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Chromatic Riot Grid

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
Chromatic Riot Grid is a maximalist, accessibility-disciplined language that lets hot pink, acid lime, cyan, cobalt, solar yellow, and orange collide as personality while ink-black and paper-white anchors keep product reading surfaces calm and legible.
values
high-saturation expression bound to semantic rolesink-and-paper reading clarity before chromadeliberate color collisions for hero and marketing emphasisstate colors moderated by contrast and redundant shape cues
anti-values
×rainbow decoration applied to body copy×meaning conveyed by hue alone×low-contrast neon text on bright fields×generic pastel SaaS neutrality
tokens
borders4 items
accent width
6px
character
hard ink outlines, inner mono label dividers, and doubled focus rings
default width
3px
style
solid
colors12 items
accent
#00C8FF
background
#09090B
border
#0B0B0F
error
#D71920
info
#0047FF
muted
#D8D5C7
primary
#FF2E9F
secondary
#00E676
success
#007A3D
surface
#FFFDF4
text
#0B0B0F
warning
#F2B705
motion3 items
duration
140ms
easing
steps(2, end)
philosophy
snappy poster shifts only: controls translate by two pixels and never blur or fade legibility
radii5 items
full
9999px
lg
0
md
0
none
0
sm
0
shadows3 items
lg
14px 14px 0 #0B0B0F
md
8px 8px 0 #0B0B0F
sm
4px 4px 0 #0B0B0F
spacing2 items
base
8px
scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
bg pattern
near-black grid with oversized saturated collision rectangles
card style
square cards with 3px ink borders and hard offset chroma shadows
treatment
paper slabs on ink with saturated underlay blocks
typography8 items
base size
16px
body font
Inter
google fonts url
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Archivo+Black&family=Inter:wght@400;500;700;900&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500;700&display=swap
heading font
Archivo Black
letter spacing
-0.02em
line height
1.5
mono font
IBM Plex Mono
scale ratio
1.25
rules
composition

Compose screens as a reading-safe neutral grid interrupted by a few saturated collision zones; every loud color must have a role and boundary.

density

High information density is welcome when grid lines, labels, and neutral surfaces separate actions from content.

hierarchy

Use massive black display type on paper or paper type on ink for primary hierarchy, then mono label strips and saturated chips for scan paths.

signature patterns
Collision pair underlays place hot pink behind acid lime or cyan behind solar yellow, always offset by 8 to 16 pixels and outlined in ink.Semantic ramps separate anchors, actions, collisions, and moderated states so the same hue family never carries unrelated product meaning.Controls use square neo-brutalist geometry with 3px borders, 6px focus rings, and hard black shadows instead of blur or translucency.State treatments combine color, icon glyphs, label text, and border pattern so success, warning, info, and error never depend on hue alone.
layout
breakpoints

mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px, wide 1440px

grid

Twelve-column desktop grid with heavy gutters and visible slab boundaries; tablet collapses to six columns and mobile to one poster stack.

whitespace

Use compressed internal spacing for data modules but preserve large poster gutters around hero collision blocks.

guidance
do
  • Test every text/background pairing; keep normal text on ink, paper, or moderated state surfaces that meet 4.5:1 contrast.
  • Use saturated colors as action fills, chart keys, underlays, or large decorative zones with black or paper text only when verified.
  • Pair state colors with icons, labels, borders, and placement to satisfy non-hue meaning requirements.
avoid
  • Do not put small body copy directly on hot pink, acid lime, cyan, or yellow unless the exact pair is contrast-tested.
  • Do not use more than two collision hues in a single component; let the page, not each widget, be maximalist.
  • Do not soften the system with glassmorphism, blur shadows, rounded SaaS cards, or pastel gradients.
katagami spec
# Chromatic Riot Grid

## Philosophy

Chromatic Riot Grid is a maximalist, accessibility-disciplined language that lets hot pink, acid lime, cyan, cobalt, solar yellow, and orange collide as personality while ink-black and paper-white anchors keep product reading surfaces calm and legible.

