Terra: Earthy Eco Design System

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Terra

Moss, linen and clay for brands that work close to the land.

Terra feels grown rather than built: linen backgrounds, moss green for action, rust and lake blue as supporting tones, and a warm display serif for headlines. It suits brands that want to show provenance, impact and the outdoors without greenwashing clichés.

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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Recent ordersCustomerStatusAmountAda ParkPaid$1,240Lukas WeberPending$380Mei ChenRefunded$96

Use it in your project

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

Tokens

Colors

Light theme

background#F3EFE6oklch(0.953 0.013 86.83)
foreground#22261Aoklch(0.26 0.022 122.914)
card#FAF8F3oklch(0.979 0.007 88.642)
card-foreground#22261Aoklch(0.26 0.022 122.914)
popover#FAF8F3oklch(0.979 0.007 88.642)
popover-foreground#22261Aoklch(0.26 0.022 122.914)
primary#4E5E22oklch(0.455 0.087 122.475)
primary-foreground#FFFFFFoklch(1 0 0)
secondary#E4E3CFoklch(0.911 0.027 104.584)
secondary-foreground#3A4519oklch(0.37 0.067 121.519)
muted#ECE8DCoklch(0.931 0.017 91.557)
muted-foreground#5E604Foklch(0.482 0.026 112.842)
accent#E6E2D2oklch(0.912 0.022 95.301)
accent-foreground#22261Aoklch(0.26 0.022 122.914)
destructive#A63A1Eoklch(0.499 0.148 35.306)
border#D9D3C1oklch(0.867 0.025 91.637)
input#CCC5B0oklch(0.823 0.03 91.68)
ring#4E5E22oklch(0.455 0.087 122.475)
chart-1#4E5E22oklch(0.455 0.087 122.475)
chart-2#B0662Eoklch(0.584 0.118 54.72)
chart-3#3F6E7Aoklch(0.51 0.055 216.019)
chart-4#C9A227oklch(0.728 0.138 89.726)
chart-5#7A5C8Coklch(0.524 0.081 312.266)

Dark theme

background#16180Foklch(0.204 0.017 118.145)
foreground#ECE9DDoklch(0.933 0.016 95.233)
card#1E2116oklch(0.241 0.021 120.349)
card-foreground#ECE9DDoklch(0.933 0.016 95.233)
popover#1E2116oklch(0.241 0.021 120.349)
popover-foreground#ECE9DDoklch(0.933 0.016 95.233)
primary#B6C978oklch(0.803 0.108 119.667)
primary-foreground#16180Foklch(0.204 0.017 118.145)
secondary#272B1Doklch(0.28 0.025 120.989)
secondary-foreground#ECE9DDoklch(0.933 0.016 95.233)
muted#22261Aoklch(0.26 0.022 122.914)
muted-foreground#A3A592oklch(0.715 0.027 111.956)
accent#2B3021oklch(0.299 0.027 122.988)
accent-foreground#ECE9DDoklch(0.933 0.016 95.233)
destructive#F08A6Aoklch(0.736 0.133 38.174)
border#33382Aoklch(0.331 0.025 123.711)
input#3D4333oklch(0.372 0.028 124.432)
ring#B6C978oklch(0.803 0.108 119.667)
chart-1#B6C978oklch(0.803 0.108 119.667)
chart-2#E09A60oklch(0.743 0.112 59.475)
chart-3#7FB0BCoklch(0.727 0.055 214.567)
chart-4#E6C65Aoklch(0.833 0.131 92.827)
chart-5#B79AC8oklch(0.728 0.073 312.872)

Fonts

Headings: DM Serif Display · 400
Body: DM Sans · 400
Monospace: DM Mono

Type scale

display · 80/1 · -0.02emThe quick brown fox
h1 · 52/1.05 · -0.015emThe quick brown fox
h2 · 32/1.15 · -0.01emThe quick brown fox
h3 · 22/1.3The quick brown fox
body · 17/1.6The quick brown fox
small · 14/1.5 · 0.01emThe quick brown fox

Radius, spacing and shadow

Corner radiussm 6pxmd 8pxlg 10pxxl 14px

Spacingxs 4pxsm 8pxmd 16pxlg 24pxxl 48px

ShadowNone: depth comes from borders and color.

Layout

Max width: 1200px
Text width: 66ch
Columns: 12
Gutter: 24px

Best for

Sustainable and outdoor brands
Farms, food producers and co-ops
Climate and nature nonprofits
Eco travel and gear shops

Do's and don'ts

Do use real photos of places, people and materials.
Do back impact claims with numbers and sources.
Don't use neon greens or scatter leaf icons everywhere.
Don't place moss text on rust; the contrast is too low.