Consider an enterprise holding company that owns three distinct online fashion brands: 'Luxe' (minimalist, monochrome, high contrast), 'Sport' (vibrant neon greens, energetic), and 'Casual' (warm earthy pastels).
Rather than building three separate codebases or three separate component libraries, the engineering team uses token theming:
<Button>, <Modal>, <Card>).<html class="theme-luxe"> vs <html class="theme-sport">), instantly transforming typography, colors, borders, and shadows without changing a single line of component code.Level 3 · Design Tokens & Foundations