alpha to alpha

83 added, 82 removed. Audit A to A.

---
version: alpha
name: "Halden Private"
description: "Design system generated by OpenDesigner"
colors:
primary: "#c9a86a"
on-primary: "#212523"
- surface: "#f8fefb"
+ surface: "#fafefc"
on-surface: "#212523"
error: "#b95850"
typography:
body-md: { fontFamily: "Inter", fontSize: 17px, lineHeight: 24px }
rounded:
control: 4px
container: 8px
spacing:
unit: 4px
---
# Halden Private
**Halden Private** is a design system; what it is for is not recorded yet (Q-scope-01).
- **For:** people who use it often, as an everyday app
- **Screens:** not asked yet
- **Runs on:** ios
- **Feel:** premium, calm, trusted (premium, deferential, minimal, serious, authoritative; picked for you)
- **Brand color:** Picked for you, not chosen by you: a yellow (#C9A86A) on buttons, links and focus, with dark text on it.
- **Decided:** 11 picked for you; everything else uses sourced defaults
- **Standards:** 339 house standards followed (locked, house standards v2); see the Standards section
- **Next:** zoom into Colors, Layout, Elevation & Depth, or stop here: each level works
- **Licence risks:** none found
> Generated by the OpenDesigner engine 1.0.0 from `opendesigner/state.json` and `opendesigner/decisions.md`; `opendesigner/tokens/` is the source of truth. Change the system with `engine.py set ...` and `engine.py build`, not by editing this file (notes inside `<!-- od:keep -->` blocks survive). Each section opens with one plain sentence; open **More** for the designer and engineer detail.
## Overview
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 5 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-dir-01, Q-dir-02.
<!-- od:zoom area=overview level=0 -->
**Halden Private feels premium, deferential, minimal, serious and authoritative. Screens are comfortable, in a flat style.**
Designers: visual style: flat, tonal, glass · Code: `preset in state.json`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Intent.** A design system generated from eight dials and a few raw inputs.
- Audience: people who use it often, as an everyday app
- The memorable thing: not recorded yet (Q-brand-02)
- Surfaces: not recorded yet (Q-scope-06)
- Platforms: ios; inputs: pointer, touch
- Direction: preset flat2 (the default until Q-dir-01 is answered); feel premium, deferential, minimal, serious, authoritative (words picked for you: premium, calm, trusted)
**Principles (ranked).**
No principles recorded yet (Q-brand-07). Until they are, the dials act as the tie-breakers below.
**Dial positions.** Three posture dials set the overall stance. Five character dials fine-tune it.
- **Expression 55/100** (productive to expressive: balanced): type ratio 1.25, hero moments: significant-moments, expressive motion: significant-moments, brand color role: accent+signature-surface, containment: mixed.
- **Brand presence 70/100** (native to brand-led: brand-led): typeface suggestion: open-custom-face, brand color placement: large-surfaces+custom-components, native component share about 48%, voice guidance: full.
- - **Density 35/100** (spacious to compact: leaning spacious): body 14px on the web, default control 40px, density mode comfortable, icons 20px; hit areas never shrink.
+ - **Density 35/100** (spacious to compact: leaning spacious): body 16px on the web, default control 40px, density mode comfortable, icons 20px; hit areas never shrink.
- **Energy 10/100** (calm to energetic: calm): standard easing [0.77, 0, 0.175, 1], duration multiplier 0.84, spring damping 1.0, heading weight 600, navigation: recessive.
- **Roundness 30/100** (sharp to soft: sharp): control radius 4, icon corners default, caps square.
- - **Depth 65/100** (flat to deep: leaning deep): depth model: shadow-ladder.
+ - **Depth 30/100** (flat to deep: flat): depth model: ring+faint-shadow.
- **Colorfulness 22/100** (monochrome to vivid: monochrome): scheme neutral, accent chroma 28.2 (HCT), 1 accent(s), surfaces: neutral+one-accent.
- **Warmth 45/100** (cool/formal to warm/friendly: balanced): neutral tint chroma 0.005 at hue 264, borders: default, sentence-case, contractions allowed.
**Zoom by area** (sketch, broad, defined, detailed). You can stop at any level; each one works.
| Area | Zoom | Next questions |
|---|---|---|
| Colors | sketch | Q-color-02 |
| Typography | broad | Q-type-03, Q-type-04, Q-type-17 |
| Layout | sketch | Q-space-01, Q-space-02, Q-space-03 |
| Elevation & Depth | sketch | Q-depth-01 |
| Shapes | sketch | Q-shape-01 |
| Components | sketch | Q-comp-01, Q-comp-02, Q-state-01 |
| Motion | sketch | Q-motion-01 |
| Modes and Themes | sketch | Q-theme-03 |
| Iconography and Imagery | sketch | Q-icon-01, Q-icon-02, Q-icon-06 |
| Content and Voice | sketch | Q-voice-01, Q-voice-02, Q-voice-03 |
| Accessibility | sketch | Q-aud-02, Q-aud-03, Q-aud-04 |
| Platforms and Devices | sketch | Q-plat-05, Q-plat-10, Q-plat-08 |
The tokens in `opendesigner/tokens/` (DTCG 2025.10 with `opendesigner.resolver.json`) are the source of truth. This file is a generated view.
Decisions: D-0002 (answers.Q-aud-01), D-0007 (macros), D-0014 (dials.expression), D-0015 (dials.brandPresence), D-0016 (dials.density).
</details>
## Colors
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 7 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-color-02.
<!-- od:zoom area=color level=0 -->
**One accent color: a yellow picked for you (`#C9A86A`) marks buttons, links and focus.** Everything else stays neutral.
Designers: primary or brand accent · Code: `color.bg.accent`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Your answers here** (each one either sets tokens or is a rule for this section):
- Do you have fixed brand colors, or should I build the palette from one color? **Keep your exact brand colors and tune the shades by hand (Carbon, Primer, Atlassian, GOV.UK)** (delegated; tokens; Q-color-01)
- How dark should dark mode be: pure black, near-black, or charcoal? **Near-black #0D1117 to #161616** (delegated; tokens; Q-color-21)
**Intent.** Brand color `#C9A86A` drives the accent ramp's hue; the Colorfulness dial (22) sets its chroma (scheme neutral, peak HCT chroma 28.16). The brand's role is **accent+signature-surface** and it sits closest to accent step 9. Picked for you, not chosen by you: a yellow (#C9A86A) on buttons, links and focus, with dark text on it.
**How ramps are built.** Each hue gets twelve steps in OKLCH, placed by contrast. Step 8 reaches at least 3:1 (edges and focus). Steps 10 and 11 reach the text minimum on backgrounds 1-4. Step 12 reaches at least 7:1. Steps 2-6 are spaced evenly in lightness between step 1 and step 7. Light and dark ramps are solved separately. Dark solids are lighter and carry dark text (dark mode is a separate mapping, never an inversion). Text minimum: 4.5:1 (WCAG 2.2 AA).
