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Dew-Covered Candy Minimalism
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Download DESIGN.md
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the spec
specification
philosophy
summary
A dew-covered morning interface language: warm fog-white space, misted translucent panels, playful but readable typography, and tiny candy accents used only for state and focus. It rejects rainbow ramps, neon gamer glow, childish toy styling, and generic pastel SaaS sameness.
values
Legibility before translucencyFreshness through restrained material depthPlayful control with micro candy accentsAiry asymmetry instead of equal cardsTactile dew details with purposeful roles
anti-values
×Rainbow palettes and loud gradients×Low-contrast glassmorphism×Toy-like stickers or novelty type×Generic pastel dashboard grids
tokens
borders4 items
- active
- 2px solid rgba(233,145,130,.65)
- divider
- 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.66)
- focus
- 2px solid #E99182
- hairline
- 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.74)
colors12 items
accent
#E99182
background
#FBF8F1
border
#FFFFFF
error
#B96D66
info
#86AFC8
muted
#6F807C
primary
#86BBB2
secondary
#C9E8DD
success
#6EA586
surface
#FFFFFF
text
#24312F
warning
#C9A15E
motion4 items
- duration base
- 220ms
- duration fast
- 140ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)
- interaction
- dew beads scale subtly on hover/focus; panels drift only by 2px to preserve calm
radii4 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 32px
- md
- 24px
- sm
- 16px
shadows3 items
- lg
- 0 38px 120px rgba(134,187,178,.18)
- md
- 0 24px 70px rgba(111,157,150,.14)
- sm
- 0 10px 24px rgba(111,157,150,.10)
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- Fixed soft radial fog blooms, never rainbow or saturated gradient fields.
- card style
- rgba(255,255,255,.58) + backdrop blur 22px + white highlight border + aqua shadow
- treatment
- Warm fog-white base with restrained pale aqua/mint mist and frosted translucent panels.
typography8 items
- base size
- 16px
- body font
- Atkinson Hyperlegible
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Atkinson+Hyperlegible:wght@400;700&family=Bricolage+Grotesque:wght@500;600;700&family=Recursive:CASL,MONO,wght@0,1,500;0,1,700&display=swap
- heading font
- Bricolage Grotesque
- letter spacing
- -0.02em
- line height
- 1.56
- mono font
- Recursive
- scale ratio
- 1.22
rules
composition
Build asymmetric scenes: one dominant frosted morning panel, one narrower ritual column, and a mist band that overlaps the grid. Avoid three equal cards and dashboard sameness.
density
Open by default with compact ritual clusters; use 32px panel padding, 80px section breathing, and 4-8px dew-bead gaps.
hierarchy
Rounded display headings establish mood; Atkinson Hyperlegible body text remains dark and readable; Recursive mono labels are small but clear. Coral marks primary action only, aqua/mint supports surface hierarchy.
signature patterns
Dew-bead pseudo-elements with radial highlights on active controlsFrosted ceramic cards with blur, inner white rim, and muted aqua shadowCandy-rim primary buttons with coral outline but fog-white fillMist-band grid break behind a dominant content panel
layout
density
Airy by default, never evenly tiled. The primary scene opens with an oversized frosted panel and generous 80-96px desktop breathing room, then compresses into 4-8px dew-bead control clusters only where the user is choosing or confirming something. Panel interiors use 32px padding on desktop and 24px on mobile so translucency never competes with reading.
grid
Desktop uses a max 1180px twelve-column frame with 24px gutters. Hero content spans seven columns, the ritual/control column spans four, and one column remains as visible fog-white pause. Secondary sections may use a 2+1 or 2+1+1 arrangement, but one block must dominate; never render three equal cards. A mist band or inset panel should intentionally break the grid.
grid break
Each embodiment must include one named break from the main lattice: an oversized heading, a full-width mist band, a staggered side column, or a dominant inset panel overlapping its section.
responsive
Under 640px, collapse to one column, move decorative dew beads inward, reduce blur intensity, and remove any mist patch that could sit behind text. Tablet uses a six-column rhythm with the hero full width and controls underneath. Maintain 44px tap targets and keep the coral action visible without relying on color alone.
whitespace
Warm off-white negative space is a material, not empty filler. Keep 24px mobile margins, 48-64px tablet margins, and up to 80px desktop section gaps. Related labels, bead states, and care rows sit close together, while unrelated modules require at least an 8:1 spacing contrast between their tightest internal gaps and largest section gaps.
