diff --git a/src/components/button/button.scss b/src/components/button/button.scss
index c60557c4497..cefb3353bdb 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button.scss
+++ b/src/components/button/button.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,195 @@
-@import 'variables';
+@import "variables";
+@import "shadows";
 
-.hello {
-  display: flex;
-  width: $size;
-  height: $size;
+// TODO(jelbourn): This goes away.
+@import "default-theme";
+
+// TODO(jelbourn): Move variables and mixins into a partial file.
+// TODO(jelbourn): Measure perf benefits for translate3d and will-change.
+// TODO(jelbourn): Figure out if anchor hover underline actually happens in any browser.
+
+
+// Standard button sizing.
+$md-button-padding: 0 rem(0.600) !default;
+$md-button-min-width: rem(8.800) !default;
+$md-button-margin: rem(0.600) rem(0.800) !default;
+$md-button-line-height: rem(3.60) !default;
+$md-button-border-radius: 3px !default;
+
+// FAB sizing.
+$md-fab-size: rem(5.600) !default;
+$md-fab-line-height: rem(5.600) !default;
+$md-fab-padding: rem(1.60) !default;
+$md-fab-mini-size: rem(4.00) !default;
+$md-fab-mini-line-height: rem(4.00) !default;
+
+/** Mixin to create distinct classes for fab positions, e.g. ".md-fab-position-bottom-right". */
+@mixin md-fab-position($spot, $top: auto, $right: auto, $bottom: auto, $left: auto) {
+  .md-fab-position-#{$spot} {
+    top: $top;
+    right: $right;
+    bottom: $bottom;
+    left: $left;
+    position: absolute;
+  }
 }
+
+/** Styles for all disabled buttons. */
+@mixin md-button-disabled() {
+  color: md-color($md-foreground, disabled);
+  background-color: transparent;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+/** Base styles for all buttons. */
+@mixin md-button-base() {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  position: relative;
+
+  // Reset browser <button> styles.
+  background: transparent;
+  text-align: center;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  user-select: none;
+  outline: none;
+  border: none;
+
+  // Make anchors render like buttons.
+  display: inline-block;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+
+  // Typography.
+  font-size: $md-body-font-size-base;
+  font-weight: 500;
+
+  // Sizing.
+  padding: $md-button-padding;
+  margin: $md-button-margin;
+  min-width: $md-button-min-width;
+  line-height: $md-button-line-height;
+  border-radius: $md-button-border-radius;
+
+  // Animation.
+  transition: background $swift-ease-out-duration $swift-ease-out-timing-function,
+              box-shadow $swift-ease-out-duration $swift-ease-out-timing-function;
+
+  // Hide the browser focus indicator, instead applying our own focus style on background-color.
+  &:focus {
+    outline: none;
+  }
+
+  &:hover, &:focus {
+    // Remove anchor underline again for more specific modifiers.
+    text-decoration: none;
+  }
+
+  // Use a CSS class for focus style because we only want to render the focus style when
+  // the focus originated from a keyboard event (see JS source for more details).
+  &:hover, &.md-button-focus {
+    background: md-color($md-background, 500, 0.2);
+  }
+
+  &.md-primary {
+    color: md-color($md-primary);
+  }
+
+  &.md-accent {
+    color: md-color($md-accent);
+  }
+
+  // Use the [disabled] attribute instead of the :disabled pseudo-class because anchors
+  // cannot technically be :disabled.
+  &[disabled] {
+    @include md-button-disabled();
+  }
+}
+
+/** Base styles for raised buttons, including FABs. */
+@mixin md-raised-button() {
+  @include md-button-base();
+
+  // Force hardware acceleration.
