Use any Material Design color with a simple function and maps

_color.scss

$colors: (
  red:
    (
      base: #f44336,
      lighten-5: #ffebee,
      lighten-4: #ffcdd2,
      lighten-3: #ef9a9a,
      lighten-2: #e57373,
      lighten-1: #ef5350,
      darken-1: #e53935,
      darken-2: #d32f2f,
      darken-3: #c62828,
      darken-4: #b71c1c,
      accent-1: #ff8a80,
      accent-2: #ff5252,
      accent-3: #ff1744,
      accent-4: #d50000
    ),
  pink:
    (
      base: #e91e63,
      lighten-5: #fce4ec,
      lighten-4: #f8bbd0,
      lighten-3: #f48fb1,
      lighten-2: #f06292,
      lighten-1: #ec407a,
      darken-1: #d81b60,
      darken-2: #c2185b,
      darken-3: #ad1457,
      darken-4: #880e4f,
      accent-1: #ff80ab,
      accent-2: #ff4081,
      accent-3: #f50057,
      accent-4: #c51162
    ),
  purple:
    (
      base: #9c27b0,
      lighten-5: #f3e5f5,
      lighten-4: #e1bee7,
      lighten-3: #ce93d8,
      lighten-2: #ba68c8,
      lighten-1: #ab47bc,
      darken-1: #8e24aa,
      darken-2: #7b1fa2,
      darken-3: #6a1b9a,
      darken-4: #4a148c,
      accent-1: #ea80fc,
      accent-2: #e040fb,
      accent-3: #d500f9,
      accent-4: #aa00ff
    ),
  deep-purple:
    (
      base: #673ab7,
      lighten-5: #ede7f6,
      lighten-4: #d1c4e9,
      lighten-3: #b39ddb,
      lighten-2: #9575cd,
      lighten-1: #7e57c2,
      darken-1: #5e35b1,
      darken-2: #512da8,
      darken-3: #4527a0,
      darken-4: #311b92,
      accent-1: #b388ff,
      accent-2: #7c4dff,
      accent-3: #651fff,
      accent-4: #6200ea
    ),
  indigo:
    (
      base: #3f51b5,
      lighten-5: #e8eaf6,
      lighten-4: #c5cae9,
      lighten-3: #9fa8da,
      lighten-2: #7986cb,
      lighten-1: #5c6bc0,
      darken-1: #3949ab,
      darken-2: #303f9f,
      darken-3: #283593,
      darken-4: #1a237e,
      accent-1: #8c9eff,
      accent-2: #536dfe,
      accent-3: #3d5afe,
      accent-4: #304ffe
    ),
  blue:
    (
      base: #2196f3,
      lighten-5: #e3f2fd,
      lighten-4: #bbdefb,
      lighten-3: #90caf9,
      lighten-2: #64b5f6,
      lighten-1: #42a5f5,
      darken-1: #1e88e5,
      darken-2: #1976d2,
      darken-3: #1565c0,
      darken-4: #0d47a1,
      accent-1: #82b1ff,
      accent-2: #448aff,
      accent-3: #2979ff,
      accent-4: #2962ff
    ),
  light-blue:
    (
      base: #03a9f4,
      lighten-5: #e1f5fe,
      lighten-4: #b3e5fc,
      lighten-3: #81d4fa,
      lighten-2: #4fc3f7,
      lighten-1: #29b6f6,
      darken-1: #039be5,
      darken-2: #0288d1,
      darken-3: #0277bd,
      darken-4: #01579b,
      accent-1: #80d8ff,
      accent-2: #40c4ff,
      accent-3: #00b0ff,
      accent-4: #0091ea
    ),
  cyan:
    (
      base: #00bcd4,
      lighten-5: #e0f7fa,
      lighten-4: #b2ebf2,
      lighten-3: #80deea,
      lighten-2: #4dd0e1,
      lighten-1: #26c6da,
      darken-1: #00acc1,
      darken-2: #0097a7,
      darken-3: #00838f,
      darken-4: #006064,
      accent-1: #84ffff,
      accent-2: #18ffff,
      accent-3: #00e5ff,
      accent-4: #00b8d4
    ),
  teal:
    (
      base: #009688,
      lighten-5: #e0f2f1,
      lighten-4: #b2dfdb,
      lighten-3: #80cbc4,
      lighten-2: #4db6ac,
      lighten-1: #26a69a,
      darken-1: #00897b,
      darken-2: #00796b,
      darken-3: #00695c,
      darken-4: #004d40,
      accent-1: #a7ffeb,
      accent-2: #64ffda,
      accent-3: #1de9b6,
      accent-4: #00bfa5
    ),
  green:
    (
      base: #4caf50,
      lighten-5: #e8f5e9,
      lighten-4: #c8e6c9,
      lighten-3: #a5d6a7,
      lighten-2: #81c784,
      lighten-1: #66bb6a,
      darken-1: #43a047,
      darken-2: #388e3c,
      darken-3: #2e7d32,
      darken-4: #1b5e20,
      accent-1: #b9f6ca,
      accent-2: #69f0ae,
      accent-3: #00e676,
      accent-4: #00c853
    ),
  light-green:
    (
      base: #8bc34a,
      lighten-5: #f1f8e9,
      lighten-4: #dcedc8,
      lighten-3: #c5e1a5,
      lighten-2: #aed581,
      lighten-1: #9ccc65,
      darken-1: #7cb342,
      darken-2: #689f38,
      darken-3: #558b2f,
      darken-4: #33691e,
      accent-1: #ccff90,
