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Timberby

Dark technical brand site on cool near-black with a sparing violet accent

Dark · Dark technical · General brand · static site

A dark, precise and engineering-flavored dark-theme style for a consumer or lifestyle brand website. Its look rests on 500-weight display type up to 54px, tight display tracking (-0.036em) and a sparing violet accent on a cool near-black canvas. Use it as a complete starting point: tokens, type scale, component specs, page rhythm and guardrails are all included.

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In the builder, open Gallery under the message and search for Timberby.

What makes it

  • 500-weight display type up to 54px
  • tight display tracking (-0.036em)
  • serif headlines over a sans-serif body
  • monospace used for labels, metadata or code
  • short uppercase labels with open tracking
  • small 8px corners on controls
  • one subtle shadow for raised elements
  • one violet accent used sparingly

Colors

Precise, focused, nocturnal. Restraint in the palette lets 500-weight display type up to 54px do the talking.

  • canvas#13111c
  • surface#1a191f
  • text / primary action label#f7f7f8
  • muted text#868593
  • divider (decorative), never behind text#32303b
  • input border#68637a
  • accent#6e51a9
  • primary action fill#553f83
  • link text#8e77be
  • focus ring#7356ae
  • supporting accent (decorative), never behind text#a05fcf
  • second supporting accent (decorative), never behind text#bf92ec

Every checked pair, measured again

SampleWhereRatioNeeds
Aabody text on canvas17.44:14.5:1
Aabody text on surface16.31:14.5:1
Aamuted text on canvas5.15:14.5:1
Aamuted text on surface4.81:14.5:1
Aaprimary action label on fill8.09:14.5:1
Aalink text on canvas4.92:14.5:1
focus ring on canvas3.26:13:1
focus ring on surface3.05:13:1
input border on canvas3.25:13:1
accent icons and active marks on canvas3.03:13:1

Typefaces

monospace accents in Roboto Mono; uppercase only for short labels, with at least 0.05em tracking; no text below 12px; weights of 300 or lighter only at 24px and above; fonts are open Google Fonts chosen to match the observed letterforms

  • Source Serif 4Headings
  • Inter TightBody
  • Roboto MonoFigures and code

Type scale

54px Source Serif 4 500

40px Source Serif 4 500

36px Source Serif 4 500

24px Inter Tight 400

18px Inter Tight 400

16px Inter Tight 400

14px Inter Tight 400

12px Inter Tight 400

Corners and shadows

  • tags: 9999px
  • cards: 12px
  • inputs: 6px
  • buttons: 8px
  • shadow-1: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px 1px inset

Spacing and imagery

comfortable density on a 4px base unit; container 1280px; section gap 96px-160px; card padding 32px; element gap 8px; radii tags 9999px, cards 12px, inputs 6px, buttons 8px; 1 shadow level

Photography, product screenshots, illustration, line icons. Use placeholder or generated imagery only; partner marks are neutral placeholders in the muted text color. Product views sit in framed panels with the card radius. Photography is shown under a scrim wherever text overlaps it. Icons are outline style at 20-24px in the text or muted color.

Layout

  1. top navigation: wordmark left, 4-6 text links, primary action right; collapses to a menu sheet under 768px
  2. left-aligned hero: oversized headline, short lede and a primary plus secondary action
  3. feature grid of icon, title and two-line description cells (3-4 columns desktop, 1 column mobile)
  4. testimonial cards with quote, name and role
  5. row of placeholder partner marks in a single muted tone (wraps to two rows on mobile)
  6. metrics band with three or four large figures and captions
  7. large framed product view on a tinted surface
  8. tabbed showcase that swaps a panel per tab
  9. footer with grouped link columns, legal line and social icons
  10. content sits in a 1280px centered container with 24px side padding (16px on mobile)
  11. sections are separated by 96px-160px of vertical space on desktop, roughly half that on mobile

Patterns

  • hero
  • feature grid of icon, title and two-line description cells (3-4 columns desktop, 1 column mobile)
  • testimonial cards with quote, name and role
  • row of placeholder partner marks in a single muted tone (wraps to two rows on mobile)
  • metrics band with three or four large figures and captions
  • large framed product view on a tinted surface
  • tabbed showcase that swaps a panel per tab

Components

  • primary button: fill #553f83, label #f7f7f8
  • tabs: follows the shared tokens
  • content card: follows the shared tokens
  • primary button (variant 2): fill #553f83, label #f7f7f8
  • secondary button: transparent fill
  • top navigation bar: colors: muted text #868593, text #f7f7f8
  • content card (variant 2): colors: surface #1a191f, divider (decorative) #32303b
  • product frame: colors: muted text #868593, text #f7f7f8, supporting accent (decorative) #a05fcf
  • product frame (variant 2): colors: canvas #13111c, muted text #868593; type 16px

