Chromatic Study Console
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.
specification
philosophy
tokens
borders4 items
- accent width
- 4px
- character
- quiet neutral hairlines with occasional square chroma edge bars used as semantic category marks
- default width
- 1px
- style
- solid
colors12 items
motion3 items
- duration
- 180ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)
- philosophy
- small lift and border-color changes on interaction; color chips slide 2px into alignment, never bounce or sparkle
radii5 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 18px
- md
- 14px
- none
- 0
- sm
- 8px
shadows3 items
- lg
- 0 28px 70px rgba(16,17,20,0.12)
- md
- 0 12px 30px rgba(16,17,20,0.08)
- sm
- 0 1px 2px rgba(16,17,20,0.06)
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- subtle 32px calibration grid rendered as low-opacity beige hairlines
- card style
- white or rgba(255,255,255,.74) cards with one hairline border, no heavy shadows, color chip anchors
- treatment
- warm off-white canvas with translucent gray glass panels at 82-92 percent opacity
typography8 items
- base size
- 16px
- body font
- Inter
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Instrument+Sans:wght@500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Roboto+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap
- heading font
- Instrument Sans
- letter spacing
- -0.018em
- line height
- 1.5
- mono font
- Roboto Mono
- scale ratio
- 1.22
rules
Compose screens as calm product consoles: a broad neutral work area, a narrow catalog-color rail, and nested cards with strong alignment rather than decorative hero art.
Medium-high SaaS density with generous gutters; tables and controls are compact but never cramped.
Use black text, measured scale shifts, and semantic color blocks for hierarchy; chroma appears in clusters of two to four so emphasis feels curated.
layout
mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px; rail becomes horizontal swatch bar below tablet.
12-column desktop grid with a 72px color rail, 24px gutters, and card interiors on an 8px baseline.
Wide outer margins and restrained card padding create premium quiet around the chroma clusters.
guidance
- assign every strong color to a workflow category, state, or onboarding cue
- keep the foundation off-white, translucent gray, and black before adding color
- cluster chroma in small catalog moments with visible rhythm
- maintain accessible text contrast on colored labels
- use gradients, rainbow sweeps, or arbitrary confetti
- fill whole pages with saturated color
- mix unrelated radii or decorative blob silhouettes
- turn the interface into a textbook color-theory worksheet
katagami spec
# Chromatic Study Console ## Philosophy A premium product interface language built on an Apple-clean off-white system where small, disciplined catalog-color blocks act as data meaning, onboarding rhythm, and momentary emphasis rather than decoration. ### Values - neutral trust surface first - high-chroma color only when it carries semantic or navigational work - catalog-like composition with measured collisions - legible product density with generous air ### Anti-Values - rainbow gradients or sprayed-on confetti - generic startup blobs and decorative blobs - flat textbook exercise pages without product utility ### Visual Character - Layer translucent gray panels over a warm off-white page using 1px hairline borders and a single 18px radius for all major cards. - Place gradient-free chroma chips as square and pill modules snapped to card corners, chart keys, row labels, and step markers. - Use black editorial typography with tight negative heading tracking and compact numeric tables to keep the color moments mature. - Build one asymmetric catalog rail of stacked color swatches beside otherwise calm product controls and analytics surfaces. ## Tokens ### Borders - **Accent Width**: 4px - **Character**: quiet neutral hairlines with occasional square chroma edge bars used as semantic category marks - **Default Width**: 1px - **Style**: solid ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#F04AA2` | | background | `#F7F5EF` | | border | `#D8D6CF` | | error | `#D8425D` | | info | `#2F8CFF` | | muted | `#ECEBE7` | | primary | `#0F1115` | | secondary | `#7E858F` | | success | `#38A35A` | | surface | `#FFFFFF` | | text | `#101114` | | warning | `#F2CC3A` | ### Motion - **Duration**: 180ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) - **Philosophy**: small lift and border-color changes on interaction; color chips slide 2px into alignment, never bounce or sparkle ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 18px - **Md**: 14px - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 8px ### Shadows - **Lg**: 0 28px 70px rgba(16,17,20,0.12) - **Md**: 0 12px 30px rgba(16,17,20,0.08) - **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(16,17,20,0.06) ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: subtle 32px calibration grid rendered as low-opacity beige hairlines - **Card Style**: white or rgba(255,255,255,.74) cards with one hairline border, no heavy shadows, color chip anchors - **Treatment**: warm off-white canvas with translucent gray glass panels at 82-92 percent opacity ### Typography - **Base Size**: 16px - **Body Font**: Inter - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Instrument+Sans:wght@500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Roboto+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap - **Heading Font**: Instrument Sans - **Letter Spacing**: -0.018em - **Line Height**: 1.5 - **Mono Font**: Roboto Mono - **Scale Ratio**: 1.22 ## Rules ### Composition Compose screens as calm product consoles: a broad neutral work area, a narrow catalog-color rail, and nested cards with strong alignment rather than decorative hero art. ### Density Medium-high SaaS density with generous gutters; tables and controls are compact but never cramped. ### Hierarchy Use black text, measured scale shifts, and semantic color blocks for hierarchy; chroma appears in clusters of two to four so emphasis feels curated. ### Signature Patterns - Corner-index color chips: small square blocks occupy upper-right card corners and encode workflow category or status. - Catalog rail stack: a vertical strip of separated high-chroma swatches doubles as navigation, legend, and progress map. - Paint-key tables: table rows receive thin left-edge chroma bars plus neutral hover fills instead of full colored backgrounds. - Study-card overlays: translucent gray cards contain miniature color-theory pairings that explain product metrics without gradients. ## Layout ### Breakpoints mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px; rail becomes horizontal swatch bar below tablet. ### Grid 12-column desktop grid with a 72px color rail, 24px gutters, and card interiors on an 8px baseline. ### Whitespace Wide outer margins and restrained card padding create premium quiet around the chroma clusters. ## Guidance ### Do - assign every strong color to a workflow category, state, or onboarding cue - keep the foundation off-white, translucent gray, and black before adding color - cluster chroma in small catalog moments with visible rhythm - maintain accessible text contrast on colored labels ### Don't - use gradients, rainbow sweeps, or arbitrary confetti - fill whole pages with saturated color - mix unrelated radii or decorative blob silhouettes - turn the interface into a textbook color-theory worksheet
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Chromatic Study Console"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#F04AA2"
background: "#F7F5EF"
border: "#D8D6CF"
error: "#D8425D"
info: "#2F8CFF"
muted: "#ECEBE7"
primary: "#0F1115"
secondary: "#7E858F"
success: "#38A35A"
surface: "#FFFFFF"
text: "#101114"
warning: "#F2CC3A"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Instrument Sans"
fontSize: "1.816rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.018em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Instrument Sans"
fontSize: "1.488rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.018em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Inter"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.5
letterSpacing: "-0.018em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "Roboto Mono"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
full: "9999px"
lg: "18px"
md: "14px"
none: "0px"
sm: "8px"
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: "#ffffff"
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"
---
# Chromatic Study Console
## Overview
A premium product interface language built on an Apple-clean off-white system where small, disciplined catalog-color blocks act as data meaning, onboarding rhythm, and momentary emphasis rather than decoration.
### Values
- neutral trust surface first
- high-chroma color only when it carries semantic or navigational work
- catalog-like composition with measured collisions
- legible product density with generous air
### Anti-Values
- rainbow gradients or sprayed-on confetti
- generic startup blobs and decorative blobs
- flat textbook exercise pages without product utility
### Visual Character
- Layer translucent gray panels over a warm off-white page using 1px hairline borders and a single 18px radius for all major cards.
- Place gradient-free chroma chips as square and pill modules snapped to card corners, chart keys, row labels, and step markers.
- Use black editorial typography with tight negative heading tracking and compact numeric tables to keep the color moments mature.
- Build one asymmetric catalog rail of stacked color swatches beside otherwise calm product controls and analytics surfaces.
