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EXTRACTED · 10 SECTIONS · 24 COLORS · GRADE C 73/100

careerexplorer.com

24 colours · aktiv-grotesk · real motion · desktop + mobile shots — every number measured, never written.

colors

faces

shadows

keyframes

Get DESIGN.md tokens.json

Color — roles, semantics & the full census

24 colors measured · click any swatch to copy

Canvas

#ffffff

AAA 15.52:1

Ink

#242424

AAA 15.52:1

Accent

#ffffff

Fail 1:1

Line

#b1b1b1

Fail 2.14:1

Semantic states

No semantic state colors detected — this system signals state through weight & motion, not hue.

24 colors mined from the live renderexpand

Type — the ladder, in the real face

8 roles · system fallback — no woff2 captured · lines are editable, click any spec to copy

display xl

display-xl72px · 300

display lg

display-lg72px · 300 · ×1.00

display md

display-md16px · 500 · ×4.50

headline

headline56px · 300 · ×0.29

body

body16px · 400 · ×3.50

body sm

body-sm14px · 400 · ×1.14

button

button16px · 400 · ×0.88

mono

mono18px · 400 · ×0.89

Spacing & radius, made spatial

9 spacing steps · 7 radii · bars are exact px widths

Spacing scale

xxs · 2px

xs · 8px

sm · 12px

md · 16px

base · 20px

lg · 24px

xl · 32px

2xl · 48px

3xl · 64px

Radius

none
0px

xs
6px

sm
8px

md
30px

lg
40px

xl
48px

full
9999px

Depth — elevation is extracted, not invented

6 box-shadows measured on the live page · click a tile to copy its raw value

shadow-1

shadow-2

shadow-3

shadow-4

shadow-5

Motion — easings, transitions & live keyframes

2 easing curves · 10 keyframes · hover a tile to preview

Easing & transitions

transition-3ease-in

transition-4linear

10 keyframe animations extracted

fa-beat

fa-bounce

fa-fade

fa-beat-fade

fa-flip

fa-shake

fa-spin

GlobalNavAnimateUp

CareerTestHeaderDesktopSlideIn

CareerTestHeaderDesktopSlideUp

Components — the closed vocabulary

12 component families · 46 variants counted on the live DOM

Component	Variants found
heading H2	×10
links	×9
buttons	×6
heading H3	×5
heading H4	×4
nav Links	×3
cta Banner	×3
badges	×2
footer Links	×1
heading H1	×1
heading H5	×1
rating Display	×1

Component style specs (§4)expand

Buttons

Light / Invert

Background: #ffffff {colors.primary}
Text: #242424 {colors.ink}
Padding: 10px 24px
Radius: 8px
Border: 1px solid rgb(177, 177, 177)
Font: 16px weight 500
Use: Bright CTA on dark sections

Light / Invert

Background: #ffffff {colors.primary}
Text: #242424 {colors.ink}
Padding: 18px
Radius: 8px
Border: 1px solid rgb(177, 177, 177)
Font: 16px weight 500
Use: Bright CTA on dark sections

Ghost

Background: #000000
Text: #ffffff {colors.primary}
Padding: 16px 80px
Radius: 8px
Font: 16px weight 500
Use: Subtle action, toolbar, nav button

Light / Invert

Background: #ffffff {colors.primary}
Text: #242424 {colors.ink}
Padding: 18px 75px
Radius: 8px
Border: 1px solid rgb(177, 177, 177)
Font: 16px weight 500
Use: Bright CTA on dark sections

Light / Invert

Background: #ffffff {colors.primary}
Text: #242424 {colors.ink}
Padding: 18px 45px
Radius: 8px
Border: 1px solid rgb(177, 177, 177)
Font: 16px weight 500
Use: Bright CTA on dark sections

Inputs & Forms

Text Input

Background: #f2f2f2
Text: #242424 {colors.ink}
Padding: 0px 16px
Radius: 6px
Border: 1px solid rgb(177, 177, 177)
Font: 18px weight 400
Use: Text fields, search inputs

Navigation

Main Nav

Layout — structure & dimensions

4 layout metrics measured

max Width1200px

header Height64px

sidebar Width1440px

container Padding0px

Responsive — real breakpoints

10 media-query stops read from the live CSS

350px

650px

767px

768px

980px

1024px

1110px

1200px

1279px

1280px

Do's & Don'ts

24 enforceable rules pulled verbatim from the spec

Use Charcoal (`#242424`) for text — not pure black, it's warmer and more readable

Use aktiv-grotesk as the primary typeface — it defines the brand personality

Keep font weights between 300-500 — the system uses a narrow weight range for subtle hierarchy

Use negative letter-spacing (-0.9px) at display sizes for compressed, editorial headlines

Use the extracted shadow patterns for elevation — they are tuned to match the brand palette

Use Pure White (`#ffffff`) as the primary accent — it's the brand's signature interactive color

Use 8px border-radius on buttons — the standard corner rounding for interactive elements

Style form inputs with a `1px solid rgb(177, 177, 177)` border — use border-based inputs, not floating labels or underline-only

Maintain nav height at 72px — consistent vertical space for the navigation bar

Make the hero full-viewport (≥70% screen height) — this design uses an immersive hero, not a tall navbar

Build the hero as a split layout with media on the left — text and visual share equal weight

Use a single primary CTA in the hero — the design intentionally avoids choice paralysis

Each card includes a top image — imagery is part of the card identity, not optional

Repeat the primary CTA across 3 banner sections — conversion paths are layered, not single

Don't

Don't use pure black (`#000000`) for text — the near-black adds warmth

Don't substitute with generic sans-serif or serif — the custom font carries the brand

Don't use weight 700 (bold) or above — 500 is the maximum weight in this system

Don't increase letter-spacing on headings — the type is designed to run tight at scale

Don't invent new shadow values — use only the extracted shadow levels

Don't introduce additional saturated accent colors — the palette is intentionally controlled

Don't remove the input border — the border is the primary affordance indicator for form fields

Don't collapse or hide the nav on scroll without an explicit scroll-triggered animation — the design uses fixed nav presence

Don't make the nav sticky — this design lets it scroll away to maximize content focus

Don't put a CTA button in the nav — this design uses links only at the top

Agent guide & export

Paste-ready prompt + the real files behind this page

Build a UI in the careerexplorer.com design system. Canvas #ffffff · ink #242424 · accent #ffffff. Type: aktiv-grotesk — respect the size/weight ladder in §3. Radius, spacing, shadow: use only the extracted scales (no magic numbers). Full spec follows — paste the DESIGN.md below into your agent.

Every value above was getComputedStyle-verified.

$ npx prismd add careerexplorer

DESIGN.md · narrative spec tokens.json

A · Instrument B · Press