      accent-2: #b2ff59,
      accent-3: #76ff03,
      accent-4: #64dd17
    ),
  lime:
    (
      base: #cddc39,
      lighten-5: #f9fbe7,
      lighten-4: #f0f4c3,
      lighten-3: #e6ee9c,
      lighten-2: #dce775,
      lighten-1: #d4e157,
      darken-1: #c0ca33,
      darken-2: #afb42b,
      darken-3: #9e9d24,
      darken-4: #827717,
      accent-1: #f4ff81,
      accent-2: #eeff41,
      accent-3: #c6ff00,
      accent-4: #aeea00
    ),
  yellow:
    (
      base: #ffeb3b,
      lighten-5: #fffde7,
      lighten-4: #fff9c4,
      lighten-3: #fff59d,
      lighten-2: #fff176,
      lighten-1: #ffee58,
      darken-1: #fdd835,
      darken-2: #fbc02d,
      darken-3: #f9a825,
      darken-4: #f57f17,
      accent-1: #ffff8d,
      accent-2: #ffff00,
      accent-3: #ffea00,
      accent-4: #ffd600
    ),
  amber:
    (
      base: #ffc107,
      lighten-5: #fff8e1,
      lighten-4: #ffecb3,
      lighten-3: #ffe082,
      lighten-2: #ffd54f,
      lighten-1: #ffca28,
      darken-1: #ffb300,
      darken-2: #ffa000,
      darken-3: #ff8f00,
      darken-4: #ff6f00,
      accent-1: #ffe57f,
      accent-2: #ffd740,
      accent-3: #ffc400,
      accent-4: #ffab00
    ),
  orange:
    (
      base: #ff9800,
      lighten-5: #fff3e0,
      lighten-4: #ffe0b2,
      lighten-3: #ffcc80,
      lighten-2: #ffb74d,
      lighten-1: #ffa726,
      darken-1: #fb8c00,
      darken-2: #f57c00,
      darken-3: #ef6c00,
      darken-4: #e65100,
      accent-1: #ffd180,
      accent-2: #ffab40,
      accent-3: #ff9100,
      accent-4: #ff6d00
    ),
  deep-orange:
    (
      base: #ff5722,
      lighten-5: #fbe9e7,
      lighten-4: #ffccbc,
      lighten-3: #ffab91,
      lighten-2: #ff8a65,
      lighten-1: #ff7043,
      darken-1: #f4511e,
      darken-2: #e64a19,
      darken-3: #d84315,
      darken-4: #bf360c,
      accent-1: #ff9e80,
      accent-2: #ff6e40,
      accent-3: #ff3d00,
      accent-4: #dd2c00
    ),
  brown:
    (
      base: #795548,
      lighten-5: #efebe9,
      lighten-4: #d7ccc8,
      lighten-3: #bcaaa4,
      lighten-2: #a1887f,
      lighten-1: #8d6e63,
      darken-1: #6d4c41,
      darken-2: #5d4037,
      darken-3: #4e342e,
      darken-4: #3e2723
    ),
  blue-grey:
    (
      base: #607d8b,
      lighten-5: #eceff1,
      lighten-4: #cfd8dc,
      lighten-3: #b0bec5,
      lighten-2: #90a4ae,
      lighten-1: #78909c,
      darken-1: #546e7a,
      darken-2: #455a64,
      darken-3: #37474f,
      darken-4: #263238
    ),
  grey:
    (
      base: #9e9e9e,
      lighten-5: #fafafa,
      lighten-4: #f5f5f5,
      lighten-3: #eeeeee,
      lighten-2: #e0e0e0,
      lighten-1: #bdbdbd,
      darken-1: #757575,
      darken-2: #616161,
      darken-3: #424242,
      darken-4: #212121
    ),
  shades: (black: #000000, white: #ffffff, transparent: transparent)
);

// Uncomment the code below to iterate through all colors 
// and export them to a file during compilation

// @each $color_name, $color in $colors {
//   @each $color_type, $color_value in $color {
//     @if $color_type == "base" {
//       .#{$color_name} {
//         background-color: $color_value !important;
//       }
//       .#{$color_name}-text {
//         color: $color_value !important;
//       }
//     } @else if $color_name != "shades" {
//       .#{$color_name}.#{$color_type} {
//         background-color: $color_value !important;
//       }
//       .#{$color_name}-text.text-#{$color_type} {
//         color: $color_value !important;
//       }
//     } @else {
//       .#{$color_name} {
//         background-color: $color_value !important;
//       }
//       .#{$color_name}-text {
//         color: $color_value !important;
//       }
//     }
//   }
// }

// usage: color("name_of_color", "type_of_color")
// to avoid to repeating map-get($colors, ...)
@function color($color, $variant:null) {
  @if map-has-key($colors, $color) {
    @if ($variant != null) {
      @return map-get(map-get($colors, $color), $variant);
    } @else {
      @return map-get($colors, $color);
    }
  }
  @warn "Unknown `#{$color}` in $colors.";
  @return null;
}