diff --git a/docs/public/code.css b/docs/public/code.css
index 44400633eb..3fbb266269 100644
--- a/docs/public/code.css
+++ b/docs/public/code.css
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .token.plain-text,
 [class*='language-bash'] span.token,
 [class*='language-shell'] span.token {
-  color: var(--color-gray-200);
+  color: hsla(var(--color-gray-90), 1);
 }
 
 [class*='language-bash'] span.token,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .token.comment,
 [class*='language-bash'] span.token.comment,
 [class*='language-shell'] span.token.comment {
-  color: var(--color-gray-400);
+  color: hsla(var(--color-gray-70), 1);
 }
 
 .token.selector,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 .token.hexcode,
 .token.class-name,
 .token.attr-name {
-  color: var(--color-yellow);
+  color: hsla(var(--color-yellow), 1);
 }
 
 .token.atrule,
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@
 .token.pseudo-class,
 .token.pseudo-element,
 .token.string {
-  color: var(--color-green);
+  color: hsla(var(--color-green), 1);
 }
 
 .token.symbol,
 .token.function,
 .token.id,
 .token.important {
-  color: var(--color-blue);
+  color: hsla(var(--color-blue), 1);
 }
 
 .token.important,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 }
 
 .token.inserted {
-  color: var(--color-green);
+  color: hsla(var(--color-green), 1);
 }
 
 .token.keyword {
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@
 }
 
 .token.operator {
-  color: var(--color-gray-300);
+  color: hsla(var(--color-gray-70), 1);
 }
 
 .token.attr-value .token.attr-equals,
 .token.punctuation {
-  color: var(--color-gray-200);
+  color: hsla(var(--color-gray-80), 1);
 }
diff --git a/docs/public/index.css b/docs/public/index.css
index 84b6cda3c4..e60e0bec49 100644
--- a/docs/public/index.css
+++ b/docs/public/index.css
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ button {
   gap: 0.25em;
   padding: 0.33em 0.67em;
   border-radius: 99em;
-  background-color: var(--color-gray-800);
+  background-color: hsla(215, 28%, 17%, 1);
 }
 
 #theme-toggle > label:focus-within {
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ h2.heading {
 }
 .header-link:focus-within {
   color: var(--theme-text-light);
-  border-left-color: var(--color-gray-600);
+  border-left-color: hsla(var(--color-gray-40), 1);
 }
 .header-link svg {
   opacity: 0.6;
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ h2.heading {
   font-weight: 600;
   margin: 0;
   line-height: 1;
-  color: var(--color-white);
+  color: hsla(var(--color-base-white), 100%, 1);
   text-decoration: none;
   transform: translateX(-8px) scale(0.8);
 }
@@ -472,12 +472,12 @@ h2.heading {
 
 .logo a:hover,
 .logo a:focus {
-  background: rgba(var(--theme-accent-rgb), 0.6);
+  background: hsla(var(--color-orange), 0.6);
 }
 
 .logo a:hover svg,
 .logo a:focus svg {
-  color: var(--color-white);
+  color: hsla(var(--color-base-white), 100%, 1);
 }
 
 .logo h1 {
diff --git a/docs/public/theme.css b/docs/public/theme.css
index c7470b4f08..217549b409 100644
--- a/docs/public/theme.css
+++ b/docs/public/theme.css
@@ -7,62 +7,79 @@
     'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Liberation Mono', 'Nimbus Mono L', Monaco,
     'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
 
-  --color-white: #fff;
-  --color-black: #000014;
+  /*
+   * Variables with --color-base prefix define
+   * the hue, and saturation values to be used for
+   * hsla colors.
+   *
+   * ex:
+   *
+   * --color-base-{color}: {hue}, {saturation};
+   *
+   */
 
-  --color-gray-50: #f9fafb;
-  --color-gray-100: #f3f4f6;
-  --color-gray-200: #e5e7eb;
-  --color-gray-300: #d1d5db;
-  --color-gray-400: #9ca3af;
-  --color-gray-500: #6b7280;
-  --color-gray-600: #4b5563;
-  --color-gray-700: #374151;
-  --color-gray-800: #1f2937;
-  --color-gray-900: #111827;
-  --color-gray-950: #090e18;
+  --color-base-white: 0, 0%;
+  --color-base-black: 240, 100%;
+  --color-base-gray: 215, 14%;
+  --color-base-blue: 212, 100%;
+  --color-base-blue-dark: 212, 72%;
+  --color-base-green: 158, 79%;
+  --color-base-orange: 22, 100%;
+  --color-base-purple: 269, 79%;
+  --color-base-red: 351, 100%;
+  --color-base-yellow: 41, 100%;
 