| Ramp | Light steps 1-12 | Solid carries |
|---|---|---|
| `accent` | `#fefdfa` `#f6f4ef` `#f0ebe1` `#eae2d3` `#e5d9c5` `#dfd0b6` `#d9c7a8` `#99835b` `#c9a86a` `#b79a66` `#786133` `#3d321e` | dark |
| `danger` | `#fffcfc` `#fbf2f1` `#fbe7e5` `#fbdcd8` `#fad1cc` `#f9c6bf` `#f8bbb3` `#bc726a` `#b95850` `#a84e46` `#8d4039` `#4f2925` | light |
| `info` | `#fbfdff` `#eef5fa` `#dfedf8` `#cfe6f7` `#bfdff6` `#aed7f5` `#9ed0f3` `#4a8cb8` `#057cb6` `#0070a5` `#005c8a` `#13374d` | light |
- | `neutral` | `#f8fefb` `#edf6f2` `#e2eee8` `#d7e7df` `#ccdfd5` `#c1d7cc` `#b6cfc3` `#718c7f` `#5e7c6e` `#4e6b5d` `#445d52` `#212523` | light |
+ | `neutral` | `#fafefc` `#f0f5f2` `#e6ede9` `#dce5e0` `#d2ddd7` `#c8d5ce` `#becdc5` `#7a8a82` `#687971` `#576860` `#4c5b53` `#212523` | light |
| `success` | `#fafefb` `#eff5f0` `#e1efe3` `#d3e8d6` `#c4e2c9` `#b6dbbc` `#a7d4af` `#599365` `#318549` `#297840` `#1d6333` `#1c3a23` | light |
| `warning` | `#fffcf9` `#f8f4ed` `#f3eadd` `#efe1cb` `#ebd8ba` `#e6cfa8` `#e2c697` `#a48042` `#e7b55b` `#d5a652` `#845d03` `#43310f` | dark |
**Step-distance guarantee** (neutral, light; WCAG contrast of a foreground step on background steps 1-5):
| Foreground | on 1 | on 2 | on 3 | on 4 | on 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | neutral 8 | 3.57 | 3.31 | 3.06 | 2.84 | 2.62 |
- | neutral 9 | 4.49 | 4.16 | 3.85 | 3.57 | 3.29 |
- | neutral 10 | 5.74 | 5.32 | 4.92 | 4.57 | 4.21 |
- | neutral 11 | 7.01 | 6.50 | 6.01 | 5.59 | 5.14 |
- | neutral 12 | 15.19 | 14.09 | 13.02 | 12.11 | 11.14 |
+ | neutral 8 | 3.57 | 3.29 | 3.05 | 2.82 | 2.60 |
+ | neutral 9 | 4.53 | 4.18 | 3.87 | 3.58 | 3.30 |
+ | neutral 10 | 5.81 | 5.36 | 4.97 | 4.59 | 4.24 |
+ | neutral 11 | 7.05 | 6.50 | 6.03 | 5.58 | 5.14 |
+ | neutral 12 | 15.25 | 14.07 | 13.04 | 12.06 | 11.13 |
**States.** Hover is at least 1.15:1 from its fill and pressed at least 1.3:1, as shade steps (DC-L01-17). Where a color is unknown at design time, use the state opacities in `opacity.state.*`.
| Fill | Base | Hover | Pressed |
|---|---|---|---|
| `color.bg.action.primary` | `#c9a86a` | `#b79a66` (1.19:1) | `#ad905c` (1.34:1) |
| `color.bg.accent.bold` | `#c9a86a` | `#b79a66` (1.19:1) | `#ad905c` (1.34:1) |
**Semantic roles** (use these, never the ramps):
| Token | Light | Dark | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
- | `color.bg.accent.bold` | `#c9a86a` | `#c2aa7d` | Solid accent fill. |
- | `color.bg.accent.bold-hover` | `#b79a66` | `#d2b98c` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
- | `color.bg.accent.bold-pressed` | `#ad905c` | `#dec597` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
- | `color.bg.accent.subtle` | `#f0ebe1` | `#2b271f` | Selected rows, accent badges. |
- | `color.bg.accent.subtle-hover` | `#eae2d3` | `#352f23` | Hover on accent subtle fills. |
- | `color.bg.accent.subtle-pressed` | `#e5d9c5` | `#3f3627` | Pressed accent subtle fills. |
- | `color.bg.action.primary` | `#c9a86a` | `#c2aa7d` | Primary action. One per view (DC-L15-03, L15 P08). |
- | `color.bg.action.primary-hover` | `#b79a66` | `#d2b98c` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
- | `color.bg.action.primary-pressed` | `#ad905c` | `#dec597` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
- | `color.bg.brand` | `#c9a86a` | `#c2aa7d` | Brand fill for signature surfaces; carries text.on-brand (brandAnchor rule, DC-L01-09). |
- | `color.bg.danger.bold` | `#b95850` | `#bd6e65` | Danger solid fill. |
- | `color.bg.danger.bold-hover` | `#a84e46` | `#cc7b72` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
- | `color.bg.danger.bold-pressed` | `#9f463e` | `#d6847b` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
+ | `color.bg.accent.bold` | `#c9a86a` | `#c9a86a` | Solid accent fill. |
+ | `color.bg.accent.bold-hover` | `#b79a66` | `#d6b87f` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
+ | `color.bg.accent.bold-pressed` | `#ad905c` | `#e2c38a` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
+ | `color.bg.accent.subtle` | `#f0ebe1` | `#2c271d` | Selected rows, accent badges. |
+ | `color.bg.accent.subtle-hover` | `#eae2d3` | `#362e20` | Hover on accent subtle fills. |
+ | `color.bg.accent.subtle-pressed` | `#e5d9c5` | `#413622` | Pressed accent subtle fills. |
+ | `color.bg.action.primary` | `#c9a86a` | `#c9a86a` | Primary action. One per view (DC-L15-03, L15 P08). |
+ | `color.bg.action.primary-hover` | `#b79a66` | `#d6b87f` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
+ | `color.bg.action.primary-pressed` | `#ad905c` | `#e2c38a` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
+ | `color.bg.brand` | `#c9a86a` | `#c9a86a` | Brand fill for signature surfaces; carries text.on-brand (brandAnchor rule, DC-L01-09). |
+ | `color.bg.danger.bold` | `#b95850` | `#be6f66` | Danger solid fill. |
+ | `color.bg.danger.bold-hover` | `#a84e46` | `#cd7c73` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
+ | `color.bg.danger.bold-pressed` | `#9f463e` | `#d7857c` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
| `color.bg.danger.subtle` | `#fbe7e5` | `#332422` | Danger banner and badge background. |
- | `color.bg.disabled` | `#e2eee8` | `#24302a` | Disabled control fill. |
- | `color.bg.field` | `#ffffff` | `#1d2723` | Text field fill: outlined fields sit on the raised surface (Q-form-01). |
+ | `color.bg.disabled` | `#e6ede9` | `#282f2c` | Disabled control fill. |
+ | `color.bg.field` | `#ffffff` | `#212624` | Text field fill: outlined fields sit on the raised surface (Q-form-01). |
| `color.bg.info.bold` | `#057cb6` | `#418bbb` | Info solid fill. |
| `color.bg.info.bold-hover` | `#0070a5` | `#4f98c9` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
| `color.bg.info.bold-pressed` | `#006799` | `#59a2d3` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
| `color.bg.info.subtle` | `#dfedf8` | `#1d2932` | Info banner and badge background. |
- | `color.bg.inverse` | `#212523` | `#e4eae7` | Tooltips and toasts: the inverted surface. |
- | `color.bg.neutral.subtle` | `#e2eee8` | `#2a3a32` | Secondary buttons, chips, hovered rows. |
- | `color.bg.neutral.subtle-hover` | `#d7e7df` | `#30433b` | Hover: +1 step (DC-L01-17). |
- | `color.bg.neutral.subtle-pressed` | `#ccdfd5` | `#374d43` | Pressed or selected: +2 steps (DC-L01-17). |
- | `color.bg.success.bold` | `#318549` | `#519160` | Success solid fill. |
- | `color.bg.success.bold-hover` | `#297840` | `#5e9e6c` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
- | `color.bg.success.bold-pressed` | `#1e7039` | `#68a876` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
+ | `color.bg.inverse` | `#212523` | `#e4ebe7` | Tooltips and toasts: the inverted surface. |
+ | `color.bg.neutral.subtle` | `#e6ede9` | `#2f3834` | Secondary buttons, chips, hovered rows. |
+ | `color.bg.neutral.subtle-hover` | `#dce5e0` | `#37423c` | Hover: +1 step (DC-L01-17). |
+ | `color.bg.neutral.subtle-pressed` | `#d2ddd7` | `#3e4b45` | Pressed or selected: +2 steps (DC-L01-17). |
+ | `color.bg.success.bold` | `#318549` | `#529261` | Success solid fill. |
+ | `color.bg.success.bold-hover` | `#297840` | `#5f9f6d` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
+ | `color.bg.success.bold-pressed` | `#1e7039` | `#69a977` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
| `color.bg.success.subtle` | `#e1efe3` | `#1f2a21` | Success banner and badge background. |
| `color.bg.warning.bold` | `#e7b55b` | `#dfb772` | Warning solid fill. |
| `color.bg.warning.bold-hover` | `#d5a652` | `#f0c781` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
| `color.bg.warning.bold-pressed` | `#ca9c47` | `#fdd48e` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