+  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
+
+  box-shadow: $md-shadow-bottom-z-1;
+
+  &:active {
+    box-shadow: $md-shadow-bottom-z-2;
+  }
+
+  &[disabled] {
+    box-shadow: none;
+  }
+
+  &.md-primary {
+    color: md-color($md-primary, default-contrast);
+    background-color: md-color($md-primary);
+
+    &:hover, &.md-button-focus {
+      background-color: md-color($md-primary, 600);
+    }
+  }
+
+  &.md-accent {
+    color: md-color($md-accent, default-contrast);
+    background-color: md-color($md-accent);
+
+    &:hover, &.md-button-focus {
+      background-color: md-color($md-accent, A700);
+    }
+  }
+
+  &.md-primary, &.md-accent {
+    &[disabled] {
+      @include md-button-disabled();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+[md-button] {
+  @include md-button-base();
+}
+
+[md-raised-button] {
+  @include md-raised-button();
+
+  color: md-color($md-background, default-contrast);
+  background-color: md-color($md-background, 50);
+}
+
+[md-fab] {
+  @include md-raised-button();
+
+  z-index: $z-index-fab;
+
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  min-width: 0;
+  width: $md-fab-size;
+  height: $md-fab-size;
+  line-height: $md-fab-line-height;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+
+  &.md-mini {
+    line-height: $md-fab-mini-line-height;
+    width: $md-fab-mini-size;
+    height: $md-fab-mini-size;
+  }
+}
+
+// Styles for high contrast mode.
+@media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: active) {
+  [md-raised],
+  [md-fab] {
+    border: 1px solid #fff;
+  }
+}
+
+$md-fab-pos-offset: ($md-fab-size - $md-fab-padding) / 2;
+@include md-fab-position(bottom-right, auto, $md-fab-pos-offset, $md-fab-pos-offset, auto);
+@include md-fab-position(bottom-left, auto, auto, $md-fab-pos-offset, $md-fab-pos-offset);
+@include md-fab-position(top-right, $md-fab-pos-offset, $md-fab-pos-offset, auto, auto);
+@include md-fab-position(top-left, $md-fab-pos-offset, auto, auto, $md-fab-pos-offset);
diff --git a/src/core/style/_default-theme.scss b/src/core/style/_default-theme.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72da087ea22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/style/_default-theme.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+@import 'theme-functions';
+@import 'palette';
+
+
+// Person creating a theme writes variables like this:
+$md-is-dark-theme: false;
+
+
+$md-primary: md-palette($md-indigo, 500, 100, 700, $md-contrast-palettes);
+$md-accent: md-palette($md-red, A200, A100, A400, $md-contrast-palettes);
+$md-background: md-palette($md-grey, 500, 300, 600, $md-contrast-palettes);
+$md-warn: md-palette($md-red, 500, 300, 800, $md-contrast-palettes);
+$md-foreground: if($md-is-dark-theme, $md-dark-theme-foreground, $md-light-theme-foreground);
diff --git a/src/core/style/_palette.scss b/src/core/style/_palette.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6aad76e470e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/style/_palette.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,666 @@
