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Contra Bureau

An intentional, magazine-inspired design system distilled from a multidisciplinary creative studio aesthetic. Warm bone-cream backgrounds and a single confident vermilion accent drive a flat, editorial look with oversized display serif headings and clean sans body text. The kit ships balanced light and dark themes, quiet tonal gradients, and minimal shadows for a refined, print-like feel.

editorial
bold
serif
warm
high-contrast
minimal
creative

contrabureau.com

Contra

A multidisciplinary creative studio

Specializing in campaigns, brands, and spaces — intentional work at the intersection of disciplines.

About UsTokens

contrabureau.com

Contra

A multidisciplinary creative studio

Specializing in campaigns, brands, and spaces — intentional work at the intersection of disciplines.

About UsTokens

Agent Prompt Surface

---
# Machine-readable tokens (the WHAT). The prose body gives the WHY + the rules.
colors:
  roles_light:
    background: "#ECE5D8"
    foreground: "#2A1712"
    card: "#F3EDE1"
    card-foreground: "#2A1712"
    popover: "#F3EDE1"
    popover-foreground: "#2A1712"
    primary: "#CA2C1D"
    primary-foreground: "#FBF3E8"
    secondary: "#DDD0BD"
    secondary-foreground: "#3C2A1F"
    muted: "#E2D8C8"
    muted-foreground: "#6B5B49"
    accent: "#BC3024"
    accent-foreground: "#FBF3E8"
    destructive: "#B71C12"
    destructive-foreground: "#FBF3E8"
    border: "#D2C5B1"
    input: "#D2C5B1"
    ring: "#CA2C1D"
    success: "#3F6B43"
    success-foreground: "#F5F0E6"
    warning: "#B06A14"
    warning-foreground: "#000000"
    chart-1: "#CA2C1D"
    chart-2: "#BC3024"
    chart-3: "#C49081"
    chart-4: "#802018"
    chart-5: "#ECA49C"
typography:
  heading: { family: "Fraunces", weights: [400, 500, 600, 700] }
  body: { family: "Inter", weights: [400, 500, 600, 700] }
  mono: { family: "JetBrains Mono", weights: [400, 500, 700] }
  scale: "major-third"
spacing:
  density: "relaxed"
  base: "1rem"
  container: "1280px"
radius:
  sm: "0.125rem"
  md: "0.25rem"
  lg: "0.5rem"
  xl: "0.75rem"
components:
  button: { radius: "0.25rem", shape: "rounded", fill: "solid" }
  card: { radius: "0.75rem" }
  input: { radius: "0.25rem" }
  badge: { radius: "0.25rem" }
  borderWidth: "1px"

shadcn CSS Variables

/* Generated by Identity Forge design kits */
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=JetBrains%20Mono:wght@400;500;700&display=swap");

:root {
  --radius: 0.5rem;
  --font-heading: 'Fraunces', serif;
  --font-sans: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  --background: 39 34% 89%;
  --foreground: 13 40% 12%;
  --card: 40 43% 92%;
  --card-foreground: 13 40% 12%;
  --popover: 40 43% 92%;
  --popover-foreground: 13 40% 12%;
  --primary: 5 75% 45%;
  --primary-foreground: 35 70% 95%;
  --secondary: 36 32% 80%;
  --secondary-foreground: 23 32% 18%;
  --muted: 37 31% 84%;
  --muted-foreground: 32 19% 35%;
  --accent: 5 68% 44%;
  --accent-foreground: 35 70% 95%;
  --destructive: 4 82% 39%;
  --destructive-foreground: 35 70% 95%;
  --border: 36 27% 76%;
  --input: 36 27% 76%;
  --ring: 5 75% 45%;
  --success: 125 26% 33%;
  --success-foreground: 40 43% 93%;
  --warning: 33 80% 38%;
  --warning-foreground: 0 0% 0%;
  --chart-1: 5 75% 45%;
  --chart-2: 5 68% 44%;
  --chart-3: 13 36% 64%;
  --chart-4: 5 68% 30%;
  --chart-5: 6 68% 77%;
  --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(42,23,18,0.06);
  --shadow-md: 0 2px 6px rgba(42,23,18,0.08);
  --shadow-lg: 0 6px 16px rgba(42,23,18,0.10);
  --shadow-xl: 0 12px 32px rgba(42,23,18,0.12);
  --gradient-hero: linear-gradient(180deg,#ece5d8 0%,#e2d8c8 100%);
  --gradient-brand: linear-gradient(135deg,#ca2c1d 0%,#802018 100%);
  --gradient-subtle: linear-gradient(180deg,#f3ede1 0%,#ece5d8 100%);
  --duration: 200ms;
  --duration-slow: 400ms;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
  --tracking-tight: -0.02em;
  --tracking-normal: 0em;
  --font-weight-heading: 600;
  --font-weight-body: 400;
  --button-radius: 0.25rem;
  --card-radius: 0.75rem;
  --input-radius: 0.25rem;
  --badge-radius: 0.25rem;
  --border-width: 1px;
  --card-border-width: 1px;
  --input-border-width: 1px;
  --button-border-width: 1px;
  --badge-border-width: 1px;
  --heading-transform: none;

