1 files changed, 30 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/partials/_base.scss b/partials/_base.scss
index df8d24d..b8cc418 100644
--- a/partials/_base.scss
+++ b/partials/_base.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,32 @@
-$blueprint-font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+// Colors
+//
+// (don't use these directly - only referenced by other variables)
+//
+// No styleguide reference.
+$black: black;
+$white: white;
+$green: darkgreen;
 
+// color model
+$colorBase: $black;
+$colorBg: $white;
+$colorPrimary: $green;
+
+// Typography
+//
+// No styleguide reference.
 // Follow W3C recommendation: http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/font-size
-$blueprint-font-size: 16px;
+$baseFontSize: 16px;
+$baseFontFamily: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+
+$baseTextColor: $colorBase;
+
+$linkColor: $colorBase;
+$linkHoverColor: $colorPrimary;
+
+$headerColor: $colorPrimary;
+
+// Framework integrations
+//
+// No styleguide reference.
+@import "base-blueprint";