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Oak & Slate

by Andy Owen·Generated
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Design Direction

This system is built around honest, functional materials. Nothing in the image is ornamental for its own sake. The design should follow that: clear hierarchy, restrained colour use, surfaces that do not compete with content. The navy-and-wood combination gives enough contrast to build a distinct visual identity without requiring complexity.

Colour Strategy

The warm honey-brown of the wooden bed frame is the dominant colour and drives the primary hue selection toward a mid-saturation amber-brown. The deep navy blue on the accent wall provides a strong complementary contrast, cool and saturated against the warm timber. White furniture and grey carpet sit in between, keeping saturation low across most surfaces so neither the brown nor the navy overwhelm the palette.

Typography Strategy

Lora is a text-optimized serif with moderate contrast in its strokes, which maps well to the crafted, furniture-grade character of the wooden bed frame. Source Sans 3 as the body font is neutral and readable, matching the plain white walls and unfussy domestic context. The pairing avoids being decorative while retaining enough personality to feel considered.

Colour Palette

primary

#ba895e

secondary

#657fb3

accent

#c35e55

neutral

#918c88

success

#81c520

warning

#d49a11

error

#c54120

info

#2065c5

Typography

Heading

Lora, serif

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Body

Source Sans 3, sans-serif

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Design is intelligence made visible

Great typography is the foundation of great design. The pairing of heading and body typefaces creates a visual hierarchy that guides the reader through content with clarity and purpose, while expressing personality at every level.

Selection colour · highlighted text looks like this · try selecting any text on this page

Spacing

4px base unit · balanced density

xs
4px
sm
8px
md
16px
lg
24px
xl
32px
2xl
48px
3xl
64px
4xl
96px

Border radius

none

0px

sm

4px

md

10px

lg

18px

xl

28px

full

9999px

Elevation

sunken
base
raised
floating
overlay

Shadows

low

0 1px 2px rgba(186, 137, 94, 0.02)

mid

0 2px 4px rgba(186, 137, 94, 0.03)

high

0 4px 8px rgba(186, 137, 94, 0.04)

Texture

dots · opacity 1 · normal blend

dots · normal · 1

Grid

balanced · 12 columns · 24px gutter · 40px margin · 1280px max

Columns12
Gutter24px
Margin40px
Max width1280px

Motion

Hover, click, and interact to see the motion tokens in action.

micro

80ms

Button press feedback
fast

150ms

Hover me
Colour & border transitions
normal

300ms

Toggles & state changes
slow

450ms

Panel content slides in at the slow duration - used for modals, drawers, and accordions.
glacial

600ms

Page transitions & loading states

Easings

General

Hover states, colour changes, most transitions

cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)

Enter

Elements appearing - modals, dropdowns, toasts

cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)

Exit

Elements leaving - dismissals, close animations

cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1)

Bounce

Playful feedback - toggles, badges, confirmations

cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.64, 1)

Spring

Physics-based - drag, gestures, elastic effects

cubic-bezier(0.25, 1.1, 0.5, 1)

Iconography

Icon style derived from the system's personality, mood, and visual tokens.

Recommended library

Material Symbols

Comprehensive icon system with variable weight and fill

Browse Material Symbols

Also consider LucideClean geometric icons with consistent stroke weight

Stroke weight

1.5px

Matches border width (1px)

Corner rounding

4px

Use for icon containers

Icon set preview (default) — 1.5px stroke

Size scale

xs

12px

sm

16px

md

20px

lg

24px

xl

32px

On colour

primary

secondary

accent

muted

error

success

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Code Tokens
:root {
  /* ─── Colors: Primary ─── */
  --color-primary-50: #f8f7f6;
  --color-primary-100: #efedeb;
  --color-primary-200: #e6ddd6;
  --color-primary-300: #ddc5b0;
  --color-primary-400: #ceab8d;
  --color-primary-500: #ba895e;
  --color-primary-600: #a17045;
  --color-primary-700: #845c39;
  --color-primary-800: #5c4938;
  --color-primary-900: #3c352f;
  --color-primary-950: #28231f;

  /* ─── Colors: Secondary ─── */
  --color-secondary-50: #f7f7f8;
  --color-secondary-100: #ebedef;
  --color-secondary-200: #d7dce5;
  --color-secondary-300: #b4c1da;
  --color-secondary-400: #92a4c9;
  --color-secondary-500: #657fb3;
  --color-secondary-600: #4c669a;
  --color-secondary-700: #3e547e;
  --color-secondary-800: #3b4559;
  --color-secondary-900: #30343b;
  --color-secondary-950: #202227;