Install Targets

Registry

/r/contra-bureau.json

Tailwind v4

@theme inline {
  --font-heading: 'Fraunces', serif;
  --font-sans: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  --color-background: hsl(var(--background));
  --color-foreground: hsl(var(--foreground));
  --color-card: hsl(var(--card));
  --color-card-foreground: hsl(var(--card-foreground));
  --color-popover: hsl(var(--popover));
  --color-popover-foreground: hsl(var(--popover-foreground));
  --color-primary: hsl(var(--primary));
  --color-primary-foreground: hsl(var(--primary-foreground));
  --color-secondary: hsl(var(--secondary));
  --color-secondary-foreground: hsl(var(--secondary-foreground));
  --color-muted: hsl(var(--muted));
  --color-muted-foreground: hsl(var(--muted-foreground));
  --color-accent: hsl(var(--accent));
  --color-accent-foreground: hsl(var(--accent-foreground));
  --color-destructive: hsl(var(--destructive));
  --color-destructive-foreground: hsl(var(--destructive-foreground));
  --color-border: hsl(var(--border));
  --color-input: hsl(var(--input));
  --color-ring: hsl(var(--ring));
  --color-success: hsl(var(--success));
  --color-success-foreground: hsl(var(--success-foreground));
  --color-warning: hsl(var(--warning));
  --color-warning-foreground: hsl(var(--warning-foreground));
  --color-chart-1: hsl(var(--chart-1));
  --color-chart-2: hsl(var(--chart-2));
  --color-chart-3: hsl(var(--chart-3));
  --color-chart-4: hsl(var(--chart-4));
  --color-chart-5: hsl(var(--chart-5));
  --radius-sm: 0.125rem;
  --radius-md: 0.25rem;
  --radius-lg: 0.5rem;
  --radius-xl: 0.75rem;
  --radius-button: 0.25rem;
  --radius-card: 0.75rem;
  --radius-input: 0.25rem;
  --radius-badge: 0.25rem;
  --border-width: 1px;
  --card-border-width: 1px;
  --input-border-width: 1px;
  --button-border-width: 1px;
  --badge-border-width: 1px;
  --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(42,23,18,0.06);
  --shadow-md: 0 2px 6px rgba(42,23,18,0.08);
  --shadow-lg: 0 6px 16px rgba(42,23,18,0.10);
  --shadow-xl: 0 12px 32px rgba(42,23,18,0.12);
  --tracking-tight: -0.02em;
  --tracking-normal: 0em;
  --ease-kit: cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
  --duration-kit: 200ms;
  --duration-kit-slow: 400ms;
  --gradient-hero: linear-gradient(180deg,#ece5d8 0%,#e2d8c8 100%);
  --gradient-brand: linear-gradient(135deg,#ca2c1d 0%,#802018 100%);
  --gradient-subtle: linear-gradient(180deg,#f3ede1 0%,#ece5d8 100%);
  --font-weight-heading: 600;
  --font-weight-body: 400;
}

Registry payload

{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
  "name": "contra-bureau",
  "type": "registry:theme",
  "title": "Contra Bureau",
  "description": "A bold editorial design kit pairing warm cream surfaces with vermilion red, built for creative studios and high-contrast brand work.",
  "categories": [
    "editorial",
    "bold",
    "serif",
    "warm",
    "high-contrast",
    "minimal",
    "creative"
  ],
  "cssVars": {