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Dew Candy Minimalism

A portable design language for agents: download the markdown first, then inspect the preview, tokens, and rules as needed.

Download DESIGN.md

Portable DESIGN.md source of truth for most agents and apps.

the spec

specification

philosophy
summary
Dew Candy Minimalism turns product-card interfaces into calm warm-white shelves with one sorbet gel accent at a time, preserving legibility through restraint, air, and tactile translucent edges rather than decoration.
values
single-subject claritydew-fresh tactilitycontrolled sorbet warmthlegible translucent depth
anti-values
×rainbow ramps and loud gradients×toy-like childish blob clutter×generic pastel SaaS sameness×neon gamer glow
tokens
borders4 items
accent width
2px
character
barely visible separators that catch light instead of outlining every component
default width
1px
style
solid translucent warm-neutral strokes
colors12 items
accent
#BEEAD6
background
#FBFAF6
border
#E9E1DA
error
#C96961
info
#9FD8DF
muted
#817872
primary
#EFA48E
secondary
#F4BBC9
success
#79B99D
surface
#FFFFFF
text
#2F2B28
warning
#DDB56A
motion3 items
duration
220ms
easing
cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)
philosophy
motion feels like condensation settling: short lift, soft shine travel, no bouncy toy behavior
radii5 items
full
9999px
lg
32px
md
20px
none
0
sm
12px
shadows3 items
lg
0 30px 80px rgba(82, 66, 54, 0.14)
md
0 18px 48px rgba(82, 66, 54, 0.10)
sm
0 8px 22px rgba(82, 66, 54, 0.06)
spacing2 items
base
8px
scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
bg pattern
large peach and aqua radial dew washes at 12-18% opacity over #FBFAF6
card style
single-subject #FFFFFF cards with translucent border, inset white glint, and one sorbet gel accent
treatment
warm white and mist layers with backdrop-filter blur on gel accents only
typography8 items
base size
16px
body font
Instrument Sans
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght,SOFT@9..144,500..700,65..100&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500&family=Instrument+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap
heading font
Fraunces
letter spacing
-0.02em
line height
1.52
mono font
IBM Plex Mono
scale ratio
1.22
rules
composition

Use coplanar grids of product cards on a warm-white canvas, with one larger hero card and smaller supporting cards aligned to the same baseline rhythm.

density

Keep content sparse: one object, one action, and two to three metadata points per card.

hierarchy

Lead with a soft serif headline and clear price/status rows; secondary detail is muted and grouped into pills so translucent accents never compete with content.

signature patterns
One-accent card rule: every card may contain only a single sorbet gel lozenge, droplet, or underline highlight.Frosted gel tabs use backdrop-filter blur, inset white highlights, and low-opacity fills while text remains on opaque white.Dewline dividers are short translucent gradient strokes used as shelf markers, never full-width rainbow separators.Resting elevation stacks a warm outer shadow with an inset top glint to make cards soft without floating dramatically.Hover states translate cards by two pixels and slide a narrow glossy pseudo-element across the gel accent only.
layout
breakpoints

mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px and above

grid

A 12-column desktop shelf grid collapses to two tablet columns and one mobile column with card order preserved.

whitespace

Whitespace is generous and measured in 24px and 32px jumps so the product cards feel airy rather than toy-box crowded.

guidance
do
  • Use warm white opaque content surfaces for all readable text.
  • Limit each view section to peach, lychee, honeydew, or pale aqua as a single controlled accent.
  • Pair translucent gel accents with restrained shadows and clear typographic hierarchy.
  • Let empty space carry the youthful softness instead of adding illustrations.
avoid
  • Do not use rainbow palettes, neon glows, or loud multi-stop gradients.
  • Do not cover text with frosted glass or reduce foreground legibility.
  • Do not add childish toy stickers, cluttered blobs, or excessive rounded gimmicks.
  • Do not make every card a different color; accents must be sparse and deliberate.
katagami spec
# Dew Candy Minimalism

## Philosophy

Dew Candy Minimalism turns product-card interfaces into calm warm-white shelves with one sorbet gel accent at a time, preserving legibility through restraint, air, and tactile translucent edges rather than decoration.

