improvements

lib/theme.js

@@ -177,3 +177,17 @@ library.filterMiddlewareRenderHeader = async function (hookData) {
 	hookData.templateData.bootswatchSkinOptions = await meta.css.getSkinSwitcherOptions(hookData.req.uid);
 	return hookData;
 };
+
+// generated avatars stay in the court's palette instead of core's material-design brights;
+// core deterministically remaps any stored color not in this list (src/user/data.js)
+library.getIconBackgrounds = async function (data) {
+	data.iconBackgrounds = [
+		'#2a1222', // bruised plum
+		'#3a1830', // plum bloom
+		'#4a2433', // plum-red blend
+		'#8e3438', // dried blood
+		'#5a4a1a', // dark gold plate
+		'#201924', // velvet panel raised
+	];
+	return data;
+};