Embarko design system

---
version: alpha
name: Embarko
description: "Light monochrome interface measured from embarko.ai: Inter type, tonal surfaces and pill-shaped controls."
colors:
  background: "#F5F4F0"
  surface: "#F5F4F0"
  on-surface: "#1A1916"
  on-background: "#1A1916"
  on-surface-variant: "#525252"
  on-surface-muted: "#6F6A62"
  on-surface-subtle: "#736D65"
  surface-container-low: "#FDFDFB"
  surface-container: "#ECEAE3"
  surface-container-high: "#CFE6D6"
  overlay: "#FDFDFBB3"
  overlay-strong: "#FFFFFF1A"
  outline: "#E5E1D8"
  outline-variant: "#D4CEC3"
  primary: "#1A1916"
  on-primary: "#F5F4F0"
  secondary: "#16A34A"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 80px
    fontWeight: 800
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: -0.045em
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 60px
    fontWeight: 800
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: -0.045em
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 36px
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.11
    letterSpacing: -0.025em
  body-md:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.43
  body-lg:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 18px
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.25
    letterSpacing: -0.025em
  label-lg:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-md:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 15px
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.5
    letterSpacing: -0.02em
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.43
  code:
    fontFamily: ui-monospace
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 44px
    fontWeight: 800
    lineHeight: 0.98
    letterSpacing: -0.045em
  headline-lg-mobile:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 36px
    fontWeight: 800
    lineHeight: 0.98
    letterSpacing: -0.045em
rounded:
  sm: 6px
  md: 22px
  full: 9999px
spacing:
  xs: 2px
  sm: 6px
  md: 16px
  lg: 24px
  xl: 36px
  gutter: 8px
  section: 80px
  margin: 24px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 0px 24px
    height: 52px
  button-primary-hover:
    backgroundColor: "#2B2B2B"
  button-outline:
    textColor: "#2563EB"
    typography: "{typography.body-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 8px 16px
    height: 38px
  button-outline-hover:
    backgroundColor: "#EFF6FF"
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-variant}"
    typography: "{typography.label-sm}"
    rounded: 0px
    padding: 0px
  card:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.surface-container-low}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 0px
---

# Embarko Design System

## Overview

Embarko describes itself as: “Embarko gives the apps you build with AI a home online. Copy one prompt, paste it into your AI agent, and get a live URL with a database and storage built in.” The interface is light, built on **Mist (#F5F4F0)** with **Charcoal (#1A1916)** text and almost no color: actions are carried by contrast, not hue.

Type is set in **Inter**, with **ui-monospace** for code. Headlines run large with tight negative tracking; body text is 14px. Depth comes from soft drop shadows. Controls are pill-shaped.

Measured from [embarko.ai](https://embarko.ai/) on November 4, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 266 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 15 roles.

- **Mist (#F5F4F0):** Page background. Token `background`, CSS `--ds-lime`.
- **Charcoal (#1A1916):** Primary text and headings, seen 53 times. Token `on-surface`, CSS `--ink`.
- **Slate (#525252):** Secondary text, seen 4 times. Token `on-surface-variant`.
- **Warm Slate (#6F6A62):** Muted text and metadata, seen 40 times. Token `on-surface-muted`, CSS `--ink-soft`.
- **Warm Slate (#736D65):** Subtle text and placeholders, seen 7 times. Token `on-surface-subtle`, CSS `--ds-dim`.
- **Snow (#FDFDFB):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 27 times. Token `surface-container-low`, CSS `--surface`.
- **Warm Mist (#ECEAE3):** Cards and panels, seen 6 times. Token `surface-container`, CSS `--surface-2`.
- **Light Green (#CFE6D6):** Hover and pressed fills, seen 1 time. Token `surface-container-high`.
- **Snow 70% (#FDFDFBB3):** Translucent fill for cards and controls, seen 3 times. Token `overlay`.
- **White 10% (#FFFFFF1A):** Stronger translucent fill, seen 1 time. Token `overlay-strong`.
- **Warm Silver (#E5E1D8):** Borders and dividers, seen 25 times. Token `outline`.
- **Warm Silver (#D4CEC3):** Secondary dividers, seen 3 times. Token `outline-variant`.
- **Charcoal (#1A1916):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 79 times. Token `primary`, CSS `--ink`.
- **Mist (#F5F4F0):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Dark Green (#16A34A):** Accent, seen 2 times. Token `secondary`, CSS `--ok`.