### Values

- high-saturation expression bound to semantic roles
- ink-and-paper reading clarity before chroma
- deliberate color collisions for hero and marketing emphasis
- state colors moderated by contrast and redundant shape cues

### Anti-Values

- rainbow decoration applied to body copy
- meaning conveyed by hue alone
- low-contrast neon text on bright fields
- generic pastel SaaS neutrality

### Visual Character

- Use a near-black app shell and paper-white content slabs with 3px black borders so saturated colors appear as contained tokens rather than uncontrolled backgrounds.
- Layer offset collision panels in paired primaries and secondaries, with one rectangle translated behind each hero card to create poster-like color clashes.
- Reserve saturated fills for buttons, badges, chart chips, and hero blocks while keeping paragraph text on ink, paper, or muted neutral surfaces.
- Apply hard-edged grid divisions, square corners, thick focus rings, and label strips so the palette reads neo-brutalist rather than soft gradient maximalism.

## Tokens

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 6px
- **Character**: hard ink outlines, inner mono label dividers, and doubled focus rings
- **Default Width**: 3px
- **Style**: solid

### Colors

| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| accent | `#00C8FF` |
| background | `#09090B` |
| border | `#0B0B0F` |
| error | `#D71920` |
| info | `#0047FF` |
| muted | `#D8D5C7` |
| primary | `#FF2E9F` |
| secondary | `#00E676` |
| success | `#007A3D` |
| surface | `#FFFDF4` |
| text | `#0B0B0F` |
| warning | `#F2B705` |

### Motion

- **Duration**: 140ms
- **Easing**: steps(2, end)
- **Philosophy**: snappy poster shifts only: controls translate by two pixels and never blur or fade legibility

### Radii

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

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 14px 14px 0 #0B0B0F
- **Md**: 8px 8px 0 #0B0B0F
- **Sm**: 4px 4px 0 #0B0B0F

### Spacing

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

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: near-black grid with oversized saturated collision rectangles
- **Card Style**: square cards with 3px ink borders and hard offset chroma shadows
- **Treatment**: paper slabs on ink with saturated underlay blocks

### Typography

- **Base Size**: 16px
- **Body Font**: Inter
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Archivo+Black&family=Inter:wght@400;500;700;900&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500;700&display=swap
- **Heading Font**: Archivo Black
- **Letter Spacing**: -0.02em
- **Line Height**: 1.5
- **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono
- **Scale Ratio**: 1.25

## Rules

### Composition

Compose screens as a reading-safe neutral grid interrupted by a few saturated collision zones; every loud color must have a role and boundary.

### Density

High information density is welcome when grid lines, labels, and neutral surfaces separate actions from content.

### Hierarchy

Use massive black display type on paper or paper type on ink for primary hierarchy, then mono label strips and saturated chips for scan paths.

### Signature Patterns

- Collision pair underlays place hot pink behind acid lime or cyan behind solar yellow, always offset by 8 to 16 pixels and outlined in ink.
- Semantic ramps separate anchors, actions, collisions, and moderated states so the same hue family never carries unrelated product meaning.
- Controls use square neo-brutalist geometry with 3px borders, 6px focus rings, and hard black shadows instead of blur or translucency.
- State treatments combine color, icon glyphs, label text, and border pattern so success, warning, info, and error never depend on hue alone.

## Layout

### Breakpoints

mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px, wide 1440px

### Grid

Twelve-column desktop grid with heavy gutters and visible slab boundaries; tablet collapses to six columns and mobile to one poster stack.

### Whitespace

Use compressed internal spacing for data modules but preserve large poster gutters around hero collision blocks.

## Guidance

### Do

- Test every text/background pairing; keep normal text on ink, paper, or moderated state surfaces that meet 4.5:1 contrast.
- Use saturated colors as action fills, chart keys, underlays, or large decorative zones with black or paper text only when verified.
- Pair state colors with icons, labels, borders, and placement to satisfy non-hue meaning requirements.

### Don't

- Do not put small body copy directly on hot pink, acid lime, cyan, or yellow unless the exact pair is contrast-tested.
- Do not use more than two collision hues in a single component; let the page, not each widget, be maximalist.
- Do not soften the system with glassmorphism, blur shadows, rounded SaaS cards, or pastel gradients.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Chromatic Riot Grid"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
  accent: "#00C8FF"
  background: "#09090B"
  border: "#0B0B0F"
  error: "#D71920"
  info: "#0047FF"
  muted: "#D8D5C7"
  primary: "#FF2E9F"
  secondary: "#00E676"
  success: "#007A3D"
  surface: "#FFFDF4"
  text: "#0B0B0F"
  warning: "#F2B705"
typography:
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: "Archivo Black"
    fontSize: "1.953rem"
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: "Archivo Black"
    fontSize: "1.563rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.15
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  body-md:
    fontFamily: "Inter"
    fontSize: "16px"
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
    letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
  label-md:
    fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
    fontSize: "0.75rem"
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
  full: "9999px"
  lg: "0px"
  md: "0px"
  none: "0px"
  sm: "0px"
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"
---

# Chromatic Riot Grid

## Overview

Chromatic Riot Grid is a maximalist, accessibility-disciplined language that lets hot pink, acid lime, cyan, cobalt, solar yellow, and orange collide as personality while ink-black and paper-white anchors keep product reading surfaces calm and legible.

