Risograph Duotone
Two inks, flat and slightly off-register, printed on absorbent stock.
Construction · Riso
Two inks printed one pass at a time and never quite registered: fills sit a pixel or two off their outlines, and the overlap is visible.

Concept shot — generated from this style's terms, the way a designer would present it. The specimen below is the contract: rendered from the exact tokens on this page.
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 Risograph Duotone style. Exactly two inks on paper, laid down flat with visible grain. Depth is faked by overprinting rather than by shadow, and nothing is anti-aliased into a gradient. Build every surface the Riso way: Two inks printed one pass at a time and never quite registered: fills sit a pixel or two off their outlines, and the overlap is visible. Use exactly these values: background #f3efe4, surfaces #faf7ee, text #241f1c, secondary text #63594c, accent #1f4fd8 with #faf7ee on it; corner radius 0/2/4px; 1px solid borders; no shadows of any kind; Helvetica Neue for body at 14px, line height 1.45; 4px spacing grid, regular spacing; labels in uppercase with wide letter spacing. Never: gradients; more than two inks; soft shadows; photographic imagery. Dark mode uses background #14120f, surfaces #1b1815, text #f0ebdf, accent #7f9bff — the same style, not an inverted one.
The numbers in this prompt are printed from the tokens below, so it cannot drift from what the specimen renders.
What carries the look
- two ink duotone
- visible paper grain
- flat overprint
- off-register feel
What this style refuses
- gradients
- more than two inks
- soft shadows
- photographic imagery
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
#f3efe4#14120f#faf7ee#1b1815#d6cdb8#332e27#241f1c#f0ebdf#63594c#a2988a#1f4fd8#7f9bff#faf7ee#0a0f26Shape and type
Measured contrast — body 14.19:1 light, 15.72:1 dark; secondary text 5.97:1 and 6.58:1. Every pair clears WCAG AA in both themes, checked on each build.
Specimen · Specimen.tsx
import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
/**
* Vibary · Risograph Duotone
*
* Two inks, flat and slightly off-register, printed on absorbent stock.
*
* One complete product screen, rendered from the token object below —
* the same screen every other Vibary specimen renders, so the style
* is the only variable. Self-contained: React only, no CSS file, no
* assets, no chart library.
*
* `theme` defaults to following the system setting; pass "light" or
* "dark" to pin one.
*/
export const TOKENS = {
"material": "riso",
"color": {
"light": {
"bg": "#f3efe4",
"surface": "#faf7ee",
"border": "#d6cdb8",
"text": "#241f1c",
"muted": "#63594c",
"accent": "#1f4fd8",
"accentText": "#faf7ee"
},
"dark": {
"bg": "#14120f",
"surface": "#1b1815",
"border": "#332e27",
"text": "#f0ebdf",
"muted": "#a2988a",
"accent": "#7f9bff",
"accentText": "#0a0f26"
}
},
"radius": {
"sm": 0,
"md": 2,
"lg": 4,
"pill": 999
},
"border": {
"width": 1,
"style": "solid"
},
"shadow": {
"level": "none",
"value": "none"
},
"type": {
"family": {
"display": "\"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, \"Liberation Sans\", sans-serif",
"body": "\"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, \"Liberation Sans\", sans-serif",
"mono": "ui-monospace, \"SF Mono\", Menlo, Consolas, \"Liberation Mono\", monospace"
},
"scale": [
10,
12,
14,
16,
21,
30
],
"weight": {
"body": 500,
"strong": 700,
"display": 700
},
"lineHeight": 1.45,
"tracking": 0
},
"space": {
"unit": 4,
"density": "regular"
},
"effects": {
"surface": "grain",
"accentStyle": "block",
"separator": "hairline",
"labelCase": "upper",
"blur": 0
}
};
type Palette = typeof TOKENS.color.light;
export type RisographDuotoneSpecimenProps = {
theme?: "system" | "light" | "dark";
/** Scopes the custom properties; only matters if you render two. */
scope?: string;
};
function vars(palette: Palette): string {
return [
`--sp-bg: ${palette.bg}`,
`--sp-surface: ${palette.surface}`,
`--sp-border: ${palette.border}`,
`--sp-text: ${palette.text}`,
`--sp-muted: ${palette.muted}`,
`--sp-accent: ${palette.accent}`,
`--sp-accent-text: ${palette.accentText}`,
].join("; ");
}
/** Fixed content: identical in every specimen, on purpose. */
const NAV: readonly { label: string; path: string }[] = [
{ label: "Overview", path: "M3 9.5 9 4.5l6 5V15a1 1 0 0 1-1 1h-2.5v-4h-5v4H4a1 1 0 0 1-1-1z" },
{ label: "Orders", path: "M4 5h10l-1 9H5zM7 5V3.5h4V5" },
{ label: "Customers", path: "M9 9a2.6 2.6 0 1 0 0-5.2A2.6 2.6 0 0 0 9 9M3.6 15.4c0-2.4 2.4-3.8 5.4-3.8s5.4 1.4 5.4 3.8" },
{ label: "Reports", path: "M4.5 15V8M9 15V4.5M13.5 15v-4.5" },
{ label: "Settings", path: "M9 11.4A2.4 2.4 0 1 0 9 6.6a2.4 2.4 0 0 0 0 4.8M9 2.6v1.4M9 14v1.4M15.4 9H14M4 9H2.6M13.5 4.5l-1 1M5.5 12.5l-1 1M13.5 13.5l-1-1M5.5 5.5l-1-1" },
];
const STATS: readonly { label: string; value: string; delta: string; up: boolean }[] = [
{ label: "Revenue", value: "$48,290", delta: "+12.4%", up: true },
{ label: "Orders", value: "1,284", delta: "+3.1%", up: true },
