---
version: alpha
name: "Sounding"
description: "Design system generated by OpenDesigner"
colors:
  primary: "#c97a06"
  on-primary: "#232427"
  surface: "#fcfdfe"
  on-surface: "#232427"
  error: "#cd4840"
typography:
  body-md: { fontFamily: "Inter", fontSize: 14px, lineHeight: 20px }
rounded:
  control: 6px
  container: 8px
spacing:
  unit: 4px
---

# Sounding

**Sounding** is a design system; what it is for is not recorded yet (Q-scope-01).

- **For:** people who use it all day for work, in screens full of data
- **Screens:** screens where people get work done
- **Runs on:** web
- **Feel:** technical, calm (modern, serious, deferential, minimal; picked for you)
- **Brand color:** Picked for you, not chosen by you: an orange (#C97A06) on buttons, links and focus, with dark text on it.
- **Decided:** 7 picked for you; everything else uses sourced defaults
- **Standards:** 289 house standards followed (locked, house standards v2); see the Standards section
- **Next:** zoom into Colors, Typography, Layout, 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), 4 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-dir-01, Q-dir-02.
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**Sounding feels modern, serious, deferential and minimal. Screens are compact, in a flat style.**
Designers: visual style: flat, tonal, glass · Code: `preset in state.json`

<details><summary>More</summary>

**Your answers here** (each one either sets tokens or is a rule for this section):
- What are these screens mostly for: selling, getting work done, reading, or enjoying an experience? **Operate** (delegated; tokens; Q-scope-06)

**Intent.** A design system generated from eight dials and a few raw inputs.

- Audience: people who use it all day for work, in screens full of data
- The memorable thing: not recorded yet (Q-brand-02)
- Surfaces: screens where people get work done
- Platforms: web; inputs: pointer, touch
- Direction: preset flat2 (the default until Q-dir-01 is answered); feel modern, serious, deferential, minimal (words picked for you: technical, calm)

**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 25/100** (productive to expressive: productive): type ratio 1.2, hero moments: none, expressive motion: none, brand color role: reserved-accent, containment: whitespace.
- **Brand presence 20/100** (native to brand-led: native): typeface suggestion: system-font-per-platform, brand color placement: accent-only+content-layer, native component share about 92%, voice guidance: none.
- **Density 80/100** (spacious to compact: compact): body 14px on the web, default control 32px, density mode compact, icons 16px; hit areas never shrink.
- **Energy 15/100** (calm to energetic: calm): standard easing [0.77, 0, 0.175, 1], duration multiplier 0.86, spring damping 1.0, heading weight 600, navigation: recessive.
- **Roundness 42/100** (sharp to soft: leaning sharp): control radius 6, icon corners default, caps round.
- **Depth 10/100** (flat to deep: flat): depth model: borders.
- **Colorfulness 55/100** (monochrome to vivid: balanced): scheme tonalSpot, accent chroma 52.6 (HCT), 1 accent(s), surfaces: tinted-containers.
- **Warmth 40/100** (cool/formal to warm/friendly: leaning cool/formal): neutral tint chroma 0.011 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 | sketch | Q-type-01 |
| 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-0010 (answers.Q-scope-06), D-0014 (dials.expression).

</details>

## Colors

> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 7 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-color-02.
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**One accent color: an orange picked for you (`#c97a06`) 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):
- If the product shows charts, which chart colors does it need? **One brand chart color plus gray** (delegated; tokens; Q-color-19)