Interactions and states

  • hover reveals a 1px accent outline; code and terminal lines type in once on first view
  • every interactive element shows a 2px #7356ae focus ring with 2px offset
  • primary action darkens or lightens by one step on hover and keeps its label color
  • tabs switch panels without a page load; arrow keys move between tabs
  • navigation collapses to a full-height menu sheet under 768px, trapping focus while open
  • all motion is disabled under prefers-reduced-motion
  • images show a surface-colored placeholder until loaded, with alt text if they fail
  • forms: inline validation, disabled submit while sending, success message and retryable error
  • mobile menu open and closed states
  • hover, focus-visible, active and disabled states for every button style
  • reduced-motion variant with no transitions beyond opacity
  • selected and unselected tab states, with the panel labeled by its tab

Guardrails

Experience

  • Keep one primary action style (#553f83 fill, #f7f7f8 label) and use it once per view; secondary actions stay outlined or text-only.
  • Use the violet accent for small marks only (links, active states, icons), at most two or three times per screen.
  • Use the 8px control radius consistently; do not mix in pill shapes.
  • Limit headline sizes to the type scale; the 54px display size appears once per page, in the hero.
  • Keep gradients to backgrounds and decorative fields; they are never a button or text fill.
  • Partner and customer marks are placeholders in one muted tone; never use real company logos.
  • Keep copy short and concrete: one idea per section, with a heading that states the benefit.

Accessibility

  • Text, links, focus rings and input borders use only the verified pairs listed in contrast checks.
  • Focus ring: 2px solid #7356ae with 2px offset on every interactive element.
  • Body text is 16px or larger at 1.5 line height; nothing is smaller than 12px.
  • Decorative colors (dividers and supporting accents) never carry text or the only signal of state.
  • Uppercase labels stay short, use at least 0.05em tracking and keep sentence-case text in the HTML source.
  • Tabs follow the ARIA tabs pattern with roving tabindex.
  • Text over photos or gradients sits on a scrim that keeps it at 4.5:1 against the lightest area.
  • Respect prefers-reduced-motion; no parallax or autoplay video without a pause control.
  • Some observed colors were moved to the nearest passing shade of the same hue; use the palette values here, not lighter originals.

Security

  • Validate every form with a shared zod schema on the client and again in the edge function; reject unknown fields.
  • Rate-limit form endpoints per IP and add a honeypot field; store leads in a Supabase table with RLS allowing insert only for anonymous users and select only for staff.
  • Set a strict Content-Security-Policy, self-host fonts and icons, and avoid third-party scripts beyond privacy-friendly analytics.
  • Open external links with rel="noopener noreferrer" and never put secrets or API keys in client code.

Build prompt

The rules every style in the gallery assumes, then this style’s own ten sections, from goal to guardrails. A build in the style also gets its tokens as a file, so the colors and type above are exact.

The rules every style assumes
### How to use these prompts
Paste an entry's build prompt into your coding agent as the first message. Each prompt names its own stack, tokens and acceptance criteria; the rules below apply to all of them and can be prepended once per project.

### Engineering baseline
- TypeScript strict mode, no `any`, small typed components, feature folders, and one source of truth for design tokens (CSS variables consumed by Tailwind).
- Validate every input with a shared zod schema on the client and again on the server or edge function. Never trust client-side checks alone.
- Show loading, empty and error states for every async view. Surface errors in plain language with a retry, and log details to the console in development only.
- Keep secrets out of the bundle. Only publishable keys (for example a Supabase anon key) belong in client code; service-role keys, API keys and webhooks live in server or edge-function environment variables.

### Data and auth baseline
- Enable Row Level Security on every table before inserting data. Default-deny, then add the narrowest policies the feature needs (for a lead form: insert-only for anonymous users, select for a staff role).
- Store roles in a separate table checked by a security-definer function, never in a user-editable profile field.
- Rate-limit public endpoints (forms, auth, AI calls) and add a honeypot field or captcha to anonymous forms.
- Take payments through a hosted checkout and verify webhooks by signature. Never handle raw card data.

### Accessibility and UX baseline
- Target WCAG 2.2 AA: 4.5:1 contrast for normal text and 3:1 for large text, input borders, focus rings and meaningful icons or chart lines. Every palette in this catalog lists its verified pairs; re-check with a contrast tool after any color change.
- Keep body text at 16px or larger with 1.5 line height, nothing below 12px, no light weights under 24px, and uppercase only for short labels.
- Give every interactive element a visible focus ring, full keyboard support, semantic landmarks, labeled form fields, and alt text on meaningful images.
- Respect `prefers-reduced-motion` for every animation. Give carousels and drag interactions keyboard and button alternatives, and never auto-advance them.
- Build mobile-first and test at 375px, 768px and 1280px.