  /* ─── Colors: Accent ─── */
  --color-accent-50: #f8f6f6;
  --color-accent-100: #f0ebeb;
  --color-accent-200: #e7d6d4;
  --color-accent-300: #e2b0ac;
  --color-accent-400: #d58d86;
  --color-accent-500: #c35e55;
  --color-accent-600: #aa453c;
  --color-accent-700: #8c3931;
  --color-accent-800: #5f3835;
  --color-accent-900: #3d2f2e;
  --color-accent-950: #291f1f;

  /* ─── Colors: Neutral ─── */
  --color-neutral-50: #f8f7f7;
  --color-neutral-100: #eeedec;
  --color-neutral-200: #dfdedd;
  --color-neutral-300: #c9c7c5;
  --color-neutral-400: #b1adaa;
  --color-neutral-500: #918c88;
  --color-neutral-600: #77726e;
  --color-neutral-700: #625e5b;
  --color-neutral-800: #4d4a47;
  --color-neutral-900: #383533;
  --color-neutral-950: #252422;

  /* ─── Colors: Semantic ─── */
  --color-success: #81c520;
  --color-success-light: #f3f6ef;
  --color-warning: #d49a11;
  --color-warning-light: #f7f4ee;
  --color-error: #c54120;
  --color-error-light: #f6f0ef;
  --color-info: #2065c5;
  --color-info-light: #eff2f6;

  /* ─── Colors: Surface ─── */
  --color-background: #fafafa;
  --color-foreground: #1c1917;
  --color-card: #FFFFFF;
  --color-card-foreground: #1c1917;
  --color-muted: #f3f2f2;
  --color-muted-foreground: #6b6661;
  --color-border: #e7e5e4;
  --color-input: #e2e0df;
  --color-ring: #d18847;

  /* ─── Typography ─── */
  --font-heading: Lora, serif;
  --font-body: Source Sans 3, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: JetBrains Mono, monospace;

  /* ─── Spacing ─── */
  --space-lg: 24px;
  --space-md: 16px;
  --space-sm: 8px;
  --space-xl: 32px;
  --space-xs: 4px;
  --space-2xl: 48px;
  --space-3xl: 64px;
  --space-4xl: 96px;

  /* ─── Border Radius ─── */
  --radius-lg: 18px;
  --radius-md: 10px;
  --radius-sm: 4px;
  --radius-xl: 28px;
  --radius-full: 9999px;
  --radius-none: 0px;

  /* ─── Shadows ─── */
  --shadow-low: 0 1px 2px rgba(186, 137, 94, 0.02);
  --shadow-mid: 0 2px 4px rgba(186, 137, 94, 0.03);
  --shadow-high: 0 4px 8px rgba(186, 137, 94, 0.04);

  /* ─── Motion ─── */
  --duration-micro: 80ms;
  --duration-fast: 150ms;
  --duration-normal: 300ms;
  --duration-slow: 450ms;
  --duration-glacial: 600ms;
  --easing-default: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --easing-entrance: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --easing-exit: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);
  --easing-bounce: cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.4, 0.64, 1);
  --easing-spring: cubic-bezier(0.25, 1.1, 0.5, 1);

  /* ─── Elevation ─── */
  --elevation-sunken: #f0f0ef;
  --elevation-base: #fafafa;
  --elevation-raised: #FFFFFF;
  --elevation-floating: #FFFFFF;
  --elevation-overlay: #fdfcfc;

  /* ─── Component Scale (balanced) ─── */
  --comp-padding-x: 16px;
  --comp-padding-y: 10px;
  --comp-gap: 10px;
  --comp-border-width: 1px;
  --comp-font-size: 14px;
  --comp-input-height: 40px;
  --comp-button-height: 40px;
  --comp-icon-size: 16px;

  /* ─── Grid (balanced) ─── */
  --grid-columns: 12;
  --grid-gutter: 24px;
  --grid-margin: 40px;
  --grid-max-width: 1280px;

  /* ─── Selection ─── */
  --selection-bg: #e6ddd6;
  --selection-fg: #3c352f;
}
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