- | `color.bg.warning.subtle` | `#f3eadd` | `#2e261b` | Warning banner and badge background. |
- | `color.border.accent` | `#99835b` | `#937f59` | Selected card or accent outline. |
- | `color.border.danger` | `#bc726a` | `#b46f67` | Danger boundary, for example an invalid field (3:1). |
- | `color.border.default` | `#b6cfc3` | `#374d43` | Outline buttons and table grids (decorative; the label carries meaning). |
- | `color.border.focus` | `#786133` | `#dac298` | Focus ring (3:1 against every surface, DC-L04-09). |
+ | `color.bg.warning.subtle` | `#f3eadd` | `#2e271b` | Warning banner and badge background. |
+ | `color.border.accent` | `#99835b` | `#977e4f` | Selected card or accent outline. |
+ | `color.border.danger` | `#bc726a` | `#b57068` | Danger boundary, for example an invalid field (3:1). |
+ | `color.border.default` | `#becdc5` | `#3e4b45` | Outline buttons and table grids (decorative; the label carries meaning). |
+ | `color.border.focus` | `#786133` | `#dec18c` | Focus ring (3:1 against every surface, DC-L04-09). |
| `color.border.info` | `#4a8cb8` | `#4a88b1` | Info boundary, for example an invalid field (3:1). |
- | `color.border.input` | `#718c7f` | `#6c877a` | Text field and select borders (3:1, DC-L01-16). |
- | `color.border.strong` | `#718c7f` | `#6c877a` | Boundaries that are the only cue: inputs, checkboxes, switches (3:1, WCAG 1.4.11). |
- | `color.border.subtle` | `#c1d7cc` | `#30433b` | Dividers and card edges (decorative). |
- | `color.border.success` | `#599365` | `#578d63` | Success boundary, for example an invalid field (3:1). |
+ | `color.border.input` | `#7a8a82` | `#74847c` | Text field and select borders (3:1, DC-L01-16). |
+ | `color.border.separator` | `#dce5e0` | `#2f3834` | Hairlines between table rows and list items, lighter than border.subtle; decorative, so never the only cue (DC-L23-05). |
+ | `color.border.strong` | `#7a8a82` | `#74847c` | Boundaries that are the only cue: inputs, checkboxes, switches (3:1, WCAG 1.4.11). |
+ | `color.border.subtle` | `#c8d5ce` | `#37423c` | Dividers and card edges (decorative). |
+ | `color.border.success` | `#599365` | `#588e63` | Success boundary, for example an invalid field (3:1). |
| `color.border.warning` | `#a48042` | `#9d7c42` | Warning boundary, for example an invalid field (3:1). |
- | `color.icon.accent` | `#786133` | `#dac298` | Selected and interactive icons. |
- | `color.icon.default` | `#445d52` | `#95b1a4` | Icons beside text; same color as secondary text (DC-L05-08). |
- | `color.icon.on-accent` | `#212523` | `#121614` | Icons on solid accent fills. |
- | `color.icon.subtle` | `#4e6b5d` | `#7d9c8e` | Decorative icons. |
+ | `color.icon.accent` | `#786133` | `#dec18c` | Selected and interactive icons. |
+ | `color.icon.default` | `#4c5b53` | `#9fb0a7` | Icons beside text; same color as secondary text (DC-L05-08). |
+ | `color.icon.on-accent` | `#212523` | `#131614` | Icons on solid accent fills. |
+ | `color.icon.subtle` | `#576860` | `#889a91` | Decorative icons. |
| `color.overlay.scrim` | `#212523 @0.45` | `#000000` | Modal backdrop (DC-L04-18; Q-depth-06). |
- | `color.surface.base` | `#f8fefb` | `#171e1b` | The page background. |
- | `color.surface.nav` | `#edf6f2` | `#121614` | Recessive navigation, dimmer than content (Linear 2026, S-L06-067). |
- | `color.surface.overlay` | `#ffffff` | `#24302a` | Menus, popovers, dialogs; always with elevation.floating or elevation.overlay. |
- | `color.surface.raised` | `#ffffff` | `#1d2723` | Cards and panels on the page. |
- | `color.surface.sunken` | `#edf6f2` | `#121614` | Wells, code blocks, page gutters. |
- | `color.text.accent` | `#786133` | `#dac298` | Accent text and selected labels. |
+ | `color.surface.base` | `#fafefc` | `#1a1e1c` | The page background. |
+ | `color.surface.nav` | `#f0f5f2` | `#131614` | Recessive navigation, dimmer than content (Linear 2026, S-L06-067). |
+ | `color.surface.overlay` | `#ffffff` | `#282f2c` | Menus, popovers, dialogs; always with elevation.floating or elevation.overlay. |
+ | `color.surface.raised` | `#ffffff` | `#212624` | Cards and panels on the page. |
+ | `color.surface.sunken` | `#f0f5f2` | `#131614` | Wells, code blocks, page gutters. |
+ | `color.text.accent` | `#786133` | `#dec18c` | Accent text and selected labels. |
| `color.text.danger` | `#8d4039` | `#e6988f` | Danger text and icons; pair with an icon or label (DC-L01-15). |
- | `color.text.disabled` | `#718c7f` | `#6c877a` | Disabled labels; exempt from contrast minimums (WCAG 1.4.3 exception). |
+ | `color.text.disabled` | `#7a8a82` | `#74847c` | Disabled labels; exempt from contrast minimums (WCAG 1.4.3 exception). |
| `color.text.info` | `#005c8a` | `#70b3e1` | Info text and icons; pair with an icon or label (DC-L01-15). |
- | `color.text.inverse` | `#ffffff` | `#121614` | Text on color.bg.inverse (tooltips, toasts). |
- | `color.text.link` | `#786133` | `#dac298` | Links. Underline them in running text so color is not the only cue. |
- | `color.text.on-accent` | `#212523` | `#121614` | Text and icons on color.bg.accent.bold* (auto-picked light or dark, S-L06-094). |
- | `color.text.on-action` | `#212523` | `#121614` | Text on the primary action fill. |
- | `color.text.on-brand` | `#212523` | `#121614` | Text on color.bg.brand. |
- | `color.text.on-danger` | `#ffffff` | `#121614` | Text on bg.danger.bold. |
- | `color.text.on-info` | `#ffffff` | `#121614` | Text on bg.info.bold. |
- | `color.text.on-success` | `#ffffff` | `#121614` | Text on bg.success.bold. |
- | `color.text.on-warning` | `#212523` | `#121614` | Text on bg.warning.bold. |
- | `color.text.primary` | `#212523` | `#e4eae7` | Body copy, headings, labels (guaranteed >= 7:1 on steps 1-5). |
- | `color.text.secondary` | `#445d52` | `#95b1a4` | Supporting text (guaranteed >= the text minimum on surfaces and neutral fills 1-4). |
+ | `color.text.inverse` | `#ffffff` | `#131614` | Text on color.bg.inverse (tooltips, toasts). |
+ | `color.text.link` | `#786133` | `#dec18c` | Links. Underline them in running text so color is not the only cue. |
+ | `color.text.on-accent` | `#212523` | `#131614` | Text and icons on color.bg.accent.bold* (auto-picked light or dark, S-L06-094). |
+ | `color.text.on-action` | `#212523` | `#131614` | Text on the primary action fill. |
+ | `color.text.on-brand` | `#212523` | `#131614` | Text on color.bg.brand. |
+ | `color.text.on-danger` | `#ffffff` | `#131614` | Text on bg.danger.bold. |
+ | `color.text.on-info` | `#ffffff` | `#131614` | Text on bg.info.bold. |
+ | `color.text.on-success` | `#ffffff` | `#131614` | Text on bg.success.bold. |
+ | `color.text.on-warning` | `#212523` | `#131614` | Text on bg.warning.bold. |
+ | `color.text.primary` | `#212523` | `#e4ebe7` | Body copy, headings, labels (guaranteed >= 7:1 on steps 1-5). |
+ | `color.text.secondary` | `#4c5b53` | `#9fb0a7` | Supporting text (guaranteed >= the text minimum on surfaces and neutral fills 1-4). |
| `color.text.success` | `#1d6333` | `#7eba8a` | Success text and icons; pair with an icon or label (DC-L01-15). |
- | `color.text.tertiary` | `#4e6b5d` | `#7d9c8e` | Captions and placeholders (still meets the text minimum on surfaces 1-4). |
+ | `color.text.tertiary` | `#576860` | `#889a91` | Captions and placeholders (still meets the text minimum on surfaces 1-4). |
| `color.text.warning` | `#845d03` | `#f8d191` | Warning text and icons; pair with an icon or label (DC-L01-15). |
**Use / avoid.**
- Use one solid accent fill per view for the primary action; spend chroma on small, meaningful elements.