### Content guardrails
- Use original copy, fictional sample data and placeholder or generated imagery. Do not reuse another product's name, logo, screenshots or marketing text.
- Partner and customer logo rows use neutral placeholder marks. Label demo testimonials and metrics as samples. Collect the minimum personal data a form needs.

### Style preset baseline
- Treat the entry's palette, type scale, radii, spacing and shadows as the complete token set. Do not introduce new colors; derive hover and pressed states by moving one step lighter or darker within the same hue, then re-check contrast.
- Colors marked decorative (dividers, supporting accents) never sit behind text and never carry meaning on their own.
- Fonts are open Google Fonts chosen to match the observed letterforms. Self-host them with `font-display: swap` and keep to the listed weights.
- Keep the signature moves listed for the entry, and keep everything else quiet so they stay recognizable.
- One primary action style per view. Secondary actions are outlined or text-only, and links are distinguishable by more than color (underline or weight).
### Goal
Build a responsive dark-theme marketing site for a fictional consumer or lifestyle brand in the "Timberby" style: dark, precise and engineering-flavored, with 500-weight display type up to 54px, tight display tracking (-0.036em), serif headlines over a sans-serif body. Use invented copy and placeholder imagery throughout.

### Stack
Astro, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, React islands with Radix primitives (tabs, accordion, dialog), Lucide icons, zod, Supabase (form submissions only). Design tokens live as CSS variables and are mapped into the Tailwind theme.

### Pages & layout
Home page sections, in order:
- top navigation: wordmark left, 4-6 text links, primary action right; collapses to a menu sheet under 768px
- left-aligned hero: oversized headline, short lede and a primary plus secondary action
- feature grid of icon, title and two-line description cells (3-4 columns desktop, 1 column mobile)
- testimonial cards with quote, name and role
- row of placeholder partner marks in a single muted tone (wraps to two rows on mobile)
- metrics band with three or four large figures and captions
- large framed product view on a tinted surface
- tabbed showcase that swaps a panel per tab
- footer with grouped link columns, legal line and social icons
- content sits in a 1280px centered container with 24px side padding (16px on mobile)
- sections are separated by 96px-160px of vertical space on desktop, roughly half that on mobile
Also build a simple contact page with a lead form and a 404 page in the same style. Test at 375px, 768px and 1280px.

### Design system
```css
:root {
  --color-canvas: #13111c;
  --color-surface: #1a191f;
  --color-text: #f7f7f8;
  --color-muted-text: #868593;
  --color-divider: #32303b;
  --color-input-border: #68637a;
  --color-accent: #6e51a9;
  --color-primary-action-fill: #553f83;
  --color-link-text: #8e77be;
  --color-focus-ring: #7356ae;
  --color-supporting-accent: #a05fcf;
  --color-second-supporting-accent: #bf92ec;
  --text-12: 12px;
  --text-14: 14px;
  --text-16: 16px;
  --text-18: 18px;
  --text-24: 24px;
  --text-36: 36px;
  --text-40: 40px;
  --text-54: 54px;
  --radius-tags: 9999px;
  --radius-cards: 12px;
  --radius-inputs: 6px;
  --radius-buttons: 8px;
  --space-unit: 4px;
  --container: 1280px;
  --shadow-1: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px 1px inset;
}
```
Display Source Serif 4, body Inter Tight, mono Roboto Mono (Google Fonts, self-hosted, font-display: swap).
Type scale (size/weight/line-height tracking): 12px/400/1.5, 14px/400/1.5, 16px/400/1.6, 18px/400/1.5, 24px/400/1.33, 36px/500/1.2 -0.020em, 40px/500/1.2, 54px/500/1.12 -0.036em.
Spacing: comfortable density on a 4px base unit; container 1280px; section gap 96px-160px; card padding 32px; element gap 8px; radii tags 9999px, cards 12px, inputs 6px, buttons 8px; 1 shadow level.
Signature moves: 500-weight display type up to 54px; tight display tracking (-0.036em); serif headlines over a sans-serif body; monospace used for labels, metadata or code; short uppercase labels with open tracking; small 8px corners on controls; one subtle shadow for raised elements; one violet accent used sparingly.

