Waleed Ahmad design system

---
version: alpha
name: Waleed Ahmad
description: "Dark interface measured from waleed-portfolio-site.vercel.app: Jika type with Jost Variable, orange accents, tonal surfaces and 12px corners."
colors:
  background: "#171D11"
  surface: "#171D11"
  on-surface: "#F7F3E9"
  on-background: "#F7F3E9"
  on-surface-strong: "#FFFFFF"
  on-surface-variant: "#B4B3A9"
  on-surface-muted: "#9D9D93"
  surface-container-low: "#10140C"
  surface-container: "#0C0F09"
  overlay: "#10140C99"
  overlay-strong: "#E5741C26"
  outline: "#FFFFFF1A"
  outline-variant: "#FFFFFF26"
  primary: "#E5741C"
  on-primary: "#FFFFFF"
  secondary: "#EF9349"
  tertiary: "#C75C14"
  success: "#00D492"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: Jika
    fontSize: 57.5px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.12
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: Jika
    fontSize: 48px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.15
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: Jika
    fontSize: 43px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.2
  headline-sm:
    fontFamily: Jika
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.38
  body-md:
    fontFamily: Jost Variable
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  body-lg:
    fontFamily: Jost Variable
    fontSize: 18px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.63
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: Jost Variable
    fontSize: 15px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  caption:
    fontFamily: Jost Variable
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.43
  label-md:
    fontFamily: Jost Variable
    fontSize: 15px
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: Jost Variable
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.43
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: Jika
    fontSize: 30.5px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.12
  headline-md-mobile:
    fontFamily: Jika
    fontSize: 27px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.2
rounded:
  sm: 12px
  md: 16px
  lg: 24px
  full: 9999px
spacing:
  xs: 4px
  sm: 8px
  md: 12px
  lg: 20px
  xl: 40px
  gutter: 40px
  section: 128px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    typography: "{typography.caption}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 10px 27.2px
    height: 40px
  button-primary-hover:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
  button-outline:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 15.2px 27.2px
    height: 55px
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 15.2px 27.2px
  input-field:
    backgroundColor: "#FFFFFF0A"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.label-sm}"
    rounded: "{rounded.sm}"
    padding: 12.8px 16px
  card:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.body-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.lg}"
    padding: 0px
  link:
    textColor: "#F7F3E9B3"
---

# Waleed Ahmad Design System

## Overview

Waleed Ahmad describes itself as: “Waleed Ahmad is a WordPress developer and UI/UX designer based in Abbottabad, Pakistan — fast, responsive, conversion-focused websites for businesses, agencies and online stores.” The interface is dark, built on **Charcoal (#171D11)** with **Warm Mist (#F7F3E9)** text, and **Orange (#E5741C)** as the main accent.

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

Measured from [waleed-portfolio-site.vercel.app](https://waleed-portfolio-site.vercel.app/) on November 5, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 366 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 16 roles, plus gradient stops #EF9349, #C75C14, #E5741C.

- **Charcoal (#171D11):** Page background, seen 8 times. Token `background`.
- **Warm Mist (#F7F3E9):** Primary text and headings, seen 37 times. Token `on-surface`, CSS `--color-cream`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Headings and emphasis, seen 7 times. Token `on-surface-strong`, CSS `--tw-ring-offset-color`.
- **Warm Gray (#B4B3A9):** Secondary text, seen 29 times. Token `on-surface-variant`.
- **Warm Gray (#9D9D93):** Muted text and metadata, seen 12 times. Token `on-surface-muted`.
- **Charcoal (#10140C):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 12 times. Token `surface-container-low`, CSS `--color-olive-950`.
- **Charcoal (#0C0F09):** Cards and panels, seen 1 time. Token `surface-container`, CSS `--color-ink`.
- **Charcoal 60% (#10140C99):** Translucent fill for cards and controls, seen 18 times. Token `overlay`.
- **Orange 15% (#E5741C26):** Stronger translucent fill, seen 17 times. Token `overlay-strong`.
- **White 10% (#FFFFFF1A):** Borders and dividers, seen 8 times. Token `outline`.
- **White 15% (#FFFFFF26):** Secondary dividers, seen 5 times. Token `outline-variant`.
- **Orange (#E5741C):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 26 times. Token `primary`, CSS `--color-accent-500`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Vivid Orange (#EF9349):** Accent (CSS variable), seen 44 times. Token `secondary`, CSS `--color-accent-400`.
- **Vivid Orange (#C75C14):** Accent (CSS variable). Token `tertiary`, CSS `--color-accent-600`.
- **Teal (#00D492):** Success and positive states, seen 2 times. Token `success`.

