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Dew Candy Minimalism

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the spec

specification

philosophy
summary
Dew Candy Minimalism treats interface surfaces like chilled white fruit trays: quiet, readable, and mostly neutral, with translucent melon accents used only where freshness or action needs to be felt. The language relies on open spacing, visible condensation beads, thin wet-edge borders, and one soft candy-glass focal layer rather than generic pastel abundance.
values
Airy readability before decoration: text, actions, and product states stay crisp against dew-white surfaces.Freshness expressed through material behavior: translucent panels, tiny bead highlights, and cool shadows imply chilled glass without heavy realism.Restrained melon color roles: honeydew and cucumber support, while cantaloupe appears only as a small appetite cue.Youthful softness through rounded slabs and pill controls, never through childish icons or rainbow color.Clear hierarchy by surface depth: flat white base, frosted tray cards, then glossy candy accents for primary affordances.Controlled realism: condensation beads are graphic CSS motifs, not photographic clutter.
anti-values
×Rainbow pastel SaaS palettes, neon candy colors, or evenly spaced hue-wheel accents.×Heavy gradients, glassmorphism blur everywhere, and decorative effects that compete with content.×Dense dashboards, generic analytics cards, and equal three-card rows with no dominant composition.×Grey outline UI with template shadows and arbitrary border-radius mixing.
tokens
borders4 items
accent width
1px
character
near-invisible dark green at 8% opacity plus occasional inner white highlight for wet glass edges
default width
1px
style
solid
colors12 items
accent
#F1B58D
background
#FBFCF8
border
#26312C14
error
#B86B63
info
#7FA8A3
muted
#708079
primary
#DCEFCB
secondary
#E9F4EE
success
#6F9A78
surface
#FFFFFF
text
#26312C
warning
#C59A52
motion3 items
duration
180ms
easing
cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)
philosophy
motions are short buoyant moisture responses: bead glints slide a few pixels and buttons lift subtly, with no looping spectacle
radii5 items
full
9999px
lg
24px
md
24px
none
0
sm
16px
shadows3 items
lg
0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.95) inset, 0 44px 90px rgba(87,111,101,.16)
md
0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.9) inset, 0 22px 54px rgba(87,111,101,.12)
sm
0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.85) inset, 0 10px 24px rgba(87,111,101,.08)
spacing2 items
base
8px
scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128
surfaces3 items
bg pattern
low-contrast cucumber mist ovals plus isolated 2px and 5px dew beads, never a full pattern field
card style
rgba(255,255,255,.74) trays with 24px radius, backdrop-filter blur(18px), wet-edge border, and small bead pseudo-elements
treatment
dew-white matte base with sparse radial condensation dots and translucent candy-glass accent layers
typography9 items
base size
16px
body font
IBM Plex Sans
display letter spacing
-0.035em
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,400&family=Instrument+Serif:ital@0;1&display=swap
heading font
Instrument Serif
letter spacing
-0.02em
line height
1.56
mono font
IBM Plex Mono
scale ratio
1.25
rules
composition
Use a quiet asymmetric composition: one dominant chilled product surface occupies roughly half the desktop canvas, while smaller freshness notes stack in a narrow column. Avoid equal card rows; a composition must include at least one overscaled rounded tray, one dense micro-list, and one open white pause. Decorative beads live on edges and corners, never in text columns.
density
Overall density is low and chilled, but freshness details may form compact clusters at 4-8px gaps inside trays. Section gaps expand to 64-96px so the interface feels rinsed and breathable rather than empty by accident.
hierarchy
Display headings use Instrument Serif at large optical sizes with -0.035em tracking and tight leading; body copy uses IBM Plex Sans at 15-16px with -0.02em tracking. Primary action is the only saturated honeydew fill, secondary actions remain translucent, and cantaloupe marks ephemeral freshness warnings or flavor notes only.
signature patterns
Condensation bead constellations: CSS radial-gradient dots and circular pseudo-elements gather near top-right corners of trays and pills to create a named dew signature.Wet-edge tray border: cards combine rgba white fill, backdrop blur, inset white highlight, and an 8% green-black outline so surfaces feel chilled without generic grey lines.Melon-rind accent discipline: honeydew pills and cucumber ticks cluster around active states, while a single cantaloupe chip adds warmth as a tiny flavor cue.Asymmetric cold-case layout: one large rounded product pane breaks the grid and smaller notes tuck alongside it, preventing the banned equal-card dashboard rhythm.
layout
breakpoints

mobile 375-767px, tablet 768-1023px, desktop 1024px and above; hero rail stacks below 820px and bead fields reduce by half on mobile.

density

Low-density interface with one dense micro-zone per screen; the contrast between 4px bead spacing and 96px section spacing supplies the rhythm.

grid
Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1180px grid with 24px gutters; hero spans 7 columns and side rail spans 4 with a deliberate 1-column breath. Tablet collapses to 6 columns, mobile to a single stacked column.
whitespace

Whitespace is treated as cold air around fruit: generous 64-128px outer margins, 24-32px tray padding, and tight 4-12px groups inside freshness chips.

guidance
do
  • Keep backgrounds dew-white or cool translucent neutral; let text contrast and spacing carry most hierarchy.
  • Use honeydew for primary positive actions and cucumber for supporting state markers.
  • Place condensation bead motifs at edges, corners, or behind product forms, never behind paragraphs.
  • Make one surface clearly dominant through scale, radius, and shadow instead of presenting equal cards.
  • Use Instrument Serif for sensorial headlines and IBM Plex Sans for clear product instructions.
  • Verify body text contrast against translucent surfaces after blur and opacity are applied.
  • Prefer flat color fields with tiny highlight glints over large gradients.
avoid
  • Do not add rainbow pastel palettes, neon candy, or more than two non-semantic accent hues.
  • Do not use heavy glassmorphism on every layer; only key trays and controls receive blur.
  • Do not create generic SaaS dashboards, analytics charts, or three equal cards in a row.
  • Do not let condensation dots become confetti or background noise across the whole screen.
  • Do not use solid grey borders, default inputs, or arbitrary mixed radii outside 0/16/24/9999.
  • Do not place cantaloupe accents in large blocks; it should remain a tiny appetite highlight.
katagami spec
# Dew Candy Minimalism

## Philosophy

Dew Candy Minimalism treats interface surfaces like chilled white fruit trays: quiet, readable, and mostly neutral, with translucent melon accents used only where freshness or action needs to be felt. The language relies on open spacing, visible condensation beads, thin wet-edge borders, and one soft candy-glass focal layer rather than generic pastel abundance.