## 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 | `#F04AA2` |
| background | `#F7F5EF` |
| border | `#D8D6CF` |
| error | `#D8425D` |
| info | `#2F8CFF` |
| muted | `#ECEBE7` |
| primary | `#0F1115` |
| secondary | `#7E858F` |
| success | `#38A35A` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#101114` |
| warning | `#F2CC3A` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Instrument Sans, 1.816rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Instrument Sans, 1.488rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Inter, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.5.
- **Label-Md**: Roboto 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; rail becomes horizontal swatch bar below tablet.
### Grid
12-column desktop grid with a 72px color rail, 24px gutters, and card interiors on an 8px baseline.
### Whitespace
Wide outer margins and restrained card padding create premium quiet around the chroma clusters.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: 0 28px 70px rgba(16,17,20,0.12)
- **Md**: 0 12px 30px rgba(16,17,20,0.08)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(16,17,20,0.06)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `18px`
- **Md**: `14px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: subtle 32px calibration grid rendered as low-opacity beige hairlines
- **Card Style**: white or rgba(255,255,255,.74) cards with one hairline border, no heavy shadows, color chip anchors
- **Treatment**: warm off-white canvas with translucent gray glass panels at 82-92 percent opacity
### Borders
- **Accent Width**: 4px
- **Character**: quiet neutral hairlines with occasional square chroma edge bars used as semantic category marks
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid
## Components
### Composition
Compose screens as calm product consoles: a broad neutral work area, a narrow catalog-color rail, and nested cards with strong alignment rather than decorative hero art.
### Density
Medium-high SaaS density with generous gutters; tables and controls are compact but never cramped.
### Hierarchy
Use black text, measured scale shifts, and semantic color blocks for hierarchy; chroma appears in clusters of two to four so emphasis feels curated.
### Signature Patterns
- Corner-index color chips: small square blocks occupy upper-right card corners and encode workflow category or status.
- Catalog rail stack: a vertical strip of separated high-chroma swatches doubles as navigation, legend, and progress map.
- Paint-key tables: table rows receive thin left-edge chroma bars plus neutral hover fills instead of full colored backgrounds.
- Study-card overlays: translucent gray cards contain miniature color-theory pairings that explain product metrics without gradients.
## 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-019e4590-c906-7420-b84b-05e991b34685/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 assign every strong color to a workflow category, state, or onboarding cue
- Do keep the foundation off-white, translucent gray, and black before adding color
- Do cluster chroma in small catalog moments with visible rhythm
- Do maintain accessible text contrast on colored labels
- Don't use gradients, rainbow sweeps, or arbitrary confetti
- Don't fill whole pages with saturated color
- Don't mix unrelated radii or decorative blob silhouettes
- Don't turn the interface into a textbook color-theory worksheet
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "chromatic-study-console",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Chromatic Study Console shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F7F5EF",
"foreground": "#101114",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#101114",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#101114",
"primary": "#0F1115",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#7E858F",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#ECEBE7",
"muted-foreground": "#101114",
"accent": "#F04AA2",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#D8425D",
"border": "#D8D6CF",
"input": "#D8D6CF",
"ring": "#F04AA2",
"chart-1": "#0F1115",
"chart-2": "#7E858F",
"chart-3": "#F04AA2",
"chart-4": "#38A35A",
"chart-5": "#F2CC3A",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-foreground": "#101114",
"sidebar-primary": "#0F1115",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#2F8CFF",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D8D6CF",
"sidebar-ring": "#F04AA2",
"radius": "14px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#0F1115",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#F04AA2",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#D8425D",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#F04AA2",
"chart-1": "#0F1115",
"chart-2": "#7E858F",
"chart-3": "#F04AA2",
"chart-4": "#38A35A",
"chart-5": "#F2CC3A",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#0F1115",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#F04AA2",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#F04AA2",
"radius": "14px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019e4590-c906-7420-b84b-05e991b34685",
"slug": "chromatic-study-console",
"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"
]
}
}
}
```embodiments
at a glance
Typography
