---
version: alpha
name: Ember
description: "Dark monochrome interface measured from emberdesign.net: aeonik type with Inter, tonal surfaces and 12px corners."
colors:
  background: "#0A0A0A"
  surface: "#0A0A0A"
  on-surface: "#FAFAFA"
  on-background: "#FAFAFA"
  on-surface-variant: "#A3A3A3"
  surface-container-low: "#020617"
  overlay: "#FAFAFA0D"
  overlay-strong: "#FFFFFF4D"
  outline: "#26262680"
  outline-variant: "#262626"
  primary: "#FAFAFA"
  on-primary: "#171717"
  inverse-surface: "#9DA3AE"
  secondary: "#3B82F6"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 96px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.15
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 48px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.1
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 30px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.2
  headline-sm:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 20px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.4
  body-md:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  body-lg:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 18px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.56
    letterSpacing: -0.025em
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 11px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-lg:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-md:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.43
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 12px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.33
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 48px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.15
  headline-lg-mobile:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 30px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.1
rounded:
  sm: 6px
  md: 12px
  lg: 16px
  full: 9999px
spacing:
  xs: 2px
  sm: 8px
  md: 16px
  lg: 24px
  xl: 40px
  gutter: 8px
  margin: 80px
  container: 1280px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.sm}"
    padding: 0px 12px
    height: 32px
  button-primary-hover:
    backgroundColor: "#FAFAFAE6"
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-variant}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.sm}"
    padding: 0px 16px
  input-field:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.sm}"
    padding: 8px 12px 8px 36px
  card:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.body-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.lg}"
    padding: 0px
  link:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-variant}"
---

# Ember Design System

## Overview

Ember describes itself as: “Build, share, and explore a vast collection of embroideries for free with no installation necessary. Join thousands of creators digitizing their embroidery designs.” The interface is dark, built on **Near Black (#0A0A0A)** with **Snow (#FAFAFA)** text and almost no color: actions are carried by contrast, not hue.

Type is set in **aeonik** and **Inter**. Headlines run large; body text is 16px. Depth comes from soft drop shadows. Corners are mostly 12px.

Measured from [emberdesign.net](https://emberdesign.net/) on November 4, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 416 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 12 roles, plus gradient stops #3B82F6, #93C5FD, #8B5CF6, #2563EB.

- **Near Black (#0A0A0A):** Page background, seen 16 times. Token `background`.
- **Snow (#FAFAFA):** Primary text and headings, seen 79 times. Token `on-surface`, CSS `--neutral-50`.
- **Gray (#A3A3A3):** Secondary text, seen 61 times. Token `on-surface-variant`.
- **Deep Indigo (#020617):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 3 times. Token `surface-container-low`, CSS `--slate-950`.
- **Snow 5% (#FAFAFA0D):** Translucent fill for cards and controls, seen 1 time. Token `overlay`.
- **White 30% (#FFFFFF4D):** Stronger translucent fill, seen 1 time. Token `overlay-strong`.
- **Graphite 50% (#26262680):** Borders and dividers, seen 64 times. Token `outline`.
- **Graphite (#262626):** Secondary dividers, seen 18 times. Token `outline-variant`, CSS `--neutral-800`.
- **Snow (#FAFAFA):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 94 times. Token `primary`, CSS `--neutral-50`.
- **Charcoal (#171717):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Cool Gray (#9DA3AE):** High-contrast fills, seen 64 times. Token `inverse-surface`.
- **Vivid Blue (#3B82F6):** Accent, seen 47 times. Token `secondary`.

## Typography

**aeonik** and **Inter** share the interface. Fallback stack: `aeonik, aeonik Fallback`.

- **headline-display:** aeonik 96px at weight 500, line height 1.15 (48px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** aeonik 48px at weight 500, line height 1.1 (30px on mobile). Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** aeonik 30px at weight 500, line height 1.2. Sub-section headings.
- **headline-sm:** Inter 20px at weight 500, line height 1.4. Card and feature titles.
- **body-md:** Inter 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Body text.
- **body-lg:** Inter 18px at weight 500, line height 1.56, tracking -0.025em. Lead paragraphs.
- **body-sm:** Inter 11px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Secondary and small text.
- **label-lg:** Inter 16px at weight 500, line height 1.5. Large buttons and tabs.
- **label-md:** Inter 14px at weight 500, line height 1.43. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** Inter 12px at weight 500, line height 1.33. Small labels and badges.

## Layout

Spacing is mostly on a 4px grid (78% of measured values), with some off-grid steps. Match the measured scale rather than rounding everything.

- **Scale:** xs 2px, sm 8px, md 16px, lg 24px, xl 40px.
- **Gaps:** 8px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Container:** content is capped at 1280px.
- **Page margin:** 80px on each side of full-width sections.
- **Breakpoints:** 600px, 640px, 768px, 1024px, 1280px, 1400px.

## Elevation & Depth

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

- `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0px 1px 2px 0px`

Hairline rings and inset highlights also appear: `rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgb(38, 38, 38) 0px 0px 0px 1px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px`.

## Shapes

Most elements use 12px corners. Measured radii, most used first:

- **md (12px):** 260 elements.
- **lg (16px):** 56 elements.
- **sm (6px):** 52 elements.
- **full (9999px):** 32 elements.

## Components

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

- **button-primary (“Get Started”):** #FAFAFA fill, #171717 text, 14px/500, 6px radius, padding 0px 12px.
- **button-primary-hover:** background #FAFAFAE6, text #171717 on hover.
- **button-ghost (“Tools”):** transparent fill, #A3A3A3 text, 14px/500, 6px radius, padding 0px 16px.
- **input-field (“Search embroidery designs...”):** transparent fill, #FAFAFA text, 14px/400, 6px radius, padding 8px 12px 8px 36px.
- **card:** #0A0A0A fill, #FAFAFA text, 16px/400, 16px radius, padding 0px, border 1px solid #262626, shadow `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0px 1px 2px 0px`.
- **link:** transparent fill, #A3A3A3 text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #0A0A0A for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #020617.
- Do keep text in 2 levels: #FAFAFA, #A3A3A3.
- Do let contrast carry emphasis; primary actions use #FAFAFA on #0A0A0A.
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 16px, 24px).
- Do use 12px corners on most elements; larger surfaces also use 16px and 6px.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond aeonik and Inter.
- 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: 0.3s, 0.15s, 0.2s. Longer ambient animations run 3s, 6s.

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

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