- Avoid gray text on colored fills; use the matching `text.on-*` role.
- Avoid color as the only signal: pair status colors with an icon or label.
- Charts: no chart palette yet (Q-color-19). Take chart colors from the status and accent hues, and check them separately.
**Tailwind classes:** `bg-action-primary`, `hover:bg-action-primary-hover`, `active:bg-action-primary-pressed`, `text-on-action`, `bg-surface-base`, `bg-surface-raised`, `text-fg-primary`, `text-fg-secondary`, `text-fg-link`, `border-line-subtle`, `border-line-input`, `outline-line-focus`, `bg-danger-bold`.
- Decisions: D-0009 (answers.Q-theme-01), D-0011 (answers.Q-color-01), D-0012 (answers.Q-color-21), D-0020 (dials.colorfulness), D-0021 (dials.warmth), D-0028 (raw.brandColor), D-0029 (raw.neutralBase).
+ Decisions: D-0009 (answers.Q-theme-01), D-0011 (answers.Q-color-01), D-0012 (answers.Q-color-21), D-0020 (dials.colorfulness), D-0021 (dials.warmth), D-0028 (raw.brandColor), D-0058 (raw.neutralBase).
</details>
## Typography
> Zoom: broad (1 of 3), 8 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-type-03, Q-type-04, Q-type-17.
<!-- od:zoom area=typography level=1 -->
**Body text is 17px, and each larger size is about 1.25 times the one below.**
Designers: type scale: base size and ratio · Code: `font.size.14`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Your answers here** (each one either sets tokens or is a rule for this section):
- Should it use the device's built-in font, a free plain font like Inter, or your brand font? **Brand font for headlines, system font for body (Apple's advice)** (delegated; tokens; Q-type-01)
- Do you have the brand font files? **Yes** (delegated; asset status; Q-type-02)
- What size should body text be? **17pt (iOS Body)** (delegated; tokens; Q-type-08)
- How much bigger should each text size be than the one below it? **Hand-tuned list (11-15 named styles in 12 systems; only Carbon and Ant use a formula)** (delegated; a rule here; Q-type-09)
- How many text styles, and how should they be named? **Named semantic styles (Apple's 11** (delegated; a rule here; Q-type-10)
**Intent.** Body text is 17px; sizes follow `round(17 x 1.25^n)` for n from -2 to 6, reaching about 4.0x body (product surfaces only). Sizes: 14, 17, 21, 27, 33, 42, 52, 65px.
- Text face: Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif. Licence status (hook H-type): **have**.
- Licence by platform: text: Inter (open licence or system font: web, apps and self-hosting); display: Bodoni Moda: licensed for web, apps, self-hosting.
- On iOS the Swift file uses Dynamic Type text styles (body 17 pt), so text follows the person's text size setting; Compose uses sp, which follows the Android font scale.
- Weights: body 400, label 500, heading 600 (two or three distinct weights per view).
- Emphasized variants: off (they turn on at Expression 67 and up, DC-L02-11).
- Line heights snap to a 4px grid: 1.5 up to 17px, 1.4 to 26px, 1.25 to 44px, 1.12 above.
- Letter spacing: +0.02em at 11-12px, -0.01em from 32px, -0.02em from 48px.
- Text scaling: CSS sizes are rem, line heights unitless, so text scales to 200% (WCAG 1.4.4); containers must grow with it.
- Scripts: Latin only; add scripts in raw.scripts to get per-script line heights (DC-L02-25).
| Style | Size/line (px) | Weight | Tracking | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `text.body.lg` | 20/28 | 400 | 0em | Long-form reading, onboarding copy. |
| `text.body.md` | 17/24 | 400 | 0em | Default UI text: forms, tables, descriptions. |
| `text.body.sm` | 15/20 | 400 | 0em | Helper text, timestamps, captions. |
| `text.code.md` | 17/24 | 400 | 0em | Code blocks, token names. |
| `text.code.sm` | 14/20 | 400 | 0em | Inline values, dense code rows. |
| `text.display.sm` | 65/72 | 600 | -0.02em | One hero line per page: marketing, empty states. |
| `text.headline.lg` | 52/60 | 600 | -0.02em | Page and section titles. |
| `text.headline.md` | 34/52 | 600 | -0.01em | Page and section titles. |
| `text.headline.sm` | 28/40 | 600 | -0.01em | Page and section titles. |
| `text.label.lg` | 17/24 | 500 | 0em | Button and control labels. |
| `text.label.md` | 13/20 | 500 | 0em | Small control labels, badges, dense tabs. |
| `text.label.sm` | 11/20 | 500 | 0.05em caps | Overlines in capitals with wide tracking (DC-L02-18). |
| `text.title.lg` | 22/32 | 600 | 0em | Card, panel and group titles. |
| `text.title.md` | 20/28 | 600 | 0em | Card, panel and group titles. |
| `text.title.sm` | 17/24 | 600 | 0em | Table headers, field-group titles. |
**Use / avoid.**
- Use at most three sizes and two weights in one view; let color and weight carry hierarchy before size.
- Avoid all caps for sentences and in scripts without case; use weight for emphasis there.
**Tailwind classes:** `text-body-md`, `text-label-lg`, `text-title-md`, `text-headline-md`.
Decisions: D-0022 (answers.Q-type-01), D-0023 (raw.displayFace), D-0024 (raw.textFace), D-0025 (answers.Q-type-02), D-0026 (answers.Q-type-08), D-0027 (overrides.type.displayReach), D-0031 (answers.Q-type-10), D-0032 (answers.Q-type-09).
</details>
## Layout
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 1 decision in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-space-01, Q-space-02, Q-space-03.
<!-- od:zoom area=layout level=0 -->
**Spacing comes in steps of 4px, and screens use comfortable spacing by default.**
Designers: spacing scale, 0 to 96 · Code: `space.0 to space.96`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Intent.** Everything sits on a 4px unit: ladder 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64, 80, 96. Density is a mode on the semantic layer (default **comfortable**). Primitives and minimum tap areas never change.
- | Density | inset xs/sm/md/lg/xl | section sm/md/lg | control sm/md/lg | outer:inner |
- |---|---|---|---|---|
- | spacious | 6 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 32 | 64 / 80 / 96 | 40 / 48 / 56 | 3.5 |
- | comfortable (default) | 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 24 | 32 / 40 / 64 | 32 / 40 / 48 | 2.5 |
- | compact | 2 / 6 / 8 / 12 / 20 | 16 / 24 / 40 | 24 / 32 / 40 | 2.0 |
+ | Density | inset xs/sm/md/lg/xl | section sm/md/lg | control sm/md/lg | row sm/md/lg/two-line | outer:inner |
+ |---|---|---|---|---|---|
+ | spacious | 6 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 32 | 64 / 80 / 96 | 40 / 48 / 56 | 52 / 56 / 64 / 80 | 3.5 |
+ | comfortable (default) | 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 24 | 32 / 40 / 64 | 32 / 40 / 48 | 44 / 48 / 56 / 72 | 2.5 |
+ | compact | 2 / 6 / 8 / 12 / 20 | 16 / 24 / 40 | 24 / 32 / 40 | 36 / 40 / 48 / 64 | 2.0 |
- Target sizes: pointer 24px, touch 44px; `size.target.min` is the floor for the primary input, and `space.target.gap` separates adjacent targets.
- Inner gaps stay below outer gaps (at least half), so grouping reads without borders (L15 P16).
- Breakpoints and grid: not generated yet; use the platform defaults and keep layout spacing independent of density (DC-L03-17).
**Use / avoid.**
- Parents own spacing (padding and gap); children never set outer margins.
- Avoid values off the ladder; if one is needed, add it as a decision.
Decisions: D-0016 (dials.density).
</details>
## Elevation & Depth
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 1 decision in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-depth-01.
<!-- od:zoom area=elevation level=0 -->
- **Raised things cast soft shadows that grow with height.**
+ **Cards get a faint outline and a very soft shadow.**
Designers: flat, shadowed, tonal or glass · Code: `$extensions.opendesigner.model`
<details><summary>More</summary>
- **Intent.** Depth 65/100 selects the **shadow-ladder** model. Shadow alpha in light mode is 0.173; dark mode doubles it and lifts surfaces by lightness instead (sunken, base, raised, overlay).
