Noir: Dark Portfolio Design System

Web · Dark · Serif · Minimal · Portfolio

Noir

Black, bone white and a huge serif. The work is the only color.

Noir strips color away so the work can speak: black pages, bone white type, a giant Instrument Serif for names and project titles, and square image frames. It is at its best in dark mode; the bone-white light mode suits print-like case studies.

Preview

Rendered live from the tokens below, in the system's own fonts.

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Active users12,480

Revenue$48.2k

Retention86%

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Paste this into Codex or Claude Code. The agent saves the spec as DESIGN.md and follows it from then on.

This project uses the Noir design system. Its spec is at https://codexdesign.io/design-systems/noir.md. Save it as DESIGN.md in the project root and follow it for every screen from now on.

Tokens

Colors

Light theme

background#F4F2EEoklch(0.962 0.006 84.566)
foreground#0E0E0Eoklch(0.164 0 0)
card#FFFFFFoklch(1 0 0)
card-foreground#0E0E0Eoklch(0.164 0 0)
popover#FFFFFFoklch(1 0 0)
popover-foreground#0E0E0Eoklch(0.164 0 0)
primary#0E0E0Eoklch(0.164 0 0)
primary-foreground#F4F2EEoklch(0.962 0.006 84.566)
secondary#E7E4DEoklch(0.92 0.009 84.574)
secondary-foreground#0E0E0Eoklch(0.164 0 0)
muted#EAE7E1oklch(0.929 0.009 84.574)
muted-foreground#5F5C57oklch(0.476 0.009 80.7)
accent#E2DFD8oklch(0.904 0.01 87.475)
accent-foreground#0E0E0Eoklch(0.164 0 0)
destructive#A3261Doklch(0.472 0.163 28.986)
border#D3CFC7oklch(0.855 0.012 84.582)
input#C2BDB4oklch(0.8 0.014 82.4)
ring#0E0E0Eoklch(0.164 0 0)
chart-1#0E0E0Eoklch(0.164 0 0)
chart-2#6E6A63oklch(0.526 0.012 81.78)
chart-3#A39D93oklch(0.698 0.016 80.689)
chart-4#3F3C38oklch(0.358 0.008 75.303)
chart-5#A3261Doklch(0.472 0.163 28.986)

Dark theme

background#0E0E0Eoklch(0.164 0 0)
foreground#F2EFE9oklch(0.953 0.009 84.573)
card#161616oklch(0.2 0 0)
card-foreground#F2EFE9oklch(0.953 0.009 84.573)
popover#161616oklch(0.2 0 0)
popover-foreground#F2EFE9oklch(0.953 0.009 84.573)
primary#F2EFE9oklch(0.953 0.009 84.573)
primary-foreground#0E0E0Eoklch(0.164 0 0)
secondary#1F1F1Foklch(0.239 0 0)
secondary-foreground#F2EFE9oklch(0.953 0.009 84.573)
muted#1A1A1Aoklch(0.218 0 0)
muted-foreground#9C978Foklch(0.678 0.013 79.764)
accent#242424oklch(0.26 0 0)
accent-foreground#F2EFE9oklch(0.953 0.009 84.573)
destructive#F07167oklch(0.697 0.159 26.504)
border#2A2A2Aoklch(0.285 0 0)
input#353535oklch(0.329 0 0)
ring#F2EFE9oklch(0.953 0.009 84.573)
chart-1#F2EFE9oklch(0.953 0.009 84.573)
chart-2#9C978Foklch(0.678 0.013 79.764)
chart-3#6A665Foklch(0.512 0.012 81.778)
chart-4#C9C4BBoklch(0.822 0.014 82.4)
chart-5#F07167oklch(0.697 0.159 26.504)

Fonts

Headings: Instrument Serif · 400
Body: Manrope · 400
Monospace: JetBrains Mono

Type scale

display · 120/0.9 · -0.03emThe quick brown fox
h1 · 72/0.95 · -0.02emThe quick brown fox
h2 · 40/1.05 · -0.01emThe quick brown fox
h3 · 22/1.3The quick brown fox
body · 16/1.6The quick brown fox
small · 12/1.5 · 0.08emThe quick brown fox

Radius, spacing and shadow

Corner radiussm 0pxmd 0pxlg 0pxxl 4px

Spacingxs 8pxsm 16pxmd 32pxlg 48pxxl 96px

ShadowNone: depth comes from borders and color.

Layout

Max width: 1440px
Text width: 56ch
Columns: 12
Gutter: 16px

Best for

Photographers and filmmakers
Designers and art directors
Creative studios
Personal sites and case studies

Do's and don'ts

Do open each page with one giant serif title.
Do number projects and list the year, client and role.
Don't add an accent color; the images supply the color.
Don't put images in rounded or shadowed frames.