diff --git a/src/lib/components/ThemeToggle/index.js b/src/lib/components/ThemeToggle/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9273bb5fa86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/ThemeToggle/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Element that allows a user to toggle the current theme.
+ * @extends {HTMLElement}
+ * @final
+ */
+class ThemeToggle extends HTMLElement {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+
+    this.STORAGE_KEY = 'user-color-scheme';
+    this.COLOR_MODE_KEY = '--color-mode';
+  }
+
+  connectedCallback() {
+    this.toggleSwitch = this.querySelector('[role="switch"]');
+
+    if (this.toggleSwitch) {
+      // On change, calculate the new setting, toggle state changes and store in storage
+      this.toggleSwitch.addEventListener('change', () => {
+        const setting = this.toggleSwitch.checked ? 'dark' : 'light';
+        this.applySetting(setting);
+        localStorage.setItem(this.STORAGE_KEY, setting);
+      });
+
+      this.applySetting();
+    }
+  }
+
+  applySetting(passedSetting) {
+    // Attempts to load the setting from local storage
+    const currentSetting =
+      passedSetting || localStorage.getItem(this.STORAGE_KEY);
+
+    if (currentSetting) {
+      this.setToggleSwitchStatus(currentSetting);
+      window.applyThemeSetting(currentSetting);
+    }
+    // If no storage setting, we set up media query-based state change
+    else {
+      // Set the checkbox to on if we're already in dark preference
+      if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches) {
+        this.setToggleSwitchStatus('dark');
+      }
+
+      // Listen for changes to the preference and set checkbox state accordingly
+      window
+        .matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)')
+        .addEventListener('change', (evt) => {
+          this.setToggleSwitchStatus(evt.matches ? 'dark' : 'light');
+        });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Sets the correct aria checked role and checked state
+  setToggleSwitchStatus(currentSetting) {
+    const isDarkMode = currentSetting === 'dark';
+    this.toggleSwitch.setAttribute(
+      'aria-checked',
+      isDarkMode ? 'true' : 'false',
+    );
+
+    this.toggleSwitch.checked = isDarkMode;
+  }
+}
+
+if ('customElements' in window) {
+  customElements.define('theme-toggle', ThemeToggle);
+}
+
+export default ThemeToggle;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/base.js b/src/lib/components/base.js
index 958c021a99a..f203aa847c5 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/base.js
+++ b/src/lib/components/base.js
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ import './Header';
 import './LanguageSelect';
 import './NavigationDrawer';
 import './SnackbarContainer';
+import './ThemeToggle';
 import './Search';
 import './SearchResults';
diff --git a/src/scss/blocks/_theme-toggle.scss b/src/scss/blocks/_theme-toggle.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63f6c9712c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scss/blocks/_theme-toggle.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/// THIS IS VERY MUCH A TEMPORARY
+/// BIT OF CSS UNTIL WE SLING SOME
+/// PROPER UI DESIGN ON THE THEME TOGGLE
+.theme-toggle {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1rem;
+
+  button {
+    border: 2px solid var(--color-stroke);
+    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+
+    @include apply-utility('bg', 'action-bg');
+    @include apply-utility('color', 'action-text');
+  }
+
+  [aria-pressed='true'] {
+    border-color: get-color('core-primary-glare');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/scss/next.scss b/src/scss/next.scss
index 4160670d4e2..b4f10eeaefd 100644
--- a/src/scss/next.scss
+++ b/src/scss/next.scss
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ a:active {
   background: var(--color-core-text);
 }
 
+
 /// COMPOSITIONS
 @import 'compositions/auto-grid';
 @import 'compositions/cluster';
@@ -283,6 +284,9 @@ a:active {
 @import 'compositions/sidebar';
 @import 'compositions/switcher';
 
+/// BLOCK CLASSES
+@import 'blocks/theme-toggle';
+
 /// UTILITY CLASSES
 @import 'utilities/flow';
 @import 'utilities/focus-ring';
diff --git a/src/site/_data/design/themes.js b/src/site/_data/design/themes.js
index 69fa813bbb4..41c7f27318b 100644
--- a/src/site/_data/design/themes.js
+++ b/src/site/_data/design/themes.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 */
 module.exports = {
   colorKeys: {
+    MODE: 'mode',
     CORE_TEXT: 'core-text',
     CORE_BG: 'core-bg',
     MID_TEXT: 'mid-text',
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   getDark() {
     return {
+      MODE: 'dark',
       CORE_TEXT: 'shades-light',
       CORE_BG: 'shades-dim',
       MID_TEXT: 'shades-gray-glare',
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   getLight() {
     return {
+      MODE: 'light',
       CORE_TEXT: 'shades-dark',
       CORE_BG: 'shades-light-bright',
       MID_TEXT: 'shades-gray',
@@ -91,9 +94,15 @@ module.exports = {
       {
         name: 'dark-toggle',
         key: 'prefix',
-        value: '[data-theme="dark"]',
+        value: '[data-user-theme="dark"]',
         tokens: this.getDark(),
       },
+      {
+        name: 'light-toggle',
+        key: 'prefix',
+        value: '[data-user-theme="light"]',
+        tokens: this.getLight(),
+      },
     ];
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/site/_data/design/tokens.json b/src/site/_data/design/tokens.json
index cdc2c95f474..01cc2448d71 100644
--- a/src/site/_data/design/tokens.json
+++ b/src/site/_data/design/tokens.json
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@
         },
         {
           "name": "Light",
-          "hex": "#f3f3f3",
-          "hsl": "hsl(0, 0%, 95%)"
+          "hex": "#f9f9f9",
+          "hsl": "hsl(0, 0%, 97%)"
         },
         {
           "name": "Light Bright",
diff --git a/src/site/_includes/partials/head.njk b/src/site/_includes/partials/head.njk
index 3150254bc1a..2f72ec8d6e3 100644
--- a/src/site/_includes/partials/head.njk
+++ b/src/site/_includes/partials/head.njk
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
 
 {% if CSS_ORIGIN === 'next' %}
+  <script>
+    // A global function that the theme toggle can use to apply the current theme.
+    window.applyThemeSetting = function(override) {
+      const currentSetting = override || localStorage.getItem('user-color-scheme');
+      const currentAttribute = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-user-theme');
+
+      if (currentSetting && currentSetting !== currentAttribute) {
+        document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-user-theme', currentSetting);
+      }
+    };
+    window.applyThemeSetting();
+  </script>
   {# hashForProd() will cache bust the css in dev with a random string. #}
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ helpers.hashForProd('/css/next.css') }}">
 {% else %}
diff --git a/src/site/content/en/design-system/temp-styleguide.njk b/src/site/content/en/design-system/temp-styleguide.njk
index c38377bfa85..1b03908b21c 100644
--- a/src/site/content/en/design-system/temp-styleguide.njk
+++ b/src/site/content/en/design-system/temp-styleguide.njk
@@ -4,11 +4,21 @@ permalink: '/design-system/temp-styleguide/index.html'
 ---
 
 <main class="wrapper flow">
+
   <h1>Global CSS Temp styleguide</h1>
   <p>This is just a temporary dumping ground for the Global CSS to save time, working with the design system which still relies on the old CSS.</p>
 
   <hr />
 
+  <h2>Toggle theme</h2>
+  <theme-toggle>
+    <!-- As part of the patterns, we'll build out a switch block and use that here -->
+    <label for="theme-toggle">
+      Dark mode
+      <input type="checkbox" role="switch" id="theme-toggle" />
+    </label>
+  </theme-toggle>
+
   <h2>Headings</h2>
 
   <h1>Heading level 1</h1>