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Dennis Severs' House

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Summary

Varies by Page

Across 5 measured Pages: 5 colours, 1 typeface and one corner radius. Not every Page uses all of them.

Colours
5coloursBackground, Text, Accent and 1 more
Typefaces
1typefaceAdobe-Caslon-Pro
Corner radii
1radius6px

01 · Colour

Colour

Named by the job each colour does

  • The page behind everything
    5/5 Pages

  • Most of the text
    5/5 Pages

  • Buttons and links
    5/5 Pages

  • Bands and cards on the page
    5/5 Pages

  • Bands and cards on the page
    2/5 Pages

Contrast

Text on background 21 : 1 · AAA

Text on surface 18.1 : 1 · AAA

Accent on background 5.7 : 1 · AA

02 · Type

Type

Drawn in the Site's fonts if your browser has them

  • Headings

    Adobe-Caslon-Pro

    Dennis Severs' House

    5/5 Pages

03 · Spacing

Spacing

Measured as drawn on the desktop Capture

Section padding

  • 55px5/5 Pages

The typical space at the top of a Section, one value per Page.

04 · Radius

Radius

The corner most buttons, fields and cards share

  • 6px 1/5 Pages

05 · Export

Export

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/* Design tokens from Dennis Severs' House (https://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk), https://designly.sh/style-sheets/dennis-severs-house, via Designly. Credit the business if you use them. */
:root {
  --color-background: #FFFFFF;
  --color-text: #000000;
  --color-accent: #C81E17;
  --color-surface: #F0EEED;
  --color-surface-2: #E3DEDB;
  --font-display: "adobe-caslon-pro", serif;
  --radius: 6px;
  --spacing-section: 55px;
}

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