guidance
- Keep warm whites dominant
- Use pale aqua and mint as atmosphere rather than big blocks
- Reserve coral for one action or urgent state
- Make body text AA-readable on every translucent panel
- Use dew beads only on meaningful interaction points
- Provide solid fallbacks for glass surfaces
- Use thin line icons or mono labels rather than cartoon stickers
- No rainbow ramps, neon glows, or loud gradients
- No low-contrast text over blur
- No equal-card generic SaaS dashboards
- No oversized bubbly toy corners
- No sticker piles, emojis, or novelty type
- No decorative accents without a role
katagami spec
# Dew-Covered Candy Minimalism ## Philosophy A dew-covered morning interface language: warm fog-white space, misted translucent panels, playful but readable typography, and tiny candy accents used only for state and focus. It rejects rainbow ramps, neon gamer glow, childish toy styling, and generic pastel SaaS sameness. ### Values - Legibility before translucency - Freshness through restrained material depth - Playful control with micro candy accents - Airy asymmetry instead of equal cards - Tactile dew details with purposeful roles ### Anti-Values - Rainbow palettes and loud gradients - Low-contrast glassmorphism - Toy-like stickers or novelty type - Generic pastel dashboard grids ### Visual Character - Warm off-white base with pale aqua, mint, and soft sky mist - Frosted translucent panels with white inner highlight borders - Dew bead micro-elements on active states - Rounded display typography paired with highly readable body text - Watermelon coral or translucent lilac only as tiny accents ## Tokens ### Borders - **Active**: 2px solid rgba(233,145,130,.65) - **Divider**: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.66) - **Focus**: 2px solid #E99182 - **Hairline**: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.74) ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#E99182` | | background | `#FBF8F1` | | border | `#FFFFFF` | | error | `#B96D66` | | info | `#86AFC8` | | muted | `#6F807C` | | primary | `#86BBB2` | | secondary | `#C9E8DD` | | success | `#6EA586` | | surface | `#FFFFFF` | | text | `#24312F` | | warning | `#C9A15E` | ### Motion - **Duration Base**: 220ms - **Duration Fast**: 140ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) - **Interaction**: dew beads scale subtly on hover/focus; panels drift only by 2px to preserve calm ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 32px - **Md**: 24px - **Sm**: 16px ### Shadows - **Lg**: 0 38px 120px rgba(134,187,178,.18) - **Md**: 0 24px 70px rgba(111,157,150,.14) - **Sm**: 0 10px 24px rgba(111,157,150,.10) ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64,80,96] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: Fixed soft radial fog blooms, never rainbow or saturated gradient fields. - **Card Style**: rgba(255,255,255,.58) + backdrop blur 22px + white highlight border + aqua shadow - **Treatment**: Warm fog-white base with restrained pale aqua/mint mist and frosted translucent panels. ### Typography - **Base Size**: 16px - **Body Font**: Atkinson Hyperlegible - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Atkinson+Hyperlegible:wght@400;700&family=Bricolage+Grotesque:wght@500;600;700&family=Recursive:CASL,MONO,wght@0,1,500;0,1,700&display=swap - **Heading Font**: Bricolage Grotesque - **Letter Spacing**: -0.02em - **Line Height**: 1.56 - **Mono Font**: Recursive - **Scale Ratio**: 1.22 ## Rules ### Composition Build asymmetric scenes: one dominant frosted morning panel, one narrower ritual column, and a mist band that overlaps the grid. Avoid three equal cards and dashboard sameness. ### Density Open by default with compact ritual clusters; use 32px panel padding, 80px section breathing, and 4-8px dew-bead gaps. ### Hierarchy Rounded display headings establish mood; Atkinson Hyperlegible body text remains dark and readable; Recursive mono labels are small but clear. Coral marks primary action only, aqua/mint supports surface hierarchy. ### Signature Patterns - Dew-bead pseudo-elements with radial highlights on active controls - Frosted ceramic cards with blur, inner white rim, and muted aqua shadow - Candy-rim primary buttons with coral outline but fog-white fill - Mist-band grid break behind a dominant content panel ## Layout ### Density Airy by default, never evenly tiled. The primary scene opens with an oversized frosted panel and generous 80-96px desktop breathing room, then compresses into 4-8px dew-bead control clusters only where the user is choosing or confirming something. Panel interiors use 32px padding on desktop and 24px on mobile so translucency never competes with reading. ### Grid Desktop uses a max 1180px twelve-column frame with 24px gutters. Hero content spans seven columns, the ritual/control column spans four, and one