-  --color-blue: #3894ff;
-  --color-blue-dark: #1c5fac;
-  --color-blue-rgb: 56, 148, 255;
-  --color-green: #17c083;
-  --color-green-rgb: 23, 192, 131;
-  --color-orange: #ff5d01;
-  --color-orange-rgb: 255, 93, 1;
-  --color-purple: #882de7;
-  --color-purple-rgb: 136, 45, 231;
-  --color-red: #ff1639;
-  --color-red-rgb: 255, 22, 57;
-  --color-yellow: #ffbe2d;
-  --color-yellow-rgb: 255, 190, 45;
+  /*
+   * Color palettes are made using --color-base 
+   * variables, along with a lightness value to
+   * define different variants.
+   *
+   */
+
+  --color-gray-5: var(--color-base-gray), 5%;
+  --color-gray-10: var(--color-base-gray), 10%;
+  --color-gray-20: var(--color-base-gray), 20%;
+  --color-gray-30: var(--color-base-gray), 30%;
+  --color-gray-40: var(--color-base-gray), 40%;
+  --color-gray-50: var(--color-base-gray), 50%;
+  --color-gray-60: var(--color-base-gray), 60%;
+  --color-gray-70: var(--color-base-gray), 70%;
+  --color-gray-80: var(--color-base-gray), 80%;
+  --color-gray-90: var(--color-base-gray), 90%;
+  --color-gray-95: var(--color-base-gray), 95%;
+
+  --color-blue: var(--color-base-blue), 61%;
+  --color-blue-dark: var(--color-base-blue-dark), 39%;
+  --color-green: var(--color-base-green), 42%;
+  --color-orange: var(--color-base-orange), 50%;
+  --color-purple: var(--color-base-purple), 54%;
+  --color-red: var(--color-base-red), 54%;
+  --color-yellow: var(--color-base-yellow), 59%;
 }
 
 :root {
   color-scheme: light;
-  --theme-accent: var(--color-orange);
-  --theme-text-accent: var(--color-orange);
-  --theme-accent-rgb: var(--color-orange-rgb);
+  --theme-accent: hsla(var(--color-orange), 1);
+  --theme-text-accent: hsla(var(--color-orange), 1);
   --theme-accent-opacity: 0.1;
-  --theme-divider: var(--color-gray-100);
-  --theme-text: var(--color-gray-800);
-  --theme-text-light: var(--color-gray-600);
-  --theme-text-lighter: var(--color-gray-400);
-  --theme-bg: var(--color-white);
-  --theme-bg-hover: var(--color-gray-50);
-  --theme-bg-offset: var(--color-gray-100);
-  --theme-bg-accent: rgba(var(--theme-accent-rgb), var(--theme-accent-opacity));
-  --theme-code-inline-bg: var(--color-gray-100);
+  --theme-divider: hsla(var(--color-gray-95), 1);
+  --theme-text: hsla(var(--color-gray-10), 1);
+  --theme-text-light: hsla(var(--color-gray-40), 1);
+  /* @@@: not used anywhere */
+  --theme-text-lighter: hsla(var(--color-gray-80), 1);
+  --theme-bg: hsla(var(--color-base-white), 100%, 1);
+  --theme-bg-hover: hsla(var(--color-gray-95), 1);
+  --theme-bg-offset: hsla(var(--color-gray-90), 1);
+  --theme-bg-accent: hsla(var(--color-orange), var(--theme-accent-opacity));
+  --theme-code-inline-bg: hsla(var(--color-gray-95), 1);
   --theme-code-inline-text: var(--theme-text);
-  --theme-code-bg: var(--color-gray-700);
-  --theme-code-text: var(--color-gray-100);
-  --theme-navbar-bg: var(--color-gray-700);
+  --theme-code-bg: hsla(217, 19%, 27%, 1);
+  --theme-code-text: hsla(var(--color-gray-95), 1);
+  --theme-navbar-bg: hsla(217, 19%, 27%, 1);
   --theme-navbar-height: 3.5rem;
   --theme-sidebar-offset: var(--theme-navbar-height);
-  --theme-selection-color: var(--color-orange);
-  --theme-selection-bg: rgba(
-    var(--color-orange-rgb),
-    var(--theme-accent-opacity)
-  );
+  --theme-selection-color: hsla(var(--color-orange), 1);
+  --theme-selection-bg: hsla(var(--color-orange), var(--theme-accent-opacity));
 }
 
