{
  "$meta": { "brand": "XORCISE.AI", "version": "2.0", "updated": "2026-07-20",
    "source": "Brand System Modules 04 (Colour), 05 (Type), 06 (Motion)" },
  "color": {
    "amber":        { "value": "#e8b84b", "use": "body, action, brand" },
    "amberBright":  { "value": "#ffcf6a", "use": "headings, active" },
    "amberHot":     { "value": "#ffe6a6", "use": "the one signal" },
    "amberDim":     { "value": "#9a8a5e", "use": "secondary" },
    "amberFaint":   { "value": "#6e6144", "use": "chrome" },
    "ground": { "phosphor": "#0a0805", "flatDark": "#111111", "paper": "#FAF8F2" },
    "text": {
      "$comment": "Brand text on dark — deliberately warm. A neutral grey-white reads blue beside amber.",
      "head": { "value": "#f2ead6", "use": "headings, wordmark letters, emphasis" },
      "body": { "value": "#c7bb9f", "use": "body copy on dark" },
      "secondary": { "value": "#9a8a5e", "use": "= amber-dim" },
      "muted": { "value": "#6e6144", "use": "= amber-faint; never body text" }
    },
    "wordmark": {
      "$comment": "Named explicitly so the wordmark never inherits a general text token.",
      "letters": "#f2ead6",
      "dot": { "value": "#e8b84b", "use": "the dot is ALWAYS amber" }
    },
    "uiText": {
      "$comment": "Product/console UI ladder only. Does NOT apply to the wordmark or brand surfaces.",
      "head": "#f0f0f0", "body": "#d4d4d4", "secondary": "#999999", "muted": "#666666", "disabled": "#555555"
    },
    "print":  { "amber": "#C49A2A", "ink": "#14120e" },
    "functional": {
      "$comment": "Flat signals — one value each, no ladder, no glow. warning is amber's caution stop, not a fifth hue.",
      "data": "#6ee7a8", "dataLight": "#1f9e63", "warning": "#f0d890", "failure": "#ff5f57",
      "info": "#38bdf8", "model": "#a78bfa", "traceShell": "#00c9a0", "traceTool": "#f472b6"
    },
    "phosphorAmber": { "value": "#ffab1f", "use": "operator/CRT register only" }
  },
  "font": {
    "mono": "'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', Consolas, monospace",
    "sans": "'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif",
    "doc":  "'Aptos', 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, sans-serif"
  },
  "motion": {
    "fast": "120ms", "base": "200ms", "slow": "340ms", "gate": "900ms", "resolve": "3400ms",
    "ease": "cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1)", "reducedMotion": "collapse all to 0ms; render end state"
  },
  "radius": "6px"
}