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Style guide

The colours, type, shapes and pictures of Nimbus Labs in one place.

Brand

Nimbus Labs
On a light page
Nimbus Labs
On a dark page

Education & Courses - Friendly and clear: confident blues and violets with warm highlights, books and screens.

Palette Deep Vermilion · Editorial style · pictures: Dot grid with education & courses subjects · fonts Playfair Display and Source Sans 3

Colours

Every colour is a token in assets/css/theme.css (--wt-primary ...). The contrast of the text colours is shown against the page; WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for text.

Light mode

Primary
#9e6d1a
text on it 4.5:1
Secondary
#9dbe19
 
Accent
#1d69ed
text on it 4.9:1
Page
#fcfaf7
 
Surface
#ffffff
 
Surface 2
#f9f5ef
 
Text
#1e2430
14.9:1 on the page
Muted text
#4f5867
6.9:1 on the page
Border
#e1e0de
 
Links and brand text
#6b4a12
7.7:1 on the page

Dark mode

Primary
#9e6d1a
text on it 4.5:1
Secondary
#9dbe19
 
Accent
#1d69ed
text on it 4.9:1
Page
#100b03
 
Surface
#1c1405
 
Surface 2
#272012
 
Text
#e5e9f0
16.1:1 on the page
Muted text
#9aa4b5
7.8:1 on the page
Border
#3c3528
 
Links and brand text
#c9ae80
9.2:1 on the page

Type

Playfair Display

Headings

Source Sans 3

Text, buttons and forms (Google Fonts)

Learn in 15 minutes a day

What makes Nimbus Labs different

Headlines people actually click

Lessons come from designers, analysts and developers who still do the job, so you learn the tools teams use today.

Guided learning paths take you from beginner to job-ready step by step. We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you. Every course is built around hands-on projects you can add to your portfolio. Clear prices, honest advice and no surprises along the way.

We measure success by how many students come back and tell their friends.

Corners and depth

Corners
0.125rem
Large corners
0.25rem
Pills
50rem
Shadow --wt-shadow
Large shadow --wt-shadow-lg

Components

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Friendly people answer your questions quickly, by phone, chat or email.

Pictures

Dot grid in the template colours, with education & courses subjects. Every product picture shows its product. Replace them with your own photos of the same size (see PHOTOS.md for the photos of the live demo).

Education & Courses picture 1
Education & Courses picture 2
Education & Courses picture 3
UX fundamentals
UX fundamentals
Data analysis
Data analysis
Web development
Web development
Public speaking
Public speaking

Design files

  • design-tokens/tokens.json - every token in the W3C Design Tokens format: in Figma, install the Tokens Studio plugin and load the file; Style Dictionary turns it into code for other platforms.
  • design-tokens/style-guide.svg - this page as a board: drag it into Figma, Sketch or Illustrator and every swatch, text and shape stays editable.
  • design-tokens/tokens.css - the same values as CSS variables for other projects in the brand.