---
version: "alpha"
name: "Acanthus"
description: "Estilo Acanto com padrões de folhas clássicas, bordas ornamentais e tipografia serifada elegante. Ideal para detalhes arquitetônicos, tipografia sofisticada e layouts de impressão."
colors:
  primary: "#8C8C7A"
  secondary: "#A08C3A"
  tertiary: "#F2E8D0"
  neutral: "#2D3A2D"
  surface: "#C67A4B"
  accent: "#8B7355"
typography:
  h1:
    fontFamily: Cinzel
    fontSize: 2.5rem
    fontWeight: 700
  body-md:
    fontFamily: Cinzel
    fontSize: 1rem
    fontWeight: 400
rounded:
  sm: 2px
  md: 4px
  lg: 8px
spacing:
  sm: 2.5rem
  md: 5.0rem
  lg: 10.0rem
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.neutral}"
    rounded: "{rounded.sm}"
    padding: 12px
---

## Overview

Estilo Acanto com padrões de folhas clássicas, bordas ornamentais e tipografia serifada elegante. Ideal para detalhes arquitetônicos, tipografia sofisticada e layouts de impressão. O padrão de folha de acanto é um dos motivos decorativos mais antigos, encontrado em capitéis coríntios da Grécia Antiga. Simboliza resistência e beleza natural na arquitetura clássica.

- Density: 5/10 — Balanced
- Variance: 4/10 — Moderate
- Motion: 8/10 — Cinematic

- **Style:** Classical, Decorative, Architectural, Leaf-Pattern
- **Keywords:** Acanthus, leaf patterns, Greek columns, Roman capitals, decorative borders, typographic flourishes, classical architecture, ornamental, elegant
- **Era:** Ancient Greece & Rome
- **Light/Dark:** ✓ Full / ◐ Partial

## Colors

- **Stone Grey** (#8C8C7A) — Secondary text, borders, muted elements
- **Olive Gold** (#A08C3A) — Premium accent, decorative highlights
- **Parchment** (#F2E8D0) — Supporting palette color
- **Deep Forest** (#2D3A2D) — Supporting palette color
- **Terracotta** (#C67A4B) — Extended palette, decorative use
- **Aged Bronze** (#8B7355) — Metallic accent, decorative detail
- **Sage Green** (#7A8B6A) — Success states, positive indicators
- **Warm Cream** (#F5EDD6) — Secondary surface

## Typography

- **Display / Hero:** Cinzel — Weight 700, tight tracking, used for headline impact
- **Body:** Cinzel — Weight 400, 16px/1.6 line-height, max 72ch per line
- **UI Labels / Captions:** Cinzel — 0.875rem, weight 500, slight letter-spacing
- **Monospace:** JetBrains Mono — Used for code, metadata, and technical values

Scale:
- Hero: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem)
- H1: 2.25rem
- H2: 1.5rem
- Body: 1rem / 1.6
- Small: 0.875rem

## Layout

- **Grid:** CSS Grid primary. Max-width containment: 1280px centered with 1.5rem side padding.
- **Spacing rhythm:** Balanced. Base unit: 0.5rem (8px).
- **Section vertical gaps:** clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem).
- **Hero layout:** Split-screen (text left, visual right).
- **Feature sections:** Zig-zag alternating text+image rows. No 3-equal-columns.
- **Mobile collapse:** All multi-column layouts collapse below 768px. No horizontal overflow.
- **z-index contract:** base (0) / sticky-nav (100) / overlay (200) / modal (300) / toast (500).

## Elevation & Depth

SVG acanthus leaf border ornaments, classical column-inspired section dividers, subtle emboss effect on headings, warm parchment texture backgrounds, gentle parallax on decorative elements, smooth transitions (350ms)

- **Physics:** Spring — stiffness 120, damping 20. Confident, weighted transitions.
- **Entry animations:** Fade + translate-Y (16px → 0) over 540ms ease-out. Staggered cascades for lists: 120ms between items.
- **Hover states:** Scale(1.03) + shadow lift over 200ms.
- **Page transitions:** Fade + slide (300ms).
- **Performance:** Only transform and opacity animated. No layout-triggering properties.

## Shapes

Base corner radius: 0px. See rounded tokens in front matter for the full scale.

## Components

- **Primary Button:** Sharp edges (0px) shape. Accent color fill. Hover: 8% darken + subtle lift shadow. Active: -1px translate tactile press. Font weight 600. No outer glows.
- **Secondary / Ghost Button:** Outline variant. 1.5px border in muted color. Text in primary color. Hover: subtle background fill.
- **Cards:** Sharp edges (0px) corners. Surface background. Subtle shadow (0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.06)). 1px border stroke.
- **Inputs:** Label above input. 1px border stroke. Focus ring: 2px accent color offset 2px. Error text below in semantic red. No floating labels.
- **Navigation:** Primary surface background. Active item: accent color indicator. Font weight 500 when active.
- **Skeletons:** Shimmer animation matching component dimensions. No circular spinners.
- **Empty States:** Icon-based composition with descriptive text and action button.

## Do's and Don'ts

- No emojis in UI — use icon system only (Lucide, Heroicons)
- No pure black (#000000) — use off-black or charcoal variants
- No oversaturated accent colors (saturation cap: 80%)
- No 3-column equal-width feature layouts — use zig-zag or asymmetric grid
- No `h-screen` — use `min-h-[100dvh]`
- No AI copywriting clichés: "Elevate", "Seamless", "Unleash", "Next-Gen"
- No broken external image links — use picsum.photos or inline SVG
- No generic lorem ipsum in demos

- Do Acanthus leaf SVG border ornaments
- Do Classical column section dividers
- Do Parchment/stone texture backgrounds
- Do Serif typography with flourishes
- Do Olive gold accent color consistent
- Do Responsive with simplified ornaments on mobile

## Use Case

Detalhes arquitetônicos, Tipografia sofisticada, Layouts de impressão elegantes, Museus

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