+// Core color palettes.
+$md-red: (
+  50: #ffebee,
+  100: #ffcdd2,
+  200: #ef9a9a,
+  300: #e57373,
+  400: #ef5350,
+  500: #f44336,
+  600: #e53935,
+  700: #d32f2f,
+  800: #c62828,
+  900: #b71c1c,
+  A100: #ff8a80,
+  A200: #ff5252,
+  A400: #ff1744,
+  A700: #d50000,
+);
+
+$md-pink: (
+  50: #fce4ec,
+  100: #f8bbd0,
+  200: #f48fb1,
+  300: #f06292,
+  400: #ec407a,
+  500: #e91e63,
+  600: #d81b60,
+  700: #c2185b,
+  800: #ad1457,
+  900: #880e4f,
+  A100: #ff80ab,
+  A200: #ff4081,
+  A400: #f50057,
+  A700: #c51162,
+);
+
+$md-purple: (
+  50: #f3e5f5,
+  100: #e1bee7,
+  200: #ce93d8,
+  300: #ba68c8,
+  400: #ab47bc,
+  500: #9c27b0,
+  600: #8e24aa,
+  700: #7b1fa2,
+  800: #6a1b9a,
+  900: #4a148c,
+  A100: #ea80fc,
+  A200: #e040fb,
+  A400: #d500f9,
+  A700: #aa00ff,
+);
+
+$md-deep-purple: (
+  50: #ede7f6,
+  100: #d1c4e9,
+  200: #b39ddb,
+  300: #9575cd,
+  400: #7e57c2,
+  500: #673ab7,
+  600: #5e35b1,
+  700: #512da8,
+  800: #4527a0,
+  900: #311b92,
+  A100: #b388ff,
+  A200: #7c4dff,
+  A400: #651fff,
+  A700: #6200ea,
+);
+
+$md-indigo: (
+  50: #e8eaf6,
+  100: #c5cae9,
+  200: #9fa8da,
+  300: #7986cb,
+  400: #5c6bc0,
+  500: #3f51b5,
+  600: #3949ab,
+  700: #303f9f,
+  800: #283593,
+  900: #1a237e,
+  A100: #8c9eff,
+  A200: #536dfe,
+  A400: #3d5afe,
+  A700: #304ffe,
+);
+
+$md-blue: (
+  50: #e3f2fd,
+  100: #bbdefb,
+  200: #90caf9,
+  300: #64b5f6,
+  400: #42a5f5,
+  500: #2196f3,
+  600: #1e88e5,
+  700: #1976d2,
+  800: #1565c0,
+  900: #0d47a1,
+  A100: #82b1ff,
+  A200: #448aff,
+  A400: #2979ff,
+  A700: #2962ff,
+);
+
+$md-light-blue: (
+  50: #e1f5fe,
+  100: #b3e5fc,
+  200: #81d4fa,
+  300: #4fc3f7,
+  400: #29b6f6,
+  500: #03a9f4,
+  600: #039be5,
+  700: #0288d1,
+  800: #0277bd,
+  900: #01579b,
+  A100: #80d8ff,
+  A200: #40c4ff,
+  A400: #00b0ff,
+  A700: #0091ea,
+);
+
+$md-cyan: (
+  50: #e0f7fa,
+  100: #b2ebf2,
+  200: #80deea,
+  300: #4dd0e1,
+  400: #26c6da,
+  500: #00bcd4,
+  600: #00acc1,
+  700: #0097a7,
+  800: #00838f,
+  900: #006064,
+  A100: #84ffff,
+  A200: #18ffff,
+  A400: #00e5ff,
+  A700: #00b8d4,
+);
+
+$md-teal: (
+  50: #e0f2f1,
+  100: #b2dfdb,
+  200: #80cbc4,
+  300: #4db6ac,
+  400: #26a69a,
+  500: #009688,
+  600: #00897b,
+  700: #00796b,
+  800: #00695c,
+  900: #004d40,
+  A100: #a7ffeb,
+  A200: #64ffda,
+  A400: #1de9b6,
+  A700: #00bfa5,
+);
+
+$md-green: (
+  50: #e8f5e9,
+  100: #c8e6c9,
+  200: #a5d6a7,
+  300: #81c784,
+  400: #66bb6a,
+  500: #4caf50,
+  600: #43a047,
+  700: #388e3c,
+  800: #2e7d32,
+  900: #1b5e20,
+  A100: #b9f6ca,
+  A200: #69f0ae,
+  A400: #00e676,
+  A700: #00c853,
+);
+
+$md-light-green: (
+  50: #f1f8e9,
+  100: #dcedc8,
+  200: #c5e1a5,
+  300: #aed581,
+  400: #9ccc65,
+  500: #8bc34a,
+  600: #7cb342,
+  700: #689f38,
+  800: #558b2f,
+  900: #33691e,
+  A100: #ccff90,
+  A200: #b2ff59,
+  A400: #76ff03,
+  A700: #64dd17,
+);
+
+$md-lime: (
+  50: #f9fbe7,
