WIRED

Identity

Media & Consumer

Bundled OpenDesign package for WIRED, derived from curated DESIGN.md, tokens.css, and components.html fixtures.

Typography

Druk WideDisplay

ExchangeBody700

Ag

IBM Plex MonoMono700

--text-4xl · 96pxThe quick brown fox

--text-3xl · 68pxThe quick brown fox

--text-2xl · 44pxThe quick brown fox

--text-xl · 28pxThe quick brown fox

--text-lg · 20pxThe quick brown fox

--text-base · 17pxThe quick brown fox

--text-sm · 14pxThe quick brown fox

--text-xs · 12pxThe quick brown fox

Palette

--bg#ffffffPage background — defines the brand canvas.

--surface#f2f2f2Card / lifted container background.

--surface-warm#fff0f0Tertiary surface tier (kami warm-sand).

--fg#000000Primary text color.

--fg-2#333333Secondary text tier (kami dark-warm).

--muted#666666Subtext / captions.

--meta#e10600Tertiary FG / metadata tier (kami stone).

--border#d0d0d0Default border / card edge.

--border-soft#e8e8e8Inner row separator that should not visually compete.

--accent#e10600Brand accent. ≤2 visible uses per screen (lint enforced).

--accent-on#ffffffFG when --accent is the bg.

--success#0f8a3bSuccess state.

--warn#f5a400Warning state.

--danger#c40000Danger state.

Also named in DESIGN.md

Page Ink#1a1a1aNear-black used for headlines and body type. Slightly softened so long-form reading doesn't feel like staring…

Link Blue#057dbcThe single brand accent. Used for inline link hovers, breadcrumbs, and the rare button — never for background…

Hairline Tint#e2e8f0Reserved for <hr> elements between sections — barely visible, like a margin rule.

Caption Gray#757575Secondary metadata: bylines, timestamps, photo credits.

Disabled Gray#999999Inactive links, low-priority labels.

Imagery & layout

Radius

--radius-sm0px

--radius-md0px

--radius-lg0px

--radius-pill9999px

Spacing

--space-1 · 4px

--space-2 · 8px

--space-3 · 12px

--space-4 · 16px

--space-5 · 20px

--space-6 · 24px

--space-8 · 32px

--space-12 · 48px

Elevation

--elev-raised

Layout

kickers sit ~4–8px above headlines; decks sit ~8–12px below headlines; bylines/timestamps another 8–12px below the deck.

Layout rules

Base unit: 8px.
Scale: 1px (hairline), 4px, 8px, 12px, 14.11px, 15px, 16px, 24px, 25.46px, 29.66px, 32px, 40px, 48px, 64px.
Section padding: typically 32–48px vertical between major editorial blocks.
Card padding: there are no cards; the gutter between story tiles is 24–32px horizontally and 16–24px vertically.
Inline spacing: kickers sit ~4–8px above headlines; decks sit ~8–12px below headlines; bylines/timestamps another 8–12px below the deck.
Max width: ~1280–1600px on desktop (the dembrandt sweep detected breakpoints up to 1600px), centered with generous outer margins.

Component kit

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