### Values

- high-saturation expression bound to semantic roles
- ink-and-paper reading clarity before chroma
- deliberate color collisions for hero and marketing emphasis
- state colors moderated by contrast and redundant shape cues

### Anti-Values

- rainbow decoration applied to body copy
- meaning conveyed by hue alone
- low-contrast neon text on bright fields
- generic pastel SaaS neutrality

### Visual Character

- Use a near-black app shell and paper-white content slabs with 3px black borders so saturated colors appear as contained tokens rather than uncontrolled backgrounds.
- Layer offset collision panels in paired primaries and secondaries, with one rectangle translated behind each hero card to create poster-like color clashes.
- Reserve saturated fills for buttons, badges, chart chips, and hero blocks while keeping paragraph text on ink, paper, or muted neutral surfaces.
- Apply hard-edged grid divisions, square corners, thick focus rings, and label strips so the palette reads neo-brutalist rather than soft gradient maximalism.

## 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 | `#00C8FF` |
| background | `#09090B` |
| border | `#0B0B0F` |
| error | `#D71920` |
| info | `#0047FF` |
| muted | `#D8D5C7` |
| primary | `#FF2E9F` |
| secondary | `#00E676` |
| success | `#007A3D` |
| surface | `#FFFDF4` |
| text | `#0B0B0F` |
| warning | `#F2B705` |

## Typography

- **Headline-Lg**: Archivo Black, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Archivo Black, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Inter, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.5.
- **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, wide 1440px

### Grid

Twelve-column desktop grid with heavy gutters and visible slab boundaries; tablet collapses to six columns and mobile to one poster stack.

### Whitespace

Use compressed internal spacing for data modules but preserve large poster gutters around hero collision blocks.

## Elevation & Depth

### Shadows

- **Lg**: 14px 14px 0 #0B0B0F
- **Md**: 8px 8px 0 #0B0B0F
- **Sm**: 4px 4px 0 #0B0B0F

## Shapes

### Rounded

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

### Surfaces

- **Bg Pattern**: near-black grid with oversized saturated collision rectangles
- **Card Style**: square cards with 3px ink borders and hard offset chroma shadows
- **Treatment**: paper slabs on ink with saturated underlay blocks

### Borders

- **Accent Width**: 6px
- **Character**: hard ink outlines, inner mono label dividers, and doubled focus rings
- **Default Width**: 3px
- **Style**: solid

## Components

### Composition

Compose screens as a reading-safe neutral grid interrupted by a few saturated collision zones; every loud color must have a role and boundary.

### Density

High information density is welcome when grid lines, labels, and neutral surfaces separate actions from content.

### Hierarchy

Use massive black display type on paper or paper type on ink for primary hierarchy, then mono label strips and saturated chips for scan paths.

### Signature Patterns

- Collision pair underlays place hot pink behind acid lime or cyan behind solar yellow, always offset by 8 to 16 pixels and outlined in ink.
- Semantic ramps separate anchors, actions, collisions, and moderated states so the same hue family never carries unrelated product meaning.
- Controls use square neo-brutalist geometry with 3px borders, 6px focus rings, and hard black shadows instead of blur or translucency.
- State treatments combine color, icon glyphs, label text, and border pattern so success, warning, info, and error never depend on hue alone.

