Changelog

Dark mode contrast

• Bigger lightness steps between background → card → muted → border so cards visibly lift and input borders read clearly (Ember's warm orange tint preserved)
• Background L 0.14 → 0.075, card 0.175 → 0.19, popover → 0.21, secondary/muted/accent 0.22 → 0.235, border/input 0.27 → 0.28
• Sidebar 0.16 → 0.11, sidebar-accent 0.22 → 0.20, sidebar-border 0.27 → 0.26
• Light mode untouched

Dependencies

• Next.js 16.2.3 → 16.2.6 (fixes 13 published Next.js CVEs)
• React / React-DOM 19.2.5 → 19.2.6, lucide-react 1.8.0 → 1.16.0, framer-motion 12.38 → 12.40, storybook 10.3.5 → 10.4.1, zod 4.3.6 → 4.4.3, plus minor bumps to other direct deps
• react-day-picker pinned to ^9.14.0 (@dashboardpack/core peer dep blocks the v10 major bump)
• npm overrides added for transitive vulns: postcss ^8.5.15, elliptic ^6.6.1, brace-expansion ^5.0.6, fast-uri ^3.1.2, ws ^8.20.1
• npm audit: 12 vulnerabilities (3H / 3M / 6L) → 6 low (all dev-only storybook chain)

Dependencies

• Next.js 16.1.6 to 16.2.3
• React and React DOM 19.2.3 to 19.2.5
• Storybook 8.6.x to 10.3.5 (addon-essentials and blocks consolidated into core)
• TypeScript 5 to 6
• ESLint 9 to 10
• lucide-react 0.564.x to 1.8.0 (brand icons replaced with inline SVGs)
• Tiptap packages updated to 3.22.3
• @dashboardpack/core updated to ^1.1.0
• All remaining dependencies bumped to latest versions

Dashboard

• Overview page with stats cards, revenue chart, traffic pie chart, and goals progress
• Analytics page with detailed chart breakdowns
• Collapsible sidebar with icon-only mode
• Responsive header with search, notifications, and user menu

Pages

• Orders page with data table, sorting, filtering, and CRUD operations
• Products catalog with grid and list views
• Customers management with detail panels
• Billing page with plan selection and payment history
• Invoices list with status badges
• Notifications center with read/unread states
• Settings page with profile, appearance, and notification preferences
• Help and support page

Authentication

• Sign-in page with email/password form and social login buttons
• Sign-up page with form validation using React Hook Form and Zod

UI Components

• 25+ vendored shadcn/ui components (Button, Card, Dialog, Table, Tabs, etc.)
• Command palette (Cmd+K) for quick navigation
• Toast notifications via Sonner
• Confirm dialog for destructive actions

Theming

• Dark, light, and system theme modes
• OKLCh color tokens for perceptually uniform colors
• Semantic color system (primary, success, warning, destructive)
• 5-color chart palette
• Custom dark sidebar in both light and dark modes

Tech Stack

• Next.js 16 with App Router
• React 19
• TypeScript 6 with strict mode
• Tailwind CSS v4
• Recharts for data visualization
• Lucide React icons
• React Hook Form + Zod for form validation
• Radix UI primitives

Documentation

• Built-in documentation site at /docs
• Installation guide, folder structure, theming, components, and deployment docs