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Acid Press

Loud and monochrome: warm-black ink on warm paper, with a single acid-lime slab as the one bright interruption. Reads as a screen-printed proof, not a digital UI.

warm, acid lime.

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Colours

3 signature colours, 5 neutrals, 4 semantic.

Signature

Acid Lime#D8FF36
Press Black#141210
Warm Paper#FCFAF5

Neutrals

bg#FCFAF5
surface#FFFFFF
text#141210
muted#5F5C54
border#141210

Semantic

success#1F9D55
warning#FF8A00
error#FF5A36
info#141210

monochrome, acid-lime, warm-paper, screen-printed, high-contrast, two-ink

Using it

Do

  • Keep the canvas mostly black-on-paper; deploy acid in short, loud blocks.
  • Pair ink text on acid, and white or ink text on semantic states for contrast.
  • Use semantic colours only on state (printed / drying / jammed), kept small.

Avoid

  • Do not wash whole backgrounds in acid or any pastel tint.
  • Do not let semantic colours read as primary brand colour.
  • Do not use gradients or low-contrast grey surfaces.

Try a remix

Drop Acid Press onto any UI language and swap the art style. The preview recolours live.

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