# Digital TRVST Wordmark — Usage Guide

Three variants of the official wordmark live in this folder, all derived from the
same source vector (`newsite-v2/logos/logo.svg` — geometry byte-identical, only
the letter `fill` differs). The gold V-stroke gradient (`paint0_linear_3019_9`:
`#DAB240` → `#FDF296` → `#B89322`) is unchanged in all three.

| File | Letters | Use on |
|---|---|---|
| `logo-wordmark-adaptive.svg` | `fill="currentColor"` | **Preferred, any surface.** Inherits the surrounding text color via CSS `color`. Embed inline (`<svg>...</svg>` in the HTML) so `currentColor` actually inherits — dropped in via `<img src="...">` it still renders (defaults to black, the initial `color` value), which looks correct on light surfaces but will not recolor itself for a dark surface unless inlined. |
| `logo-wordmark-dark.svg` | `fill="#181818"` | Light / white backgrounds, when inline embedding isn't practical (e.g. `<img>`, PDFs, external design tools). Ink color sampled directly (not invented) from the dominant solid pixel value of `brand_materials_gallery/references/official-logo.png` and `_workspace_2026-07-26/live_mirror/logos/logo-black.png` (both `rgb(24,24,24)` = `#181818` across 26,000+ sampled pixels). |
| `logo-wordmark-light.svg` | `fill="white"` | Dark backgrounds only. Same file as the legacy `logos/logo.svg`, saved under an honest name so nobody mistakes it for a universal/preferred asset. |

## The bug this replaces

`newsite-v2/logos/logo.svg`, `newsite/logos/logo.svg`, and `signup-portals/logos/logo.svg`
are the original site assets — **left untouched, still correct where they're actually
used** (dark surfaces). They are **white-letters-only**: on any white or light
background the letters disappear and only the gold V-stroke remains visible. Do not
hand that file out as a general-purpose "preferred" download — it silently breaks
on light backgrounds. Use `logo-wordmark-adaptive.svg` (or `-dark.svg` on a known-light
surface) instead.

## Quick pick

- Don't know the background color, or it can change (CSS theme, dark/light mode)? → **adaptive**
- Definitely a white/light surface (press page, printed letterhead, light PDF)? → **dark**
- Definitely a dark/black surface (this is the legacy default)? → **light**