**Intent.** Brand color `#c97a06` drives the accent ramp's hue; the Colorfulness dial (55) sets its chroma (scheme tonalSpot, peak HCT chroma 52.57). The brand's role is **reserved-accent** and it sits closest to accent step 9. Picked for you, not chosen by you: an orange (#C97A06) 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` | `#fffcfa` `#faf3ed` `#f7e9dd` `#f5dfcb` `#f3d5ba` `#f0cba8` `#edc197` `#b17b42` `#c97a06` `#d18a3c` `#915602` `#492e0f` | dark |
| `danger` | `#fffcfc` `#fef2f0` `#ffe6e3` `#ffdbd6` `#ffcfc9` `#ffc4bc` `#ffb8af` `#cc695f` `#cd4840` `#bb3f38` `#9d312b` `#572420` | light |
| `info` | `#fbfdff` `#eaf6ff` `#d9efff` `#c7e7ff` `#b5e0ff` `#a3d8ff` `#8fd1ff` `#008ed0` `#007cb7` `#0070a6` `#005c8a` `#003755` | light |
| `neutral` | `#fcfdfe` `#f3f4f6` `#eaebee` `#e1e3e7` `#d8dadf` `#cfd2d7` `#c7cacf` `#83868c` `#72757c` `#61646b` `#54575d` `#232427` | light |
| `success` | `#f9fefa` `#edf6ee` `#ddf0e0` `#cbebd0` `#bae5c1` `#a8dfb2` `#95d9a3` `#399755` `#00883d` `#007b36` `#00652c` `#073c1a` | light |
| `warning` | `#fffcf9` `#f8f4ec` `#f4eada` `#f1e1c7` `#eed8b4` `#eacea1` `#e6c58d` `#a97f31` `#eeb240` `#dba438` `#845d00` `#453004` | 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 | 3.58 | 3.32 | 3.06 | 2.84 | 2.61 |
| neutral 9 | 4.53 | 4.19 | 3.87 | 3.59 | 3.30 |
| neutral 10 | 5.82 | 5.39 | 4.97 | 4.61 | 4.24 |
| neutral 11 | 7.11 | 6.58 | 6.08 | 5.64 | 5.18 |
| neutral 12 | 15.24 | 14.10 | 13.02 | 12.08 | 11.10 |

**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` | `#c97a06` | `#d18a3c` (1.18:1) | `#dc9547` (1.35:1) |
| `color.bg.accent.bold` | `#c97a06` | `#d18a3c` (1.18:1) | `#dc9547` (1.35:1) |