## Typography

**Jika** and **Jost Variable** share the interface. Fallback stack: `Jika, ui-sans-serif, sans-serif`.

- **headline-display:** Jika 57.5px at weight 400, line height 1.12 (30.5px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** Jika 48px at weight 400, line height 1.15. Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** Jika 43px at weight 400, line height 1.2 (27px on mobile). Sub-section headings.
- **headline-sm:** Jika 24px at weight 400, line height 1.38. Card and feature titles.
- **body-md:** Jost Variable 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Body text.
- **body-lg:** Jost Variable 18px at weight 400, line height 1.63. Lead paragraphs.
- **body-sm:** Jost Variable 15px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Secondary and small text.
- **caption:** Jost Variable 14px at weight 400, line height 1.43. Captions and fine print.
- **label-md:** Jost Variable 15px at weight 600, line height 1.5. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** Jost Variable 14px at weight 500, line height 1.43. Small labels and badges.

## Layout

Spacing is mostly on a 4px grid (83% of measured values), with some off-grid steps. Match the measured scale rather than rounding everything.

- **Scale:** xs 4px, sm 8px, md 12px, lg 20px, xl 40px.
- **Sections:** 128px vertical padding between major sections.
- **Gaps:** 40px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.

## Elevation & Depth

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

- `rgba(229, 116, 28, 0.7) 0px 10px 30px -10px`

## Shapes

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

- **sm (12px):** 56 elements.
- **md (16px):** 52 elements.
- **lg (24px):** 32 elements.
- **full (9999px):** 32 elements.

## Components

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

- **button-primary (“Let's Work Together”):** #E5741C fill, #FFFFFF text, 14px/600, 999px radius, padding 10px 27.2px, shadow `rgba(229, 116, 28, 0.7) 0px 10px 30px -10px`.
- **button-primary-hover:** background #EF9349, text #FFFFFF on hover.
- **button-outline (“Let's Talk”):** transparent fill, #F7F3E9 text, 15.2px/600, 999px radius, padding 15.2px 27.2px, border 1px solid #F7F3E940.
- **button-ghost (“Let's Talk”):** transparent fill, #F7F3E9 text, 15.2px/600, 999px radius, padding 15.2px 27.2px, border 1px solid #F7F3E940.
- **input-field (“Your name”):** #FFFFFF0A fill, #F7F3E9 text, 14px/500, 12px radius, padding 12.8px 16px, border 1px solid #FFFFFF1F.
- **card:** #171D11 fill, #F7F3E9 text, 16px/400, 24px radius, padding 0px.
- **link:** transparent fill, #F7F3E9B3 text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #171D11 for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #10140C, #0C0F09.
- Do keep text in 4 levels: #F7F3E9, #FFFFFF, #B4B3A9, #9D9D93.
- Do reserve #E5741C for primary actions and key highlights.
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 12px, 20px).
- Do use 12px corners on most elements; larger surfaces also use 16px and 24px.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond Jika and Jost Variable.
- Don't use #E5741C for large backgrounds or body text.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.5s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.15s, 0.3s, 0.5s, 0.35s. Longer ambient animations run 1s.

- **Easing:** `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`, `ease`, `cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.68, 0, 1)`.
- **Reduced motion:** the page responds to `prefers-reduced-motion`.

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