AIRPULSE COLOURS — the paper, ink and rust system (design.md is normative)

INK AND ACCENT
Iron Gall       #201d18   rgb(32,29,24)  The ink. Primary text, primary buttons, stamp surfaces. Text on it is Aged Paper, never pure white.
Editor's Rust   #a5502e   rgb(165,80,46)  The editor's pencil: hovers, emphasis, small annotations. Never a large fill.
Rust Deep       #7d3b20   rgb(125,59,32)  Rust's pressed and darker moments.

SEMANTIC
Cite Green      #1f7a3f   rgb(31,122,63)  Means one thing: verified citation. Never a generic success colour.
Danger          #b3423a   rgb(179,66,58)  Failed audit findings. Surface #fdeaea, line #f3d4d1.

PAPER AND NEUTRALS
Aged Paper      #f7f4ee   rgb(247,244,238)  The page, and the text colour on ink surfaces.
Paper Elevated  #fffdf9   rgb(255,253,249)  Inputs and surfaces one step brighter than the page.
Paper Muted     #f2eee4   rgb(242,238,228)  Recessed bands and hover fills.
Paper Strong    #e9e4d6   rgb(233,228,214)  Table heads, open-state chrome.
Hairline        #ddd7c9   rgb(221,215,201)  Every border and rule.
Sub Ink         #4c4941   rgb(76,73,65)  Subheads and standfirst paragraphs.
Muted Ink       #6f6a5e   rgb(111,106,94)  Captions, trust lines, placeholders.
Faint Ink       #8b8578   rgb(139,133,120)  The quietest metadata.
