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Lab Instrument
Panel-mounted logic: engraved labels, hard grid, readings in fixed pitch.
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Construction · Brushed metal
Surfaces are machined: a fine directional grain, a specular band across the face, and a bright cut edge where the panel was milled.
Every style renders this same screen, so the only thing changing between two of them is the style. The component above is the file below, running.
Prompt
Design this interface in the Lab Instrument style. Laid out like an instrument front panel — small engraved-looking uppercase labels, hard divisions, and every reading in fixed pitch. Build every surface the Brushed
The numbers in this prompt are printed from the tokens below, so it cannot drift from what the specimen renders.
What carries the look
- engraved uppercase labels
- front panel divisions
- fixed pitch readings
- instrument grey
What this style refuses
- soft rounded shapes
- playful color
- large display type
- loose spacing
The refusals are the half that keeps generated interfaces from converging — a prompt that only says what to add gets the default look.
Tokens
Palette
RoleLightDark
Background
#e9eae6#15171aSurface
#f3f4f0#1d2024Border
#a9aca4#343a41Text
#1a1c19#e9ecefMuted text
#565a53#98a0a9Accent
#1f6f8b#4fb3d0On accent
#ffffff#03151dShape and type
Radius2 / 3 / 4 px
Border1px solid
Shadowinset
DisplayArial Narrow
Bodysystem-ui
Monoui-monospace
Type scale10 · 11 · 13 · 15 · 19 · 26 px
Weights500 / 700 / 700
Line height1.35
Tracking0.03em
Spacing4px grid · compact
Surfacegrid
Accentfilled
Separatorhairline
Labelsuppercase
Blurnone
Measured contrast — body 14.2:1 light, 15.14:1 dark; secondary text 5.83:1 and 6.79:1. Every pair clears WCAG AA in both themes, checked on each build.
Specimen · Specimen.tsx
import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
/**
* Vibary · Lab Instrument
*
* Panel-mounted logic: engraved labels, hard grid, readings in fixed pitch.
*
* One complete product screen, rendered from the token object below —