+ **Intent.** Depth 30/100 selects the **ring+faint-shadow** model. Shadow alpha in light mode is 0.107; dark mode doubles it and lifts surfaces by lightness instead (sunken, base, raised, overlay).
| Token | Layers (x y blur spread) | Use |
|---|---|---|
- | `elevation.raised` | 0 0 2 0, 0 1 2 0 | Cards that lift on hover, sticky headers, dragged rows. |
- | `elevation.floating` | 0 0 2 0, 0 4 8 0 | Menus, popovers, dropdowns. |
- | `elevation.overlay` | 0 0 2 0, 0 14 28 0 | Dialogs and sheets (with color.overlay.scrim). |
+ | `elevation.raised` | 0 0 0 1, 0 1 2 0 | Cards that lift on hover, sticky headers, dragged rows. |
+ | `elevation.floating` | 0 0 0 1, 0 1 2 0, 0 4 12 0 | Menus, popovers, dropdowns. |
+ | `elevation.overlay` | 0 0 0 1, 0 1 2 0, 0 12 32 0 | Dialogs and sheets (with color.overlay.scrim). |
- Borders: 1px default, 2px selected and focus, 4px emphasis; width changes use an inset shadow so layout does not jump.
- Stacking: page < raised < floating (menus) < overlay (dialogs with `color.overlay.scrim`).
- No materials or glass in this system.
- Decisions: D-0019 (dials.depth).
+ Decisions: D-0053 (dials.depth).
</details>
## Shapes
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 1 decision in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-shape-01.
<!-- od:zoom area=shape level=0 -->
**Buttons and fields have 4px corners; cards have 8px corners.**
Designers: corner radius, sharp to pill · Code: `radius.control, CSS border-radius`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Intent.** Roundness 30/100 gives controls a **4** radius; details 2px, containers 8px, overlays 12px, people full. Controls under 32px tall use `radius.control-sm` (2).
- Nested radius: inner = max(outer - padding, smallest step). Here it is 2px inside a container with `space.inset.lg` padding. Equal radii on nested shapes look uneven (DC-L04-05).
- Focus ring: 2px, 2px offset, radius = control radius + offset (6).
- Icons: default corners, square caps. On iOS, use continuous corners (DC-L04-04).
- Signature shapes: none generated; a brand shape library is a designer asset (hook H-motif).
Decisions: D-0030 (dials.roundness).
</details>
## Components
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 0 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-comp-01, Q-comp-02, Q-state-01.
<!-- od:zoom area=components level=0 -->
**Version 1 plans 25 components, all built from these tokens.**
Designers: core set of about 25 components · Code: `button.* (proposed), APG pattern`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Intent.** v1 components use the semantic tokens only. Base: not chosen yet (Q-comp-01). Buttons are 40px tall (comfortable), 4 radius, `text.label.lg`; one primary action per view.
| Component | Status |
|---|---|
| button | planned (tokens ready) |
| text-field | planned (tokens ready) |
| textarea | planned (tokens ready) |
| select | planned (tokens ready) |
| checkbox | planned (tokens ready) |
| radio | planned (tokens ready) |
| switch | planned (tokens ready) |
| slider | planned (tokens ready) |
| tabs | planned (tokens ready) |
| tooltip | planned (tokens ready) |
| popover | planned (tokens ready) |
| dialog | planned (tokens ready) |
| menu | planned (tokens ready) |
| progress-bar | planned (tokens ready) |
| spinner | planned (tokens ready) |
| banner | planned (tokens ready) |
| badge | planned (tokens ready) |
| avatar | planned (tokens ready) |
| card | planned (tokens ready) |
| list | planned (tokens ready) |
| table | planned (tokens ready) |
| link | planned (tokens ready) |
| breadcrumbs | planned (tokens ready) |
| side-navigation | planned (tokens ready) |
| accordion | planned (tokens ready) |
**Contested policies:** Validation timing and disabled submit: pending; Field style: pending; Toasts: pending; Undo versus confirm: pending; Danger actions: pending; Button emphasis levels: pending.
**Use / avoid.**
- Every interactive component shows hover, pressed, focus-visible and disabled states from the tokens.
- Inputs keep a 3:1 boundary (`color.border.input`); signifier strength: balanced.
- Component docs belong in `opendesigner/components/<name>.md` (spec 7.8).
Decisions: none recorded yet; values are defaults from references/levers.json.
</details>
## Do's and Don'ts
**These rules keep screens clear and easy to read.** The engine checks the ones it can.
Designers: guardrails and design linting · Code: `engine.py validate, engine.py review`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Enforced by construction.** The generator cannot break these:
- text contrast 4.5:1, and 3:1 for edges, in every mode
- text on colored fills picked automatically
- tap areas pointer 24px, touch 44px
- a 2px focus ring with a 2px offset
- a reduced-motion mode
- inner spacing smaller than outer spacing, three text colors, and nested radii
**Do**
- Use semantic tokens; never raw hex, px or ms values in components.
- Keep one primary action per view and at most three type sizes per view.
- Pair every status color with an icon or label; underline links in running text.
**Don't**
- Don't shrink hit areas in dense layouts; shrink visuals and extend the hit area.
- Don't use motion as the only signal, or flash more than three times a second.
- Don't copy another brand's identity from a reference (colors, typeface, logo, imagery, copy).
- **Current validation findings:** warn: light: color.bg.action.primary (#c9a86a) on color.surface.base (#f8fefb) is 2.21:1, needs 3.0:1, warn: light: color.bg.action.primary (#c9a86a) on color.surface.raised (#ffffff) is 2.26:1, needs 3.0:1, warn: 15 text sizes; 8 to 10 is the usual range
+ **Current validation findings:** warn: light: color.bg.action.primary (#c9a86a) on color.surface.base (#fafefc) is 2.22:1, needs 3.0:1, warn: light: color.bg.action.primary (#c9a86a) on color.surface.raised (#ffffff) is 2.26:1, needs 3.0:1, warn: 17 text sizes; 8 to 10 is the usual range
**Waivers:** none.
</details>
## Standards
**Follow these rules when you build.** They come from sources marked non-negotiable, their values are locked, and `engine.py review` checks the ones it can.
House standards v2: 339 rules followed in this project.
**Don't break these:**
- No motion on 100+ times-a-day actions (STD-when-to-animate-05).
- Never use ease-in on UI (STD-easing-duration-03).
- Never enter from scale(0) (STD-enter-exit-origin-01).
- Never block input during transitions (STD-springs-gestures-13).
- Never rely on haptics alone (STD-accessibility-motion-20).
<details><summary>Every theme (185 rules)</summary>
- **When to animate** (15 rules, 13 must): Decide whether to animate first; Name a valid purpose for every animation; Scale motion down as frequency rises; No motion on 100+ times-a-day actions; Never animate keyboard-initiated actions; Remove or shrink motion seen tens-of-times daily; Spend delight only on rare moments; Explanatory motion only in marketing, onboarding; and 5 more must rules. Locks `motion.duration.instant` 0ms.
- **Easing and duration** (12 rules, 10 must): Pick easing by the motion's job; Strong custom curves, not built-in keywords; Never use ease-in on UI; UI motion under 300ms unless justified; Duration budget for each element; Nothing over 1s unless illustrative; Duration grows with size and distance; Slow deliberate phase, snappy response; and 2 more must rules. Locks `motion.easing.linear` [0, 0, 1, 1], `motion.easing.hover` [0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1], `motion.easing.enter` [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1], `motion.easing.exit` [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1], `motion.easing.standard` [0.77, 0, 0.175, 1], `motion.duration.micro` 100ms, `motion.duration.short` 150ms, `motion.duration.medium` 200ms, `motion.duration.long` 250ms.
- **Enter, exit and origin** (10 rules, 7 must): Never enter from scale(0); No opacity-only fade entrances; Exit the way it entered; Stagger group entrances 30–80ms; Measure heights, never animate to auto; React Native: never animate header height; No entering on virtualized rows. Locks `motion.scale.enter` 0.95, `motion.duration.stagger` 50ms.