### Values

- Airy readability before decoration: text, actions, and product states stay crisp against dew-white surfaces.
- Freshness expressed through material behavior: translucent panels, tiny bead highlights, and cool shadows imply chilled glass without heavy realism.
- Restrained melon color roles: honeydew and cucumber support, while cantaloupe appears only as a small appetite cue.
- Youthful softness through rounded slabs and pill controls, never through childish icons or rainbow color.
- Clear hierarchy by surface depth: flat white base, frosted tray cards, then glossy candy accents for primary affordances.
- Controlled realism: condensation beads are graphic CSS motifs, not photographic clutter.

### Anti-Values

- Rainbow pastel SaaS palettes, neon candy colors, or evenly spaced hue-wheel accents.
- Heavy gradients, glassmorphism blur everywhere, and decorative effects that compete with content.
- Dense dashboards, generic analytics cards, and equal three-card rows with no dominant composition.
- Grey outline UI with template shadows and arbitrary border-radius mixing.

### Visual Character

- A dew-white page base uses radial bead dots and near-transparent mint rings as sparse pseudo-elements, leaving most of the canvas empty and readable.
- Primary surfaces are frosted rectangular trays with 24px radii, rgba white fills, backdrop blur, and hairline wet-edge borders instead of solid grey outlines.
- Melon accents are limited to small pill labels, action buttons, and bead clusters, with honeydew as the main accent and soft cantaloupe appearing in less than ten percent of visible area.
- Hierarchy is built from one oversized asymmetric product panel, compact stacked cards, and quiet text clusters rather than rows of equal cards.
- Interactive details use glossy inset highlights and tiny circular condensation beads positioned along corners of cards and buttons.

## Tokens

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 1px
- **Character**: near-invisible dark green at 8% opacity plus occasional inner white highlight for wet glass edges
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| accent | `#F1B58D` |
| background | `#FBFCF8` |
| border | `#26312C14` |
| error | `#B86B63` |
| info | `#7FA8A3` |
| muted | `#708079` |
| primary | `#DCEFCB` |
| secondary | `#E9F4EE` |
| success | `#6F9A78` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#26312C` |
| warning | `#C59A52` |

### Motion

- **Duration**: 180ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)
- **Philosophy**: motions are short buoyant moisture responses: bead glints slide a few pixels and buttons lift subtly, with no looping spectacle

### Radii

- **Full**: 9999px
- **Lg**: 24px
- **Md**: 24px
- **None**: 0
- **Sm**: 16px

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.95) inset, 0 44px 90px rgba(87,111,101,.16)
- **Md**: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.9) inset, 0 22px 54px rgba(87,111,101,.12)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.85) inset, 0 10px 24px rgba(87,111,101,.08)

### Spacing

- **Base**: 8px
- **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64,96,128]

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: low-contrast cucumber mist ovals plus isolated 2px and 5px dew beads, never a full pattern field
- **Card Style**: rgba(255,255,255,.74) trays with 24px radius, backdrop-filter blur(18px), wet-edge border, and small bead pseudo-elements
- **Treatment**: dew-white matte base with sparse radial condensation dots and translucent candy-glass accent layers

### Typography

- **Base Size**: 16px
- **Body Font**: IBM Plex Sans
- **Display Letter Spacing**: -0.035em
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,400&family=Instrument+Serif:ital@0;1&display=swap
- **Heading Font**: Instrument Serif
- **Letter Spacing**: -0.02em
- **Line Height**: 1.56
- **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono
- **Scale Ratio**: 1.25

## Rules

### Composition

Use a quiet asymmetric composition: one dominant chilled product surface occupies roughly half the desktop canvas, while smaller freshness notes stack in a narrow column. Avoid equal card rows; a composition must include at least one overscaled rounded tray, one dense micro-list, and one open white pause. Decorative beads live on edges and corners, never in text columns.

### Density

Overall density is low and chilled, but freshness details may form compact clusters at 4-8px gaps inside trays. Section gaps expand to 64-96px so the interface feels rinsed and breathable rather than empty by accident.

### Hierarchy

Display headings use Instrument Serif at large optical sizes with -0.035em tracking and tight leading; body copy uses IBM Plex Sans at 15-16px with -0.02em tracking. Primary action is the only saturated honeydew fill, secondary actions remain translucent, and cantaloupe marks ephemeral freshness warnings or flavor notes only.

### Signature Patterns

- Condensation bead constellations: CSS radial-gradient dots and circular pseudo-elements gather near top-right corners of trays and pills to create a named dew signature.
- Wet-edge tray border: cards combine rgba white fill, backdrop blur, inset white highlight, and an 8% green-black outline so surfaces feel chilled without generic grey lines.
- Melon-rind accent discipline: honeydew pills and cucumber ticks cluster around active states, while a single cantaloupe chip adds warmth as a tiny flavor cue.
- Asymmetric cold-case layout: one large rounded product pane breaks the grid and smaller notes tuck alongside it, preventing the banned equal-card dashboard rhythm.

## Layout

### Breakpoints

mobile 375-767px, tablet 768-1023px, desktop 1024px and above; hero rail stacks below 820px and bead fields reduce by half on mobile.

### Density

Low-density interface with one dense micro-zone per screen; the contrast between 4px bead spacing and 96px section spacing supplies the rhythm.

