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The About page at /about is Halite’s in-app colophon. It tells the story behind the name, showcases the brand marks, documents the color palette, lists capabilities, and credits the open-source projects that Halite builds on.
The Halite About page with the lattice brand mark, NaCl mineral fact card, three mark families, and amber color swatches

Halite About page showing the brand mark, name origin, and color palette

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Why “halite”?

Halite (/ˈheɪlaɪt/) is the mineralogical name for rock salt — sodium chloride in its natural crystalline form. The mineral grows in perfect isometric cubes, with sodium and chloride ions locked in a regular three-dimensional lattice. That structure mirrors the topology of a SaltStack deployment: a master node at the center, orchestrating minions arranged across the network. The same diagram you would draw for a NaCl unit cell is the diagram you would draw for a Salt master surrounded by its minions. The dual meaning — Salt → halite, lattice → master/minions — is carried through every part of the brand. The mineral fact card on the About page documents the connection:

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Brand marks

The brand ships three mark families, each representing the same mineral from a different angle:

The Lattice

The primary mark — a 3×3 grid of nodes that diagrams both halite’s atomic lattice and the Salt master+minion topology. Used as the app icon and favicon.

The Salt Cube

A single isometric cube — the literal cubic crystal habit of halite (NaCl). Tri-tone faces in amber (#f5b938 top, #e5a00d right, #a77100 left). Used in marketing and hero visuals.

The Triple Stack

Three crystals stacked into a small aggregate. A compact sculpture for section dividers and secondary moments in the UI.
All three marks are available as SVG files in logos/brand/{lattice,cube,stack}/ with horizontal and stacked lockup variants. PNG exports at 16/32/48/192/512/1024/2048 px are included for favicons and app icons.

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Color palette

Halite’s color system is built on a single signature amber — #e5a00d (HSL 41° 89% 47%) — sitting on a stack of deep neutral surfaces. The palette is intentionally dark-first, inspired by media-console aesthetics. CSS custom properties and W3C Design Tokens JSON are available in logos/brand/tokens/.

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Built with

The About page also lists the open-source projects Halite depends on:

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Permissions

The /about page is accessible to any authenticated Halite user. There are no require_perm checks on the route — any valid session can view it.