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
Components
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
implementation kit
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
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table:root {
--background: #F7F5EF;
--foreground: #101114;
--card: #FFFFFF;
--card-foreground: #101114;
--popover: #FFFFFF;
--popover-foreground: #101114;
--primary: #0F1115;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #7E858F;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #ECEBE7;
--muted-foreground: #101114;
--accent: #F04AA2;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #D8425D;
--border: #D8D6CF;
--input: #D8D6CF;
--ring: #F04AA2;
--chart-1: #0F1115;
--chart-2: #7E858F;
--chart-3: #F04AA2;
--chart-4: #38A35A;
--chart-5: #F2CC3A;
--sidebar: #FFFFFF;
--sidebar-foreground: #101114;
--sidebar-primary: #0F1115;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #2F8CFF;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #D8D6CF;
--sidebar-ring: #F04AA2;
--radius: 14px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #0F1115;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #F04AA2;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #D8425D;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #F04AA2;
--chart-1: #0F1115;
--chart-2: #7E858F;
--chart-3: #F04AA2;
--chart-4: #38A35A;
--chart-5: #F2CC3A;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #0F1115;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #F04AA2;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #F04AA2;
--radius: 14px;
}
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 ChromaticStudyConsoleShadcnKit() {
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">Chromatic Study Console</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>
);
}
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"cssVars": {
"dark": {
"accent": "#F04AA2",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#0f1115",
"border": "#303642",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"chart-1": "#0F1115",
"chart-2": "#7E858F",
"chart-3": "#F04AA2",
"chart-4": "#38A35A",
"chart-5": "#F2CC3A",
"destructive": "#D8425D",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"input": "#303642",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#0F1115",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"radius": "14px",
"ring": "#F04AA2",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-accent": "#F04AA2",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#0F1115",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-ring": "#F04AA2"
},
"light": {
"accent": "#F04AA2",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#F7F5EF",
"border": "#D8D6CF",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#101114",
"chart-1": "#0F1115",
"chart-2": "#7E858F",
"chart-3": "#F04AA2",
"chart-4": "#38A35A",
"chart-5": "#F2CC3A",
"destructive": "#D8425D",
"foreground": "#101114",
"input": "#D8D6CF",
"muted": "#ECEBE7",
"muted-foreground": "#101114",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#101114",
"primary": "#0F1115",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"radius": "14px",
"ring": "#F04AA2",
"secondary": "#7E858F",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-accent": "#2F8CFF",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D8D6CF",
"sidebar-foreground": "#101114",
"sidebar-primary": "#0F1115",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-ring": "#F04AA2"
},
"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-019e4590-c906-7420-b84b-05e991b34685",
"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"
]
},
"slug": "chromatic-study-console",
"source": "katagami"
},
"name": "chromatic-study-console",
"title": "Chromatic Study Console shadcn Theme",
"type": "registry:theme"
}
# Chromatic Study Console shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019e4590-c906-7420-b84b-05e991b34685`
Slug: `chromatic-study-console`
## Intent
A premium product interface language built on an Apple-clean off-white system where small, disciplined catalog-color blocks act as data meaning, onboarding rhythm, and momentary emphasis 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": "#F04AA2",
"background": "#F7F5EF",
"border": "#D8D6CF",
"error": "#D8425D",
"info": "#2F8CFF",
"muted": "#ECEBE7",
"primary": "#0F1115",
"secondary": "#7E858F",
"success": "#38A35A",
"surface": "#FFFFFF",
"text": "#101114",
"warning": "#F2CC3A"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "16px",
"body_font": "Inter",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Instrument+Sans:wght@500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Roboto+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap",
"heading_font": "Instrument Sans",
"letter_spacing": "-0.018em",
"line_height": 1.5,
"mono_font": "Roboto Mono",
"scale_ratio": 1.22
}
## Visual character to preserve
- Layer translucent gray panels over a warm off-white page using 1px hairline borders and a single 18px radius for all major cards.
- Place gradient-free chroma chips as square and pill modules snapped to card corners, chart keys, row labels, and step markers.
- Use black editorial typography with tight negative heading tracking and compact numeric tables to keep the color moments mature.