### Grid

Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1180px grid with 24px gutters; hero spans 7 columns and side rail spans 4 with a deliberate 1-column breath. Tablet collapses to 6 columns, mobile to a single stacked column.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is treated as cold air around fruit: generous 64-128px outer margins, 24-32px tray padding, and tight 4-12px groups inside freshness chips.

## Guidance

### Do

- Keep backgrounds dew-white or cool translucent neutral; let text contrast and spacing carry most hierarchy.
- Use honeydew for primary positive actions and cucumber for supporting state markers.
- Place condensation bead motifs at edges, corners, or behind product forms, never behind paragraphs.
- Make one surface clearly dominant through scale, radius, and shadow instead of presenting equal cards.
- Use Instrument Serif for sensorial headlines and IBM Plex Sans for clear product instructions.
- Verify body text contrast against translucent surfaces after blur and opacity are applied.
- Prefer flat color fields with tiny highlight glints over large gradients.

### Don't

- Do not add rainbow pastel palettes, neon candy, or more than two non-semantic accent hues.
- Do not use heavy glassmorphism on every layer; only key trays and controls receive blur.
- Do not create generic SaaS dashboards, analytics charts, or three equal cards in a row.
- Do not let condensation dots become confetti or background noise across the whole screen.
- Do not use solid grey borders, default inputs, or arbitrary mixed radii outside 0/16/24/9999.
- Do not place cantaloupe accents in large blocks; it should remain a tiny appetite highlight.

### Accessibility

Maintain WCAG AA for text; keep translucent surfaces over very light stable backdrops; provide visible focus rings in cucumber green; do not encode status by melon color alone.

### Usage Context

Best for freshness-oriented consumer tools, chilled food ordering, wellness retail, gentle onboarding, and product configuration screens that need appetite appeal without clutter.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Dew Candy Minimalism"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  accent: "#F1B58D"
  background: "#FBFCF8"
  error: "#B86B63"
  info: "#7FA8A3"
  muted: "#708079"
  primary: "#DCEFCB"
  secondary: "#E9F4EE"
  success: "#6F9A78"
  surface: "#FFFFFF"
  text: "#26312C"
  warning: "#C59A52"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Instrument Serif"
    fontSize: "1.953rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Instrument Serif"
    fontSize: "1.563rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.56
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  full: "9999px"
  lg: "24px"
  md: "24px"
  none: "0px"
  sm: "16px"
spacing:
  base: "8px"
  xs: "4px"
  sm: "8px"
  md: "12px"
  lg: "16px"
  xl: "24px"
  2xl: "32px"
  3xl: "48px"
  4xl: "64px"
  step-8: "96px"
  step-9: "128px"
components:
  color-reference-accent:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
  color-reference-background:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
  color-reference-error:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
  color-reference-info:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
  color-reference-muted:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
  color-reference-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
  color-reference-secondary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
  color-reference-success:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
  color-reference-surface:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
  color-reference-text:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.text}"
  color-reference-warning:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "#000000"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: "{spacing.md}"
  card-surface:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.text}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: "{spacing.md}"
  input-default:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.text}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    height: "44px"
---

# Dew Candy Minimalism

## Overview

Dew Candy Minimalism treats interface surfaces like chilled white fruit trays: quiet, readable, and mostly neutral, with translucent melon accents used only where freshness or action needs to be felt. The language relies on open spacing, visible condensation beads, thin wet-edge borders, and one soft candy-glass focal layer rather than generic pastel abundance.

### Values

- Airy readability before decoration: text, actions, and product states stay crisp against dew-white surfaces.
- Freshness expressed through material behavior: translucent panels, tiny bead highlights, and cool shadows imply chilled glass without heavy realism.
- Restrained melon color roles: honeydew and cucumber support, while cantaloupe appears only as a small appetite cue.
- Youthful softness through rounded slabs and pill controls, never through childish icons or rainbow color.
- Clear hierarchy by surface depth: flat white base, frosted tray cards, then glossy candy accents for primary affordances.
- Controlled realism: condensation beads are graphic CSS motifs, not photographic clutter.

### Anti-Values

- Rainbow pastel SaaS palettes, neon candy colors, or evenly spaced hue-wheel accents.
- Heavy gradients, glassmorphism blur everywhere, and decorative effects that compete with content.
- Dense dashboards, generic analytics cards, and equal three-card rows with no dominant composition.
- Grey outline UI with template shadows and arbitrary border-radius mixing.

### Visual Character

- A dew-white page base uses radial bead dots and near-transparent mint rings as sparse pseudo-elements, leaving most of the canvas empty and readable.
- Primary surfaces are frosted rectangular trays with 24px radii, rgba white fills, backdrop blur, and hairline wet-edge borders instead of solid grey outlines.
- Melon accents are limited to small pill labels, action buttons, and bead clusters, with honeydew as the main accent and soft cantaloupe appearing in less than ten percent of visible area.
- Hierarchy is built from one oversized asymmetric product panel, compact stacked cards, and quiet text clusters rather than rows of equal cards.
- Interactive details use glossy inset highlights and tiny circular condensation beads positioned along corners of cards and buttons.

## Colors

Use the YAML color tokens as the normative palette. The prose below names the roles agents should preserve when generating UI.

| Token | Value |
|-------|-------|
| accent | `#F1B58D` |
| background | `#FBFCF8` |
| error | `#B86B63` |
| info | `#7FA8A3` |
| muted | `#708079` |
| primary | `#DCEFCB` |
| secondary | `#E9F4EE` |
| success | `#6F9A78` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#26312C` |
| warning | `#C59A52` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Instrument Serif, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Instrument Serif, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: IBM Plex Sans, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.56.
- **Label-Md**: IBM Plex Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.

## Layout

### Spacing Tokens

- **Base**: `8px`
- **Xs**: `4px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Md**: `12px`
- **Lg**: `16px`
- **Xl**: `24px`
- **2xl**: `32px`
- **3xl**: `48px`
- **4xl**: `64px`
- **Step-8**: `96px`
- **Step-9**: `128px`

### Breakpoints

mobile 375-767px, tablet 768-1023px, desktop 1024px and above; hero rail stacks below 820px and bead fields reduce by half on mobile.

