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Design System & Style Guide

Visual specification and custom components documentation for the Rowan Knots website. Matches the approved branding guidelines in assets-needed.md.

1. Color Palette

Primary Slate-Blue #3F6C7E
Accent Warm (Gold) #D4AF37
Background Base Base Variable
Background Card Card Variable
Text Base Text Variable
Border Color Border Variable

2. Typography Scale

Heading 1 (h1) — 2.5rem

Font: 'Outfit', sans-serif (700 Bold) | Used: Page Titles

Heading 2 (h2) — 1.875rem

Font: 'Outfit', sans-serif (600 Semi-Bold) | Used: Section Titles

Heading 3 (h3) — 1.25rem

Font: 'Outfit', sans-serif (600 Semi-Bold) | Used: Component / Card Titles

Body Paragraph Text (p) — 1.0rem

Font: 'Inter', sans-serif (400 Regular, line-height 1.6) | Used: Generic Content Copy
Small / Caption Text (caption) — 0.875rem Font: 'Inter', sans-serif (500 Medium) | Used: Authors, Metadata, Labels

3. Interactive Components

Buttons

Form Inputs

4. Icon Set (SVG)

Clean geometric strokes from a single family. Color shifts dynamically with text theme (currentColor).

sailing
climbing
video
workshop
pricing
calendar
check
arrow-up
sun
moon

5. Alert Panel Block Styles

Standard Information Alert

This is a standard information block. It uses the primary slate-blue color brand token for the left accent border. Perfect for quick tips or generic warnings.

Important / Warning Alert

This is a warning or important information block. It uses the warm brass/gold color token for the left accent border. Suitable for safety announcements or cancellation rules.

6. Section Pattern Bands

Tinted full-bleed bands used to separate sections and add visual contrast. They reuse the same woven rope lattice as the page hero — two opposing 45° diagonals over a soft primary and brass glow — so every patterned surface on the site reads as one system. Alternate .section-alt with .section-alt-mirror down a page so two adjacent bands do not look identical. Cards placed inside a band automatically drop back to the plain page background so they stay legible.

.section-alt

Primary glow upper-left, brass glow lower-right.

Card inside a band

Falls back to the page background for contrast.

.section-alt-mirror

Same weave, glows flipped to the opposite corners.

Card inside a band

Falls back to the page background for contrast.