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7/3/2026
UI Kernel treats design tokens as Symfony infrastructure

UI Kernel treats design tokens as Symfony infrastructure

Original: UI Kernel: Design Tokens as Symfony infrastructure

Short summary

UI Kernel solves Symfony's design scaling by treating tokens as PHP infrastructure instead of requiring JavaScript pipelines. Using OKLCH color spaces for perceptual uniformity, it enforces WCAG/APCA accessibility and emits tokens as CSS custom properties. Server-side generation of dark-mode variants and semantic color ramps eliminates ad-hoc CSS drift across projects.

  • OKLCH color spaces provide perceptual uniformity for predictable dark-mode and state colors vs RGB/HSL
  • Design tokens resolved in PHP, emitted as CSS custom properties, no JavaScript build pipeline required
  • Server-side generation enforces WCAG/APCA contrast ratios and semantic color ramps automatically

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