diff --git a/docs/theming/legacy-theme-overrides.md b/docs/theming/legacy-theme-overrides.md
index 7a118e0624..0a8825da1a 100644
--- a/docs/theming/legacy-theme-overrides.md
+++ b/docs/theming/legacy-theme-overrides.md
@@ -387,203 +387,260 @@ The `canvas` theme has specific theme variables that are meant as a basis to pro
> `canvas-high-contrast` does not have this functionality, so a11y color contrast requirements (e.g. [WCAG](https://webaim.org/articles/contrast/)) are always met
+Some of these branding variables — notably `ic-brand-primary` — intentionally affect many components (focus rings, tab indicators, secondary button borders, etc.) because they serve as the primary brand color hooks in the `canvas` theme.
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+However, a small number of `canvas` theme branding variables are not currently consumed by any InstUI component, so changing them has no visible effect: `ic-brand-button--secondary-bgd`, `ic-brand-button--secondary-text`, `ic-link-decoration`.
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+#### Common variables — broad-impact branding
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+`ic-brand-primary` is the main brand color hook. It is used for borders, backgrounds, focus rings, shadows and similar accents in many components (Tabs active indicator, secondary `Button` border, `TextInput` focus ring, etc.). `ic-brand-font-color-dark` is the default dark text color used in many places.
+
```ts
---
type: example
---
const Example = () => {
- // global stuff
const [icBrandPrimary, setIcBrandPrimary] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-primary'])
const [icBrandFontColorDark, setIcBrandFontColorDark] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-font-color-dark'])
- // Link
- const [icLinkColor, setIcLinkColor] = useState(canvas['ic-link-color'])
- const [icLinkDecoration, setIcLinkDecoration] = useState(canvas['ic-link-decoration'])
- // Button
- const [icBrandButtonPrimaryBgd, setIcBrandButtonPrimaryBgd] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-button--primary-bgd'])
- const [icBrandButtonPrimaryText, setIcBrandButtonPrimaryText] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-button--primary-text'])
- const [icBrandButtonSecondaryBgd, setIcBrandButtonSecondaryBgd] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-button--secondary-bgd'])
- const [icBrandButtonSecondaryText, setIcBrandButtonSecondaryText] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-button--secondary-text'])
- // SideNavBar
- const [icBrandGlobalNavBgd, setIcBrandGlobalNavBgd] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-global-nav-bgd'])
- const [icGlobalNavLinkHover, setIcGlobalNavLinkHover] = useState(canvas['ic-global-nav-link-hover'])
- const [icBrandGlobalNavIcIconSvgFill, setIcBrandGlobalNavIcIconSvgFill] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-global-nav-ic-icon-svg-fill'])
- const [icBrandGlobalNavIcIconSvgFillActive, setIcBrandGlobalNavIcIconSvgFillActive] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-global-nav-ic-icon-svg-fill--active'])
- const [icBrandGlobalNavMenuItemTextColor, setIcBrandGlobalNavMenuItemTextColor] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-global-nav-menu-item__text-color'])
- const [icBrandGlobalNavMenuItemTextColorActive, setIcBrandGlobalNavMenuItemTextColorActive] = useState(canvas['ic-brand-global-nav-menu-item__text-color--active'])
return (
-
Common variables
- setIcBrandPrimary(v)}
- messages={[{text:'used for border/background/focus/shadow/.. colors in many places',type:'hint'}]} />
+ setIcBrandPrimary(v)}
+ messages={[{text:'border/background/focus/shadow colors in many components',type:'hint'}]}
+ />
- setIcBrandFontColorDark(v)}
- messages={[{text:'used in lots of places for text color',type:'hint'}]} />
+ setIcBrandFontColorDark(v)}
+ messages={[{text:'default text color in many components',type:'hint'}]}
+ />
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+#### `Button` branding
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+These variables only affect the `primary` color `Button`.
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