building an FAQ section with unique spacing requirements, just create the class 'Section FAQ'

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