 body {
@@ -77,26 +94,23 @@ body {
 :root.theme-dark {
   color-scheme: dark;
   --theme-accent-opacity: 0.4;
-  --theme-accent: var(--color-orange);
-  --theme-text-accent: var(--color-orange);
-  --theme-accent-rgb: var(--color-orange-rgb);
-  --theme-divider: var(--color-gray-950);
-  --theme-text: var(--color-gray-200);
-  --theme-text-light: var(--color-gray-300);
-  --theme-text-lighter: var(--color-gray-600);
-  --theme-bg: var(--color-gray-800);
-  --theme-bg-hover: var(--color-gray-600);
-  --theme-bg-offset: var(--color-gray-950);
-  --theme-code-inline-bg: var(--color-gray-900);
-  --theme-code-inline-text: var(--color-white);
-  --theme-code-bg: var(--color-gray-950);
-  --theme-code-text: var(--color-white);
-  --theme-navbar-bg: var(--color-gray-900);
-  --theme-selection-color: var(--color-white);
-  --theme-selection-bg: rgba(
-    var(--color-purple-rgb),
-    var(--theme-accent-opacity)
-  );
+  --theme-accent: hsla(var(--color-orange), 1);
+  --theme-text-accent: hsla(var(--color-orange), 1);
+  --theme-divider: hsla(var(--color-gray-10), 1);
+  --theme-text: hsla(var(--color-gray-90), 1);
+  --theme-text-light: hsla(var(--color-gray-80), 1);
+  /* @@@: not used anywhere */
+  --theme-text-lighter: hsla(var(--color-gray-40), 1);
+  --theme-bg: hsla(215, 28%, 17%, 1);
+  --theme-bg-hover: hsla(var(--color-gray-40), 1);
+  --theme-bg-offset: hsla(var(--color-gray-5), 1);
+  --theme-code-inline-bg: hsla(var(--color-gray-10), 1);
+  --theme-code-inline-text: hsla(var(--color-base-white), 100%, 1);
+  --theme-code-bg: hsla(var(--color-gray-5), 1);
+  --theme-code-text: hsla(var(--color-base-white), 100%, 1);
+  --theme-navbar-bg: hsla(221, 39%, 11%, 1);
+  --theme-selection-color: hsla(var(--color-base-white), 100%, 1);
+  --theme-selection-bg: hsla(var(--color-purple), var(--theme-accent-opacity));
 }
 
 ::selection {
diff --git a/docs/src/components/Note.astro b/docs/src/components/Note.astro
index c3ae29cb40..a9c2ebf51d 100644
--- a/docs/src/components/Note.astro
+++ b/docs/src/components/Note.astro
@@ -35,14 +35,11 @@ const { type = 'tip', title } = Astro.props;
 
   .note.type-tip {
     --color: var(--color-green);
-    --color-rgb: var(--color-green-rgb);
   }
   .note.type-warning {
     --color: var(--color-yellow);
-    --color-rgb: var(--color-yellow-rgb);
   }
   .note.type-error {
     --color: var(--color-red);
-    --color-rgb: var(--color-red-rgb);
   }
 </style>
diff --git a/docs/src/components/SiteSidebar.astro b/docs/src/components/SiteSidebar.astro
index ebdf918f5f..05779e882d 100644
--- a/docs/src/components/SiteSidebar.astro
+++ b/docs/src/components/SiteSidebar.astro
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const {currentPage} = Astro.props;
   }
 
   :global(:root.theme-dark) .nav-link a[aria-current="page"] {
-    color: var(--color-white);
+    color: hsla(var(--color-base-white), 100%, 1);
   }
 
   @media (min-width: 60em) {