### Values

- single-subject clarity
- dew-fresh tactility
- controlled sorbet warmth
- legible translucent depth

### Anti-Values

- rainbow ramps and loud gradients
- toy-like childish blob clutter
- generic pastel SaaS sameness
- neon gamer glow

### Visual Character

- Warm mist page backgrounds use fixed radial washes under a mostly white interface, with no multicolor gradient ramps.
- Cards are single-subject rounded rectangles with translucent 1px borders, soft inner white highlights, and restrained resting shadows.
- Each product card receives exactly one low-opacity gel lozenge or corner droplet in peach, lychee, honeydew, or pale aqua.
- Hierarchy is built with compact eyebrow labels, generous headline leading, sparse metadata rows, and ample whitespace between card groups.
- Interactive emphasis appears as subtle lifted elevation and a migrating glossy highlight, never as saturated color or heavy shadow.

## Tokens

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: barely visible separators that catch light instead of outlining every component
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid translucent warm-neutral strokes

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| accent | `#BEEAD6` |
| background | `#FBFAF6` |
| border | `#E9E1DA` |
| error | `#C96961` |
| info | `#9FD8DF` |
| muted | `#817872` |
| primary | `#EFA48E` |
| secondary | `#F4BBC9` |
| success | `#79B99D` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#2F2B28` |
| warning | `#DDB56A` |

### Motion

- **Duration**: 220ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)
- **Philosophy**: motion feels like condensation settling: short lift, soft shine travel, no bouncy toy behavior

### Radii

- **Full**: 9999px
- **Lg**: 32px
- **Md**: 20px
- **None**: 0
- **Sm**: 12px

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 30px 80px rgba(82, 66, 54, 0.14)
- **Md**: 0 18px 48px rgba(82, 66, 54, 0.10)
- **Sm**: 0 8px 22px rgba(82, 66, 54, 0.06)

### Spacing

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

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: large peach and aqua radial dew washes at 12-18% opacity over #FBFAF6
- **Card Style**: single-subject #FFFFFF cards with translucent border, inset white glint, and one sorbet gel accent
- **Treatment**: warm white and mist layers with backdrop-filter blur on gel accents only

### Typography

- **Base Size**: 16px
- **Body Font**: Instrument Sans
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght,SOFT@9..144,500..700,65..100&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500&family=Instrument+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap
- **Heading Font**: Fraunces
- **Letter Spacing**: -0.02em
- **Line Height**: 1.52
- **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono
- **Scale Ratio**: 1.22

## Rules

### Composition

Use coplanar grids of product cards on a warm-white canvas, with one larger hero card and smaller supporting cards aligned to the same baseline rhythm.

### Density

Keep content sparse: one object, one action, and two to three metadata points per card.

### Hierarchy

Lead with a soft serif headline and clear price/status rows; secondary detail is muted and grouped into pills so translucent accents never compete with content.

### Signature Patterns

- One-accent card rule: every card may contain only a single sorbet gel lozenge, droplet, or underline highlight.
- Frosted gel tabs use backdrop-filter blur, inset white highlights, and low-opacity fills while text remains on opaque white.
- Dewline dividers are short translucent gradient strokes used as shelf markers, never full-width rainbow separators.
- Resting elevation stacks a warm outer shadow with an inset top glint to make cards soft without floating dramatically.
- Hover states translate cards by two pixels and slide a narrow glossy pseudo-element across the gel accent only.

## Layout

### Breakpoints

mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px and above

### Grid

A 12-column desktop shelf grid collapses to two tablet columns and one mobile column with card order preserved.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is generous and measured in 24px and 32px jumps so the product cards feel airy rather than toy-box crowded.

## Guidance

### Do

- Use warm white opaque content surfaces for all readable text.
- Limit each view section to peach, lychee, honeydew, or pale aqua as a single controlled accent.
- Pair translucent gel accents with restrained shadows and clear typographic hierarchy.
- Let empty space carry the youthful softness instead of adding illustrations.