+  100: #f0f4c3,
+  200: #e6ee9c,
+  300: #dce775,
+  400: #d4e157,
+  500: #cddc39,
+  600: #c0ca33,
+  700: #afb42b,
+  800: #9e9d24,
+  900: #827717,
+  A100: #f4ff81,
+  A200: #eeff41,
+  A400: #c6ff00,
+  A700: #aeea00,
+);
+
+$md-yellow: (
+  50: #fffde7,
+  100: #fff9c4,
+  200: #fff59d,
+  300: #fff176,
+  400: #ffee58,
+  500: #ffeb3b,
+  600: #fdd835,
+  700: #fbc02d,
+  800: #f9a825,
+  900: #f57f17,
+  A100: #ffff8d,
+  A200: #ffff00,
+  A400: #ffea00,
+  A700: #ffd600,
+);
+
+$md-amber: (
+  50: #fff8e1,
+  100: #ffecb3,
+  200: #ffe082,
+  300: #ffd54f,
+  400: #ffca28,
+  500: #ffc107,
+  600: #ffb300,
+  700: #ffa000,
+  800: #ff8f00,
+  900: #ff6f00,
+  A100: #ffe57f,
+  A200: #ffd740,
+  A400: #ffc400,
+  A700: #ffab00,
+);
+
+$md-orange: (
+  50: #fff3e0,
+  100: #ffe0b2,
+  200: #ffcc80,
+  300: #ffb74d,
+  400: #ffa726,
+  500: #ff9800,
+  600: #fb8c00,
+  700: #f57c00,
+  800: #ef6c00,
+  900: #e65100,
+  A100: #ffd180,
+  A200: #ffab40,
+  A400: #ff9100,
+  A700: #ff6d00,
+);
+
+$md-deep-orange: (
+  50: #fbe9e7,
+  100: #ffccbc,
+  200: #ffab91,
+  300: #ff8a65,
+  400: #ff7043,
+  500: #ff5722,
+  600: #f4511e,
+  700: #e64a19,
+  800: #d84315,
+  900: #bf360c,
+  A100: #ff9e80,
+  A200: #ff6e40,
+  A400: #ff3d00,
+  A700: #dd2c00,
+);
+
+$md-brown: (
+  50: #efebe9,
+  100: #d7ccc8,
+  200: #bcaaa4,
+  300: #a1887f,
+  400: #8d6e63,
+  500: #795548,
+  600: #6d4c41,
+  700: #5d4037,
+  800: #4e342e,
+  900: #3e2723,
+  A100: #d7ccc8,
+  A200: #bcaaa4,
+  A400: #8d6e63,
+  A700: #5d4037,
+);
+
+$md-grey: (
+  0: #ffffff,
+  50: #fafafa,
+  100: #f5f5f5,
+  200: #eeeeee,
+  300: #e0e0e0,
+  400: #bdbdbd,
+  500: #9e9e9e,
+  600: #757575,
+  700: #616161,
+  800: #424242,
+  900: #212121,
+  1000: #000000,
+  A100: #ffffff,
+  A200: #eeeeee,
+  A400: #bdbdbd,
+  A700: #616161,
+);
+
+$md-blue-grey: (
+  50: #eceff1,
+  100: #cfd8dc,
+  200: #b0bec5,
+  300: #90a4ae,
+  400: #78909c,
+  500: #607d8b,
+  600: #546e7a,
+  700: #455a64,
+  800: #37474f,
+  900: #263238,
+  A100: #cfd8dc,
+  A200: #b0bec5,
+  A400: #78909c,
+  A700: #455a64,
+);
+
+
+$md-light-theme-foreground: (
+  divider: rgba(black, 0.12),
+  dividers: rgba(black, 0.12),
+  disabled: rgba(black, 0.26),
+  disabled-text: rgba(black, 0.26),
+  hint-text: rgba(black, 0.26),
+  secondary-text: rgba(black, 0.54),
+  icon: rgba(black, 0.54),
+  icons: rgba(black, 0.54),
+  text: rgba(black, 0.87)
+);
+
+$md-dark-theme-foreground: (
+  divider: rgba(white, 0.12),
+  dividers: rgba(white, 0.12),
+  disabled: rgba(white, 0.30),
+  disabled-text: rgba(white, 0.30),
+  hint-text: rgba(white, 0.30),
+  secondary-text: rgba(white, 0.70),
+  icon: white,
+  icons: white,
+  text: white
+);
+
+
+// Contrast colors. These are hard-coded because it is too difficult (probably impossible) to
+// calculate them. These contrast colors are pulled from the public Material Design spec swatches.
+// While the contrast colors in the spec are not perscriptive, we will use them for convenience.