**Semantic roles** (use these, never the ramps):

| Token | Light | Dark | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| `color.bg.accent.bold` | `#c97a06` | `#c97a06` | Solid accent fill. |
| `color.bg.accent.bold-hover` | `#d18a3c` | `#d38934` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
| `color.bg.accent.bold-pressed` | `#dc9547` | `#de9440` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
| `color.bg.accent.subtle` | `#f7e9dd` | `#322518` | Selected rows, accent badges. |
| `color.bg.accent.subtle-hover` | `#f5dfcb` | `#3f2b17` | Hover on accent subtle fills. |
| `color.bg.accent.subtle-pressed` | `#f3d5ba` | `#4c3215` | Pressed accent subtle fills. |
| `color.bg.action.primary` | `#c97a06` | `#c97a06` | Primary action. One per view (DC-L15-03, L15 P08). |
| `color.bg.action.primary-hover` | `#d18a3c` | `#d38934` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
| `color.bg.action.primary-pressed` | `#dc9547` | `#de9440` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
| `color.bg.brand` | `#c97a06` | `#c97a06` | Brand fill for signature surfaces; carries text.on-brand (brandAnchor rule, DC-L01-09). |
| `color.bg.danger.bold` | `#cd4840` | `#cf645a` | Danger solid fill. |
| `color.bg.danger.bold-hover` | `#bb3f38` | `#de7166` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
| `color.bg.danger.bold-pressed` | `#b13530` | `#e97b70` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
| `color.bg.danger.subtle` | `#ffe6e3` | `#372220` | Danger banner and badge background. |
| `color.bg.disabled` | `#eaebee` | `#2c2e30` | Disabled control fill. |
| `color.bg.field` | `#ffffff` | `#242527` | Text field fill: outlined fields sit on the raised surface (Q-form-01). |
| `color.bg.info.bold` | `#007cb7` | `#008ccd` | Info solid fill. |
| `color.bg.info.bold-hover` | `#0070a6` | `#0099e1` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
| `color.bg.info.bold-pressed` | `#006799` | `#00a4f0` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
| `color.bg.info.subtle` | `#d9efff` | `#132a39` | Info banner and badge background. |
| `color.bg.inverse` | `#232427` | `#e7e9ed` | Tooltips and toasts: the inverted surface. |
| `color.bg.neutral.subtle` | `#eaebee` | `#34363a` | Secondary buttons, chips, hovered rows. |
| `color.bg.neutral.subtle-hover` | `#e1e3e7` | `#3d3f43` | Hover: +1 step (DC-L01-17). |
| `color.bg.neutral.subtle-pressed` | `#d8dadf` | `#46484d` | Pressed or selected: +2 steps (DC-L01-17). |
| `color.bg.success.bold` | `#00883d` | `#29964d` | Success solid fill. |
| `color.bg.success.bold-hover` | `#007b36` | `#3ba35a` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
| `color.bg.success.bold-pressed` | `#007132` | `#46ad63` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
| `color.bg.success.subtle` | `#ddf0e0` | `#1a2b1e` | Success banner and badge background. |
| `color.bg.warning.bold` | `#eeb240` | `#e5b561` | Warning solid fill. |
| `color.bg.warning.bold-hover` | `#dba438` | `#f6c571` | Hover: one step, at least 1.15:1 from the solid (DC-L01-17). |
| `color.bg.warning.bold-pressed` | `#d0992a` | `#ffd387` | Pressed: at least 1.3:1 from the solid. |
| `color.bg.warning.subtle` | `#f4eada` | `#2f2618` | Warning banner and badge background. |
| `color.border.accent` | `#b17b42` | `#b2742d` | Selected card or accent outline. |
| `color.border.danger` | `#cc695f` | `#c4675e` | Danger boundary, for example an invalid field (3:1). |
| `color.border.default` | `#c7cacf` | `#46484d` | Outline buttons and table grids (decorative; the label carries meaning). |
| `color.border.focus` | `#17181c` | `#17181c` | Focus ring from the raw focus color (L09 M12). |
| `color.border.focus-inner` | `#232427` | `#e7e9ed` | Inner ring of the two-tone focus indicator; keeps 3:1 on every surface (DC-L08-11). |
| `color.border.info` | `#008ed0` | `#0089ca` | Info boundary, for example an invalid field (3:1). |
| `color.border.input` | `#83868c` | `#7d8086` | Text field and select borders (3:1, DC-L01-16). |