{ label: "Refunds", value: "42", delta: "-1.8%", up: false },
];
const BARS: readonly { day: string; value: number }[] = [
{ day: "M", value: 0.42 },
{ day: "T", value: 0.61 },
{ day: "W", value: 0.38 },
{ day: "T", value: 0.74 },
{ day: "F", value: 0.93 },
{ day: "S", value: 0.55 },
{ day: "S", value: 0.29 },
];
const ROWS: readonly { name: string; meta: string; state: string; amount: string }[] = [
{ name: "Kyoto Print Co.", meta: "Invoice 2841", state: "Paid", amount: "420.00" },
{ name: "Aurora Supply", meta: "Invoice 2839", state: "Pending", amount: "186.50" },
{ name: "Northwind Studio", meta: "Invoice 2836", state: "Overdue", amount: "678.00" },
];
const SWITCHES: readonly { label: string; on: boolean }[] = [
{ label: "Auto-pay invoices", on: true },
{ label: "Email receipts", on: false },
];
/**
* The material: how this style paints an element, as opposed to what
* color it paints it. This is the part that makes Riso
* a different design language rather than a different theme —
* Two inks printed one pass at a time and never quite registered: fills sit a pixel or two off their outlines, and the overlap is visible.
*/
const MATERIAL = {
"surface": {
"background": "var(--sp-surface)",
"boxShadow": "2px 2px 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-accent) 45%, transparent), -1px -1px 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 18%, transparent)",
"border": "1px solid var(--sp-text)"
},
"button": {
"background": "var(--sp-accent)",
"color": "var(--sp-accent-text)",
"boxShadow": "2px 2px 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 35%, transparent)",
"border": "1px solid var(--sp-text)"
},
"switchOn": {
"background": "var(--sp-accent)",
"boxShadow": "1px 1px 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 40%, transparent)",
"border": "1px solid var(--sp-text)"
},
"switchOff": {
"background": "transparent",
"boxShadow": "1px 1px 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-accent) 40%, transparent)",
"border": "1px solid var(--sp-text)"
},
"knob": {
"background": "var(--sp-text)",
"boxShadow": "none"
},
"navActive": {
"background": "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-accent) 35%, transparent)",
"boxShadow": "2px 2px 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 22%, transparent)"
},
"bar": {
"background": "var(--sp-accent)",
"boxShadow": "2px 2px 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 30%, transparent)",
"border": "1px solid var(--sp-text)"
},
"texture": "radial-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, #000000 7%, transparent) 0.5px, transparent 0.6px) 0 0 / 3px 3px"
};
const SURFACE_BORDER = `${TOKENS.border.width}px solid var(--sp-border)`;
const ROW_SEPARATOR = "1px solid var(--sp-border)";
const RING = 0.68;
export function RisographDuotoneSpecimen({ theme = "system", scope = "sp-risograph-duotone" }: RisographDuotoneSpecimenProps) {
const css =
theme === "light"
? `.${scope}{${vars(TOKENS.color.light)}}`
: theme === "dark"
? `.${scope}{${vars(TOKENS.color.dark)}}`
: `.${scope}{${vars(TOKENS.color.light)}}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){.${scope}{${vars(TOKENS.color.dark)}}}`;
const label: CSSProperties = {
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
letterSpacing: "0.08em",
textTransform: "uppercase",
color: "var(--sp-muted)",
};
const meta: CSSProperties = {
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.body} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
color: "var(--sp-muted)",
};
const card: CSSProperties = {
...MATERIAL.surface,
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.md,
padding: 15,
};
const heading: CSSProperties = {
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[2]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.display}`,
textTransform: "uppercase",
letterSpacing: "0.05em",
};
const primary: CSSProperties = { ...MATERIAL.button, borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.sm };
const pill = (active: boolean): CSSProperties => ({
padding: "2px 8px",
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
background: active
? "var(--sp-accent)"
: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 10%, transparent)",
color: active ? "var(--sp-accent-text)" : "var(--sp-muted)",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
textTransform: "uppercase",
letterSpacing: "0.07em",
});
return (
<div
className={scope}
style={{
width: 760,
display: "flex",
background: "radial-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 10%, transparent) 0.5px, transparent 0.5px) 0 0 / 3px 3px, radial-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 7%, transparent) 0.5px, transparent 0.5px) 1.5px 1.5px / 4px 4px, var(--sp-bg)",
color: "var(--sp-text)",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.body} ${TOKENS.type.scale[1]}px/${TOKENS.type.lineHeight} ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
letterSpacing: `${TOKENS.type.tracking}em`,
overflow: "hidden",