+$black-87-opacity: rgba(black, 0.870588);
+$white-87-opacity: rgba(white, 0.870588);
+
+$md-contrast-palettes: (
+  $md-red: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: white,
+    600: white,
+    700: white,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: white,
+    A400: white,
+    A700: white,
+  ),
+  $md-pink: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: white,
+    600: white,
+    700: $white-87-opacity,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: white,
+    A400: white,
+    A700: white,
+  ),
+  $md-purple: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: white,
+    400: white,
+    500: $white-87-opacity,
+    600: $white-87-opacity,
+    700: $white-87-opacity,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: white,
+    A400: white,
+    A700: white,
+  ),
+  $md-deep-purple: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: white,
+    400: white,
+    500: $white-87-opacity,
+    600: $white-87-opacity,
+    700: $white-87-opacity,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: white,
+    A400: $white-87-opacity,
+    A700: $white-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-indigo: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: white,
+    400: white,
+    500: $white-87-opacity,
+    600: $white-87-opacity,
+    700: $white-87-opacity,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: white,
+    A400: white,
+    A700: $white-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-blue: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: white,
+    600: white,
+    700: white,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: white,
+    A400: white,
+    A700: white,
+  ),
+  $md-light-blue: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: white,
+    600: white,
+    700: white,
+    800: white,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: $black-87-opacity,
+    A700: white,
+  ),
+  $md-cyan: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: white,
+    600: white,
+    700: white,
+    800: white,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: $black-87-opacity,
+    A700: $black-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-teal: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: white,
+    600: white,
+    700: white,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: $black-87-opacity,
+    A700: $black-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-green: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: white,
+    600: white,
+    700: white,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: $black-87-opacity,
+    A700: $black-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-light-green: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: $black-87-opacity,
+    600: $black-87-opacity,
+    700: $black-87-opacity,
+    800: white,
+    900: white,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: $black-87-opacity,
+    A700: $black-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-lime: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: $black-87-opacity,
+    600: $black-87-opacity,
+    700: $black-87-opacity,
+    800: $black-87-opacity,
+    900: white,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: $black-87-opacity,
+    A700: $black-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-yellow: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: $black-87-opacity,
+    600: $black-87-opacity,
+    700: $black-87-opacity,
+    800: $black-87-opacity,
+    900: $black-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: $black-87-opacity,
+    A700: $black-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-amber: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: $black-87-opacity,
+    600: $black-87-opacity,
+    700: $black-87-opacity,
+    800: $black-87-opacity,
+    900: $black-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: $black-87-opacity,
+    A700: $black-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-orange: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: $black-87-opacity,
+    600: $black-87-opacity,
+    700: $black-87-opacity,
+    800: white,
+    900: white,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: $black-87-opacity,
+    A700: black,
+  ),
+  $md-deep-orange: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: white,
+    600: white,
+    700: white,
+    800: white,
+    900: white,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: white,
+    A700: white,
+  ),
+  $md-brown: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: white,
+    400: white,
+    500: $white-87-opacity,
+    600: $white-87-opacity,
+    700: $white-87-opacity,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: white,
+    A700: $white-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-grey: (
+    0: $black-87-opacity,
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: $black-87-opacity,
+    500: $black-87-opacity,
+    600: $white-87-opacity,
+    700: $white-87-opacity,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    1000: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: $black-87-opacity,
+    A700: $white-87-opacity,
+  ),
+  $md-blue-grey: (
+    50: $black-87-opacity,
+    100: $black-87-opacity,
+    200: $black-87-opacity,
+    300: $black-87-opacity,
+    400: white,
+    500: white,
+    600: $white-87-opacity,
+    700: $white-87-opacity,
+    800: $white-87-opacity,
+    900: $white-87-opacity,
+    A100: $black-87-opacity,
+    A200: $black-87-opacity,
+    A400: white,
+    A700: $white-87-opacity,
+  ),
+);
diff --git a/src/core/style/_shadows.scss b/src/core/style/_shadows.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7500a8170b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/style/_shadows.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Elements can have an "elevation" from 1 to 5, signified by shadows.