### Density

Low-density interface with one dense micro-zone per screen; the contrast between 4px bead spacing and 96px section spacing supplies the rhythm.

### Grid

Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1180px grid with 24px gutters; hero spans 7 columns and side rail spans 4 with a deliberate 1-column breath. Tablet collapses to 6 columns, mobile to a single stacked column.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is treated as cold air around fruit: generous 64-128px outer margins, 24-32px tray padding, and tight 4-12px groups inside freshness chips.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.95) inset, 0 44px 90px rgba(87,111,101,.16)
- **Md**: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.9) inset, 0 22px 54px rgba(87,111,101,.12)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.85) inset, 0 10px 24px rgba(87,111,101,.08)

## Shapes

### Rounded

- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `24px`
- **Md**: `24px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `16px`

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: low-contrast cucumber mist ovals plus isolated 2px and 5px dew beads, never a full pattern field
- **Card Style**: rgba(255,255,255,.74) trays with 24px radius, backdrop-filter blur(18px), wet-edge border, and small bead pseudo-elements
- **Treatment**: dew-white matte base with sparse radial condensation dots and translucent candy-glass accent layers

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 1px
- **Character**: near-invisible dark green at 8% opacity plus occasional inner white highlight for wet glass edges
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid

## Components

### Composition

Use a quiet asymmetric composition: one dominant chilled product surface occupies roughly half the desktop canvas, while smaller freshness notes stack in a narrow column. Avoid equal card rows; a composition must include at least one overscaled rounded tray, one dense micro-list, and one open white pause. Decorative beads live on edges and corners, never in text columns.

### Density

Overall density is low and chilled, but freshness details may form compact clusters at 4-8px gaps inside trays. Section gaps expand to 64-96px so the interface feels rinsed and breathable rather than empty by accident.

### Hierarchy

Display headings use Instrument Serif at large optical sizes with -0.035em tracking and tight leading; body copy uses IBM Plex Sans at 15-16px with -0.02em tracking. Primary action is the only saturated honeydew fill, secondary actions remain translucent, and cantaloupe marks ephemeral freshness warnings or flavor notes only.

### Signature Patterns

- Condensation bead constellations: CSS radial-gradient dots and circular pseudo-elements gather near top-right corners of trays and pills to create a named dew signature.
- Wet-edge tray border: cards combine rgba white fill, backdrop blur, inset white highlight, and an 8% green-black outline so surfaces feel chilled without generic grey lines.
- Melon-rind accent discipline: honeydew pills and cucumber ticks cluster around active states, while a single cantaloupe chip adds warmth as a tiny flavor cue.
- Asymmetric cold-case layout: one large rounded product pane breaks the grid and smaller notes tuck alongside it, preventing the banned equal-card dashboard rhythm.

## shadcn/ui Usage

When the target app uses shadcn/ui, copy DESIGN.md with shadcn instead of the plain DESIGN.md. It contains the same Katagami design-language source plus the shadcn/ui primitives, imports, theme variables, component recipes, and preview-shot guidance.

DESIGN.md with shadcn: `/language/en-019e0a56-bce0-79e2-b52c-6c46f601cebf/DESIGN.with-shadcn.md`.

The shadcn page also exposes optional machine-readable files for automation, but the human-facing handoff is DESIGN.md with shadcn.

Install recommended primitives with `npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table`.

Use these primitives in shadcn apps:
- button
- card
- input
- textarea
- select
- dialog
- sheet
- tabs
- badge
- separator
- checkbox
- switch
- slider
- tooltip
- dropdown-menu
- table

Implementation rule for agents: import shadcn primitives from `@/components/ui/*`, apply the generated CSS variables first, then compose the language-specific recipes from the companion MD. Katagami remains the source of truth; shadcn names are the implementation surface.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do Keep backgrounds dew-white or cool translucent neutral; let text contrast and spacing carry most hierarchy.
- Do Use honeydew for primary positive actions and cucumber for supporting state markers.
- Do Place condensation bead motifs at edges, corners, or behind product forms, never behind paragraphs.
- Do Make one surface clearly dominant through scale, radius, and shadow instead of presenting equal cards.
- Do Use Instrument Serif for sensorial headlines and IBM Plex Sans for clear product instructions.
- Do Verify body text contrast against translucent surfaces after blur and opacity are applied.
- Do Prefer flat color fields with tiny highlight glints over large gradients.
- Don't Do not add rainbow pastel palettes, neon candy, or more than two non-semantic accent hues.
- Don't Do not use heavy glassmorphism on every layer; only key trays and controls receive blur.
- Don't Do not create generic SaaS dashboards, analytics charts, or three equal cards in a row.
- Don't Do not let condensation dots become confetti or background noise across the whole screen.
- Don't Do not use solid grey borders, default inputs, or arbitrary mixed radii outside 0/16/24/9999.
- Don't Do not place cantaloupe accents in large blocks; it should remain a tiny appetite highlight.

### Accessibility

Maintain WCAG AA for text; keep translucent surfaces over very light stable backdrops; provide visible focus rings in cucumber green; do not encode status by melon color alone.

