--- version: "alpha" name: "Dark Botanical" description: "Design an elegant, sophisticated dark landing page with artistic premium feel. Ideal for marcas de luxo, joalherias, spas premium, art galleries, vinícolas. AI-ready template." colors: primary: "#0f0f0f" secondary: "#e8e4df" tertiary: "#9a9590" neutral: "#d4a574" surface: "#e8b4b8" accent: "#c9b896" typography: h1: fontFamily: Cormorant fontSize: 2.5rem fontWeight: 700 body-md: fontFamily: Cormorant fontSize: 1rem fontWeight: 400 components: button-primary: backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}" textColor: "{colors.neutral}" padding: 12px --- ## Overview Design an elegant, sophisticated dark landing page with artistic premium feel. Ideal for marcas de luxo, joalherias, spas premium, art galleries, vinícolas. AI-ready template. Dark botanical aesthetics trace back to Dutch Golden Age still life painting — those moody, almost funereal arrangements of tulips and peonies against pitch-black backgrounds. Artists like Rachel Ruysch and Jan van Huysum weren't just painting flowers; they were painting decay, mortality, the fleeting nature of beauty. That tension between life and darkness is exactly what makes this theme so compelling in design. The revival hit fashion and interiors hard in the 2010s — House of Hackney's maximalist dark florals, Gucci's romantic gothic prints under Alessandro Michele. In digital, it matured as brands realized dark UI didn't have to mean cold and sterile. You could bring warmth through organic forms. Byredo, Aesop, and Le Labo all dance around this territory — restraint meets nature meets shadow. What separates good dark botanical work from costume-shop gothic is restraint in saturation. The flowers aren't bright. They're muted, dusty, almost bruised. The darkness isn't pure black — it's deep forest green, aubergine, charcoal with warm undertones. That subtlety is everything. - Density: 5/10 — Balanced - Variance: 8/10 — Expressive - Motion: 4/10 — Subtle - **Style:** Elegant, Sophisticated, Artistic, Premium - **Keywords:** elegant, sophisticated, dark, abstract shapes, soft gradient circles, warm accents, Cormorant serif, IBM Plex Sans, premium, artistic, botanical - **Era:** 2024-2026 Premium Elegant - **Light/Dark:** ✗ No / ✓ Full ## Colors - **Deep Black** (#0f0f0f) — Dark surface, primary background - **Warm Text** (#e8e4df) — Primary text color - **Muted Text** (#9a9590) — Primary text color - **Warm Accent** (#d4a574) — Primary accent, CTAs and interactive elements - **Soft Pink** (#e8b4b8) — Primary text color - **Gold** (#c9b896) — Premium accent, decorative highlights - **Terracotta** (#c4856a) — Extended palette, decorative use ## Typography - **Display / Hero:** Cormorant — Weight 700, tight tracking, used for headline impact - **Accent:** IBM Plex Sans — Used for decorative or emphasis text - **Body:** Cormorant — Weight 400, 16px/1.6 line-height, max 72ch per line - **UI Labels / Captions:** Cormorant — 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:** Asymmetric composition. - **Feature sections:** Asymmetric grid with varied card sizes. 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 Abstract soft gradient circles (blurred, overlapping), warm color accents (pink, gold, terracotta), thin vertical accent lines, italic signature typography, no illustrations only abstract CSS shapes, smooth transitions 350ms - **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: 9999px. See rounded tokens in front matter for the full scale. ## Components - **Primary Button:** Rounded (50%) 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 (50%) 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 white (#FFFFFF) backgrounds — use off-white or dark surfaces - 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 Cormorant + IBM Plex Sans carregados - Do Fundo deep black #0f0f0f - Do Abstract gradient circles CSS - Do Warm accents (pink - Do gold - Do terracotta) - Do Thin vertical accent lines - Do Italic signature typography - Do Sem ilustrações - Do apenas shapes CSS - Do Responsivo mobile/tablet/desktop ## Use Case Luxury brands, Jewelry stores, Premium spas, Art galleries, Wineries