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stb: generate a library theme from a single seed color (scheme math + dark derivation)

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Description

Summary

Add a generator to the stb theming tool that builds a full paired light/dark theme from one seed brand color, instead of hand-authoring every token. Composes two pieces of well-known OKLCH color math.

How it works

1. Seed → harmonious light palette (pure hue rotation in OKLCH, keep L/C):

  • Complementary: H + 180
  • Analogous: H ± 30
  • Triadic: H ± 120
  • Split-complementary: H + 150, H + 210

Pick a scheme, rotate the seed hue to fill primary + accent/secondary tokens.

2. Light → dark via perceptual lightness inversion: L → 1−L, C × 0.5, small hue shift. (Same derivation as the stb peer-dark-model work.)

Result: one seed color → a complete, coherent light + dark theme, addable to stb's built-in preset library.

Why

  • stb presets (loadBuiltInPreset + preset menu) are hand-authored today — slow and inconsistent. A generator makes new library themes cheap and coherent by construction.
  • Lowers the barrier for contributors/operators to brand Stratos: choose a brand color, get a usable theme.

Dependencies / relationships

  • Requires OKLCH on the token path — rides #5515 (RGB→OKLCH migration).
  • Reuses the light→dark derivation helper from the stb peer-dark-model + dual-field-editor work.
  • Enhancement / future work — not blocking current stb facet work.

Related: #5515 (RGB→OKLCH), theming/branding (stb) workstream.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing stb's loadBuiltInPreset and preset menu, then inspect the OKLCH migration in #5515 and the peer-dark-model and dual-field-editor work for the existing light-to-dark derivation. Done means a seed-color generator produces paired light/dark themes and integrates them into stb's built-in preset library.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
design, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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