### Usage Context

Best for freshness-oriented consumer tools, chilled food ordering, wellness retail, gentle onboarding, and product configuration screens that need appetite appeal without clutter.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "dew-candy-minimalism",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Dew Candy Minimalism shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#FBFCF8",
      "foreground": "#26312C",
      "card": "#FFFFFF",
      "card-foreground": "#26312C",
      "popover": "#FFFFFF",
      "popover-foreground": "#26312C",
      "primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "secondary": "#E9F4EE",
      "secondary-foreground": "#111111",
      "muted": "#708079",
      "muted-foreground": "#26312C",
      "accent": "#F1B58D",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#B86B63",
      "border": "#26312C14",
      "input": "#26312C14",
      "ring": "#F1B58D",
      "chart-1": "#DCEFCB",
      "chart-2": "#E9F4EE",
      "chart-3": "#F1B58D",
      "chart-4": "#6F9A78",
      "chart-5": "#C59A52",
      "sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#26312C",
      "sidebar-primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-accent": "#7FA8A3",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#26312C14",
      "sidebar-ring": "#F1B58D",
      "radius": "24px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#F1B58D",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#B86B63",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#F1B58D",
      "chart-1": "#DCEFCB",
      "chart-2": "#E9F4EE",
      "chart-3": "#F1B58D",
      "chart-4": "#6F9A78",
      "chart-5": "#C59A52",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-accent": "#F1B58D",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#F1B58D",
      "radius": "24px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019e0a56-bce0-79e2-b52c-6c46f601cebf",
    "slug": "dew-candy-minimalism",
    "componentManifest": [
      "button",
      "card",
      "input",
      "textarea",
      "select",
      "dialog",
      "sheet",
      "tabs",
      "badge",
      "separator",
      "checkbox",
      "switch",
      "slider",
      "tooltip",
      "dropdown-menu",
      "table"
    ],
    "installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
    "nativeTokenNames": {
      "borders": [
        "accent_width",
        "character",
        "default_width",
        "style"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "accent",
        "background",
        "border",
        "error",
        "info",
        "muted",
        "primary",
        "secondary",
        "success",
        "surface",
        "text",
        "warning"
      ],
      "motion": [
        "duration",
        "easing",
        "philosophy"
      ],
      "radii": [
        "full",
        "lg",
        "md",
        "none",
        "sm"
      ],
      "shadows": [
        "lg",
        "md",
        "sm"
      ],
      "spacing": [
        "base",
        "scale"
      ],
      "surfaces": [
        "bg_pattern",
        "card_style",
        "treatment"
      ],
      "typography": [
        "base_size",
        "body_font",
        "display_letter_spacing",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "letter_spacing",
        "line_height",
        "mono_font",
        "scale_ratio"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```
in the wild

embodiments

the full element showcase
embodiment · dew-candy-minimalism
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgInstrument Serif · 31px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdInstrument Serif · 25px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdIBM Plex Sans · 16px · 400

The quick brown fox jumps

label-mdIBM Plex Mono · 12px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

Components

New
Card title

Components rendered with this language’s tokens — colors, type, and rounded corners as specified.

Spacing

  • base8px
  • xs4px
  • sm8px
  • md12px
  • lg16px
  • xl24px
  • 2xl32px
  • 3xl48px
  • 4xl64px
  • step-896px
  • step-9128px

Shape

full9999px
lg24px
md24px
none0px
sm16px
shadcn/ui

implementation kit

needs agent-authored kitcompatibility fallback
shadcn compatibility only
The generated theme variables are available, but the polished shadcn component recipes and shots have not been authored by the Katagami agent yet.
fallbackprimitives render
Compatibility proof
Local shadcn-style primitives accept the generated theme variables.
primaryaccentsurfacemutedwarningerror
table rhythm
buttonok
cardok
inputok
recommendedcompatibility fallback

DESIGN.md with shadcn

Copy this when the target app uses shadcn/ui. It packages the Katagami DESIGN.md context with the install list, theme variables, component recipes, preview-shot contract, and starter TSX in one Markdown companion.

advanced implementation filesoptional machine-readable theme, CSS, TSX starter, recipes, and preview contract
shadcn add
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table
theme css
:root {
  --background: #FBFCF8;
  --foreground: #26312C;
  --card: #FFFFFF;
  --card-foreground: #26312C;
  --popover: #FFFFFF;
  --popover-foreground: #26312C;
  --primary: #DCEFCB;
  --primary-foreground: #111111;
  --secondary: #E9F4EE;
  --secondary-foreground: #111111;
  --muted: #708079;
  --muted-foreground: #26312C;
  --accent: #F1B58D;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #B86B63;
  --border: #26312C14;
  --input: #26312C14;
  --ring: #F1B58D;
  --chart-1: #DCEFCB;
  --chart-2: #E9F4EE;
  --chart-3: #F1B58D;
  --chart-4: #6F9A78;
  --chart-5: #C59A52;
  --sidebar: #FFFFFF;
  --sidebar-foreground: #26312C;
  --sidebar-primary: #DCEFCB;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #111111;
  --sidebar-accent: #7FA8A3;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #26312C14;
  --sidebar-ring: #F1B58D;
  --radius: 24px;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #DCEFCB;
  --primary-foreground: #111111;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #F1B58D;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #B86B63;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #F1B58D;
  --chart-1: #DCEFCB;
  --chart-2: #E9F4EE;
  --chart-3: #F1B58D;
  --chart-4: #6F9A78;
  --chart-5: #C59A52;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #DCEFCB;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #111111;
  --sidebar-accent: #F1B58D;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #F1B58D;
  --radius: 24px;
}
tsx starter
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
  Card,
  CardContent,
  CardDescription,
  CardFooter,
  CardHeader,
  CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";

export function DewCandyMinimalismShadcnKit() {
  return (
    <section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
        <div>
          <Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
          <h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Dew Candy Minimalism</h2>
          <p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
            Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
            with the language-specific component recipes.
          </p>
        </div>
        <Button>Apply theme</Button>
      </div>

      <Tabs defaultValue="components">
        <TabsList>
          <TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
          <TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
          <TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
        </TabsList>
      </Tabs>

