A standalone, replicable design system: dark, legible, structurally
asymmetric, unapologetically chromed. Body text sits in warm sunflower
amber on pure black; chrome — labels, bars, pills — wears butterscotch
with heavy tracking. Shapes are rectangular with one-corner bends:
asymmetric 32–40px elbows, half-pill sidebar tabs, 3px left-accent rules
on cards. Hierarchy comes from color role and surface stepping, not drop
shadows.
Extracted from the Chat Archaeologist viewer to live independently.
Direct visual inspiration: Michael Okuda's LCARS
(Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1987). Unofficial — not
affiliated with or endorsed by Paramount Pictures or CBS Studios.
See §10 of the spec
for the full posture.
Canonical sources
Palette · one job per color
color.sunflower
#ffcc99
Primary text, titles, KPI values, focused states.
color.sunflower-muted
#d9ad82
Pre-composited inactive sidebar background (holds 10.25:1 for black text).
color.butterscotch
#dd9944
Chrome: top bar, sidebar elbows, ALL-CAPS labels. Never body text.
color.butterscotch-muted
#6a4a20
Muted chrome for inactive mobile pill-bar items.
color.ice
#99ccff
Data and code: model names, inline code, quantitative highlights.