Mithesh Makam design system

---
version: alpha
name: Mithesh Makam
description: "Light interface measured from mithesh.vercel.app: Georgia type with Syne, red accents, tonal surfaces and 2px corners."
colors:
  background: "#F4F1EA"
  surface: "#F4F1EA"
  on-surface: "#20211F"
  on-background: "#20211F"
  on-surface-variant: "#77766F"
  surface-container-low: "#F4F1EAF5"
  surface-container: "#EAE6DD"
  outline: "#D9D5CB"
  primary: "#A65F49"
  on-primary: "#FFFFFF"
  inverse-surface: "#1E1E2E"
  secondary: "#6EE7B7"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: Georgia
    fontSize: 112px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 0.95
    letterSpacing: -0.055em
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: Georgia
    fontSize: 54.5px
    fontWeight: 400
    letterSpacing: -0.02em
  body-md:
    fontFamily: Syne
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: Arial
    fontSize: 12px
    fontWeight: 400
  code:
    fontFamily: DM Mono
    fontSize: 10.5px
    fontWeight: 400
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: Georgia
    fontSize: 58.5px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 0.95
    letterSpacing: -0.055em
  headline-lg-mobile:
    fontFamily: Georgia
    fontSize: 32px
    fontWeight: 400
    letterSpacing: -0.02em
rounded:
  md: 2px
  full: 9999px
spacing:
  xs: 3.2px
  sm: 8px
  md: 9.6px
  lg: 32px
  xl: 40px
  gutter: 8px
  section: 96px
  margin: 32px
  container: 1100px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: 11.2px 28.8px
    height: 41px
  button-outline:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface-container}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    padding: 0px
    height: 40px
  button-outline-hover:
    textColor: "{colors.primary}"
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: 11.2px 28.8px
    height: 41px
  link:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-variant}"
---

# Mithesh Makam Design System

## Overview

The interface is light, built on **Warm Mist (#F4F1EA)** with **Charcoal (#20211F)** text, and **Red (#A65F49)** as the main accent.

Type is set in **Georgia** and **Syne**, with **DM Mono** for code. Headlines run large with tight negative tracking; body text is 16px. The surface language is flat. Corners are mostly 2px.

Measured from [mithesh.vercel.app](https://mithesh.vercel.app/) on November 5, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 151 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 10 roles.

- **Warm Mist (#F4F1EA):** Page background, seen 1 time. Token `background`.
- **Charcoal (#20211F):** Primary text and headings, seen 32 times. Token `on-surface`.
- **Warm Slate (#77766F):** Secondary text, seen 58 times. Token `on-surface-variant`.
- **Warm Mist 96% (#F4F1EAF5):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 1 time. Token `surface-container-low`.
- **Warm Mist (#EAE6DD):** Cards and panels, seen 28 times. Token `surface-container`, CSS `--s1`.
- **Warm Silver (#D9D5CB):** Borders and dividers, seen 38 times. Token `outline`, CSS `--bd`.
- **Red (#A65F49):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 44 times. Token `primary`, CSS `--a2`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Cool Graphite (#1E1E2E):** High-contrast fills, seen 1 time. Token `inverse-surface`, CSS `--border`.
- **Teal (#6EE7B7):** Accent (CSS variable). Token `secondary`.

## Typography

**Georgia**, **Syne**, **Arial** and **DM Mono** (monospace) share the interface. Fallback stack: `Georgia, Times New Roman, serif`.

- **headline-display:** Georgia 112px at weight 400, line height 0.95, tracking -0.055em (58.5px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** Georgia 54.5px at weight 400, tracking -0.02em (32px on mobile). Section headings (h2).
- **body-md:** Syne 16px at weight 400. Body text.
- **body-sm:** Arial 12px at weight 400. Secondary and small text.
- **code:** DM Mono 10.5px at weight 400. Code and technical values.

## Layout

Spacing does not follow a strict grid: 22% of measured values are multiples of 4px, so match the measured steps rather than rounding to a grid.

- **Scale:** xs 3.2px, sm 8px, md 9.6px, lg 32px, xl 40px.
- **Sections:** 96px vertical padding between major sections.
- **Gaps:** 8px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Container:** content is capped at 1100px.
- **Page margin:** 32px on each side of full-width sections.
- **Breakpoints:** 480px, 768px, 900px.

## Elevation & Depth

The design is flat: no shadows were measured. Hierarchy comes from tonal surface steps (#F4F1EAF5 → #EAE6DD) and #D9D5CB borders.

## Shapes

Most elements use 2px corners. Measured radii, most used first:

- **md (2px):** 192 elements.
- **full (9999px):** 8 elements.

## Components

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

- **button-primary (“View Projects →”):** #A65F49 fill, #FFFFFF text, 12.8px/700, 2px radius, padding 11.2px 28.8px.
- **button-outline (“Switch to dark UI”):** #EAE6DD fill, #20211F text, 13.3333px/400, 50% radius, padding 0px, border 1px solid #D9D5CB.
- **button-outline-hover:** background #EAE6DD, text #A65F49 on hover.
- **button-ghost (“Download Resume”):** transparent fill, #20211F text, 12.8px/400, 2px radius, padding 11.2px 28.8px, border 1px solid #D9D5CB.
- **link:** transparent fill, #77766F text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #F4F1EA for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #F4F1EAF5, #EAE6DD.
- Do keep text in 2 levels: #20211F, #77766F.
- Do reserve #A65F49 for primary actions and key highlights.
- Do set headlines in Georgia with tight tracking (-0.055em).
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 9.6px, 32px).
- Do use 2px corners on most elements.
- Don't use #77766F for body text; it reaches 4.04:1 on #F4F1EA. Keep it for large text or metadata.
- Don't add drop shadows for depth; use tonal surfaces.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond Georgia, Syne, Arial and DM Mono.
- Don't use #A65F49 for large backgrounds or body text.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.22s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.18s, 0.22s, 0.2s. Longer ambient animations run 2s.

- **Easing:** `ease`, `ease-in-out`.
- **Reduced motion:** the page responds to `prefers-reduced-motion`.

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