## Typography

**Inter** and **ui-monospace** (monospace) share the interface. Fallback stack: `Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI`. Other loaded fonts: Instrument Serif.

- **headline-display:** Inter 80px at weight 800, line height 1, tracking -0.045em (44px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** Inter 60px at weight 800, line height 1, tracking -0.045em (36px on mobile). Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** Inter 36px at weight 600, line height 1.11, tracking -0.025em. Sub-section headings.
- **body-md:** Inter 14px at weight 400, line height 1.43. Body text.
- **body-lg:** Inter 18px at weight 600, line height 1.25, tracking -0.025em. Lead paragraphs.
- **label-lg:** Inter 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Large buttons and tabs.
- **label-md:** Inter 15px at weight 600, line height 1.5, tracking -0.02em. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** Inter 14px at weight 500, line height 1.43. Small labels and badges.
- **code:** ui-monospace 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Code and technical values.

## Layout

Spacing does not follow a strict grid: 61% of measured values are multiples of 4px, so match the measured steps rather than rounding to a grid.

- **Scale:** xs 2px, sm 6px, md 16px, lg 24px, xl 36px.
- **Sections:** 80px vertical padding between major sections.
- **Gaps:** 8px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Page margin:** 24px on each side of full-width sections.
- **Breakpoints:** 599px, 600px, 640px, 720px, 768px, 779px, 900px, 959px, 1024px, 1139px, 1280px, 1319px, 1440px, 1499px, 1536px, 1859px.

## Elevation & Depth

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

- `rgba(11, 11, 15, 0.03) 0px 1px 1px 0px, rgba(11, 11, 15, 0.04) 0px 2px 6px 0px, rgba(11, 11, 15, 0.1) 0px 16px 40px -12px`
- `rgba(26, 25, 22, 0.35) 0px 30px 60px -30px`

Hairline rings and inset highlights also appear: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgb(245, 244, 240) 0px 0px 0px 6px`.

## Shapes

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

- **full (9999px):** 88 elements.
- **md (22px):** 84 elements.
- **sm (6px):** 16 elements.

## Components

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

- **button-primary (“Host your app”):** #1A1916 fill, #F5F4F0 text, 15px/600, 999px radius, padding 0px 24px, border 1px solid #1A1916.
- **button-primary-hover:** background #2B2B2B, text #F5F4F0 on hover.
- **button-outline (“Sign up”):** transparent fill, #2563EB text, 14px/600, 9999px radius, padding 8px 16px, border 1px solid #2563EB.
- **button-outline-hover:** background #EFF6FF, text #2563EB on hover.
- **button-ghost (“Log in”):** transparent fill, #525252 text, 14px/500, padding 0px.
- **card:** #1A1916 fill, #FDFDFB text, 15px/700, 9999px radius, padding 0px, shadow `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgb(245, 244, 240) 0px 0px 0px 6px, rgb(212, 206, 195) 0px 0px 0px 7px`.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #F5F4F0 for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #FDFDFB, #ECEAE3, #CFE6D6.
- Do keep text in 4 levels: #1A1916, #525252, #6F6A62, #736D65.
- Do let contrast carry emphasis; primary actions use #1A1916 on #F5F4F0.
- Do set headlines in Inter with tight tracking (-0.045em).
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (6px, 16px, 24px).
- Do make buttons and chips fully rounded (9999px); most other elements use 22px corners.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond Inter and ui-monospace.
- Don't add saturated accent colors; the measured palette is almost entirely neutral.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.3s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.15s, 0.2s, 0.3s. Longer ambient animations run 2.4s.

- **Easing:** `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`, `cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1)`, `ease`.
- **Reduced motion:** the page responds to `prefers-reduced-motion`.

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