      <Card>
        <CardHeader>
          <CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
          <CardDescription>
            Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
            from components.md and preview-shots.json.
          </CardDescription>
        </CardHeader>
        <CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
          <Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
          <Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
        </CardContent>
        <CardFooter className="justify-between">
          <Badge>Ready</Badge>
          <Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
        </CardFooter>
      </Card>
    </section>
  );
}
theme JSONstored + verified
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "cssVars": {
    "dark": {
      "accent": "#F1B58D",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "border": "#303642",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "chart-1": "#DCEFCB",
      "chart-2": "#E9F4EE",
      "chart-3": "#F1B58D",
      "chart-4": "#6F9A78",
      "chart-5": "#C59A52",
      "destructive": "#B86B63",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "input": "#303642",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "radius": "24px",
      "ring": "#F1B58D",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-accent": "#F1B58D",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-ring": "#F1B58D"
    },
    "light": {
      "accent": "#F1B58D",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "background": "#FBFCF8",
      "border": "#26312C14",
      "card": "#FFFFFF",
      "card-foreground": "#26312C",
      "chart-1": "#DCEFCB",
      "chart-2": "#E9F4EE",
      "chart-3": "#F1B58D",
      "chart-4": "#6F9A78",
      "chart-5": "#C59A52",
      "destructive": "#B86B63",
      "foreground": "#26312C",
      "input": "#26312C14",
      "muted": "#708079",
      "muted-foreground": "#26312C",
      "popover": "#FFFFFF",
      "popover-foreground": "#26312C",
      "primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "radius": "24px",
      "ring": "#F1B58D",
      "secondary": "#E9F4EE",
      "secondary-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
      "sidebar-accent": "#7FA8A3",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#26312C14",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#26312C",
      "sidebar-primary": "#DCEFCB",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-ring": "#F1B58D"
    },
    "theme": {}
  },
  "meta": {
    "componentManifest": [
      "button",
      "card",
      "input",
      "textarea",
      "select",
      "dialog",
      "sheet",
      "tabs",
      "badge",
      "separator",
      "checkbox",
      "switch",
      "slider",
      "tooltip",
      "dropdown-menu",
      "table"
    ],
    "installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
    "languageId": "en-019e0a56-bce0-79e2-b52c-6c46f601cebf",
    "nativeTokenNames": {
      "borders": [
        "accent_width",
        "character",
        "default_width",
        "style"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "accent",
        "background",
        "border",
        "error",
        "info",
        "muted",
        "primary",
        "secondary",
        "success",
        "surface",
        "text",
        "warning"
      ],
      "motion": [
        "duration",
        "easing",
        "philosophy"
      ],
      "radii": [
        "full",
        "lg",
        "md",
        "none",
        "sm"
      ],
      "shadows": [
        "lg",
        "md",
        "sm"
      ],
      "spacing": [
        "base",
        "scale"
      ],
      "surfaces": [
        "bg_pattern",
        "card_style",
        "treatment"
      ],
      "typography": [
        "base_size",
        "body_font",
        "display_letter_spacing",
        "google_fonts_url",
        "heading_font",
        "letter_spacing",
        "line_height",
        "mono_font",
        "scale_ratio"
      ]
    },
    "slug": "dew-candy-minimalism",
    "source": "katagami"
  },
  "name": "dew-candy-minimalism",
  "title": "Dew Candy Minimalism shadcn Theme",
  "type": "registry:theme"
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Dew Candy Minimalism shadcn/ui Components

Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019e0a56-bce0-79e2-b52c-6c46f601cebf`
Slug: `dew-candy-minimalism`

## Intent

Dew Candy Minimalism treats interface surfaces like chilled white fruit trays: quiet, readable, and mostly neutral, with translucent melon accents used only where freshness or action needs to be felt. The language relies on open spacing, visible condensation beads, thin wet-edge borders, and one soft candy-glass focal layer rather than generic pastel abundance.

## Required primitives

- button
- card
- input
- textarea
- select
- dialog
- sheet
- tabs
- badge
- separator
- checkbox
- switch
- slider
- tooltip
- dropdown-menu
- table

Install with `npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table`.

## Token cues

Colors:

{
  "accent": "#F1B58D",
  "background": "#FBFCF8",
  "border": "#26312C14",
  "error": "#B86B63",
  "info": "#7FA8A3",
  "muted": "#708079",
  "primary": "#DCEFCB",
  "secondary": "#E9F4EE",
  "success": "#6F9A78",
  "surface": "#FFFFFF",
  "text": "#26312C",
  "warning": "#C59A52"
}

Typography:

{
  "base_size": "16px",
  "body_font": "IBM Plex Sans",
  "display_letter_spacing": "-0.035em",
  "google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,400&family=Instrument+Serif:ital@0;1&display=swap",
  "heading_font": "Instrument Serif",
  "letter_spacing": "-0.02em",
  "line_height": 1.56,
  "mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
  "scale_ratio": 1.25
}

## Visual character to preserve

- A dew-white page base uses radial bead dots and near-transparent mint rings as sparse pseudo-elements, leaving most of the canvas empty and readable.
- Primary surfaces are frosted rectangular trays with 24px radii, rgba white fills, backdrop blur, and hairline wet-edge borders instead of solid grey outlines.
- Melon accents are limited to small pill labels, action buttons, and bead clusters, with honeydew as the main accent and soft cantaloupe appearing in less than ten percent of visible area.
- Hierarchy is built from one oversized asymmetric product panel, compact stacked cards, and quiet text clusters rather than rows of equal cards.
- Interactive details use glossy inset highlights and tiny circular condensation beads positioned along corners of cards and buttons.

## ShadSync visual profile

{
  "family": "system",
  "material": "flat",
  "contour": "pebble",
  "border": "solid",
  "underlay": false,
  "grain": false,
  "stickerBadges": false,
  "motion": "lift",
  "density": "dense",
  "accents": [
    "primary",
    "accent",
    "secondary",
    "muted"
  ]
}

## Signature component recipes

### Button
Use `Button` for primary, secondary, outline, and ghost actions. Primary actions must expose the language's strongest contrast pair, while secondary and ghost actions should preserve the surface treatment instead of falling back to default neutral SaaS styling.

### Card
Use `Card`, `CardHeader`, `CardContent`, `CardFooter`, and `CardAction` as the main composition frame. Cards should demonstrate the language's surface, border, hierarchy, and density rules rather than appearing as generic rounded rectangles.

### Input and Textarea
Use `Input` and `Textarea` with visible focus rings, field labels, validation states, and the language's rhythm. Forms should show real product content, not placeholder-only controls.