## 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-019ea9a3-ece7-73c2-b108-f365d28fec99/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 Test every text/background pairing; keep normal text on ink, paper, or moderated state surfaces that meet 4.5:1 contrast.
- Do Use saturated colors as action fills, chart keys, underlays, or large decorative zones with black or paper text only when verified.
- Do Pair state colors with icons, labels, borders, and placement to satisfy non-hue meaning requirements.
- Don't Do not put small body copy directly on hot pink, acid lime, cyan, or yellow unless the exact pair is contrast-tested.
- Don't Do not use more than two collision hues in a single component; let the page, not each widget, be maximalist.
- Don't Do not soften the system with glassmorphism, blur shadows, rounded SaaS cards, or pastel gradients.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "chromatic-riot-grid",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Chromatic Riot Grid shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#09090B",
      "foreground": "#0B0B0F",
      "card": "#FFFDF4",
      "card-foreground": "#0B0B0F",
      "popover": "#FFFDF4",
      "popover-foreground": "#0B0B0F",
      "primary": "#FF2E9F",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#00E676",
      "secondary-foreground": "#111111",
      "muted": "#D8D5C7",
      "muted-foreground": "#0B0B0F",
      "accent": "#00C8FF",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#D71920",
      "border": "#0B0B0F",
      "input": "#0B0B0F",
      "ring": "#00C8FF",
      "chart-1": "#FF2E9F",
      "chart-2": "#00E676",
      "chart-3": "#00C8FF",
      "chart-4": "#007A3D",
      "chart-5": "#F2B705",
      "sidebar": "#FFFDF4",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#0B0B0F",
      "sidebar-primary": "#FF2E9F",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#0047FF",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#0B0B0F",
      "sidebar-ring": "#00C8FF",
      "radius": "0"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#FF2E9F",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#00C8FF",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#D71920",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#00C8FF",
      "chart-1": "#FF2E9F",
      "chart-2": "#00E676",
      "chart-3": "#00C8FF",
      "chart-4": "#007A3D",
      "chart-5": "#F2B705",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#FF2E9F",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#00C8FF",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#00C8FF",
      "radius": "0"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019ea9a3-ece7-73c2-b108-f365d28fec99",
    "slug": "chromatic-riot-grid",
    "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 · chromatic-riot-grid
DESIGN.md

at a glance

Palette

Typography

headline-lgArchivo Black · 31px · 700

The quick brown fox jumps

headline-mdArchivo Black · 25px · 600

The quick brown fox jumps

body-mdInter · 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
lg0px
md0px
none0px
sm0px
shadcn/ui

implementation kit

needs agent-authored kitrecipes storedshots compatibility 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: #09090B;
  --foreground: #0B0B0F;
  --card: #FFFDF4;
  --card-foreground: #0B0B0F;
  --popover: #FFFDF4;
  --popover-foreground: #0B0B0F;
  --primary: #FF2E9F;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #00E676;
  --secondary-foreground: #111111;
  --muted: #D8D5C7;
  --muted-foreground: #0B0B0F;
  --accent: #00C8FF;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #D71920;
  --border: #0B0B0F;
  --input: #0B0B0F;
  --ring: #00C8FF;
  --chart-1: #FF2E9F;
  --chart-2: #00E676;
  --chart-3: #00C8FF;
  --chart-4: #007A3D;
  --chart-5: #F2B705;
  --sidebar: #FFFDF4;
  --sidebar-foreground: #0B0B0F;
  --sidebar-primary: #FF2E9F;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #0047FF;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #0B0B0F;
  --sidebar-ring: #00C8FF;
  --radius: 0;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0f1115;
  --foreground: #f8fafc;
  --card: #181b22;
  --card-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --popover: #181b22;
  --popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --primary: #FF2E9F;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --secondary: #252a33;
  --secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --muted: #252a33;
  --muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
  --accent: #00C8FF;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --destructive: #D71920;
  --border: #303642;
  --input: #303642;
  --ring: #00C8FF;
  --chart-1: #FF2E9F;
  --chart-2: #00E676;
  --chart-3: #00C8FF;
  --chart-4: #007A3D;
  --chart-5: #F2B705;
  --sidebar: #181b22;
  --sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
  --sidebar-primary: #FF2E9F;
  --sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-accent: #00C8FF;
  --sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --sidebar-border: #303642;
  --sidebar-ring: #00C8FF;
  --radius: 0;
}
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 ChromaticRiotGridShadcnKit() {
  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 Riot Grid</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 JSONcompatibility fallback
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "chromatic-riot-grid",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Chromatic Riot Grid shadcn Theme",
  "cssVars": {
    "theme": {},
    "light": {
      "background": "#09090B",
      "foreground": "#0B0B0F",
      "card": "#FFFDF4",
      "card-foreground": "#0B0B0F",
      "popover": "#FFFDF4",
      "popover-foreground": "#0B0B0F",
      "primary": "#FF2E9F",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#00E676",
      "secondary-foreground": "#111111",
      "muted": "#D8D5C7",
      "muted-foreground": "#0B0B0F",
      "accent": "#00C8FF",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#D71920",
      "border": "#0B0B0F",
      "input": "#0B0B0F",
      "ring": "#00C8FF",
      "chart-1": "#FF2E9F",
      "chart-2": "#00E676",
      "chart-3": "#00C8FF",
      "chart-4": "#007A3D",
      "chart-5": "#F2B705",
      "sidebar": "#FFFDF4",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#0B0B0F",
      "sidebar-primary": "#FF2E9F",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#0047FF",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#0B0B0F",
      "sidebar-ring": "#00C8FF",
      "radius": "0"
    },
    "dark": {
      "background": "#0f1115",
      "foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "card": "#181b22",
      "card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "popover": "#181b22",
      "popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "primary": "#FF2E9F",
      "primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "secondary": "#252a33",
      "secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "muted": "#252a33",
      "muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
      "accent": "#00C8FF",
      "accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "destructive": "#D71920",
      "border": "#303642",
      "input": "#303642",
      "ring": "#00C8FF",
      "chart-1": "#FF2E9F",
      "chart-2": "#00E676",
      "chart-3": "#00C8FF",
      "chart-4": "#007A3D",
      "chart-5": "#F2B705",
      "sidebar": "#181b22",
      "sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
      "sidebar-primary": "#FF2E9F",
      "sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-accent": "#00C8FF",
      "sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
      "sidebar-border": "#303642",
      "sidebar-ring": "#00C8FF",
      "radius": "0"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "katagami",
    "languageId": "en-019ea9a3-ece7-73c2-b108-f365d28fec99",
    "slug": "chromatic-riot-grid",
    "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"
      ]
    }
  }
}
component recipesstored
# shadcn/ui Components — Chromatic Riot Grid

