Merlio

# Design Brief: Dark Developer (with Gradient Glow)

Deep dark surfaces, monospace typography, terminal/code snippets, and high-precision borders.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #0c0d0b;
  --surface: #191715;
  --foreground: #f7f6f4;
  --muted-foreground: #a3a5ae;
  --accent: #ffd039;
  --radius: 16px;
  --font-heading: "Plus Jakarta Sans", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Plus Jakarta Sans", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #0C0D0B (~72%) · Surface #191715 (~11%) · Text #F7F6F4 (~7%) · Muted Text #A3A5AE (~4%) · Accent #FFD039 (~6%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Centered Headline + CTA
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Large Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Metrics Strip, Floating Multi-Cards, Large Hero Product Shot
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.
- Visual summary: Dark Developer (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

## Avoid

- Warm pastel backgrounds
- Playful cartoon illustrations
- Oversized pill buttons everywhere

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.