--- version: "alpha" name: "Aurora" description: "Design an aurora-inspired landing page with dreamy multi-color gradients mimicking the northern lights. Ideal for branding moderno, ui/ux, web design, digital art, temas cósmicos e mágicos. AI-ready template." colors: primary: "#7B2FBE" secondary: "#FF6B9D" tertiary: "#1A0533" neutral: "#00D4AA" surface: "#C4A1FF" accent: "#67E8F9" typography: h1: fontFamily: System UI stack fontSize: 2.25rem fontWeight: 700 body-md: fontFamily: System UI stack fontSize: 1rem fontWeight: 400 label-caps: fontFamily: System UI stack fontSize: 0.75rem fontWeight: 500 rounded: sm: 16px md: 32px lg: 48px components: button-primary: backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}" textColor: "{colors.neutral}" rounded: "{rounded.sm}" padding: 12px --- ## Overview Design an aurora-inspired landing page with dreamy multi-color gradients mimicking the northern lights. Ideal for branding moderno, ui/ux, web design, digital art, temas cósmicos e mágicos. AI-ready template. The aurora borealis has captivated humans for millennia — Norse mythology attributed it to the Bifrost bridge, the Sámi people read it as ancestral spirits. But its entry into visual design is surprisingly recent. It wasn't until the late 2010s that gradient-heavy aesthetics moved beyond vaporwave irony into something genuinely aspirational. Apple's iOS 7 flattening opened the door, but it was the convergence of OLED screens and HDR-capable displays that made luminous, multi-hue gradients actually viable as a design language rather than a gimmick. What makes aurora-inspired palettes distinct from generic gradient trends is their atmospheric quality — colors don't just blend, they glow from within. The best implementations reference how actual auroral light works: charged particles exciting atmospheric gases at different altitudes produce distinct bands of green, violet, and pink that never feel random. There's an underlying physics to it that separates considered aurora palettes from someone dragging a gradient slider around in Figma. The Nordic design tradition — already minimal, already comfortable with negative space and quiet confidence — adopted this naturally. When Scandinavian brands started using aurora references, it wasn't decoration. It was identity. - Density: 5/10 — Balanced - Variance: 4/10 — Moderate - Motion: 4/10 — Subtle - **Style:** Dreamy, Luminous, Gradient, Cosmic - **Keywords:** Aurora borealis, dreamy gradients, luminous, purple, pink, blue, green, blur, grain, cosmic, magical, fluid color - **Era:** 2020s Digital Art - **Light/Dark:** ◐ Partial / ✓ Full ## Colors - **Aurora Purple** (#7B2FBE) — Accent color, emphasis elements - **Cosmic Pink** (#FF6B9D) — Primary text color - **Deep Blue** (#1A0533) — Accent highlight, links and focus states - **Emerald Glow** (#00D4AA) — Supporting palette color - **Soft Lavender** (#C4A1FF) — Extended palette, decorative use - **Sky Cyan** (#67E8F9) — Secondary accent - **Warm Rose** (#FFB3C6) — Extended palette, decorative use - **Midnight** (#0A0A1A) — Deep contrast surface ## Typography - **Display / Hero:** System UI stack (-apple-system, sans-serif) — Weight 700, tight tracking, used for headline impact - **Body:** System UI stack (-apple-system, sans-serif) — Weight 400, 16px/1.6 line-height, max 72ch per line - **UI Labels / Captions:** System UI stack (-apple-system, sans-serif) — 0.875rem, weight 500, slight letter-spacing - **Monospace:** JetBrains Mono — Used for code, metadata, and technical values Scale: - Hero: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem) - H1: 2.25rem - H2: 1.5rem - Body: 1rem / 1.6 - Small: 0.875rem ## Layout - **Grid:** CSS Grid primary. Max-width containment: 1280px centered with 1.5rem side padding. - **Spacing rhythm:** Balanced. Base unit: 0.5rem (8px). - **Section vertical gaps:** clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem). - **Hero layout:** Split-screen (text left, visual right). - **Feature sections:** Zig-zag alternating text+image rows. No 3-equal-columns. - **Mobile collapse:** All multi-column layouts collapse below 768px. No horizontal overflow. - **z-index contract:** base (0) / sticky-nav (100) / overlay (200) / modal (300) / toast (500). ## Elevation & Depth Multi-stop gradients (3-5 colors), backdrop-filter blur (15-25px), subtle grain overlay via SVG filter, fluid color transitions (600ms), glow effects on hover, radial gradient backgrounds - **Physics:** Ease-out curves, 200-300ms duration. Smooth and predictable. - **Entry animations:** Fade + translate-Y (16px → 0) over 420ms ease-out. Staggered cascades for lists: 80ms between items. - **Hover states:** Subtle color shift + shadow adjustment over 200ms. - **Page transitions:** Fade only (200ms). - **Performance:** Only transform and opacity animated. No layout-triggering properties. ## Shapes Base corner radius: 16px. See rounded tokens in front matter for the full scale. ## Components - **Primary Button:** Rounded (16px) shape. Accent color fill. Hover: 8% darken + subtle lift shadow. Active: -1px translate tactile press. Font weight 600. No outer glows. - **Secondary / Ghost Button:** Outline variant. 1.5px border in muted color. Text in primary color. Hover: subtle background fill. - **Cards:** Rounded (16px) corners. Surface background. Subtle shadow (0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.06)). 1px border stroke. - **Inputs:** Label above input. 1px border stroke. Focus ring: 2px accent color offset 2px. Error text below in semantic red. No floating labels. - **Navigation:** Primary surface background. Active item: accent color indicator. Font weight 500 when active. - **Skeletons:** Shimmer animation matching component dimensions. No circular spinners. - **Empty States:** Icon-based composition with descriptive text and action button. ## Do's and Don'ts - No emojis in UI — use icon system only (Lucide, Heroicons) - No pure black (#000000) — use off-black or charcoal variants - No oversaturated accent colors (saturation cap: 80%) - No 3-column equal-width feature layouts — use zig-zag or asymmetric grid - No `h-screen` — use `min-h-[100dvh]` - No AI copywriting clichés: "Elevate", "Seamless", "Unleash", "Next-Gen" - No broken external image links — use picsum.photos or inline SVG - No generic lorem ipsum in demos - Do Multi-stop gradient backgrounds - Do Blur/grain effects applied - Do Dark base with luminous accents - Do Glow effects on interactive elements - Do Fluid color transitions - Do Cosmic/magical atmosphere maintained ## Use Case Branding moderno, UI/UX, Web design, Digital art, Temas cósmicos e mágicos