Foundation
Design and code in parity
The pipeline
Foundation
--brand-600
references
Semantic
--action
= var(--brand-600)
references
Component
.button
background: var(--action)
The code

One source, one pipeline. Design and code both resolve from the same token, so they cannot disagree. Break the link and the button keeps a value the code no longer explains, the drift nobody sees, because the screen still looks fine.

Recreated concept, illustrative. A B2B travel platform's design system, abstracted; no confidential data shown.