| `color.border.separator` | `#e1e3e7` | `#34363a` | Hairlines between table rows and list items, lighter than border.subtle; decorative, so never the only cue (DC-L23-05). |
| `color.border.strong` | `#83868c` | `#7d8086` | Boundaries that are the only cue: inputs, checkboxes, switches (3:1, WCAG 1.4.11). |
| `color.border.subtle` | `#cfd2d7` | `#3d3f43` | Dividers and card edges (decorative). |
| `color.border.success` | `#399755` | `#3b9153` | Success boundary, for example an invalid field (3:1). |
| `color.border.warning` | `#a97f31` | `#a27b33` | Warning boundary, for example an invalid field (3:1). |
| `color.chart.categorical.1` | `#c97a06` | `#c97a06` | The brand series. |
| `color.chart.categorical.2` | `#72757c` | `#7f8289` | Everything else. |
| `color.chart.neutral` | `#72757c` | `#7f8289` | Other, baseline or comparison series. |
| `color.chart.sequential.1` | `#f7e9dd` | `#322518` |  |
| `color.chart.sequential.2` | `#f3d5ba` | `#4c3215` |  |
| `color.chart.sequential.3` | `#edc197` | `#6a3e03` |  |
| `color.chart.sequential.4` | `#c97a06` | `#c97a06` |  |
| `color.chart.sequential.5` | `#915602` | `#e39d52` |  |
| `color.icon.accent` | `#915602` | `#e39d52` | Selected and interactive icons. |
| `color.icon.default` | `#54575d` | `#a8abb1` | Icons beside text; same color as secondary text (DC-L05-08). |
| `color.icon.on-accent` | `#232427` | `#151516` | Icons on solid accent fills. |
| `color.icon.subtle` | `#61646b` | `#92969d` | Decorative icons. |
| `color.overlay.scrim` | `#232427 @0.45` | `#000000` | Modal backdrop (DC-L04-18; Q-depth-06). |
| `color.surface.base` | `#fcfdfe` | `#1c1d1e` | The page background. |
| `color.surface.nav` | `#f3f4f6` | `#151516` | Recessive navigation, dimmer than content (Linear 2026, S-L06-067). |
| `color.surface.overlay` | `#ffffff` | `#2c2e30` | Menus, popovers, dialogs; always with elevation.floating or elevation.overlay. |
| `color.surface.raised` | `#ffffff` | `#242527` | Cards and panels on the page. |
| `color.surface.sunken` | `#f3f4f6` | `#151516` | Wells, code blocks, page gutters. |
| `color.surface.tinted` | `#faf3ed` | `#251f18` | Tinted container (Colorfulness 50+, L09 X rubric; Q-color-05). |
| `color.text.accent` | `#915602` | `#e39d52` | Accent text and selected labels. |
| `color.text.danger` | `#9d312b` | `#f88f84` | Danger text and icons; pair with an icon or label (DC-L01-15). |
| `color.text.disabled` | `#83868c` | `#7d8086` | Disabled labels; exempt from contrast minimums (WCAG 1.4.3 exception). |
| `color.text.info` | `#005c8a` | `#3ab6ff` | Info text and icons; pair with an icon or label (DC-L01-15). |
| `color.text.inverse` | `#ffffff` | `#151516` | Text on color.bg.inverse (tooltips, toasts). |
| `color.text.link` | `#915602` | `#e39d52` | Links. Underline them in running text so color is not the only cue. |
| `color.text.on-accent` | `#232427` | `#151516` | Text and icons on color.bg.accent.bold* (auto-picked light or dark, S-L06-094). |
| `color.text.on-action` | `#232427` | `#151516` | Text on the primary action fill. |
| `color.text.on-brand` | `#232427` | `#151516` | Text on color.bg.brand. |
| `color.text.on-danger` | `#ffffff` | `#151516` | Text on bg.danger.bold. |
| `color.text.on-info` | `#ffffff` | `#151516` | Text on bg.info.bold. |
| `color.text.on-success` | `#ffffff` | `#151516` | Text on bg.success.bold. |
| `color.text.on-warning` | `#232427` | `#151516` | Text on bg.warning.bold. |
| `color.text.primary` | `#232427` | `#e7e9ed` | Body copy, headings, labels (guaranteed >= 7:1 on steps 1-5). |
| `color.text.secondary` | `#54575d` | `#a8abb1` | Supporting text (guaranteed >= the text minimum on surfaces and neutral fills 1-4). |
| `color.text.success` | `#00652c` | `#61be78` | Success text and icons; pair with an icon or label (DC-L01-15). |
| `color.text.tertiary` | `#61646b` | `#92969d` | Captions and placeholders (still meets the text minimum on surfaces 1-4). |
| `color.text.warning` | `#845d00` | `#fdcf82` | 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: use `color.chart.categorical.*` in order, `color.chart.sequential.*` for amounts, `color.chart.neutral` for other.