column remains as visible fog-white pause. Secondary sections may use a 2+1 or 2+1+1 arrangement, but one block must dominate; never render three equal cards. A mist band or inset panel should intentionally break the grid. ### Grid Break Each embodiment must include one named break from the main lattice: an oversized heading, a full-width mist band, a staggered side column, or a dominant inset panel overlapping its section. ### Responsive Under 640px, collapse to one column, move decorative dew beads inward, reduce blur intensity, and remove any mist patch that could sit behind text. Tablet uses a six-column rhythm with the hero full width and controls underneath. Maintain 44px tap targets and keep the coral action visible without relying on color alone. ### Whitespace Warm off-white negative space is a material, not empty filler. Keep 24px mobile margins, 48-64px tablet margins, and up to 80px desktop section gaps. Related labels, bead states, and care rows sit close together, while unrelated modules require at least an 8:1 spacing contrast between their tightest internal gaps and largest section gaps. ## Guidance ### Do - Keep warm whites dominant - Use pale aqua and mint as atmosphere rather than big blocks - Reserve coral for one action or urgent state - Make body text AA-readable on every translucent panel - Use dew beads only on meaningful interaction points - Provide solid fallbacks for glass surfaces - Use thin line icons or mono labels rather than cartoon stickers ### Don't - No rainbow ramps, neon glows, or loud gradients - No low-contrast text over blur - No equal-card generic SaaS dashboards - No oversized bubbly toy corners - No sticker piles, emojis, or novelty type - No decorative accents without a role ### Accessibility Maintain WCAG AA text contrast, visible focus rings, non-color state labels, and 44px tap targets. ### Usage Context Fresh care, wellness, garden, food, habit, and lightweight planning tools.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Dew-Covered Candy Minimalism"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#E99182"
background: "#FBF8F1"
border: "#FFFFFF"
error: "#B96D66"
info: "#86AFC8"
muted: "#6F807C"
primary: "#86BBB2"
secondary: "#C9E8DD"
success: "#6EA586"
surface: "#FFFFFF"
text: "#24312F"
warning: "#C9A15E"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Bricolage Grotesque"
fontSize: "1.816rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Bricolage Grotesque"
fontSize: "1.488rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Atkinson Hyperlegible"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.56
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "Recursive"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
full: "9999px"
lg: "32px"
md: "24px"
sm: "16px"
spacing:
base: "8px"
xs: "4px"
sm: "8px"
md: "12px"
lg: "16px"
xl: "24px"
2xl: "32px"
3xl: "48px"
4xl: "64px"
step-8: "80px"
step-9: "96px"
components:
color-reference-accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
color-reference-background:
backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
color-reference-border:
backgroundColor: "{colors.border}"
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-Covered Candy Minimalism
## Overview
A dew-covered morning interface language: warm fog-white space, misted translucent panels, playful but readable typography, and tiny candy accents used only for state and focus. It rejects rainbow ramps, neon gamer glow, childish toy styling, and generic pastel SaaS sameness.
### Values
- Legibility before translucency
- Freshness through restrained material depth
- Playful control with micro candy accents
- Airy asymmetry instead of equal cards
- Tactile dew details with purposeful roles
### Anti-Values
- Rainbow palettes and loud gradients
- Low-contrast glassmorphism
- Toy-like stickers or novelty type
- Generic pastel dashboard grids
### Visual Character
- Warm off-white base with pale aqua, mint, and soft sky mist
- Frosted translucent panels with white inner highlight borders
- Dew bead micro-elements on active states
- Rounded display typography paired with highly readable body text
- Watermelon coral or translucent lilac only as tiny accents
## 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 | `#E99182` |
| background | `#FBF8F1` |
| border | `#FFFFFF` |
| error | `#B96D66` |
| info | `#86AFC8` |
| muted | `#6F807C` |
| primary | `#86BBB2` |
| secondary | `#C9E8DD` |
| success | `#6EA586` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#24312F` |
| warning | `#C9A15E` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Bricolage Grotesque, 1.816rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Bricolage Grotesque, 1.488rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Atkinson Hyperlegible, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.56.