### Components & interactions
- **primary button**: fill #553f83, label #f7f7f8
- **tabs**: follows the shared tokens
- **content card**: follows the shared tokens
- **primary button (variant 2)**: fill #553f83, label #f7f7f8
- **secondary button**: transparent fill
- **top navigation bar**: colors: muted text #868593, text #f7f7f8
- **content card (variant 2)**: colors: surface #1a191f, divider (decorative) #32303b
- **product frame**: colors: muted text #868593, text #f7f7f8, supporting accent (decorative) #a05fcf
- **product frame (variant 2)**: colors: canvas #13111c, muted text #868593; type 16px
- hover reveals a 1px accent outline; code and terminal lines type in once on first view
- every interactive element shows a 2px #7356ae focus ring with 2px offset
- primary action darkens or lightens by one step on hover and keeps its label color
- tabs switch panels without a page load; arrow keys move between tabs
- navigation collapses to a full-height menu sheet under 768px, trapping focus while open
- all motion is disabled under prefers-reduced-motion

### Data & state
Content comes from typed local collections: Feature{icon, title, body}, Testimonial{quote, name, role, avatarUrl}, Metric{value, label}, PartnerMark{label, placeholderSvg}, Lead{email, name?, message?, createdAt}. The lead form posts to a Supabase edge function. Handle these states:
- images show a surface-colored placeholder until loaded, with alt text if they fail
- forms: inline validation, disabled submit while sending, success message and retryable error
- mobile menu open and closed states
- hover, focus-visible, active and disabled states for every button style
- reduced-motion variant with no transitions beyond opacity
- selected and unselected tab states, with the panel labeled by its tab

### Accessibility
- Text, links, focus rings and input borders use only the verified pairs listed in contrast checks.
- Focus ring: 2px solid #7356ae with 2px offset on every interactive element.
- Body text is 16px or larger at 1.5 line height; nothing is smaller than 12px.
- Decorative colors (dividers and supporting accents) never carry text or the only signal of state.
- Uppercase labels stay short, use at least 0.05em tracking and keep sentence-case text in the HTML source.
- Tabs follow the ARIA tabs pattern with roving tabindex.
- Text over photos or gradients sits on a scrim that keeps it at 4.5:1 against the lightest area.
- Respect prefers-reduced-motion; no parallax or autoplay video without a pause control.
- Some observed colors were moved to the nearest passing shade of the same hue; use the palette values here, not lighter originals.
Verified contrast: body text on canvas #f7f7f8 on #13111c = 17.44:1; body text on surface #f7f7f8 on #1a191f = 16.31:1; muted text on canvas #868593 on #13111c = 5.15:1; muted text on surface #868593 on #1a191f = 4.81:1; primary action label on fill #f7f7f8 on #553f83 = 8.09:1; link text on canvas #8e77be on #13111c = 4.92:1; focus ring on canvas #7356ae on #13111c = 3.26:1; focus ring on surface #7356ae on #1a191f = 3.05:1; input border on canvas #68637a on #13111c = 3.25:1; accent icons and active marks on canvas #6e51a9 on #13111c = 3.03:1.

### Security
- Validate every form with a shared zod schema on the client and again in the edge function; reject unknown fields.
- Rate-limit form endpoints per IP and add a honeypot field; store leads in a Supabase table with RLS allowing insert only for anonymous users and select only for staff.
- Set a strict Content-Security-Policy, self-host fonts and icons, and avoid third-party scripts beyond privacy-friendly analytics.
- Open external links with rel="noopener noreferrer" and never put secrets or API keys in client code.

### Performance & SEO
- Static generation for every content page; ship no JavaScript to sections that do not need it.
- Images in AVIF/WebP with explicit width and height, lazy-loaded below the fold; preload the hero image and the display font only.
- One h1 per page, descriptive titles and meta descriptions, Open Graph tags with a generated preview image, and a sitemap.
- Target Lighthouse 95+ for performance, accessibility, best practices and SEO.

### Guardrails
- Keep one primary action style (#553f83 fill, #f7f7f8 label) and use it once per view; secondary actions stay outlined or text-only.
- Use the violet accent for small marks only (links, active states, icons), at most two or three times per screen.
- Use the 8px control radius consistently; do not mix in pill shapes.
- Limit headline sizes to the type scale; the 54px display size appears once per page, in the hero.
- Keep gradients to backgrounds and decorative fields; they are never a button or text fill.
- Partner and customer marks are placeholders in one muted tone; never use real company logos.
- Keep copy short and concrete: one idea per section, with a heading that states the benefit.
Acceptance criteria:
- Every color in the build comes from the tokens above and every text pair matches a verified contrast pair.
- The page works with keyboard only, shows a visible focus ring everywhere and passes an automated axe check with no violations.
- No real brand names, logos, product screenshots or copied marketing text appear anywhere.
- Layout holds at 375px with no horizontal scrolling.

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