diff --git a/app/soapbox/utils/__tests__/hsl.test.ts b/app/soapbox/utils/__tests__/hsl.test.ts
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+import {
+  hslShift,
+  expandPalette,
+  // paletteToDelta,
+  HSLPaletteDelta,
+} from '../hsl';
+
+test('hslShift()', () => {
+  expect(hslShift({ h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 }, [-200, 10, 0]))
+    .toEqual({ h: 210, s: 60, l: 50 });
+
+  expect(hslShift({ h: 1, s: 2, l: 3 }, [0, 0, 0]))
+    .toEqual({ h: 1, s: 2, l: 3 });
+
+  expect(hslShift({ h: 0, s: 100, l: 0 }, [-1, 1, -1]))
+    .toEqual({ h: 359, s: 100, l: 0 });
+});
+
+test('expandPalette()', () => {
+  const palette = {
+    200: { h: 7, s: 7, l: 7 },
+    500: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+  };
+
+  const paletteDelta: HSLPaletteDelta = {
+    50: [-10, -100, 7],
+    100: [0, 0, 0],
+    200: [0, 0, 0],
+    300: [0, 0, 0],
+    400: [0, 0, 0],
+    500: [0, 0, 0],
+    600: [0, 0, 0],
+    700: [0, 0, 0],
+    800: [0, 0, 0],
+    900: [10, 100, -7],
+  };
+
+  const expected = {
+    50: { h: 40, s: 0, l: 57 },
+    100: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+    200: { h: 7, s: 7, l: 7 },
+    300: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+    400: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+    500: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+    600: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+    700: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+    800: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+    900: { h: 60, s: 100, l: 43 },
+  };
+
+  expect(expandPalette(palette, paletteDelta)).toEqual(expected);
+});
+
+// test('paletteToDelta()', () => {
+//   const palette = {
+//     50: { h: 40, s: 0, l: 57 },
+//     100: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+//     200: { h: 7, s: 7, l: 7 },
+//     300: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+//     400: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+//     500: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+//     600: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+//     700: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+//     800: { h: 50, s: 50, l: 50 },
+//     900: { h: 60, s: 100, l: 43 },
+//   };
+
+//   const expected = {
+//     50: [-10, -50, 7],
+//     100: [0, 0, 0],
+//     200: [-43, -43, -43],
+//     300: [0, 0, 0],
+//     400: [0, 0, 0],
+//     500: [0, 0, 0],
+//     600: [0, 0, 0],
+//     700: [0, 0, 0],
+//     800: [0, 0, 0],
+//     900: [10, 50, -7],
+//   };
+
+//   expect(paletteToDelta(palette)).toEqual(expected);
+// });
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diff --git a/app/soapbox/utils/hsl.ts b/app/soapbox/utils/hsl.ts
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+import type { Hsl } from 'soapbox/types/colors';
+
+/** A neutral color. */
+const GRAY: Hsl = { h: 0, s: 50, l: 50 };
+
+/** Modulo (`%`) in both directions. */
+// https://stackoverflow.com/a/39740009
+const wrapAround = (value: number, delta: number, max: number): number => {
+  if (delta >= 0) {
+    return (value + delta) % max;
+  } else {
+    return max - ((max - (value + delta)) % max);
+  }
+};
+
+/** Clamp the value within the range of `min` and `max`. */
+// https://stackoverflow.com/a/47837835
+const minmax = (
+  value: number,
+  min: number,
+  max: number,
+) => Math.min(max, Math.max(min, value));
+
+/**
+ * Represents an HSL color shift.
+ *
+ * For example, `[-20, 10, 0]` means "-20deg hue, +10% saturation, unchanged lightness".
+*/
+type HSLDelta = [hDelta: number, sDelta: number, lDelta: number];
+
+/** Tailwind color shade. */
+type Shade = '50' | '100' | '200' | '300' | '400' | '500' | '600' | '700' | '800' | '900';
+/** Tailwind color palette with HSL. */
+type HSLPalette = Record<Shade, Hsl>;
+/** Tailwind color palette delta map (in HSL). */
+type HSLPaletteDelta = Record<Shade, HSLDelta>;
+
+/** Alter the color by the given delta. */
+const hslShift = (seed: Hsl, delta: HSLDelta): Hsl => {
+  return {
+    h: wrapAround(seed.h, delta[0], 360),
+    s: minmax(seed.s + delta[1], 0, 100),
+    l: minmax(seed.l + delta[2], 0, 100),
+  };
+
+};
+
+/** Generate a color palette from a single color. */
+const generatePalette = (seed: Hsl, paletteDelta: HSLPaletteDelta): HSLPalette => {
+  const shades = Object.keys(paletteDelta) as Shade[];
+
+  return shades.reduce((result: HSLPalette, shade: Shade) => {
+    const delta = paletteDelta[shade];
+    result[shade] = hslShift(seed, delta);
+    return result;
+  }, {} as HSLPalette);
+};
+
+/** Expands a partial color palette, filling in the gaps. */
+const expandPalette = (palette: Partial<HSLPalette>, paletteDelta: HSLPaletteDelta): HSLPalette => {
+  const seed = palette['500'] || GRAY;
+  const generated = generatePalette(seed, paletteDelta);
+  return Object.assign(generated, palette);
+};
+
+/** Convert a complete color palette into a delta map. */
+const paletteToDelta = (palette: HSLPalette): HSLPaletteDelta => {
+  const seed = palette['500'];
+  const shades = Object.keys(palette) as Shade[];
+
+  return shades.reduce((result: HSLPaletteDelta, shade: Shade) => {
+    const color = palette[shade];
+    result[shade] = [
+      wrapAround(color.h, -seed.h, 360),
+      minmax(color.s - seed.s, -100, 100),
+      minmax(color.l - seed.l, -100, 100),
+    ];
+    return result;
+  }, {} as HSLPaletteDelta);
+};
+
+export {
+  hslShift,
+  expandPalette,
+  paletteToDelta,
+  HSLDelta,
+  HSLPaletteDelta,
+};
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