Final Locked Palette

Complete color system for Kotobane — ready for implementation

BRAND ACCENT
Sky Cyan — Primary
#00B4D8
Buttons, links, active nav, "Read →", focus rings
Sky Cyan — Hover
#00D4FF
Hover state for links and buttons
STATUS & BADGE COLORS
FEATURED
#7C3AED
Violet · Featured / hero badges
TRENDING
#D64545
Coral · Trending / breaking
NEW
#FFB300
Amber · New / alert
PUBLISHED
#00D166
Green · Published / success
BACKGROUNDS — layered dark
#0D0D14
Main background
#171A21
Navbar / elevated
#1D212B
Cards
#2A3140
Borders
TEXT HIERARCHY
Headlines & primary body #F3F5F7
Excerpts, captions, secondary text #B8C0CC
Timestamps, category labels, metadata #7D8795
Disabled / placeholder #5C6470