+// See http://google.com/design/spec/what-is-material/objects-in-3d-space.html
+
+$md-shadow-bottom-z-1: 0 2px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.26) !default;
+$md-shadow-bottom-z-2: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) !default;
diff --git a/src/core/style/_theme-functions.scss b/src/core/style/_theme-functions.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a3537ee5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/style/_theme-functions.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// ** Two main functions for users **
+// md-palette: used for defining your theme in terms of Material hues.
+// md-color: apply colors to components from the palette. Consumes the output of md-palette
+
+// Implement the rem unit with SCSS so we don't have to actually set a font-size on
+// the user's body element.
+@function rem($multiplier) {
+  $font-size: 10px;
+  @return $multiplier * $font-size;
+}
+
+// For a given hue in a palette, return the contrast color from the map of contrast palettes.
+@function md-contrast($color-map, $hue, $contrast-color-map) {
+  @return map-get(map-get($contrast-color-map, $color-map), $hue);
+}
+
+
+// Creates a map of hues to colors for a theme.
+// $color-map
+// $primary
+// $lighter
+// $darker
+@function md-palette($color-map, $primary, $lighter, $darker, $contrast-color-map) {
+  $result: map_merge($color-map, (
+    default: map-get($color-map, $primary),
+    lighter: map-get($color-map, $lighter),
+    darker: map-get($color-map, $darker),
+
+    default-contrast: md-contrast($color-map, $primary, $contrast-color-map),
+    lighter-contrast: md-contrast($color-map, $lighter, $contrast-color-map),
+    darker-contrast: md-contrast($color-map, $darker, $contrast-color-map)
+  ));
+
+  // For each hue in the palette, add a "-contrast" color to the map.
+  @each $hue, $color in $color-map {
+    $result: map_merge($result, (
+      "#{$hue}-contrast": md-contrast($color-map, $hue, $contrast-color-map)
+    ))
+  }
+
+  @return $result;
+}
+
+// Gets a color for a material design component.
+// $color-map: a map of {key: color}.
+// $hue-key: key used to lookup the color in $colorMap. Defaults to 'default'
+//     If $hue-key is a number between 0 and 1, it will be treated as $opacity.
+// $opacity: the opacity to apply to the color.
+@function md-color($color-map, $hue-key: default, $opacity: 1) {
+  // If hueKey is a number between zero and one, then it actually contains an
+  // opacity value, so recall this function with the default hue and that given opacity.
+  @if type-of($hue-key) == number and $hue-key >= 0 and $hue-key <= 1 {
+    @return md-color($color-map, default, $hue-key)
+  }
+
+  $color: map-get($color-map, $hue-key);
+  $opacity: if(opacity($color) < 1, opacity($color), $opacity);
+
+  @return rgba($color, $opacity);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/core/style/_variables.scss b/src/core/style/_variables.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..880a0091336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/style/_variables.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+@import 'theme-functions';
+
+
+// Typography
+$md-body-font-size-base: rem(1.400) !default;
+
+// z-index master list
+$z-index-fab: 20 !default;
+
+// Easing Curves
+// TODO(jelbourn): all of these need to be revisited
+$swift-ease-out-duration: 0.4s !default;
+$swift-ease-out-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1) !default;
+$swift-ease-out: all $swift-ease-out-duration $swift-ease-out-timing-function !default;
+
+$swift-ease-in-duration: 0.3s !default;
+$swift-ease-in-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.55, 0, 0.55, 0.2) !default;
+$swift-ease-in: all $swift-ease-in-duration $swift-ease-in-timing-function !default;
+
+$swift-ease-in-out-duration: 0.5s !default;
+$swift-ease-in-out-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.35, 0, 0.25, 1) !default;
+$swift-ease-in-out: all $swift-ease-in-out-duration $swift-ease-in-out-timing-function !default;
diff --git a/src/core/style/variables.scss b/src/core/style/variables.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 676a81118fc..00000000000
--- a/src/core/style/variables.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-$size: 25px;
diff --git a/src/demo-app/demo-app.html b/src/demo-app/demo-app.html
index 6cc3e751064..8cfb86efe37 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/demo-app.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/demo-app.html
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
   material2 Works!
 
   <button md-button>HELLO</button>
+  <button md-raised-button class="md-primary">HELLO</button>
+  <button md-fab class="md-accent">HI</button>
 </p>