Raycast

Raycast lives in near-total darkness — a #040506 void where UI surfaces emerge as barely-lighter charcoal strata rather than conventional cards. The signature move is depth through shadow layering: the keyboard-key shadow rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0px 1.5px 0.5px 2.5px, rgb(0,0,0) 0px 0px 0.5px 1px, rgba(0,0,0,0.25) 0px 2px 1px 1px inset, rgba(255,255,255,0.2) 0px 1px 1px 1px inset makes interactive elements feel physically pressable — a tactile metaphor for keyboard shortcuts. The brand red (#FF6363) appears sparingly as a status signal and logo accent rather than a CTA color; primary download buttons are a near-white #E6E6E6 pill on black — inverted convention. Radial gradients with blue and purple cores bleed into the dark canvas at very low opacity, creating the impression of colored light sources behind frosted obsidian. Type is Inter with tight negative tracking at display sizes, shifting to loose positive tracking on micro labels and badges — creating a two-register system where headlines contract and metadata breathes. Use #040506 as the page canvas ground — never a warm or cool-tinted near-black, only this near-pure neutral void Apply the keyboard key shadow stack (rgba(0,0,0,0.4) outer, rgba(255,255,255,0.2) inset top highlight) on any element meant to feel physically pressable Keep headline letter-spacing negative at display sizes: -0.11em at 56px, -0.13em at 64px — critical to the compressed, dense headline feel Use radial gradients (blue or violet, max 0.7 opacity core fading to transparent) as per-section atmosphere layers behind content — never flat colored sections Badge and chip text: Inter weight 500, positive letter-spacing +0.04em to +0.073em, on #1B1C1 background — the tracking contrast with headlines is part of the two-register system For primary CTAs use #E6E6E6 background with #2F3031 text at 8px radius — not white, not a chromatic color Use GeistMono weight 300–400 for all code, version strings, and terminal commands at 10–14px with +0.017em to +0.05em tracking Do not use any colored backgrounds for section containers — all surface backgrounds must be from the #040506 → #1B1C1 neutral stack only Do not apply border-radius above 20px to cards — the design uses 8px, 11px, 16px, 20px; rounder forms break the precision instrument aesthetic Do not use #FF6363 as a button fill or large background — it appears only as a small status dot, icon accent, or single-word label text Do not use white (#FFFFFF) as a button background — the primary action uses #E6E6E6 specifically; pure white reads as system/OS chrome at this scale Do not use positive letter-spacing on headings above 24px — all display and heading text must track neutral-to-negative Do not create dividers between sections using horizontal rules or color changes — section separation happens through 80px vertical gaps and radial gradient shifts only Do not use drop-shadows with color tints (blue, red, etc.) — all shadows must be rgba(0,0,0,x) or rgba(255,255,255,x) only, keeping elevation monochromatic