Author: `katagami-agent`

## ShadSync visual profile

- Family: chromatic neo-brutalist poster grid
- Material: paper slabs on near-black ink with hard saturated underlay rectangles
- Contour: square containers and controls; pill badges only for compact semantic tokens
- Border: 3px solid ink, 6px double focus rings, no blur, no glass
- Motion: 140ms stepped 2px translate with hard shadow snap
- Density: high information density separated by grid lines, mono labels, and neutral reading surfaces
- Accents: hot pink, acid green, cyan, cobalt, solar yellow, and red used as bounded semantic fills, chart keys, and offset underlays

Use generated theme variables from `/shadcn.json`. Import primitives from `@/components/ui/*`; do not create a parallel component system. Keep body copy on paper, ink, or moderated state surfaces that pass contrast.

## Signature component recipes

### button

Use `<Button>` with `rounded-none border-[3px] border-foreground bg-primary text-primary-foreground shadow-[4px_4px_0_var(--foreground)]`. Labels are uppercase mono. Hover translates `translate-x-0.5 translate-y-0.5` and reduces shadow to `2px 2px 0`. Secondary buttons use acid green or paper fills with the same ink outline. Focus uses `ring-[6px] ring-accent ring-offset-2 ring-offset-background`.

### card

Use `<Card>` as a square paper slab: `relative rounded-none border-[3px] border-foreground bg-card text-card-foreground shadow-[12px_12px_0_var(--foreground)]`. Add an absolutely positioned underlay rectangle offset `left-3 top-3` in primary, secondary, accent, or warning; keep content in the paper layer above it.

### input

Use `<Input>` with square corners, 3px ink border, paper background, black text, mono label above, and visible helper text below. Error state adds red left rail plus icon/text, never red-only meaning.

### textarea

Use `<Textarea>` as a large poster field with min-height 144px, 3px border, paper background, and a clipped mono character-count strip. Do not use browser default resize handles without styling.

### select

Use `<Select>` with Trigger styled like the input recipe; menu content is paper with 3px borders, no translucent blur, high-contrast active row, and mono keyboard hints.

### dialog

Use `<DialogContent>` as a centered paper poster slab with 3px border, 14px hard ink shadow, hot pink/cyan offset underlay, and a black label-strip header. Keep destructive actions in bounded red with icons and labels.

### sheet

Use `<SheetContent>` as an edge-attached slab over the near-black grid. It has square corners, 3px border, saturated top status strip, and dense stacked navigation separated by ink rules.

### tabs

Use `<TabsList>` as a bordered paper rail. Triggers are square segments; active tab uses primary or secondary fill with black text only after contrast verification, plus a bottom 6px ink mark.

### badge

Use `<Badge>` for compact semantic chips. Pills are allowed here only: `rounded-full border-[3px] border-foreground px-2.5 py-1 font-mono uppercase`. Pair color with icon glyph or text label.