- **Label-Md**: Recursive, 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**: `80px`
- **Step-9**: `96px`
### Density
Airy by default, never evenly tiled. The primary scene opens with an oversized frosted panel and generous 80-96px desktop breathing room, then compresses into 4-8px dew-bead control clusters only where the user is choosing or confirming something. Panel interiors use 32px padding on desktop and 24px on mobile so translucency never competes with reading.
### Grid
Desktop uses a max 1180px twelve-column frame with 24px gutters. Hero content spans seven columns, the ritual/control column spans four, and one column remains as visible fog-white pause. Secondary sections may use a 2+1 or 2+1+1 arrangement, but one block must dominate; never render three equal cards. A mist band or inset panel should intentionally break the grid.
### Grid Break
Each embodiment must include one named break from the main lattice: an oversized heading, a full-width mist band, a staggered side column, or a dominant inset panel overlapping its section.
### Responsive
Under 640px, collapse to one column, move decorative dew beads inward, reduce blur intensity, and remove any mist patch that could sit behind text. Tablet uses a six-column rhythm with the hero full width and controls underneath. Maintain 44px tap targets and keep the coral action visible without relying on color alone.
### Whitespace
Warm off-white negative space is a material, not empty filler. Keep 24px mobile margins, 48-64px tablet margins, and up to 80px desktop section gaps. Related labels, bead states, and care rows sit close together, while unrelated modules require at least an 8:1 spacing contrast between their tightest internal gaps and largest section gaps.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: 0 38px 120px rgba(134,187,178,.18)
- **Md**: 0 24px 70px rgba(111,157,150,.14)
- **Sm**: 0 10px 24px rgba(111,157,150,.10)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `32px`
- **Md**: `24px`
- **Sm**: `16px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: Fixed soft radial fog blooms, never rainbow or saturated gradient fields.
- **Card Style**: rgba(255,255,255,.58) + backdrop blur 22px + white highlight border + aqua shadow
- **Treatment**: Warm fog-white base with restrained pale aqua/mint mist and frosted translucent panels.
### Borders
- **Active**: 2px solid rgba(233,145,130,.65)
- **Divider**: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.66)
- **Focus**: 2px solid #E99182
- **Hairline**: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.74)
## Components
### Composition
Build asymmetric scenes: one dominant frosted morning panel, one narrower ritual column, and a mist band that overlaps the grid. Avoid three equal cards and dashboard sameness.
### Density
Open by default with compact ritual clusters; use 32px panel padding, 80px section breathing, and 4-8px dew-bead gaps.
### Hierarchy
Rounded display headings establish mood; Atkinson Hyperlegible body text remains dark and readable; Recursive mono labels are small but clear. Coral marks primary action only, aqua/mint supports surface hierarchy.
### Signature Patterns
- Dew-bead pseudo-elements with radial highlights on active controls
- Frosted ceramic cards with blur, inner white rim, and muted aqua shadow
- Candy-rim primary buttons with coral outline but fog-white fill
- Mist-band grid break behind a dominant content panel
## 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-019e0a5a-38f0-7762-8d2a-d74af87ead6a/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 warm whites dominant
- Do Use pale aqua and mint as atmosphere rather than big blocks
- Do Reserve coral for one action or urgent state
- Do Make body text AA-readable on every translucent panel
- Do Use dew beads only on meaningful interaction points
- Do Provide solid fallbacks for glass surfaces
- Do Use thin line icons or mono labels rather than cartoon stickers
- Don't No rainbow ramps, neon glows, or loud gradients
- Don't No low-contrast text over blur
- Don't No equal-card generic SaaS dashboards
- Don't No oversized bubbly toy corners
- Don't No sticker piles, emojis, or novelty type
- Don't No decorative accents without a role
### Accessibility
Maintain WCAG AA text contrast, visible focus rings, non-color state labels, and 44px tap targets.
