diff --git a/src/components/app/_colors.scss b/src/components/app/_colors.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a10dc39ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/app/_colors.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+$light:                           #fff !default;
+$stable:                          #f8f8f8 !default;
+$positive:                        #387ef5 !default;
+$assertive:                       #ef473a !default;
+$dark:                            #444 !default;
diff --git a/src/components/app/ionic.scss b/src/components/app/ionic.scss
index 5f628d9e92..2cf41899a8 100644
--- a/src/components/app/ionic.scss
+++ b/src/components/app/ionic.scss
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 @import
   "normalize",
   "globals",
+  "colors",
   "util",
   "scaffolding",
   "typography";
diff --git a/src/components/button/button.scss b/src/components/button/button.scss
index bf0d07faca..6c9e2b4e7a 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button.scss
+++ b/src/components/button/button.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,349 @@
+// Buttons
+// -------------------------------
 
-.button {
-  background: gray;
-  font-weight: bold;
+$button-color:                    #222 !default;
+$button-block-margin:             10px !default;
+$button-clear-padding:            6px !default;
+$button-border-radius:            2px !default;
+$button-border-width:             1px !default;
+
+$button-font-size:                16px !default;
+$button-height:                   42px !default;
+$button-padding:                  12px !default;
+$button-icon-size:                24px !default;
+
+$button-large-font-size:          20px !default;
+$button-large-height:             54px !default;
+$button-large-padding:            16px !default;
+$button-large-icon-size:          32px !default;
+
+$button-small-font-size:          12px !default;
+$button-small-height:             28px !default;
+$button-small-padding:            4px !default;
+$button-small-icon-size:          16px !default;
+
+$button-bar-button-font-size:     13px !default;
+$button-bar-button-height:        32px !default;
+$button-bar-button-padding:       8px !default;
+$button-bar-button-icon-size:     20px !default;
+
+$button-light-bg:                 $light !default;
+$button-light-text:               #444 !default;
+$button-light-border:             #ddd !default;
+$button-light-active-bg:          #fafafa !default;
+$button-light-active-border:      #ccc !default;
+
+$button-stable-bg:                $stable !default;
+$button-stable-text:              #444 !default;
+$button-stable-border:            #b2b2b2 !default;
+$button-stable-active-bg:         #e5e5e5 !default;
+$button-stable-active-border:     #a2a2a2 !default;
+
+$button-positive-bg:              $positive !default;
+$button-positive-text:            #fff !default;
+$button-positive-border:          darken($positive, 10%) !default;
+$button-positive-active-bg:       darken($positive, 10%) !default;
+$button-positive-active-border:   darken($positive, 10%) !default;
+
+$button-assertive-bg:             $assertive !default;
+$button-assertive-text:           #fff !default;
+$button-assertive-border:         darken($assertive, 10%) !default;
+$button-assertive-active-bg:      darken($assertive, 10%) !default;
+$button-assertive-active-border:  darken($assertive, 10%) !default;
+
+$button-dark-bg:                  $dark !default;
+$button-dark-text:                #fff !default;
+$button-dark-border:              #111 !default;
+$button-dark-active-bg:           #262626 !default;
+$button-dark-active-border:       #000 !default;
+
+$button-default-bg:               $button-stable-bg !default;
+$button-default-text:             $button-stable-text !default;
+$button-default-border:           $button-stable-border !default;
+$button-default-active-bg:        $button-stable-active-bg !default;
+$button-default-active-border:    $button-stable-active-border !default;
+
+// Button Mixins
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@mixin button-style($bg-color, $border-color, $active-bg-color, $active-border-color, $color) {
+  border-color: $border-color;
+  background-color: $bg-color;
+  color: $color;
+
+  // Give desktop users something to play with
+  &:hover {
+    color: $color;
+    text-decoration: none;
+  }
+  &.active,
+  &.activated {
+    border-color: $active-border-color;
+    background-color: $active-bg-color;
+    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+  }
 }
+
+@mixin button-clear($color, $font-size:"") {
+  &.button-clear {
+    border-color: transparent;
+    background: none;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    color: $color;
+
+    @if $font-size != "" {
+      font-size: $font-size;
+    }
+  }
+  &.button-icon {
+    border-color: transparent;
+    background: none;
+  }
+}
+
+@mixin button-outline($color, $text-color:"") {
+  &.button-outline {
+    border-color: $color;
+    background: transparent;
+    @if $text-color == "" {
+      $text-color: $color;
+    }
+    color: $text-color;
+    &.active,
+    &.activated {
+      background-color: $color;
+      box-shadow: none;
+      color: #fff;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Buttons
+ * --------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+button {
+  // set the color defaults
+  @include button-style($button-default-bg, $button-default-border, $button-default-active-bg, $button-default-active-border, $button-default-text);
+
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-block;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0 $button-padding;
+
+  min-width: ($button-padding * 3) + $button-font-size;
+  min-height: $button-height + 5px;
+
+  border-width: $button-border-width;
