A mid-grey (ramp step -500 or lighter) used for secondary text, placeholders or timestamps
Instead
--color-text-weak for secondary text, at any size — it clears 4.5:1 on every surface in the system, which is why there is no lighter grey to reach for. Those are the only two foreground greys, deliberately: a value that passes only at large sizes is the thing this rule forbids. If --color-text-weak looks too heavy, the answer is more space or a smaller size, not a paler grey. See the contrast contract in 02-tokens.md: -500 and lighter are never text on a light background. Check placeholders and disabled states specifically; they are the usual failures.