- **Springs and gestures** (28 rules, 19 must): Springs for anything a finger drives; Default springs are critically damped; Bounce only after a momentum gesture; Keep bounce subtle, 0.1 to 0.3; Sheet and drawer spring values; Every animation can be grabbed mid-flight; Never block input during transitions; Start from the on-screen value; and 11 more must rules. Locks `motion.spring.spatial.dampingRatio` 1.0, `motion.spring.spatial.stiffness` 246.7, `motion.spring.momentum` a composite value (see standards.md), `motion.spring.sheet` a composite value (see standards.md), `motion.spring.rotation` a composite value (see standards.md), `motion.gesture.deceleration-rate` 0.998, `motion.gesture.dismiss-velocity` 0.11, `motion.gesture.rubberband-constant` 0.55, `motion.gesture.direction-threshold` 10px.
- **Performance and properties** (9 rules, 7 must): Animate only transform and opacity; Only clip-path, accordion height, childless width; Keep per-frame values out of React state; Pick the cheapest animation tool; Treat dropped frames as a regression; Keep React Native motion on the UI thread; Crossfade static layers, not elevation or blur.
- **Accessibility in motion** (9 rules, 5 must): Ship reduced motion with the animation; Reduced motion is gentler, never zero; Scale layout with the user's text size; Never rely on haptics alone; Never trap the user in an overlay. Locks `raw.reducedMotion` "replace", `motion.duration.reduced-fade` 200ms, `reduced:motion.transition.enter` a composite value (see standards.md), `reduced:motion.transition.exit` a composite value (see standards.md), `reduced:motion.transition.expand` a composite value (see standards.md).
- **Toasts, drawers and overlays** (10 rules, 4 must): React Native toasts: 300ms in, 250ms out; Drawer curve: cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1); React Native: form sheets on both platforms; Feedback on press, commit on release. Locks `component.toast.duration` 4000ms, `motion.easing.drawer` [0.32, 0.72, 0, 1], `motion.gesture.drag-lock-after-scroll` 100ms.
- **Mobile and touch** (22 rules, 18 must): Press feedback scales to 0.97, briefly; Touch targets 44pt on iOS, 48dp on Android; Paint edge to edge, pad the safe areas; Ignore extra fingers during a drag; Redesign hover affordances for touch; Use Gesture Handler, never PanResponder; Use scheduleOnRN, not runOnJS; Cross to the JS thread only at thresholds; and 10 more must rules. Locks `motion.scale.press` 0.97, `motion.duration.micro` 100ms (STD-easing-duration-07 wins), `size.target.touch` 44px, `size.target.min` 44px, `motion.spring.spatial.dampingRatio` 1.0 (STD-springs-gestures-04 wins).
- **Visual details** (41 rules, 13 must): Tabular digits for changing numbers; Use the ellipsis character; Loosen tracking on uppercase labels; Make letter-spacing specific to size; Reserve underlines for links; Never stack light translucent surfaces; Restrained look with no project; Use and extend existing tokens; and 5 more must rules.
- **Process, review and taste** (14 rules, 8 must): Motion that merely runs is not done; Self-check motion before finishing; Report review findings as one table; Close every motion review with Block or Approve; Make the motion call yourself; Keep the motion note to a few lines; Say when feel can't be judged from code; Judge feel on real hardware.
- **Swift** (15 rules, 11 must): Check the Swift toolchain first; Simplest, most static thing first; Value types by default; Make invalid states unrepresentable; Main actor first, then step down; Enable Approachable Concurrency everywhere; MainActor default isolation for app modules; Libraries ship nonisolated APIs; and 3 more must rules.
</details>
Every rule, with its values, reasons and sources: `opendesigner/standards.md` (it also has the 154 rules this file leaves out). Read the themes you touch before you build.
## Motion
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 1 decision in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-motion-01.
<!-- od:zoom area=motion level=0 -->
**Most movements take 200ms.** They turn into fades when a person asks for less motion.
Designers: motion system: duration, easing, springs · Code: `motion.duration.*, motion.easing.*`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Intent.** Energy 10/100: the duration multiplier x0.84 scales the extra step (standards fix medium, long). Standard easing `cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)`, enter `cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)`, exit `cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)`. Spatial spring: damping 1.0, stiffness 246.7 (Apple duration 0.4s, bounce 0.0; web `linear()` sample over 590ms).
| Token | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| `motion.duration.instant` | 0ms | set by house standard STD-when-to-animate-05 |
| `motion.duration.micro` | 100ms | set by house standard STD-easing-duration-07 |
| `motion.duration.short` | 150ms | set by house standard STD-easing-duration-07 |
| `motion.duration.medium` | 200ms | set by house standard STD-easing-duration-07 |
| `motion.duration.long` | 250ms | set by house standard STD-easing-duration-07 |
| `motion.duration.extra` | 590ms | illustrative and marketing motion only, never UI (STD-easing-duration-06) |
| `motion.duration.medium-exit` | 160ms | derived: about 0.8 x medium |
| `motion.duration.long-exit` | 200ms | derived: about 0.8 x long |
| `motion.duration.reduced-fade` | 200ms | set by house standard STD-accessibility-motion-02 |
| `motion.duration.stagger` | 50ms | set by house standard STD-enter-exit-origin-13 |
- Exits are derived, not set on their own: each is about 20% shorter than the entrance in force (medium-exit 160ms from medium 200ms, long-exit 200ms from long 250ms; STD-easing-duration-11). Change an entrance and its exit follows. Linear easing only for spinners and progress.
- Reduced motion (`prefers-reduced-motion` or `data-motion="reduced"`): travel becomes opacity, feedback stays, `motion.transition.move` is 0ms.
- Springs are stored as damping and stiffness in `$extensions.opendesigner.spring` because DTCG 2025.10 has no spring type.
- Haptics: light intensity where the platform has them; sound: hook H-sound is pending.
Decisions: D-0010 (25 values, standards), D-0017 (dials.energy).
</details>
## Modes and Themes
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 1 decision in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-theme-03.
<!-- od:zoom area=modes level=0 -->
**The system has light and dark color modes, three spacing densities and a reduced-motion mode.**
Designers: modes: light, dark, density, motion · Code: `resolver modifiers, Figma collection modes`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Your answers here** (each one either sets tokens or is a rule for this section):
- Should the app have light and dark modes that follow the device, or just one mode? **Light and dark, matching the device setting** (delegated; tokens; Q-theme-01)
**Intent.** Modes live in the DTCG resolver (`opendesigner/tokens/opendesigner.resolver.json`); modifiers are orthogonal, so no two set the same token.
| Modifier | Contexts | Default |
|---|---|---|
| theme | light, dark | light |
| density | spacious, comfortable, compact | comfortable |
| motion | standard, reduced | standard |
- Web: `prefers-color-scheme` with a `[data-theme]` override; `[data-density]`; `prefers-reduced-motion` with `[data-motion]` (see `opendesigner/build/css/tokens.css`).
- High-contrast themes are not generated; set `raw.contrastTarget` to AAA for 7:1 text everywhere.
- A second brand or a client re-skin may override the color primitives and `color.bg.brand`; semantic names never change.
Decisions: D-0009 (answers.Q-theme-01).
</details>
## Iconography and Imagery
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 0 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-icon-01, Q-icon-02, Q-icon-06.
<!-- od:zoom area=iconography level=0 -->
**Icons are 20px by default.** The logo, photos and custom icons come from a person, not from the engine.
Designers: icon system: style, sizes, color · Code: `size.icon.*, icon.stroke.*, color.icon.*`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Intent.** Default icon size 20px; sizes 16/20/24 pair with 14/16/20px text. Stroke follows the label weight: 1.5px at 16, 2.0px at 20, 2.5px at 24. Rest style: outline.
| Asset | Hook | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Logo and marks | H-logo | pending |
| Favicon set | H-favicon | pending |
| App icon | H-appicon | pending |
| Custom icons | H-icons | pending |
| Illustration | H-illus | pending |
| Photography | H-photo | pending |
| Motifs and brand shapes | H-motif | pending |
- Placeholders are labelled as placeholders. A generated stand-in is never shown as a finished brand asset.
- Icon-only buttons need an accessible name and a hit area of `size.target.min`.
Decisions: none recorded yet; values are defaults from references/levers.json.
</details>
## Content and Voice
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 0 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-voice-01, Q-voice-02, Q-voice-03.