+  border-style: solid;
+  border-radius: $button-border-radius;
+
+  vertical-align: top;
+  text-align: center;
+
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  font-size: $button-font-size;
+  line-height: $button-height - $button-border-width + 1px;
+
+  cursor: pointer;
+
+  &:after {
+    // used to create a larger button "hit" area
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -6px;
+    right: -6px;
+    bottom: -6px;
+    left: -6px;
+    content: ' ';
+  }
+
+  .icon {
+    vertical-align: top;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+
+  .icon:before,
+  &.icon:before,
+  &.icon-left:before,
+  &.icon-right:before {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 0 0 $button-border-width 0;
+    vertical-align: inherit;
+    font-size: $button-icon-size;
+    line-height: $button-height - $button-border-width;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+  &.icon-left:before {
+    float: left;
+    padding-right: .2em;
+    padding-left: 0;
+  }
+  &.icon-right:before {
+    float: right;
+    padding-right: 0;
+    padding-left: .2em;
+  }
+
+  &.button-block, &.button-full {
+    margin-top: $button-block-margin;
+    margin-bottom: $button-block-margin;
+  }
+
+  &[type="primary"] {
+    @include button-style($button-light-bg, $button-light-border, $button-light-active-bg, $button-light-active-border, $button-light-text);
+    @include button-clear($button-light-border);
+    @include button-outline($button-light-border);
+  }
+
+  &[type="secondary"] {
+    @include button-style($button-stable-bg, $button-stable-border, $button-stable-active-bg, $button-stable-active-border, $button-stable-text);
+    @include button-clear($button-stable-border);
+    @include button-outline($button-stable-border);
+  }
+
+  &[type="highlight"] {
+    @include button-style($button-positive-bg, $button-positive-border, $button-positive-active-bg, $button-positive-active-border, $button-positive-text);
+    @include button-clear($button-positive-bg);
+    @include button-outline($button-positive-bg);
+  }
+
+  &[type="exception"] {
+    @include button-style($button-assertive-bg, $button-assertive-border, $button-assertive-active-bg, $button-assertive-active-border, $button-assertive-text);
+    @include button-clear($button-assertive-bg);
+    @include button-outline($button-assertive-bg);
+  }
+
+  &[type="dark"] {
+    @include button-style($button-dark-bg, $button-dark-border, $button-dark-active-bg, $button-dark-active-border, $button-dark-text);
+    @include button-clear($button-dark-bg);
+    @include button-outline($button-dark-bg);
+  }
+}
+
+.button-small {
+  padding: 2px $button-small-padding 1px;
+  min-width: $button-small-height;
+  min-height: $button-small-height + 2;
+  font-size: $button-small-font-size;
+  line-height: $button-small-height - $button-border-width - 1;
+
+  .icon:before,
+  &.icon:before,
+  &.icon-left:before,
+  &.icon-right:before {
+    font-size: $button-small-icon-size;
+    line-height: $button-small-icon-size + 3;
+    margin-top: 3px;
+  }
+}
+
+.button-large {
+  padding: 0 $button-large-padding;
+  min-width: ($button-large-padding * 3) + $button-large-font-size;
+  min-height: $button-large-height + 5;
+  font-size: $button-large-font-size;
+  line-height: $button-large-height - $button-border-width;
+
+  .icon:before,
+  &.icon:before,
+  &.icon-left:before,
+  &.icon-right:before {
+    padding-bottom: ($button-border-width * 2);
+    font-size: $button-large-icon-size;
+    line-height: $button-large-height - ($button-border-width * 2) - 1;
+  }
+}
+
+.button-icon {
+  @include transition(opacity .1s);
+  padding: 0 6px;
+  min-width: initial;
+  border-color: transparent;
+  background: none;
+
+  &.button.active,
+  &.button.activated {
+    border-color: transparent;
+    background: none;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    opacity: 0.3;
+  }
+
+  .icon:before,
+  &.icon:before {
+    font-size: $button-large-icon-size;
+  }
+}
+
+.button-clear {
+  @include button-clear($button-default-border);
+  @include transition(opacity .1s);
+  padding: 0 $button-clear-padding;
+  max-height: $button-height;
+  border-color: transparent;
+  background: none;
+  box-shadow: none;
+
+  &.active,
+  &.activated {
+    opacity: 0.3;
+  }
+}
+
+.button-outline {
+  @include button-outline($button-default-border);
+  @include transition(opacity .1s);
+  background: none;
+  box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+.padding > .button.button-block:first-child {
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+.button-block {
+  display: block;
+  clear: both;
+
+  &:after {
+    clear: both;
+  }
+}
+
+.button-full,
+.button-full > .button {
+  display: block;
+  margin-right: 0;
+  margin-left: 0;
+  border-right-width: 0;
+  border-left-width: 0;
+  border-radius: 0;
+}
+
+button.button-block,
+button.button-full,
+.button-full > button.button,
+input.button.button-block  {
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+a.button {
+  text-decoration: none;
+
+  .icon:before,
+  &.icon:before,
+  &.icon-left:before,
+  &.icon-right:before {
+    margin-top: 2px;
+  }
+}
+
+.button.disabled,
+.button[disabled] {
+  opacity: .4;
+  cursor: default !important;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/components/button/examples/index.html b/src/components/button/examples/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a947cc00cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/button/examples/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<button type="primary">Primary</button>
+<button type="secondary">Secondary</button>
+<button type="highlight">Highlight</button>
+<button type="exception">Exception</button>
+<button type="dark">Dark</button>