**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-0015 (dials.colorfulness), D-0016 (dials.warmth), D-0019 (raw.brandColor), D-0024 (answers.Q-color-19), D-0025 (raw.focusColor), D-0026 (raw.primaryActionColor).

</details>

## Typography

> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 4 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-type-01.
<!-- od:zoom area=typography level=0 -->

**Body text is 14px, and each larger size is about 1.2 times the one below.**
Designers: type scale: base size and ratio · Code: `font.size.14`

<details><summary>More</summary>

**Intent.** Body text is 14px; sizes follow `round(14 x 1.2^n)` for n from -2 to 5, reaching about 2.5x body (product surfaces only). Sizes: 12, 14, 17, 20, 24, 29, 35px.

- Text face: Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif. Licence status (hook H-type): **pending**.
- Licence by platform: text: Inter (open licence or system font: web, apps and 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` | 17/24 | 400 | 0em | Long-form reading, onboarding copy. |
| `text.body.md` | 14/20 | 400 | 0em | Default UI text: forms, tables, descriptions. |
| `text.body.sm` | 12/16 | 400 | 0.02em | Helper text, timestamps, captions. |
| `text.code.md` | 14/20 | 400 | 0em | Code blocks, token names. |
| `text.code.sm` | 12/16 | 400 | 0.02em | Inline values, dense code rows. |
| `text.headline.lg` | 35/44 | 600 | -0.01em | Page and section titles. |
| `text.headline.md` | 29/36 | 600 | 0em | Page and section titles. |
| `text.headline.sm` | 24/32 | 600 | 0em | Page and section titles. |
| `text.label.lg` | 14/20 | 500 | 0em | Button and control labels. |
| `text.label.md` | 12/16 | 500 | 0.02em | Small control labels, badges, dense tabs. |
| `text.label.sm` | 12/16 | 500 | 0.05em caps | Overlines in capitals with wide tracking (DC-L02-18). |
| `text.numeric.lg` | 20/28 | 600 | 0em | Key numbers: balances, KPIs. |
| `text.numeric.md` | 14/20 | 400 | 0em | Amounts and table figures: tabular digits line up in columns; right-align numeric columns. |
| `text.title.lg` | 20/28 | 600 | 0em | Card, panel and group titles. |
| `text.title.md` | 17/24 | 600 | 0em | Card, panel and group titles. |
| `text.title.sm` | 14/20 | 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-0017 (overrides.type.weightCount), D-0021 (raw.textFace), D-0022 (raw.monoFace), D-0023 (raw.displayFace).

</details>

## Layout

> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 0 decisions 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 compact 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 **compact**). 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 | 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 24 | 32 / 40 / 64 | 32 / 40 / 48 | 2.5 |
| compact (default) | 2 / 6 / 8 / 12 / 20 | 16 / 24 / 40 | 24 / 32 / 40 | 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: none recorded yet; values are defaults from references/levers.json.

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## Elevation & Depth

> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 1 decision in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-depth-01.
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**Surfaces are separated by thin borders, with no shadows.**
Designers: flat, shadowed, tonal or glass · Code: `$extensions.opendesigner.model`

<details><summary>More</summary>

**Intent.** Depth 10/100 selects the **borders** model. Shadow alpha in light mode is 0.0; dark mode doubles it and lifts surfaces by lightness instead (sunken, base, raised, overlay).

| Token | Layers (x y blur spread) | Use |
|---|---|---|
| `elevation.raised` | none | Cards that lift on hover, sticky headers, dragged rows. |
| `elevation.floating` | none | Menus, popovers, dropdowns. |
| `elevation.overlay` | none | 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-0013 (dials.depth).

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## Shapes

> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 1 decision in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-shape-01.
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**Buttons and fields have 6px corners; cards have 8px corners.**
Designers: corner radius, sharp to pill · Code: `radius.control, CSS border-radius`

<details><summary>More</summary>

**Intent.** Roundness 42/100 gives controls a **6** radius; details 2px, containers 8px, overlays 12px, people full. Controls under 32px tall use `radius.control-sm` (4).

- 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 (8).
- Icons: default corners, round 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-0012 (dials.roundness).

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## Components

> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 0 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-comp-01, Q-comp-02, Q-state-01.
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**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 32px tall (compact), 6 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: strong.
- Component docs belong in `opendesigner/components/<name>.md` (spec 7.8).

Decisions: none recorded yet; values are defaults from references/levers.json.

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## 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:** none (errors 0, warnings 0).

**Waivers:** none.

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## 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: 289 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 use transition: all (STD-performance-properties-06).
- Never disable pinch zoom (STD-accessibility-motion-27).

