Alexandra Căpitănescu design system

---
version: alpha
name: Alexandra Căpitănescu
description: "Dark interface measured from alexandracapitanescu.com: Times New Roman type with Arial, red accents, tonal surfaces and pill-shaped controls."
colors:
  background: "#0B090A"
  surface: "#0B090A"
  on-surface: "#E2D9D0"
  on-background: "#E2D9D0"
  on-surface-variant: "#ACA59E"
  on-surface-muted: "#ABA196"
  on-surface-subtle: "#8C8681"
  surface-container-low: "#181415"
  overlay: "#0B090A40"
  overlay-strong: "#E2D9D04D"
  outline: "#E2D9D02E"
  outline-variant: "#E2D9D04D"
  primary: "#BA1818"
  on-primary: "#FFFFFF"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: Times New Roman
    fontSize: 150px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 0.9
    letterSpacing: -0.035em
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: Times New Roman
    fontSize: 57.5px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 0.95
    letterSpacing: -0.02em
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: Times New Roman
    fontSize: 42px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: -0.046em
  headline-sm:
    fontFamily: Times New Roman
    fontSize: 22px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.3
  body-md:
    fontFamily: Times New Roman
    fontSize: 19px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: 0.02em
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: Arial
    fontSize: 11px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
    letterSpacing: 0.1em
  label-md:
    fontFamily: Arial
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: Arial
    fontSize: 12px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.2
    letterSpacing: 0.16em
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: Times New Roman
    fontSize: 56px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 0.9
    letterSpacing: -0.035em
  headline-lg-mobile:
    fontFamily: Times New Roman
    fontSize: 34px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 0.95
    letterSpacing: -0.02em
rounded:
  full: 9999px
spacing:
  xs: 4px
  sm: 8px
  md: 12px
  lg: 20px
  xl: 40px
  gutter: 14px
  section: 80px
  container: 1440px
components:
  input-field:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.headline-sm}"
    rounded: 0px
    padding: 8px 0px 10px 0px
  card:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.background}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: 0px
    padding: 16px
  link:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
---

# Alexandra Căpitănescu Design System

## Overview

Alexandra Căpitănescu describes itself as: “Romanian artist Alexandra Căpitănescu and her band blend alternative rock, raw emotion and explosive live energy.” The interface is dark, built on **Near Black (#0B090A)** with **Light Orange (#E2D9D0)** text, and **Red (#BA1818)** as the main accent.

Type is set in **Times New Roman** and **Arial**. Headlines run large with tight negative tracking; body text is 19px. Depth comes from soft drop shadows. Controls are pill-shaped.

Measured from [alexandracapitanescu.com](https://alexandracapitanescu.com/en) on November 5, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 370 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 12 roles.

- **Near Black (#0B090A):** Page background, seen 17 times. Token `background`, CSS `--color-ink`.
- **Light Orange (#E2D9D0):** Primary text and headings, seen 47 times. Token `on-surface`, CSS `--color-cream`.
- **Warm Gray (#ACA59E):** Secondary text, seen 3 times. Token `on-surface-variant`.
- **Orange (#ABA196):** Muted text and metadata, seen 14 times. Token `on-surface-muted`.
- **Warm Gray (#8C8681):** Subtle text and placeholders, seen 4 times. Token `on-surface-subtle`.
- **Charcoal (#181415):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 5 times. Token `surface-container-low`.
- **Near Black 25% (#0B090A40):** Translucent fill for cards and controls, seen 8 times. Token `overlay`.
- **Light Orange 30% (#E2D9D04D):** Stronger translucent fill, seen 2 times. Token `overlay-strong`.
- **Light Orange 18% (#E2D9D02E):** Borders and dividers, seen 16 times. Token `outline`.
- **Light Orange 30% (#E2D9D04D):** Secondary dividers, seen 3 times. Token `outline-variant`.
- **Red (#BA1818):** Most used accent color, seen 28 times. Token `primary`, CSS `--color-red`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.

## Typography

**Times New Roman** and **Arial** share the interface. Fallback stack: `Times New Roman, Times, serif`.

- **headline-display:** Times New Roman 150px at weight 400, line height 0.9, tracking -0.035em (56px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** Times New Roman 57.5px at weight 400, line height 0.95, tracking -0.02em, uppercase (34px on mobile). Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** Times New Roman 42px at weight 400, line height 1, tracking -0.046em. Sub-section headings.
- **headline-sm:** Times New Roman 22px at weight 400, line height 1.3. Card and feature titles.
- **body-md:** Times New Roman 19px at weight 400, line height 1, tracking 0.02em. Body text.
- **body-sm:** Arial 11px at weight 400, line height 1.5, tracking 0.1em. Secondary and small text.
- **label-md:** Arial 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** Arial 12px at weight 400, line height 1.2, tracking 0.16em, uppercase. Small labels and badges.

## Layout

Spacing does not follow a strict grid: 57% of measured values are multiples of 4px, so match the measured steps rather than rounding to a grid.

- **Scale:** xs 4px, sm 8px, md 12px, lg 20px, xl 40px.
- **Sections:** 80px vertical padding between major sections.
- **Gaps:** 14px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Container:** content is capped at 1440px.
- **Breakpoints:** 479px, 559px, 560px, 599px, 700px, 767px, 768px, 899px, 900px, 1000px, 1100px, 1440px.

## Elevation & Depth

Raised elements use soft drop shadows. The most used recipes:

- `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) 0px 24px 60px 0px`

## Shapes

Interactive controls are pill-shaped. Measured radii, most used first:

- **full (9999px):** 64 elements.

## Components

Measured from the rendered page. Token values reference the tokens above.

- **input-field:** transparent fill, #E2D9D0 text, 22px/400, padding 8px 0px 10px 0px.
- **card:** #E2D9D0 fill, #0B090A text, 16px/400, padding 16px.
- **link:** transparent fill, #E2D9D0 text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #0B090A for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #181415.
- Do keep text in 4 levels: #E2D9D0, #ACA59E, #ABA196, #8C8681.
- Do reserve #BA1818 for primary actions and key highlights.
- Do set headlines in Times New Roman with tight tracking (-0.035em).
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 12px, 20px).
- Do make buttons and chips fully rounded (9999px).
- Don't introduce new font families beyond Times New Roman and Arial.
- Don't use #BA1818 for large backgrounds or body text.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.6s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.6s, 0.25s, 0.5s, 0.3s. Longer ambient animations run 1s, 0.8s, 1.2s.

- **Easing:** `cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1)`, `ease`, `ease-out`.
- **Reduced motion:** the page responds to `prefers-reduced-motion`.

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