<!-- od:zoom area=content level=0 -->
**Words stay plain and short, and every button says what it does.**
Designers: content: voice, tone, microcopy · Code: `DESIGN.md Content and Voice section`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Intent.** Draft: voice guidance level **full** (Brand presence 70); **sentence-case**; contractions **allowed** (Warmth 45). Voice guide hook H-voice: pending.
- Buttons say what they do in two to four words; errors say what happened and how to fix it.
- Reading level: plain language; avoid jargon in UI copy.
- Word list: not recorded yet (Q-voice-03).
Decisions: none recorded yet; values are defaults from references/levers.json.
</details>
## Accessibility
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 0 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-aud-02, Q-aud-03, Q-aud-04.
<!-- od:zoom area=accessibility level=0 -->
**Text passes WCAG 2.2 AA contrast in every mode, and focus is always visible.**
Designers: WCAG 2.2 AA target · Code: `raw.contrastTarget`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Your answers here** (each one either sets tokens or is a rule for this section):
- Who uses it, and how often: all day for work, often, or now and then on the go? **Often, in an everyday app** (delegated; tokens; Q-aud-01)
**Intent.** Standard: WCAG 2.2 AA. APCA is reported as advice only.
**The system guarantees:**
- text and edge contrast in every mode
- visible focus (2px ring, 2px offset, 3:1)
- minimum target sizes for each kind of input
- a reduced-motion mode
- rem-based type, so text scales to 200%
- text on colored fills chosen automatically
**Product teams own:** accessible names and labels, alt text, reading and focus order, and never using color alone. Also: clear error messages, dialogs that can be closed, no pre-checked consent boxes, and captions for media.
**Test on each platform:**
- keyboard only
- a screen reader (VoiceOver, NVDA or TalkBack)
- 200% zoom
- forced colors (Windows High Contrast)
- reduced motion
- touch on a phone, for every surface that allows touch
Decisions: none recorded yet; values are defaults from references/levers.json.
</details>
## Platforms and Devices
> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 1 decision in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-plat-05, Q-plat-10, Q-plat-08.
<!-- od:zoom area=platforms level=0 -->
**It runs on ios, and each platform keeps its own navigation.**
Designers: target platforms · Code: `raw.platforms; size.target.min`
<details><summary>More</summary>
**Your answers here** (each one either sets tokens or is a rule for this section):
- Where will it run first: web, iOS, Android or desktop? **iOS/iPadOS** (delegated; tokens; Q-plat-01)
**Intent.** Platforms: ios. Inputs: pointer, touch. Brand presence 70: each platform keeps its own shapes and materials: no; each platform keeps its own body text size: no.
- Navigation, back, sheets and pickers stay native on every platform (DC-L10-02).
- Swift and Compose files in `opendesigner/build/` use the same names as the CSS variables (Figma code syntax matches them).
- Fonts by platform: text: Inter (open licence or system font: web, apps and self-hosting); display: Bodoni Moda: licensed for web, apps, self-hosting.
Decisions: D-0006 (answers.Q-plat-01).
</details>
## Decisions
- **51 decisions so far.** Each one says who set it and why.
+ **60 decisions so far.** Each one says who set it and why.
Designers: decision history with reasons · Code: `opendesigner/decisions.md`
<details><summary>More</summary>
Your own decisions first (the newest value per path), then your changes to standards, then one row per standards batch. Full log: [opendesigner/decisions.md](opendesigner/decisions.md).
| Id | Path | Value | Set by | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-0002 | `answers.Q-aud-01` | "regular" | delegated | sketch: picked for them |
| D-0003 | `context.audience` | "people who use it often, as an everyday app" | delegated | sketch: plain words for Q-aud-01, picked for them |
| D-0006 | `answers.Q-plat-01` | ["ios"] | delegated | sketch: picked for them |
| D-0007 | `macros` | ["premium", "deferential", "minimal", "serious", "authoritative"] | delegated | sketch: picked for them (feel words: premium, calm, trusted) |
| D-0008 | `taste.feelWords` | ["premium", "calm", "trusted"] | delegated | sketch: feel words picked for them |
| D-0009 | `answers.Q-theme-01` | "system-light-dark" | delegated | sketch: picked for them |
| D-0011 | `answers.Q-color-01` | "keep-hex" | delegated | gold #C9A86A is the brand; keep it exact |
| D-0012 | `answers.Q-color-21` | "near-black" | delegated | deep green-black base |
| D-0014 | `dials.expression` | 55 | delegated | display numerals and one hero card are the expressive moments |
| D-0015 | `dials.brandPresence` | 70 | delegated | gold and the serif carry the brand |
| D-0016 | `dials.density` | 35 | delegated | private banking is unhurried; generous space |
| D-0017 | `dials.energy` | 10 | delegated | nothing hurries; slow restrained motion |
- | D-0019 | `dials.depth` | 65 | delegated | the metal card needs real light and shadow |
| D-0020 | `dials.colorfulness` | 22 | delegated | near-monochrome; gold is the only color |
| D-0021 | `dials.warmth` | 45 | delegated | warm ivory text, not cold white |
| D-0022 | `answers.Q-type-01` | "brand-display" | delegated | a didone for headings and numerals, a plain sans for body |
| D-0023 | `raw.displayFace` | "Bodoni Moda" | delegated | high-contrast didone numerals read as private banking (OFL, Google Fonts) |
| D-0024 | `raw.textFace` | "Inter" | delegated | quiet open sans for UI text (OFL) |
| D-0025 | `answers.Q-type-02` | "yes" | delegated | Bodoni Moda is SIL OFL from Google Fonts: web, apps and self-hosting are allowed |
| D-0026 | `answers.Q-type-08` | 17 | delegated | iOS body is 17pt; Brand presence 70 had dropped it to the 14px web base |
| D-0027 | `type.displayReach` | 4 | delegated | the balance is a hero numeral; the scale needs a step near 64px |
| D-0028 | `raw.brandColor` | "#C9A86A" | delegated | restore the brand gold the sketch darkened to #8f7032; keep-hex is on and dark text passes on it |
- | D-0029 | `raw.neutralBase` | "#0E2A1F" | delegated | stronger bottle-green tint: at #13201B the dark surfaces read as plain gray because ramp ends cap chroma |
| D-0030 | `dials.roundness` | 30 | delegated | tailored 4px controls; the physical card keeps its own ISO corner |
| D-0031 | `answers.Q-type-10` | "named" | delegated | owner rule: Apple HIG Dynamic Type roles |
| D-0032 | `answers.Q-type-09` | "hand-tuned" | delegated | HIG sizes are hand-tuned, not a ratio |
| D-0033 | `font.size.11` | {"value": 11, "unit": "px"} | delegated | HIG Dynamic Type step |
| D-0034 | `font.size.13` | {"value": 13, "unit": "px"} | delegated | HIG Dynamic Type step |
| D-0035 | `font.size.15` | {"value": 15, "unit": "px"} | delegated | HIG Dynamic Type step |
| D-0036 | `font.size.17` | {"value": 17, "unit": "px"} | delegated | HIG Dynamic Type step |
| D-0037 | `font.size.20` | {"value": 20, "unit": "px"} | delegated | HIG Dynamic Type step |
| D-0038 | `font.size.22` | {"value": 22, "unit": "px"} | delegated | HIG Dynamic Type step |
| D-0039 | `font.size.28` | {"value": 28, "unit": "px"} | delegated | HIG Dynamic Type step |
| D-0040 | `font.size.34` | {"value": 34, "unit": "px"} | delegated | HIG Dynamic Type step |
| D-0041 | `text.label.sm` | {"fontFamily": "{font.family.text}", "fontSize": "{font.size.11}", "fontWeight": "{font.weight.label}", "letterSpacing": {"value": 0.06, "unit": "em"}, "lineHeight": 1.1818} | delegated | HIG Caption 2 (11/13), used as the overline |
| D-0042 | `text.label.md` | {"fontFamily": "{font.family.text}", "fontSize": "{font.size.13}", "fontWeight": "{font.weight.label}", "letterSpacing": {"value": 0.0, "unit": "em"}, "lineHeight": 1.3846} | delegated | HIG Footnote (13/18) |
| D-0043 | `text.label.lg` | {"fontFamily": "{font.family.text}", "fontSize": "{font.size.17}", "fontWeight": "{font.weight.label}", "letterSpacing": {"value": 0.0, "unit": "em"}, "lineHeight": 1.2941} | delegated | HIG Body (17/22) for control labels |
| D-0044 | `text.body.sm` | {"fontFamily": "{font.family.text}", "fontSize": "{font.size.15}", "fontWeight": "{font.weight.body}", "letterSpacing": {"value": 0.0, "unit": "em"}, "lineHeight": 1.3333} | delegated | HIG Subheadline (15/20) |
| D-0045 | `text.body.md` | {"fontFamily": "{font.family.text}", "fontSize": "{font.size.17}", "fontWeight": "{font.weight.body}", "letterSpacing": {"value": 0.0, "unit": "em"}, "lineHeight": 1.2941} | delegated | HIG Body (17/22) |
| D-0046 | `text.body.lg` | {"fontFamily": "{font.family.text}", "fontSize": "{font.size.20}", "fontWeight": "{font.weight.body}", "letterSpacing": {"value": 0.0, "unit": "em"}, "lineHeight": 1.25} | delegated | HIG Title 3 size for lead text (20/25) |
+ | D-0047 | `text.title.sm` | {"fontFamily": "{font.family.text}", "fontSize": "{font.size.17}", "fontWeight": "{font.weight.heading}", "letterSpacing": {"value": 0.0, "unit": "em"}, "lineHeight": 1.2941} | delegated | HIG Headline (17/22, semibold) |
+ | D-0048 | `text.title.md` | {"fontFamily": "{font.family.text}", "fontSize": "{font.size.20}", "fontWeight": "{font.weight.heading}", "letterSpacing": {"value": 0.0, "unit": "em"}, "lineHeight": 1.25} | delegated | HIG Title 3 (20/25) |
- 6 more in the full log.