<details><summary>Every theme (225 rules)</summary>

- **When to animate** (14 rules, 12 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 4 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** (29 rules, 16 must): Never enter from scale(0); No opacity-only fade entrances; Scale popovers from their trigger; Keep modals scaling from center; Exit the way it entered; Dropdowns and popovers: scale 0.95, 200ms; Tooltips: scale 0.97, 125ms; Delay only the first tooltip; and 8 more must rules. Locks `motion.scale.enter` 0.95, `motion.duration.medium` 200ms (STD-easing-duration-07 wins), `motion.duration.tooltip` 125ms, `motion.scale.enter-tooltip` 0.97, `motion.duration.instant` 0ms (STD-when-to-animate-05 wins), `motion.duration.modal` 250ms, `motion.scale.enter-modal` 0.96, `motion.duration.stagger` 50ms, `motion.duration.reveal` 600ms, `motion.blur.crossfade` 2px, `motion.easing.drawer` [0.32, 0.72, 0, 1], `motion.duration.drawer` 500ms.
- **Springs and gestures** (32 rules, 21 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 13 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** (14 rules, 9 must): Animate only transform and opacity; Only clip-path, accordion height, childless width; Never use transition: all; Motion: animate the full transform string; Keep per-frame values out of React state; Set drag transforms on the moving element; Pick the cheapest animation tool; Treat dropped frames as a regression; and 1 more must rule.
- **Accessibility in motion** (18 rules, 11 must): Ship reduced motion with the animation; Reduced motion is gentler, never zero; Check reduced motion by toggling it; Reduced transparency makes surfaces solid; Increased contrast gets solid, bordered surfaces; Scale layout with the user's text size; Gate hover motion to fine pointers; Build overlays on accessible primitives; and 3 more must rules. 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** (23 rules, 7 must): Fill gaps between toasts for hover; Pause toast timers in a hidden tab; Toast classNames need !important; Copy Sonner styles into shadow DOM; Drawer curve: cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1); Feedback on press, commit on release; Hold to confirm: slow press, fast release. Locks `motion.duration.toast` 400ms, `motion.easing.toast` [0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1], `component.toast.gap` 14px, `component.toast.visible` 3, `component.toast.duration` 4000ms, `component.toast.offset.desktop` 32px, `component.toast.offset.mobile` 16px, `motion.easing.drawer` [0.32, 0.72, 0, 1] (STD-enter-exit-origin-41 wins), `motion.gesture.drag-lock-after-scroll` 100ms.
- **Mobile and touch** (20 rules, 16 must): Detect touch by capability, never by device; Remove the tap highlight flash globally; Press feedback scales to 0.97, briefly; Remove the tap delay on tappables; Touch targets 44pt on iOS, 48dp on Android; Size full-height layouts with dvh and svh; Form inputs at 16px or larger; Contain overscroll in app layouts; and 8 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, `font.size.input` 16px.
- **Visual details** (49 rules, 19 must): Cap body text near 65ch; Tabular digits for changing numbers; Use the ellipsis character; Loosen tracking on uppercase labels; Make letter-spacing specific to size; Reserve underlines for links; Metric-matched fallback font stack; Never stack light translucent surfaces; and 11 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.

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Every rule, with its values, reasons and sources: `opendesigner/standards.md` (it also has the 64 rules this file leaves out). Read the themes you touch before you build.

## Motion

> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 0 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-motion-01.
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**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 15/100: the duration multiplier x0.86 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` | 600ms | 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.drawer` | 500ms | set by house standard STD-enter-exit-origin-41 |
| `motion.duration.modal` | 250ms | set by house standard STD-enter-exit-origin-11 |
| `motion.duration.reduced-fade` | 200ms | set by house standard STD-accessibility-motion-02 |
| `motion.duration.reveal` | 600ms | set by house standard STD-enter-exit-origin-26 |
| `motion.duration.stagger` | 50ms | set by house standard STD-enter-exit-origin-13 |
| `motion.duration.toast` | 400ms | set by house standard STD-components-toasts-drawers-07 |
| `motion.duration.tooltip` | 125ms | set by house standard STD-enter-exit-origin-09 |

- 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-0011 (34 values, standards).

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## Modes and Themes

> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 1 decision in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-theme-03.
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**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 | compact |
| 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).

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## 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.
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**Icons are 16px 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 16px; 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.

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## 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.
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**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 **none** (Brand presence 20); **sentence-case**; contractions **allowed** (Warmth 40). 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.

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## Accessibility

> Zoom: sketch (0 of 3), 0 decisions in this area. To zoom in, answer Q-aud-02, Q-aud-03, Q-aud-04.
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**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? **All day, in tools full of data** (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.

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## 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.
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**It runs on web, 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? **Web** (delegated; tokens; Q-plat-01)

**Intent.** Platforms: web. Inputs: pointer, touch. Brand presence 20: each platform keeps its own shapes and materials: yes; each platform keeps its own body text size: yes.

