290 Grounding Styles In Thematic Variables

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Grounding Styles in Thematic Variables

This document describes the principle of grounding UI styles in thematic variables to ensure compatibility and maintainability.

The Insight

When implementing UI components, hardcoding styles (even with CSS variables we think are correct) can lead to theme incompatibilities (e.g., light elements in dark mode).

The Principle

The solution is to ground the implementation in the theme’s official documentation. A web search to find the correct, documented CSS variables is the key to solving styling issues.

This reinforces the importance of consulting the source of truth and leveraging the theme’s built-in styling system to create components that are compatible with the overall design.