### Select, Tabs, and Table
Use `Select`, `Tabs`, and `Table` to prove navigation, filtering, and dense data states. The table should show row rhythm, separators, hover/focus states, and an empty or status state when the language calls for it.

### Dialog and Sheet
Use `Dialog` for centered decisions and `Sheet` for contextual editing. Both should inherit the language's spacing, border, overlay, and motion rules.

## Preview shots

- `application-shell`: dashboard or workspace shell with navigation, cards, forms, and state badges.
- `detail-editor`: focused editing flow using input, textarea, select, switch/checkbox, dialog or sheet, and action buttons.
- `data-operations`: table-heavy operational view with tabs, dropdown menu affordances, badges, and destructive/empty states.
- Each preview shot must include a renderable `scene` payload with concrete headline, description, actions, and rows/fields/stats for the UI preview.

## Implementation contract

- Start from local `ui/src/components/ui` shadcn-style primitives; do not create a second component system.
- Apply `/katagami/shadcn/dew-candy-minimalism/registry-theme.json` variables, then use these recipes for composition and state design.
- Preserve Katagami token names as source metadata; shadcn semantic names are only the export surface.
- Do: Keep backgrounds dew-white or cool translucent neutral; let text contrast and spacing carry most hierarchy.; Use honeydew for primary positive actions and cucumber for supporting state markers.; Place condensation bead motifs at edges, corners, or behind product forms, never behind paragraphs.; Make one surface clearly dominant through scale, radius, and shadow instead of presenting equal cards.; Use Instrument Serif for sensorial headlines and IBM Plex Sans for clear product instructions.; Verify body text contrast against translucent surfaces after blur and opacity are applied.; Prefer flat color fields with tiny highlight glints over large gradients.
- Do not: Do not add rainbow pastel palettes, neon candy, or more than two non-semantic accent hues.; Do not use heavy glassmorphism on every layer; only key trays and controls receive blur.; Do not create generic SaaS dashboards, analytics charts, or three equal cards in a row.; Do not let condensation dots become confetti or background noise across the whole screen.; Do not use solid grey borders, default inputs, or arbitrary mixed radii outside 0/16/24/9999.; Do not place cantaloupe accents in large blocks; it should remain a tiny appetite highlight.

## Copy-paste component example

This generated starter proves the import shape. Production Katagami agents should replace it with a language-specific product composition.

```tsx
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
  Card,
  CardContent,
  CardDescription,
  CardFooter,
  CardHeader,
  CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";

export function DewCandyMinimalismShadcnKit() {
  return (
    <section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
        <div>
          <Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
          <h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Dew Candy Minimalism</h2>
          <p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
            Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
            with the language-specific component recipes.
          </p>
        </div>
        <Button>Apply theme</Button>
      </div>

      <Tabs defaultValue="components">
        <TabsList>
          <TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
          <TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
          <TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
        </TabsList>
      </Tabs>

      <Card>
        <CardHeader>
          <CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
          <CardDescription>
            Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
            from components.md and preview-shots.json.
          </CardDescription>
        </CardHeader>
        <CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
          <Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
          <Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
        </CardContent>
        <CardFooter className="justify-between">
          <Badge>Ready</Badge>
          <Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
        </CardFooter>
      </Card>
    </section>
  );
}
```

