The 099 design system uses a dark-themed visual language. The primary brand color is Ghost White (#ffffff); text is Ghost White (#ffffff) on a Midnight Oil (#000000) background. Typography is set in Soehne Mono. This DESIGN.md contains 5 color tokens and a 1-step type scale; give it to AI tools like Claude, Cursor or v0 to generate consistent interfaces in the style of 099.
Independent Style Review
Terminal aesthetic, digital workbench. The UI feels like a high-contrast monospaced terminal environment for creative tools.
This design system presents as a 'digital workbench' – dark, stark, and highly organized, creating an atmosphere of focused, technical precision. The reliance on extreme achromatic contrast combined with a monospace system font defines its aesthetic, making it feel less like a brand and more like an interface for a command-line tool. Sharp 10px corner radii on interactive elements provide a subtle softening against the otherwise rigid grid, allowing functional elements to feel grounded yet approachable.
| Color | HEX | CSS token | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Oil | #000000 | --color-midnight-oil | Page background, primary text on white surfaces, icon active state. This provides the deep, commanding backdrop for all content. |
| Ghost White | #ffffff | --color-ghost-white | Primary text, headers, icons, button text. Provides maximum contrast against dark backgrounds for clear information hierarchy. |
| Steel Gray | #1d1d1d | --color-steel-gray | Card backgrounds, selected button states, input fields. Creates a subtle, secondary surface level for interactive components and content blocks. |
| Muted Ash | #383838 | --color-muted-ash | Outlined button borders, subtle dividers. A lighter gray for visual separation without being too jarring on dark surfaces. |
| Dim Gray | #888888 | --color-dim-gray | Subtle text, secondary information, card borders for visual grouping. Used for less prominent content that still needs to be legible against dark backgrounds. |
| Font | Weights | Fallback |
|---|---|---|
| Soehne Mono | 400 | Space Mono, Fira Code |
| Role | Size | Line height | Token |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | 16px | 19.2 | --text-body |