- Build one asymmetric catalog rail of stacked color swatches beside otherwise calm product controls and analytics surfaces.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "editorial",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "pebble",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": false,
"motion": "lift",
"density": "dense",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
}
## Signature component recipes
### Button
Use `Button` for primary, secondary, outline, and ghost actions. Primary actions must expose the language's strongest contrast pair, while secondary and ghost actions should preserve the surface treatment instead of falling back to default neutral SaaS styling.
### Card
Use `Card`, `CardHeader`, `CardContent`, `CardFooter`, and `CardAction` as the main composition frame. Cards should demonstrate the language's surface, border, hierarchy, and density rules rather than appearing as generic rounded rectangles.
### Input and Textarea
Use `Input` and `Textarea` with visible focus rings, field labels, validation states, and the language's rhythm. Forms should show real product content, not placeholder-only controls.
### Select, Tabs, and Table
Use `Select`, `Tabs`, and `Table` to prove navigation, filtering, and dense data states. The table should show row rhythm, separators, hover/focus states, and an empty or status state when the language calls for it.
### Dialog and Sheet
Use `Dialog` for centered decisions and `Sheet` for contextual editing. Both should inherit the language's spacing, border, overlay, and motion rules.
## Preview shots
- `application-shell`: dashboard or workspace shell with navigation, cards, forms, and state badges.
- `detail-editor`: focused editing flow using input, textarea, select, switch/checkbox, dialog or sheet, and action buttons.
- `data-operations`: table-heavy operational view with tabs, dropdown menu affordances, badges, and destructive/empty states.
- Each preview shot must include a renderable `scene` payload with concrete headline, description, actions, and rows/fields/stats for the UI preview.
## Implementation contract
- Start from local `ui/src/components/ui` shadcn-style primitives; do not create a second component system.
- Apply `/katagami/shadcn/chromatic-study-console/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: assign every strong color to a workflow category, state, or onboarding cue; keep the foundation off-white, translucent gray, and black before adding color; cluster chroma in small catalog moments with visible rhythm; maintain accessible text contrast on colored labels
- Do not: use gradients, rainbow sweeps, or arbitrary confetti; fill whole pages with saturated color; mix unrelated radii or decorative blob silhouettes; turn the interface into a textbook color-theory worksheet
## 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 ChromaticStudyConsoleShadcnKit() {
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">Chromatic Study Console</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; rail becomes horizontal swatch bar below tablet.",
"grid": "12-column desktop grid with a 72px color rail, 24px gutters, and card interiors on an 8px baseline.",
"whitespace": "Wide outer margins and restrained card padding create premium quiet around the chroma clusters."
}
{
"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-019e4590-c906-7420-b84b-05e991b34685",
"name": "Chromatic Study Console",
"slug": "chromatic-study-console"
},
"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": [
"Layer translucent gray panels over a warm off-white page using 1px hairline borders and a single 18px radius for all major cards.",
"Place gradient-free chroma chips as square and pill modules snapped to card corners, chart keys, row labels, and step markers.",
"Use black editorial typography with tight negative heading tracking and compact numeric tables to keep the color moments mature.",
"Build one asymmetric catalog rail of stacked color swatches beside otherwise calm product controls and analytics surfaces."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "editorial",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "pebble",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": false,
"motion": "still",
"density": "dense",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
},
"shots": [
{
"id": "application-shell",
"title": "Application shell",
"viewport": "desktop",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"select",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"table"
],
"composition": "A real product workspace with navigation, summary cards, filtering controls, and one dense content region.",
"mustShow": [
"primary and secondary actions",
"card hierarchy",
"filterable state",
"table or list density"
],
"avoid": [
"component inventory walls",
"placeholder-only content",
"generic rounded SaaS chrome"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "workspace spread",
"headline": "Chromatic Study Console 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": [
"assign every strong color to a workflow category, state, or onboarding cue",
"keep the foundation off-white, translucent gray, and black before adding color",
"cluster chroma in small catalog moments with visible rhythm",
"maintain accessible text contrast on colored labels"
],
"dont": [
"use gradients, rainbow sweeps, or arbitrary confetti",
"fill whole pages with saturated color",
"mix unrelated radii or decorative blob silhouettes",
"turn the interface into a textbook color-theory worksheet"
]
}
}