### separator

Use `<Separator>` as a hard ink rule, usually 3px high/width. For section breaks, double it with a saturated 6px strip offset by 4px.

### checkbox

Use `<Checkbox>` as a square 22px control with 3px ink border and secondary fill when checked. Include visible label text and optional icon; focus ring is 6px accent.

### switch

Use `<Switch>` as a chunky rectangular toggle, not a soft iOS pill. Track has 3px border; thumb snaps by stepped motion and casts a hard 2px shadow.

### slider

Use `<Slider>` with a 6px black track, saturated filled range, square thumb with 3px border and hard shadow. Provide numeric value text nearby for accessibility.

### tooltip

Use `<TooltipContent>` as a small ink or paper label with 3px border, no glass, mono text, and a tiny saturated square pointer/marker.

### dropdown-menu

Use `<DropdownMenuContent>` as a paper slab with 3px border. Items are dense mono rows with icons; destructive rows include red rail and text, not hue alone.

### table

Use `<Table>` for dense operations: paper surface, 3px outer border, black row dividers, mono headers, zebra paper/muted rows, right-aligned numeric columns, and badge/icon state cells.

## Preview shots

- `application-shell`: dark grid workspace with paper dashboard slabs, saturated nav/action collision panels, and semantic status chips.
- `detail-editor`: poster-card editing flow with square inputs, textarea, select, checkbox, switch, slider, tooltip, dialog/sheet affordances, and redundant state messaging.
- `data-operations`: dense table screen with filters, dropdown menu actions, badges, separators, high-contrast charts, and bounded warning/error treatments.

## Copy-paste component example

```tsx
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card"
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"

export function RiotGridPanel() {
  return (
    <Card className="relative rounded-none border-[3px] border-foreground bg-card shadow-[12px_12px_0_var(--foreground)] before:absolute before:-z-10 before:left-3 before:top-3 before:h-full before:w-full before:bg-primary">
      <CardHeader className="border-b-[3px] border-foreground">
        <Badge className="w-fit rounded-full border-[3px] border-foreground bg-secondary px-3 py-1 font-mono uppercase text-foreground">live + labeled</Badge>
        <CardTitle className="font-black uppercase tracking-tight">Contrast-checked collision</CardTitle>
      </CardHeader>
      <CardContent className="grid gap-4 p-5">
        <Input className="rounded-none border-[3px] border-foreground bg-background font-mono shadow-[4px_4px_0_var(--foreground)]" placeholder="Semantic label" />
        <Button className="rounded-none border-[3px] border-foreground bg-primary font-mono uppercase text-primary-foreground shadow-[4px_4px_0_var(--foreground)] focus-visible:ring-[6px] focus-visible:ring-accent">Commit color role</Button>
      </CardContent>
    </Card>
  )
}
```
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-019ea9a3-ece7-73c2-b108-f365d28fec99",
    "name": "Chromatic Riot Grid",
    "slug": "chromatic-riot-grid"
  },
  "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": [
    "Use a near-black app shell and paper-white content slabs with 3px black borders so saturated colors appear as contained tokens rather than uncontrolled backgrounds.",
    "Layer offset collision panels in paired primaries and secondaries, with one rectangle translated behind each hero card to create poster-like color clashes.",
    "Reserve saturated fills for buttons, badges, chart chips, and hero blocks while keeping paragraph text on ink, paper, or muted neutral surfaces.",
    "Apply hard-edged grid divisions, square corners, thick focus rings, and label strips so the palette reads neo-brutalist rather than soft gradient maximalism."
  ],
  "visualProfile": {
    "family": "paper-collage",
    "material": "paper",
    "contour": "default",
    "border": "solid",
    "underlay": true,
    "grain": true,
    "stickerBadges": true,
    "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": "Chromatic Riot Grid 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": [
      "Test every text/background pairing; keep normal text on ink, paper, or moderated state surfaces that meet 4.5:1 contrast.",
      "Use saturated colors as action fills, chart keys, underlays, or large decorative zones with black or paper text only when verified.",
      "Pair state colors with icons, labels, borders, and placement to satisfy non-hue meaning requirements."
    ],
    "dont": [
      "Do not put small body copy directly on hot pink, acid lime, cyan, or yellow unless the exact pair is contrast-tested.",
      "Do not use more than two collision hues in a single component; let the page, not each widget, be maximalist.",
      "Do not soften the system with glassmorphism, blur shadows, rounded SaaS cards, or pastel gradients."
    ]
  }
}
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