### Don't

- Do not use rainbow palettes, neon glows, or loud multi-stop gradients.
- Do not cover text with frosted glass or reduce foreground legibility.
- Do not add childish toy stickers, cluttered blobs, or excessive rounded gimmicks.
- Do not make every card a different color; accents must be sparse and deliberate.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Dew Candy Minimalism"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  accent: "#BEEAD6"
  background: "#FBFAF6"
  border: "#E9E1DA"
  error: "#C96961"
  info: "#9FD8DF"
  muted: "#817872"
  primary: "#EFA48E"
  secondary: "#F4BBC9"
  success: "#79B99D"
  surface: "#FFFFFF"
  text: "#2F2B28"
  warning: "#DDB56A"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Fraunces"
    fontSize: "1.816rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Fraunces"
    fontSize: "1.488rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "Instrument Sans"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.52
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  full: "9999px"
  lg: "32px"
  md: "20px"
  none: "0px"
  sm: "12px"
spacing:
  base: "8px"
  xs: "4px"
  sm: "8px"
  md: "12px"
  lg: "16px"
  xl: "24px"
  2xl: "32px"
  3xl: "48px"
  4xl: "64px"
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 Candy Minimalism

## Overview

Dew Candy Minimalism turns product-card interfaces into calm warm-white shelves with one sorbet gel accent at a time, preserving legibility through restraint, air, and tactile translucent edges rather than decoration.

### Values

- single-subject clarity
- dew-fresh tactility
- controlled sorbet warmth
- legible translucent depth

### Anti-Values

- rainbow ramps and loud gradients
- toy-like childish blob clutter
- generic pastel SaaS sameness
- neon gamer glow

### Visual Character

- Warm mist page backgrounds use fixed radial washes under a mostly white interface, with no multicolor gradient ramps.
- Cards are single-subject rounded rectangles with translucent 1px borders, soft inner white highlights, and restrained resting shadows.
- Each product card receives exactly one low-opacity gel lozenge or corner droplet in peach, lychee, honeydew, or pale aqua.
- Hierarchy is built with compact eyebrow labels, generous headline leading, sparse metadata rows, and ample whitespace between card groups.
- Interactive emphasis appears as subtle lifted elevation and a migrating glossy highlight, never as saturated color or heavy shadow.

## 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 | `#BEEAD6` |
| background | `#FBFAF6` |
| border | `#E9E1DA` |
| error | `#C96961` |
| info | `#9FD8DF` |
| muted | `#817872` |
| primary | `#EFA48E` |
| secondary | `#F4BBC9` |
| success | `#79B99D` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#2F2B28` |
| warning | `#DDB56A` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Fraunces, 1.816rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Fraunces, 1.488rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Instrument Sans, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.52.
- **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`

### Breakpoints

mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px and above

### Grid

A 12-column desktop shelf grid collapses to two tablet columns and one mobile column with card order preserved.

### Whitespace

Whitespace is generous and measured in 24px and 32px jumps so the product cards feel airy rather than toy-box crowded.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 0 30px 80px rgba(82, 66, 54, 0.14)
- **Md**: 0 18px 48px rgba(82, 66, 54, 0.10)
- **Sm**: 0 8px 22px rgba(82, 66, 54, 0.06)

## Shapes

### Rounded

- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `32px`
- **Md**: `20px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `12px`

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: large peach and aqua radial dew washes at 12-18% opacity over #FBFAF6
- **Card Style**: single-subject #FFFFFF cards with translucent border, inset white glint, and one sorbet gel accent
- **Treatment**: warm white and mist layers with backdrop-filter blur on gel accents only

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: barely visible separators that catch light instead of outlining every component
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid translucent warm-neutral strokes

## Components

### Composition

Use coplanar grids of product cards on a warm-white canvas, with one larger hero card and smaller supporting cards aligned to the same baseline rhythm.

### Density

Keep content sparse: one object, one action, and two to three metadata points per card.

### Hierarchy

Lead with a soft serif headline and clear price/status rows; secondary detail is muted and grouped into pills so translucent accents never compete with content.