position: "relative",
}}
>
<style>{css}</style>
<span
aria-hidden="true"
style={{
position: "absolute",
inset: 0,
pointerEvents: "none",
background: MATERIAL.texture,
}}
/>
{/* Sidebar */}
<div
style={{
width: 176,
flex: "none",
display: "flex",
flexDirection: "column",
gap: 4,
padding: 18,
borderRight: `${TOKENS.border.width}px solid var(--sp-border)`,
background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-surface) 70%, transparent)",
}}
>
<div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 8, marginBottom: 14 }}>
<span
style={{
width: 22,
height: 22,
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.sm,
background: "var(--sp-accent)",
display: "grid",
placeItems: "center",
color: "var(--sp-accent-text)",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.display} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.display}`,
}}
>
N
</span>
<span
style={{
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.display} ${TOKENS.type.scale[2]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.display}`,
textTransform: "uppercase",
letterSpacing: "0.06em",
}}
>
Northwind
</span>
</div>
{NAV.map((item, index) => (
<span
key={item.label}
style={{
display: "flex",
alignItems: "center",
gap: 9,
height: 34,
padding: "0 9px",
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.sm,
...(index === 0 ? MATERIAL.navActive : null),
color: index === 0 ? "var(--sp-accent)" : "var(--sp-muted)",
font: `${index === 0 ? TOKENS.type.weight.strong : TOKENS.type.weight.body} ${TOKENS.type.scale[1]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
textTransform: "uppercase",
letterSpacing: "0.07em",
}}
>
<svg width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" aria-hidden="true">
<path
d={item.path}
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth={index === 0 ? 1.7 : 1.3}
strokeLinecap="round"
strokeLinejoin="round"
/>
</svg>
{item.label}
</span>
))}
<span style={{ flex: 1 }} />
<span
style={{
display: "flex",
alignItems: "center",
gap: 8,
paddingTop: 14,
borderTop: `${TOKENS.border.width}px solid var(--sp-border)`,
}}
>
<span
style={{
width: 26,
height: 26,
flex: "none",
display: "grid",
placeItems: "center",
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 12%, transparent)",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
}}
>
MK
</span>
<span style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
<span style={{ display: "block", font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}` }}>
Mika Ito
</span>
<span style={{ ...meta, display: "block" }}>Finance</span>
</span>
</span>
</div>
{/* Main */}
<div
style={{
flex: 1,
minWidth: 0,
display: "flex",
flexDirection: "column",
gap: 14,
padding: 18,
}}
>
{/* Header */}
<div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 10 }}>
<span style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
<span style={{ ...label, display: "block" }}>March 2026</span>
<span
style={{
display: "block",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.display} ${TOKENS.type.scale[4]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.display}`,
textTransform: "uppercase",
letterSpacing: "0.04em",
}}
>
Overview
</span>
</span>
<span
style={{
display: "flex",
alignItems: "center",
gap: 7,
padding: "7px 11px",
background: "var(--sp-surface)",
border: `${TOKENS.border.width}px solid var(--sp-border)`,
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.sm,
color: "var(--sp-muted)",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.body} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
}}
>
<svg width="13" height="13" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" aria-hidden="true">
<circle cx="8" cy="8" r="5.4" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.5" />
<path d="M12.4 12.4 16 16" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.5" strokeLinecap="round" />
</svg>
Search
</span>
<span
style={{
...primary,
padding: "8px 13px",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
textTransform: "uppercase",
letterSpacing: "0.07em",
}}
>
New report
</span>
</div>
{/* Stats */}
<div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 14 }}>
{STATS.map((stat) => (
<div key={stat.label} style={{ ...card, flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
<span style={{ ...label, display: "block" }}>{stat.label}</span>
<span
style={{
display: "block",
marginTop: 3,
fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.display} ${TOKENS.type.scale[4]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.display}`,
}}
>
{stat.value}
</span>
<span style={{ display: "inline-flex", marginTop: 6, ...pill(stat.up) }}>
{stat.delta}
</span>
</div>
))}
</div>
{/* Chart + ring */}
<div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 14 }}>
<div style={{ ...card, flex: 1.6, minWidth: 0 }}>
<div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "baseline", justifyContent: "space-between" }}>
<span style={heading}>Revenue by day</span>
<span style={meta}>7 days</span>
</div>
<div