### Usage Context
Fresh care, wellness, garden, food, habit, and lightweight planning tools.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "dew-covered-candy-minimalism",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Dew-Covered Candy Minimalism shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#FBF8F1",
"foreground": "#24312F",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#24312F",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#24312F",
"primary": "#86BBB2",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#C9E8DD",
"secondary-foreground": "#111111",
"muted": "#6F807C",
"muted-foreground": "#24312F",
"accent": "#E99182",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B96D66",
"border": "#FFFFFF",
"input": "#FFFFFF",
"ring": "#E99182",
"chart-1": "#86BBB2",
"chart-2": "#C9E8DD",
"chart-3": "#E99182",
"chart-4": "#6EA586",
"chart-5": "#C9A15E",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-foreground": "#24312F",
"sidebar-primary": "#86BBB2",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#86AFC8",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-ring": "#E99182",
"radius": "24px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#86BBB2",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#E99182",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B96D66",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#E99182",
"chart-1": "#86BBB2",
"chart-2": "#C9E8DD",
"chart-3": "#E99182",
"chart-4": "#6EA586",
"chart-5": "#C9A15E",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#86BBB2",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#E99182",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#E99182",
"radius": "24px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019e0a5a-38f0-7762-8d2a-d74af87ead6a",
"slug": "dew-covered-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": [
"active",
"divider",
"focus",
"hairline"
],
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning"
],
"motion": [
"duration_base",
"duration_fast",
"easing",
"interaction"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
]
}
}
}
```in the wild
embodiments
the full element showcase
embodiment · dew-covered-candy-minimalism
DESIGN.md
at a glance
Typography
headline-lgBricolage Grotesque · 29px · 700
The quick brown fox jumps
headline-mdBricolage Grotesque · 24px · 600
The quick brown fox jumps
body-mdAtkinson Hyperlegible · 16px · 400
The quick brown fox jumps
label-mdRecursive · 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-880px
- step-996px
Shape
full9999px
lg32px
md24px
sm16px
shadcn/ui
implementation kit
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 tabletheme css
:root {
--background: #FBF8F1;
--foreground: #24312F;
--card: #FFFFFF;
--card-foreground: #24312F;
--popover: #FFFFFF;
--popover-foreground: #24312F;
--primary: #86BBB2;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #C9E8DD;
--secondary-foreground: #111111;
--muted: #6F807C;
--muted-foreground: #24312F;
--accent: #E99182;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #B96D66;
--border: #FFFFFF;
--input: #FFFFFF;
--ring: #E99182;
--chart-1: #86BBB2;
--chart-2: #C9E8DD;
--chart-3: #E99182;
--chart-4: #6EA586;
--chart-5: #C9A15E;
--sidebar: #FFFFFF;
--sidebar-foreground: #24312F;
--sidebar-primary: #86BBB2;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #86AFC8;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #FFFFFF;
--sidebar-ring: #E99182;
--radius: 24px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #86BBB2;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #E99182;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #B96D66;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #E99182;
--chart-1: #86BBB2;
--chart-2: #C9E8DD;
--chart-3: #E99182;
--chart-4: #6EA586;
--chart-5: #C9A15E;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #86BBB2;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #E99182;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #E99182;
--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 DewCoveredCandyMinimalismShadcnKit() {
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-Covered 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": "#E99182",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#0f1115",
"border": "#303642",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"chart-1": "#86BBB2",
"chart-2": "#C9E8DD",
"chart-3": "#E99182",
"chart-4": "#6EA586",
"chart-5": "#C9A15E",
"destructive": "#B96D66",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"input": "#303642",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#86BBB2",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"radius": "24px",
"ring": "#E99182",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-accent": "#E99182",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#86BBB2",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-ring": "#E99182"
},
"light": {
"accent": "#E99182",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#FBF8F1",
"border": "#FFFFFF",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#24312F",
"chart-1": "#86BBB2",
"chart-2": "#C9E8DD",
"chart-3": "#E99182",
"chart-4": "#6EA586",
"chart-5": "#C9A15E",
"destructive": "#B96D66",
"foreground": "#24312F",
"input": "#FFFFFF",
"muted": "#6F807C",
"muted-foreground": "#24312F",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#24312F",
"primary": "#86BBB2",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"radius": "24px",
"ring": "#E99182",
"secondary": "#C9E8DD",
"secondary-foreground": "#111111",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-accent": "#86AFC8",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-foreground": "#24312F",
"sidebar-primary": "#86BBB2",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-ring": "#E99182"
},
"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-019e0a56-8350-7463-9f70-07ba02f02d04",
"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-covered-candy-minimalism",
"source": "katagami"
},
"name": "dew-covered-candy-minimalism",
"title": "Dew-Covered Candy Minimalism shadcn Theme",
"type": "registry:theme"
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Dew-Covered Candy Minimalism shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019e0a5a-38f0-7762-8d2a-d74af87ead6a`
Slug: `dew-covered-candy-minimalism`
## Intent
A dew-covered morning interface language: warm fog-white space, misted translucent panels, playful but readable typography, and tiny candy accents used only for state and focus. It rejects rainbow ramps, neon gamer glow, childish toy styling, and generic pastel SaaS sameness.