### Signature Patterns

- One-accent card rule: every card may contain only a single sorbet gel lozenge, droplet, or underline highlight.
- Frosted gel tabs use backdrop-filter blur, inset white highlights, and low-opacity fills while text remains on opaque white.
- Dewline dividers are short translucent gradient strokes used as shelf markers, never full-width rainbow separators.
- Resting elevation stacks a warm outer shadow with an inset top glint to make cards soft without floating dramatically.
- Hover states translate cards by two pixels and slide a narrow glossy pseudo-element across the gel accent only.

## 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-019e0a5d-85de-7dd2-b4a1-6cfa667dbf94/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 Use warm white opaque content surfaces for all readable text.
- Do Limit each view section to peach, lychee, honeydew, or pale aqua as a single controlled accent.
- Do Pair translucent gel accents with restrained shadows and clear typographic hierarchy.
- Do Let empty space carry the youthful softness instead of adding illustrations.
- Don't Do not use rainbow palettes, neon glows, or loud multi-stop gradients.
- Don't Do not cover text with frosted glass or reduce foreground legibility.
- Don't Do not add childish toy stickers, cluttered blobs, or excessive rounded gimmicks.
- Don't Do not make every card a different color; accents must be sparse and deliberate.
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": "#FBFAF6",
      "foreground": "#2F2B28",
      "card": "#FFFFFF",
      "card-foreground": "#2F2B28",
      "popover": "#FFFFFF",
      "popover-foreground": "#2F2B28",
      "primary": "#EFA48E",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#F4BBC9",
      "secondary-foreground": "#111111",
      "muted": "#817872",
      "muted-foreground": "#2F2B28",
      "accent": "#BEEAD6",
      "accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "destructive": "#C96961",
      "border": "#E9E1DA",
      "input": "#E9E1DA",
      "ring": "#BEEAD6",
      "chart-1": "#EFA48E",
      "chart-2": "#F4BBC9",
      "chart-3": "#BEEAD6",
      "chart-4": "#79B99D",
      "chart-5": "#DDB56A",
      "sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#2F2B28",
      "sidebar-primary": "#EFA48E",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#9FD8DF",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-border": "#E9E1DA",
      "sidebar-ring": "#BEEAD6",
      "radius": "20px"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#EFA48E",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#BEEAD6",
      "accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "destructive": "#C96961",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#BEEAD6",
      "chart-1": "#EFA48E",
      "chart-2": "#F4BBC9",
      "chart-3": "#BEEAD6",
      "chart-4": "#79B99D",
      "chart-5": "#DDB56A",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#EFA48E",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#BEEAD6",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#BEEAD6",
      "radius": "20px"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019e0a5d-85de-7dd2-b4a1-6cfa667dbf94",
    "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",
        "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-lgFraunces · 29px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdFraunces · 24px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdInstrument 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

Shape

full9999px
lg32px
md20px
none0px
sm12px
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: #FBFAF6;
  --foreground: #2F2B28;
  --card: #FFFFFF;
  --card-foreground: #2F2B28;
  --popover: #FFFFFF;
  --popover-foreground: #2F2B28;
  --primary: #EFA48E;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #F4BBC9;
  --secondary-foreground: #111111;
  --muted: #817872;
  --muted-foreground: #2F2B28;
  --accent: #BEEAD6;
  --accent-foreground: #111111;
  --destructive: #C96961;
  --border: #E9E1DA;
  --input: #E9E1DA;
  --ring: #BEEAD6;
  --chart-1: #EFA48E;
  --chart-2: #F4BBC9;
  --chart-3: #BEEAD6;
  --chart-4: #79B99D;
  --chart-5: #DDB56A;
  --sidebar: #FFFFFF;
  --sidebar-foreground: #2F2B28;
  --sidebar-primary: #EFA48E;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #9FD8DF;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #111111;
  --sidebar-border: #E9E1DA;
  --sidebar-ring: #BEEAD6;
  --radius: 20px;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #EFA48E;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #BEEAD6;
  --accent-foreground: #111111;
  --destructive: #C96961;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #BEEAD6;
  --chart-1: #EFA48E;
  --chart-2: #F4BBC9;
  --chart-3: #BEEAD6;
  --chart-4: #79B99D;
  --chart-5: #DDB56A;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #EFA48E;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #BEEAD6;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #111111;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #BEEAD6;
  --radius: 20px;
}
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-019e0a5d-85de-7dd2-b4a1-6cfa667dbf94`
Slug: `dew-candy-minimalism`

## Intent

Dew Candy Minimalism turns product-card interfaces into calm warm-white shelves with one sorbet gel accent at a time, preserving legibility through restraint, air, and tactile translucent edges rather than decoration.

