ProEthica Color Scheme

This document defines the color scheme used throughout ProEthica visualizations for consistency and clarity. Colors map directly to the Nine-Component Framework entity types and pipeline steps.

Entity Type Colors

ProEthica extracts 9 entity types (the Nine-Component Framework) organized into 4 steps. Each type has a distinct color for easy identification.

Step 1 - Context (Foundation)

Type	Code	Color
Role	R	Blue
State	S	Purple
Resource	Rs	Teal

Step 2 - Normative (Requirements)

Type	Code	Color
Principle	P	Orange
Obligation	O	Red
Constraint	Cs	Gray
Capability	Ca	Cyan

Step 3 - Temporal (Dynamics)

Type	Code	Color
Action	A	Green
Event	E	Yellow

Step 4 - Synthesis (Analysis)

Type	Phase	Color
Code Provision Reference	2A	Gray
Precedent Case Reference	2B	Gray
Ethical Question	2C	Cyan
Ethical Conclusion	2C	Green
Canonical Decision Point	Phase 3	Slate
Resolution Pattern	2E	Slate
Causal-Normative Link	2E	Slate
Question Emergence	2E	Slate

Pipeline Step Colors (Standardized Terminology)

The extraction pipeline uses consistent colors for each step. Each step contains Pass 1 (Facts) and Pass 2 (Discussion) extractions.

Step	Name	Hex	Entities Extracted
Step 1	Contextual Framework	#3b82f6 (Blue)	Roles (R), States (S), Resources (Rs)
Step 2	Normative Requirements	#8b5cf6 (Purple)	Principles (P), Obligations (O), Constraints (Cs), Capabilities (Ca)
Step 3	Temporal Dynamics	#14b8a6 (Teal)	Actions (A), Events (E)
Step 4	Synthesis & Analysis	#64748b (Slate)	Provisions, Precedents, Questions, Conclusions, Decision Points, Resolution Patterns, Causal-Normative Links, Question Emergence

Terminology Reference

Term	Meaning
Step	Major pipeline stage (1-4, Step 5 planned)
Pass 1	Facts section extraction within Steps 1-2
Pass 2	Discussion section extraction within Steps 1-2
Phase	Sub-stages within Step 4 (2A-2E, 3, 4)
Reconcile	Entity deduplication between Steps 3 and 4

See Pipeline Terminology for complete definitions.

Step 4 Phases

Phase	Name	Description	Parallelism
2A	Code Provisions	NSPE code reference extraction	2A runs in parallel with 2B
2B	Precedent Cases	Precedent case reference extraction	2B runs in parallel with 2A
2C	Questions & Conclusions	Ethical questions and board conclusions	After 2A
2D	Transformation	Case transformation classification	2D runs in parallel with 2E
2E	Rich Analysis	Resolution patterns, causal-normative links, question emergence	2E runs in parallel with 2D
3	Decision Points	E1-E3 algorithmic synthesis + LLM fallback	Sequential
4	Narrative	Timeline and scenario seed	Sequential

Step Filter Colors

The graph filter buttons use neutral colors that group entity types by their extraction step.

Step	Name	Color	Includes
1	Context	Blue	R, S, Rs
2	Normative	Purple	P, O, Cs, Ca
3	Temporal	Teal	A, E
4	Synthesis	Slate	Provisions, Precedents, Q, C, Decision Points, etc.

Flow Graph (Reasoning Flow)

The Flow tab shows how NSPE provisions inform questions and conclusions.

Node Type	Color	Shape
Provision	Dark Gray	Rectangle
Question	Cyan	Diamond
Conclusion	Green	Rounded
Entity	Blue	Circle/Rounded

Precedent Network

The Similarity Network uses colors to indicate case outcomes.

Outcome	Color
Ethical	Green
Unethical	Red
Mixed	Orange
Current Case	Blue

Edge thickness indicates similarity strength between cases.