style={{
display: "flex",
alignItems: "flex-end",
gap: 7,
height: 92,
marginTop: 10,
}}
>
{BARS.map((bar, index) => (
<span key={index} style={{ flex: 1, display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", alignItems: "center", gap: 5 }}>
<span
style={{
width: "100%",
height: bar.value * 74,
borderRadius: `${TOKENS.radius.sm}px ${TOKENS.radius.sm}px 0 0`,
...(index === 4
? MATERIAL.bar
: {
background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-accent) 32%, var(--sp-surface))",
border: SURFACE_BORDER,
}),
}}
/>
<span style={meta}>{bar.day}</span>
</span>
))}
</div>
</div>
<div style={{ ...card, flex: 1, minWidth: 0, display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 12 }}>
<span
style={{
width: 74,
height: 74,
flex: "none",
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
display: "grid",
placeItems: "center",
background: `conic-gradient(var(--sp-accent) 0turn ${RING}turn, color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 12%, transparent) ${RING}turn 1turn)`,
}}
>
<span
style={{
width: 52,
height: 52,
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
background: "var(--sp-surface)",
display: "grid",
placeItems: "center",
fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[2]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.mono}`,
}}
>
68%
</span>
</span>
<span style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
<span style={{ ...heading, display: "block" }}>Budget</span>
<span style={{ ...meta, display: "block", marginTop: 4 }}>Spent $34,120</span>
<span style={{ ...meta, display: "block" }}>Left $16,170</span>
</span>
</div>
</div>
{/* Table + controls */}
<div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 14 }}>
<div style={{ ...card, flex: 1.6, minWidth: 0, padding: 0, overflow: "hidden" }}>
<div
style={{
display: "flex",
alignItems: "center",
justifyContent: "space-between",
padding: `${15}px ${15}px 8px`,
}}
>
<span style={heading}>Recent orders</span>
<span style={{ color: "var(--sp-accent)", font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}` }}>
View all
</span>
</div>
{ROWS.map((row, index) => (
<div
key={row.name}
style={{
display: "flex",
alignItems: "center",
gap: 10,
height: 44,
padding: `0 ${15}px`,
borderTop: ROW_SEPARATOR,
}}
>
<span
style={{
width: 24,
height: 24,
flex: "none",
display: "grid",
placeItems: "center",
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.sm,
background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 9%, transparent)",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.mono}`,
}}
>
{row.name.slice(0, 1)}
</span>
<span style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
<span style={{ display: "block", font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[1]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}` }}>
{row.name}
</span>
<span style={{ ...meta, display: "block" }}>{row.meta}</span>
</span>
<span style={pill(index === 0)}>{row.state}</span>
<span
style={{
width: 66,
textAlign: "right",
fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums",
font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[1]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.mono}`,
}}
>
{row.amount}
</span>
</div>
))}
</div>
<div style={{ ...card, flex: 1, minWidth: 0, display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 10 }}>
<span style={heading}>Preferences</span>
{SWITCHES.map((item) => (
<span key={item.label} style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 10 }}>
<span style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0, font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.body} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}` }}>
{item.label}
</span>
<span
style={{
width: 34,
height: 20,
flex: "none",
position: "relative",
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
...(item.on ? MATERIAL.switchOn : MATERIAL.switchOff),
}}
>
<span
style={{
position: "absolute",
top: 3,
left: item.on ? 17 : 3,
width: 14,
height: 14,
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
...MATERIAL.knob,
}}
/>
</span>
</span>
))}
<span style={{ marginTop: 2 }}>
<span style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between" }}>
<span style={meta}>Alert threshold</span>
<span style={{ ...meta, fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums" }}>62%</span>
</span>
<span
style={{
display: "block",
position: "relative",
height: 5,
marginTop: 7,
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 14%, transparent)",
}}
>
<span
style={{
position: "absolute",
inset: "0 38% 0 0",
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
background: "var(--sp-accent)",
}}
/>
<span
style={{
position: "absolute",
top: -5,
left: "62%",
width: 15,
height: 15,
marginLeft: -7,
borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
background: "var(--sp-surface)",
border: `2px solid var(--sp-accent)`,
}}
/>
</span>
</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
}
export default RisographDuotoneSpecimen;