## 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": "#BEEAD6",
  "background": "#FBFAF6",
  "border": "#E9E1DA",
  "error": "#C96961",
  "info": "#9FD8DF",
  "muted": "#817872",
  "primary": "#EFA48E",
  "secondary": "#F4BBC9",
  "success": "#79B99D",
  "surface": "#FFFFFF",
  "text": "#2F2B28",
  "warning": "#DDB56A"
}

Typography:

{
  "base_size": "16px",
  "body_font": "Instrument Sans",
  "google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght,SOFT@9..144,500..700,65..100&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500&family=Instrument+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap",
  "heading_font": "Fraunces",
  "letter_spacing": "-0.02em",
  "line_height": 1.52,
  "mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
  "scale_ratio": 1.22
}

## Visual character to preserve

- Warm mist page backgrounds use fixed radial washes under a mostly white interface, with no multicolor gradient ramps.
- Cards are single-subject rounded rectangles with translucent 1px borders, soft inner white highlights, and restrained resting shadows.
- Each product card receives exactly one low-opacity gel lozenge or corner droplet in peach, lychee, honeydew, or pale aqua.
- Hierarchy is built with compact eyebrow labels, generous headline leading, sparse metadata rows, and ample whitespace between card groups.
- Interactive emphasis appears as subtle lifted elevation and a migrating glossy highlight, never as saturated color or heavy shadow.

## ShadSync visual profile

{
  "family": "system",
  "material": "flat",
  "contour": "default",
  "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: Use warm white opaque content surfaces for all readable text.; Limit each view section to peach, lychee, honeydew, or pale aqua as a single controlled accent.; Pair translucent gel accents with restrained shadows and clear typographic hierarchy.; Let empty space carry the youthful softness instead of adding illustrations.
- Do not: Do not use rainbow palettes, neon glows, or loud multi-stop gradients.; Do not cover text with frosted glass or reduce foreground legibility.; Do not add childish toy stickers, cluttered blobs, or excessive rounded gimmicks.; Do not make every card a different color; accents must be sparse and deliberate.

## 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 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px and above",
  "grid": "A 12-column desktop shelf grid collapses to two tablet columns and one mobile column with card order preserved.",
  "whitespace": "Whitespace is generous and measured in 24px and 32px jumps so the product cards feel airy rather than toy-box crowded."
}
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-019e0a5d-85de-7dd2-b4a1-6cfa667dbf94",
    "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": [
    "Warm mist page backgrounds use fixed radial washes under a mostly white interface, with no multicolor gradient ramps.",
    "Cards are single-subject rounded rectangles with translucent 1px borders, soft inner white highlights, and restrained resting shadows.",
    "Each product card receives exactly one low-opacity gel lozenge or corner droplet in peach, lychee, honeydew, or pale aqua.",
    "Hierarchy is built with compact eyebrow labels, generous headline leading, sparse metadata rows, and ample whitespace between card groups.",
    "Interactive emphasis appears as subtle lifted elevation and a migrating glossy highlight, never as saturated color or heavy shadow."
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "system",
    "material": "flat",
    "contour": "default",
    "border": "solid",
    "underlay": false,
    "grain": false,
    "stickerBadges": false,
    "motion": "lift",
    "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": [
      "Use warm white opaque content surfaces for all readable text.",
      "Limit each view section to peach, lychee, honeydew, or pale aqua as a single controlled accent.",
      "Pair translucent gel accents with restrained shadows and clear typographic hierarchy.",
      "Let empty space carry the youthful softness instead of adding illustrations."
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Do not use rainbow palettes, neon glows, or loud multi-stop gradients.",
      "Do not cover text with frosted glass or reduce foreground legibility.",
      "Do not add childish toy stickers, cluttered blobs, or excessive rounded gimmicks.",
      "Do not make every card a different color; accents must be sparse and deliberate."
    ]
  }
}