## Layout notes

{
  "breakpoints": "mobile 375-767px, tablet 768-1023px, desktop 1024px and above; hero rail stacks below 820px and bead fields reduce by half on mobile.",
  "density": "Low-density interface with one dense micro-zone per screen; the contrast between 4px bead spacing and 96px section spacing supplies the rhythm.",
  "grid": "Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1180px grid with 24px gutters; hero spans 7 columns and side rail spans 4 with a deliberate 1-column breath. Tablet collapses to 6 columns, mobile to a single stacked column.",
  "whitespace": "Whitespace is treated as cold air around fruit: generous 64-128px outer margins, 24-32px tray padding, and tight 4-12px groups inside freshness chips."
}
preview shotscompatibility fallback
{
  "artifact": "katagami:shadcn-preview-shots",
  "version": "preview-shots-v1",
  "generator": "katagami-ui-compatibility-projection",
  "generatedBy": "katagami-ui-projection",
  "requiresVisualProfile": true,
  "schema": "katagami:shadcn-preview-shots/renderable-v1",
  "renderable": true,
  "language": {
    "id": "en-019e0a56-bce0-79e2-b52c-6c46f601cebf",
    "name": "Dew Candy Minimalism",
    "slug": "dew-candy-minimalism"
  },
  "installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
  "primitives": [
    "button",
    "card",
    "input",
    "textarea",
    "select",
    "dialog",
    "sheet",
    "tabs",
    "badge",
    "separator",
    "checkbox",
    "switch",
    "slider",
    "tooltip",
    "dropdown-menu",
    "table"
  ],
  "identityNotes": [
    "A dew-white page base uses radial bead dots and near-transparent mint rings as sparse pseudo-elements, leaving most of the canvas empty and readable.",
    "Primary surfaces are frosted rectangular trays with 24px radii, rgba white fills, backdrop blur, and hairline wet-edge borders instead of solid grey outlines.",
    "Melon accents are limited to small pill labels, action buttons, and bead clusters, with honeydew as the main accent and soft cantaloupe appearing in less than ten percent of visible area.",
    "Hierarchy is built from one oversized asymmetric product panel, compact stacked cards, and quiet text clusters rather than rows of equal cards.",
    "Interactive details use glossy inset highlights and tiny circular condensation beads positioned along corners of cards and buttons."
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "system",
    "material": "flat",
    "contour": "pebble",
    "border": "solid",
    "underlay": false,
    "grain": false,
    "stickerBadges": false,
    "motion": "still",
    "density": "dense",
    "accents": [
      "primary",
      "accent",
      "secondary",
      "muted"
    ]
  },
  "shots": [
    {
      "id": "application-shell",
      "title": "Application shell",
      "viewport": "desktop",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "card",
        "input",
        "select",
        "tabs",
        "badge",
        "separator",
        "table"
      ],
      "composition": "A real product workspace with navigation, summary cards, filtering controls, and one dense content region.",
      "mustShow": [
        "primary and secondary actions",
        "card hierarchy",
        "filterable state",
        "table or list density"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "component inventory walls",
        "placeholder-only content",
        "generic rounded SaaS chrome"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "workspace spread",
        "headline": "Dew Candy Minimalism launch room",
        "description": "A product team workspace where navigation, filters, metrics, and dense rows carry the language's visible structure.",
        "primaryAction": "Apply theme",
        "secondaryAction": "Review states",
        "stats": [
          {
            "label": "components",
            "value": "16",
            "tone": "accent"
          },
          {
            "label": "states",
            "value": "ready"
          },
          {
            "label": "density",
            "value": "balanced",
            "tone": "warning"
          }
        ],
        "rows": [
          {
            "label": "Primary flow",
            "value": "mapped",
            "status": "active"
          },
          {
            "label": "Token coverage",
            "value": "semantic",
            "status": "synced"
          },
          {
            "label": "Responsive proof",
            "value": "queued",
            "status": "review"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Active",
          "Synced",
          "Draft"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "detail-editor",
      "title": "Detail editor",
      "viewport": "tablet",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "card",
        "input",
        "textarea",
        "select",
        "checkbox",
        "switch",
        "slider",
        "dialog",
        "sheet"
      ],
      "composition": "A focused editing flow with form fields, validation, confirmation, and a contextual side panel.",
      "mustShow": [
        "focus ring",
        "error or destructive state",
        "dialog or sheet treatment",
        "written guidance content"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "unstyled browser controls",
        "floating cards inside cards",
        "missing labels"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "editing flow",
        "headline": "Language recipe editor",
        "description": "A focused form proving labels, validation, toggles, panel rhythm, and action hierarchy.",
        "primaryAction": "Save recipe",
        "secondaryAction": "Open sheet",
        "fields": [
          {
            "label": "Component family",
            "value": "Narrative cards"
          },
          {
            "label": "State treatment",
            "value": "Visible focus + validation"
          },
          {
            "label": "Motion",
            "value": "Small lift, no opacity-only fade"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Focus",
          "Invalid",
          "Confirmed"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "data-operations",
      "title": "Data operations",
      "viewport": "mobile",
      "primitives": [
        "button",
        "tabs",
        "badge",
        "dropdown-menu",
        "table",
        "tooltip",
        "separator"
      ],
      "composition": "A compact operational view proving row rhythm, stacked actions, menu states, badges, and empty/destructive states.",
      "mustShow": [
        "responsive reflow",
        "dense row styling",
        "menu affordance",
        "status badge system"
      ],
      "avoid": [
        "desktop-only tables",
        "text overflow",
        "default shadcn spacing without Katagami character"
      ],
      "scene": {
        "eyebrow": "operations",
        "headline": "Compact review queue",
        "description": "A narrow viewport scene with rows, menus, tooltips, badges, and destructive affordances.",
        "primaryAction": "Resolve",
        "secondaryAction": "Filter",
        "rows": [
          {
            "label": "Button hierarchy",
            "value": "approved",
            "status": "ok"
          },
          {
            "label": "Table rhythm",
            "value": "needs pass",
            "status": "watch"
          },
          {
            "label": "Empty state",
            "value": "designed",
            "status": "done"
          }
        ],
        "statuses": [
          "Queued",
          "Blocked",
          "Done"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "componentRecipes": [
    {
      "primitive": "button",
      "intent": "Prove action hierarchy, focus, disabled, and destructive states."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "card",
      "intent": "Carry the language surface, border, elevation, and density rules."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "input",
      "intent": "Show labels, focus rings, validation, and spacing rhythm."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "textarea",
      "intent": "Show longer guidance, validation copy, and writing density."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "select",
      "intent": "Show filtering, selection contrast, and menu trigger styling."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "dialog",
      "intent": "Show centered decision states and overlay treatment."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "sheet",
      "intent": "Show contextual side panels and responsive editing."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "tabs",
      "intent": "Show navigational structure and active/inactive contrast."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "badge",
      "intent": "Show compact status vocabulary and semantic colors."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "separator",
      "intent": "Show section rhythm without generic gray dividers."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "checkbox",
      "intent": "Show binary selection with visible focus and checked states."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "switch",
      "intent": "Show settings toggles and on/off contrast."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "slider",
      "intent": "Show numeric adjustment with track/thumb styling."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "tooltip",
      "intent": "Show concise explanation styling above compact controls."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "dropdown-menu",
      "intent": "Show action menus, destructive items, and grouped choices."
    },
    {
      "primitive": "table",
      "intent": "Show dense operational data, separators, row states, and responsive behavior."
    }
  ],
  "qualityRules": {
    "do": [
      "Keep backgrounds dew-white or cool translucent neutral; let text contrast and spacing carry most hierarchy.",
      "Use honeydew for primary positive actions and cucumber for supporting state markers.",
      "Place condensation bead motifs at edges, corners, or behind product forms, never behind paragraphs.",
      "Make one surface clearly dominant through scale, radius, and shadow instead of presenting equal cards.",
      "Use Instrument Serif for sensorial headlines and IBM Plex Sans for clear product instructions.",
      "Verify body text contrast against translucent surfaces after blur and opacity are applied.",
      "Prefer flat color fields with tiny highlight glints over large gradients."
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Do not add rainbow pastel palettes, neon candy, or more than two non-semantic accent hues.",
      "Do not use heavy glassmorphism on every layer; only key trays and controls receive blur.",
      "Do not create generic SaaS dashboards, analytics charts, or three equal cards in a row.",
      "Do not let condensation dots become confetti or background noise across the whole screen.",
      "Do not use solid grey borders, default inputs, or arbitrary mixed radii outside 0/16/24/9999.",
      "Do not place cantaloupe accents in large blocks; it should remain a tiny appetite highlight."
    ]
  }
}
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