## 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": "#E99182",
"background": "#FBF8F1",
"border": "#FFFFFF",
"error": "#B96D66",
"info": "#86AFC8",
"muted": "#6F807C",
"primary": "#86BBB2",
"secondary": "#C9E8DD",
"success": "#6EA586",
"surface": "#FFFFFF",
"text": "#24312F",
"warning": "#C9A15E"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "16px",
"body_font": "Atkinson Hyperlegible",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Atkinson+Hyperlegible:wght@400;700&family=Bricolage+Grotesque:wght@500;600;700&family=Recursive:CASL,MONO,wght@0,1,500;0,1,700&display=swap",
"heading_font": "Bricolage Grotesque",
"letter_spacing": "-0.02em",
"line_height": 1.56,
"mono_font": "Recursive",
"scale_ratio": 1.22
}
## Visual character to preserve
- Warm off-white base with pale aqua, mint, and soft sky mist
- Frosted translucent panels with white inner highlight borders
- Dew bead micro-elements on active states
- Rounded display typography paired with highly readable body text
- Watermelon coral or translucent lilac only as tiny accents
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "system",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": false,
"motion": "still",
"density": "balanced",
"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-covered-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 warm whites dominant; Use pale aqua and mint as atmosphere rather than big blocks; Reserve coral for one action or urgent state; Make body text AA-readable on every translucent panel; Use dew beads only on meaningful interaction points; Provide solid fallbacks for glass surfaces; Use thin line icons or mono labels rather than cartoon stickers
- Do not: No rainbow ramps, neon glows, or loud gradients; No low-contrast text over blur; No equal-card generic SaaS dashboards; No oversized bubbly toy corners; No sticker piles, emojis, or novelty type; No decorative accents without a role
## 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 DewCoveredCandyMinimalismShadcnKit() {
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-Covered 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
{
"density": "Airy by default, never evenly tiled. The primary scene opens with an oversized frosted panel and generous 80-96px desktop breathing room, then compresses into 4-8px dew-bead control clusters only where the user is choosing or confirming something. Panel interiors use 32px padding on desktop and 24px on mobile so translucency never competes with reading.",
"grid": "Desktop uses a max 1180px twelve-column frame with 24px gutters. Hero content spans seven columns, the ritual/control column spans four, and one column remains as visible fog-white pause. Secondary sections may use a 2+1 or 2+1+1 arrangement, but one block must dominate; never render three equal cards. A mist band or inset panel should intentionally break the grid.",
"grid_break": "Each embodiment must include one named break from the main lattice: an oversized heading, a full-width mist band, a staggered side column, or a dominant inset panel overlapping its section.",
"responsive": "Under 640px, collapse to one column, move decorative dew beads inward, reduce blur intensity, and remove any mist patch that could sit behind text. Tablet uses a six-column rhythm with the hero full width and controls underneath. Maintain 44px tap targets and keep the coral action visible without relying on color alone.",
"whitespace": "Warm off-white negative space is a material, not empty filler. Keep 24px mobile margins, 48-64px tablet margins, and up to 80px desktop section gaps. Related labels, bead states, and care rows sit close together, while unrelated modules require at least an 8:1 spacing contrast between their tightest internal gaps and largest section gaps."
}
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-019e0a5a-38f0-7762-8d2a-d74af87ead6a",
"name": "Dew-Covered Candy Minimalism",
"slug": "dew-covered-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": [
"Warm off-white base with pale aqua, mint, and soft sky mist",
"Frosted translucent panels with white inner highlight borders",
"Dew bead micro-elements on active states",
"Rounded display typography paired with highly readable body text",
"Watermelon coral or translucent lilac only as tiny accents"
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "system",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": false,
"motion": "still",
"density": "balanced",
"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-Covered 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 warm whites dominant",
"Use pale aqua and mint as atmosphere rather than big blocks",
"Reserve coral for one action or urgent state",
"Make body text AA-readable on every translucent panel",
"Use dew beads only on meaningful interaction points",
"Provide solid fallbacks for glass surfaces",
"Use thin line icons or mono labels rather than cartoon stickers"
],
"dont": [
"No rainbow ramps, neon glows, or loud gradients",
"No low-contrast text over blur",
"No equal-card generic SaaS dashboards",
"No oversized bubbly toy corners",
"No sticker piles, emojis, or novelty type",
"No decorative accents without a role"
]
}
}
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