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Daily Dispatch Brand Kit

Digital news publisher — preview Spectral typography and semantic color tokens, customize, and export DESIGN.md for AI coding agents.

Daily Dispatch colors, CSS, and typography

Reference tokens from the Daily Dispatch kit. Semantic colors, CSS variables, font families, and Tailwind mappings. Copy any block into your project or open the kit in the playground to export files.

Daily Dispatch typography

Headline font
Spectral
Page titles, hero headlines, section headers
Body font
Source Sans 3
Paragraphs, UI text, long-form content

Daily Dispatch color palette

Nine semantic tokens. Primary #ae2929, accent #b99131. Style note: Digital news publisher.

  • Background

    #fbf8f8

    Main page and app background

  • Text / Foreground

    #3a1818

    Body text and default foreground

  • Surface / Card

    #f5ebeb

    Cards, modals, elevated surfaces

  • Primary

    #ae2929

    Buttons, links, primary actions

  • Primary Foreground

    #ffffff

    Text on primary surfaces

  • Accent

    #b99131

    Highlights, CTAs, interactive elements

  • Accent Foreground

    #ffffff

    Text on accent surfaces

  • Muted

    #eddede

    Subtle backgrounds, disabled states

  • Border

    #ddc5c5

    Dividers and input borders

Daily Dispatch CSS variables

Paste into globals.css or a Tailwind @theme block.

CSS custom properties
:root {
  --background: #fbf8f8;
  --foreground: #3a1818;
  --card: #f5ebeb;
  --primary: #ae2929;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --accent: #b99131;
  --accent-foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted: #eddede;
  --border: #ddc5c5;
  --secondary: #eddede;
  --secondary-foreground: #3a1818;
  --destructive: #dc2626;
  --destructive-foreground: #ffffff;
  --success: #16a34a;
  --success-foreground: #ffffff;
  --warning: #d97706;
  --warning-foreground: #ffffff;
  --ring: #ae2929;
  --input: #ddc5c5;
  --popover: #f5ebeb;
  --popover-foreground: #3a1818;
}

.dark {
  --background: #3f3e3e;
  --foreground: #fafafa;
  --card: #565252;
  --primary: #c82f2f;
  --primary-foreground: #ffffff;
  --accent: #cca036;
  --accent-foreground: #fafafa;
  --muted: #6b6464;
  --border: #7a6c6c;
  --secondary: #6b6464;
  --secondary-foreground: #fafafa;
  --destructive: #dc2626;
  --destructive-foreground: #ffffff;
  --success: #16a34a;
  --success-foreground: #ffffff;
  --warning: #d97706;
  --warning-foreground: #ffffff;
  --ring: #c82f2f;
  --input: #7a6c6c;
  --popover: #565252;
  --popover-foreground: #fafafa;
}

Full token table

TokenHexUsage
Background#fbf8f8Main page and app background
Text / Foreground#3a1818Body text and default foreground
Surface / Card#f5ebebCards, modals, elevated surfaces
Primary#ae2929Buttons, links, primary actions
Primary Foreground#ffffffText on primary surfaces
Accent#b99131Highlights, CTAs, interactive elements
Accent Foreground#ffffffText on accent surfaces
Muted#eddedeSubtle backgrounds, disabled states
Border#ddc5c5Dividers and input borders

Tailwind config for Daily Dispatch

Map semantic tokens to Tailwind utility classes.

tailwind.config.ts excerpt
theme: {
  extend: {
    fontFamily: {
      heading: ['Spectral', 'sans-serif'],
      body: ['Source Sans 3', 'sans-serif'],
    },
    colors: {
      background: 'var(--background)',
      foreground: 'var(--foreground)',
      card: 'var(--card)',
      primary: 'var(--primary)',
      'primary-foreground': 'var(--primary-foreground)',
      accent: 'var(--accent)',
      'accent-foreground': 'var(--accent-foreground)',
      muted: 'var(--muted)',
      border: 'var(--border)',
    },
  },
}

Daily Dispatch brand kit — colors, fonts & DESIGN.md

The Daily Dispatch brand kit pairs Spectral headlines with Source Sans 3 body text and a digital news publisher palette — background #fbf8f8, primary #ae2929, and nine semantic tokens ready for AI agents.

Preview buttons, cards, and typography live. Copy CSS variables, export DESIGN.md, or open in the playground to customize before shipping.

What's in the Daily Dispatch brand kit

Community gallery kit with full token export — same DESIGN.md structure Cursor and Claude Code expect.

  • Spectral headline font · Source Sans 3 body font
  • Primary #ae2929 with semantic background, accent, and muted tokens
  • Live UI preview on buttons, cards, and typography
  • Copy DESIGN.md, CSS variables, JSON, or AI prompts
  • 18 community upvotes

How to use the Daily Dispatch brand kit

Load the kit below as your starting point — tweak any token, then export for your repo or AI agent.

  • Review colors and fonts in the live preview
  • Adjust tokens with pickers if needed
  • Click Open in Playground for full-screen testing
  • Download DESIGN.md or copy the AI prompt

When to use the Daily Dispatch brand kit

Ideal for digital news publisher projects — SaaS dashboards, landing pages, prototypes, and AI-generated UI that needs a cohesive starting point.

Export tokens into Cursor or v0, then diverge where your product needs its own identity.

FAQ

What fonts does Daily Dispatch use?
Spectral for headlines and Source Sans 3 for body text. Both are exported in DESIGN.md with Google Fonts CDN links.
What is the primary color for Daily Dispatch?
Primary is #ae2929. The kit includes nine semantic tokens — background, foreground, card, accent, muted, and border — as CSS variables.
Can I customize this brand kit?
Yes. Every token is editable in the generator and playground. Export always reflects your latest changes.
How do I export for AI coding agents?
Click Download DESIGN.md or Copy Markdown. Place the file in your repo root and reference it in Cursor or Claude Code instructions.

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