+ 8 more in the full log.
</details>
## Open Items
**These parts are still defaults, guesses, or waiting for a person.**
- Still defaults (zoom 0, sketch): Colors, Layout, Elevation & Depth, Shapes, Components, Motion, Modes and Themes, Iconography and Imagery, Content and Voice, Accessibility, Platforms and Devices
- Assets not final: Logo, wordmark, symbol, lockups (H-logo): pending; App icon (H-appicon): pending; Favicon set (H-favicon): pending; Custom icons, pictograms, spot icons (H-icons): pending; Illustration, characters, empty-state art (H-illus): pending; Photography and art direction (H-photo): pending; Fixed brand colors (H-color): pending; Motion signature and rich media (H-motion): pending; Graphic devices, patterns, textures, brand gradients, signature shape (H-motif): pending; UI sounds and sonic logo (H-sound): pending; Custom haptic patterns (H-haptic): pending; Voice and tone guide (H-voice): pending; Brand guidelines PDF (H-brandbook): pending
- - Answers taken on assumption or delegated: answers.Q-aud-01 (delegated), context.audience (delegated), raw.brandColor (delegated), answers.Q-plat-01 (delegated), macros (delegated), taste.feelWords (delegated), answers.Q-theme-01 (delegated), answers.Q-color-01 (delegated), answers.Q-color-21 (delegated), raw.neutralBase (delegated), dials.expression (delegated), dials.brandPresence (delegated), dials.density (delegated), dials.energy (delegated), dials.roundness (delegated), dials.depth (delegated), dials.colorfulness (delegated), dials.warmth (delegated), answers.Q-type-01 (delegated), raw.displayFace (delegated), raw.textFace (delegated), answers.Q-type-02 (delegated), answers.Q-type-08 (delegated), overrides.type.displayReach (delegated), answers.Q-type-10 (delegated), answers.Q-type-09 (delegated), overrides.font.size.11 (delegated), overrides.font.size.13 (delegated), overrides.font.size.15 (delegated), overrides.font.size.17 (delegated), overrides.font.size.20 (delegated), overrides.font.size.22 (delegated), overrides.font.size.28 (delegated), overrides.font.size.34 (delegated), overrides.text.label.sm (delegated), overrides.text.label.md (delegated), overrides.text.label.lg (delegated), overrides.text.body.sm (delegated), overrides.text.body.md (delegated), overrides.text.body.lg (delegated), overrides.text.title.sm (delegated), overrides.text.title.md (delegated), overrides.text.title.lg (delegated), overrides.text.headline.sm (delegated), overrides.text.headline.md (delegated)
+ - Answers taken on assumption or delegated: answers.Q-aud-01 (delegated), context.audience (delegated), raw.brandColor (delegated), answers.Q-plat-01 (delegated), macros (delegated), taste.feelWords (delegated), answers.Q-theme-01 (delegated), answers.Q-color-01 (delegated), answers.Q-color-21 (delegated), dials.expression (delegated), dials.brandPresence (delegated), dials.density (delegated), dials.energy (delegated), dials.roundness (delegated), dials.depth (delegated), dials.colorfulness (delegated), dials.warmth (delegated), answers.Q-type-01 (delegated), raw.displayFace (delegated), raw.textFace (delegated), answers.Q-type-02 (delegated), answers.Q-type-08 (delegated), overrides.type.displayReach (delegated), answers.Q-type-10 (delegated), answers.Q-type-09 (delegated), overrides.font.size.11 (delegated), overrides.font.size.13 (delegated), overrides.font.size.15 (delegated), overrides.font.size.17 (delegated), overrides.font.size.20 (delegated), overrides.font.size.22 (delegated), overrides.font.size.28 (delegated), overrides.font.size.34 (delegated), overrides.text.label.sm (delegated), overrides.text.label.md (delegated), overrides.text.label.lg (delegated), overrides.text.body.sm (delegated), overrides.text.body.md (delegated), overrides.text.body.lg (delegated), overrides.text.title.sm (delegated), overrides.text.title.md (delegated), overrides.text.title.lg (delegated), overrides.text.headline.sm (delegated), overrides.text.headline.md (delegated)
- Waivers: none.
- Licence risks: none found.
- Validation: 0 errors, 3 warnings.
## For Agents
**AI agents: read this file and the tokens before you change any screen.**
1. Before any visual work, read this file, PRODUCT.md and `opendesigner/tokens/` (start at `opendesigner/tokens/opendesigner.resolver.json`).
- 2. Use tokens, never raw values: CSS `var(--ds-...)`, Tailwind classes from `opendesigner/build/tailwind/theme.css`, `DS.*` in Swift, `DsTheme` in Compose.
+ 2. Use tokens, never raw values: CSS `var(--ds-...)`, Tailwind classes from `opendesigner/build/tailwind/theme.css`, `DS.*` in Swift. In Compose: colors from `LocalDsColors.current` (provide `DsLightColors` or `DsDarkColors`), then `DsSpace`, `DsType` and `DsMotion`.
3. Do not change a locked decision without asking the owner.
4. To change the system: `engine.py set <path> <value> --why "..."`, then `engine.py generate`, `engine.py validate`, `engine.py design-md`.
5. To extend: add a decision (never hand-edit tokens or this file). Keep semantic names the same across modes. Deprecate instead of deleting.
6. After any implementation, run `engine.py review` and re-read this file.
7. Follow the Standards section. Change a standard only when the person explicitly asks: `engine.py standard override <id> --why "<their words>"`.
**Tailwind v4 classes** (one import: `@import "tailwindcss"; @import "<path>/opendesigner/build/tailwind/theme.css";`; Tailwind's default colors, text sizes, radii and shadows are switched off, so only these exist):
| Area | Classes |
|---|---|
| Color | `bg-action-primary`, `hover:bg-action-primary-hover`, `active:bg-action-primary-pressed`, `text-on-action`, `bg-surface-base`, `bg-surface-raised`, `text-fg-primary`, `text-fg-secondary`, `text-fg-link`, `border-line-subtle`, `border-line-input`, `outline-line-focus`, `bg-danger-bold` |
| Layout | `p-inset-md`, `gap-stack-md`, `gap-inline-sm`, `h-control-md`, `size-icon-md`, `min-h-target-min` |
| Shape | `rounded-control`, `rounded-container`, `rounded-overlay`, `rounded-full` |
| Elevation | `shadow-raised`, `shadow-floating`, `shadow-overlay` |
| Type | `text-body-md`, `text-label-lg`, `text-title-md`, `text-headline-md` |
| Motion | `transition-feedback`, `ease-enter`, `ease-exit`, `ease-hover` |