- 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).

Decisions: D-0006 (answers.Q-plat-01).

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## Decisions

**26 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` | "dense" | delegated | sketch: picked for them |
| D-0003 | `context.audience` | "people who use it all day for work, in screens full of data" | delegated | sketch: plain words for Q-aud-01, picked for them |
| D-0006 | `answers.Q-plat-01` | ["web"] | delegated | sketch: picked for them |
| D-0007 | `macros` | ["modern", "serious", "deferential", "minimal"] | delegated | sketch: picked for them (feel words: technical, calm) |
| D-0008 | `taste.feelWords` | ["technical", "calm"] | delegated | sketch: feel words picked for them |
| D-0009 | `answers.Q-theme-01` | "system-light-dark" | delegated | sketch: picked for them |
| D-0010 | `answers.Q-scope-06` | "operate" | delegated | sketch: picked for them |
| D-0012 | `dials.roundness` | 42 | delegated | P1 dense work-tool profile, brand/showcase/b2b-study/product-ui.md: 6 px controls (band 38-47) |
| D-0013 | `dials.depth` | 10 | delegated | P1 dense work-tool profile, brand/showcase/b2b-study/product-ui.md: borders only on static surfaces |
| D-0014 | `dials.expression` | 25 | delegated | P1 dense work-tool profile, brand/showcase/b2b-study/product-ui.md: P10 says expression 20-30, not 0 |
| D-0015 | `dials.colorfulness` | 55 | delegated | Sounding: one clean amber for the alerting series; 36 made a beige ramp |
| D-0016 | `dials.warmth` | 40 | delegated | Cool-neutral greys for an engineering tool; keeps borders out of strong-rules |
| D-0017 | `type.weightCount` | 3 | delegated | P1 dense work-tool profile, brand/showcase/b2b-study/product-ui.md: 400/500/600 |
| D-0018 | `raw.numericStyles` | true | delegated | P1 dense work-tool profile, brand/showcase/b2b-study/product-ui.md: tabular digits |
| D-0019 | `raw.brandColor` | "#c97a06" | delegated | Sounding: amber for the one alerting series, 3.35:1 on white so the line passes 3:1 as a graphic |
| D-0021 | `raw.textFace` | "Inter" | delegated | Neo-grotesque with true tabular figures, SIL OFL |
| D-0022 | `raw.monoFace` | "JetBrains Mono" | delegated | Mono only for latencies, IDs, routes and hashes; SIL OFL |
| D-0023 | `raw.displayFace` | "=textFace" | delegated | Two fonts at most |
| D-0024 | `answers.Q-color-19` | "brand-gray" | delegated | P1 dense work-tool profile, brand/showcase/b2b-study/product-ui.md, P7: accent plus neutrals; categorical only for real categories |
| D-0025 | `raw.focusColor` | "#17181c" | delegated | Sounding: amber is reserved for the alerting series, so focus is ink (2px ring, 2px offset) |
| D-0026 | `raw.primaryActionColor` | null | delegated | primaryActionColor #17181c produced a periwinkle #5f6dcc button (hue kept, lightness and chroma replaced); the near-black primary is aliased to... |
| D-0011 | standards | House standards v2: 289 applied | standard (locked) | OpenDesigner's house standards (sources marked non-negotiable) are applied without asking and locked. Change one only when the person asks: engine.py... |

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## Open Items

**These parts are still defaults, guesses, or waiting for a person.**

- Still defaults (zoom 0, sketch): Colors, Typography, 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; Brand typeface files (H-type): 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-scope-06 (delegated), dials.roundness (delegated), dials.depth (delegated), dials.expression (delegated), dials.colorfulness (delegated), dials.warmth (delegated), overrides.type.weightCount (delegated), raw.numericStyles (delegated), raw.primaryActionColor (delegated), raw.textFace (delegated), raw.monoFace (delegated), raw.displayFace (delegated), answers.Q-color-19 (delegated), raw.focusColor (delegated)
- Waivers: none.
- Licence risks: none found.
- Validation: 0 errors, 0 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. 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` |