brex-ui-skills

Brex UI Skills

Opinionated constraints for building Brex-style interfaces with AI agents.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

• Building light-mode interfaces
• Creating Brex-inspired design systems
• Implementing UIs with Inter font and 4px grid

Colors

• SHOULD use light backgrounds for primary surfaces
• MUST use #D9D1CF as page background (surface-base)
• MUST use #00070D for primary actions and focus states (accent)
• SHOULD reduce color palette (currently 13 colors detected)
• MUST maintain text contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for accessibility

Semantic Tokens

Token	HEX	RGB	Usage
surface-base	#D9D1CF	rgb(217,209,207)	Page background
surface-raised	#FEFEFD	rgb(254,254,253)	Cards, modals, raised surfaces
surface-overlay	#FF4206	rgb(255,66,6)	Overlays, tooltips, dropdowns
text-primary	#D98C71	rgb(217,140,113)	Headings, body text
text-secondary	#F3AB84	rgb(243,171,132)	Secondary, muted text
text-tertiary	#949397	rgb(148,147,151)	Additional text
border-default	#DFE0E1	rgb(223,224,225)	Subtle borders, dividers
destructive	#D98C71	rgb(217,140,113)	Error states, delete actions
accent	#00070D	rgb(0,7,13)	Primary actions, links, focus
warning	#FEFEFD	rgb(254,254,253)	Warning states, cautions

Typography

• MUST use Inter as primary font family
• SHOULD use single font family for consistency
• MUST use 68px / 700 for primary headings
• MUST use 24px / 400 for body text
• MUST limit font weights to: medium, bold, regular
• MUST use text-balance for headings and text-pretty for body text
• SHOULD use tabular-nums for numeric data
• NEVER modify letter-spacing unless explicitly requested

Text Styles

Style	Font	Size	Weight	Color	Count
heading-1	Inter	68px	700	#242528	1
body	Inter	24px	400	#7D7E81	1
text-17px	Inter	17px	500	#3B3A3D	1
text-15px	Inter	15px	400	#5B5B5C	1
text-15px	Inter	15px	400	#545455	1
text-14px	Inter	14px	400	#D98C71	1
text-14px	Inter	14px	400	#949397	1
caption	Inter	13px	400	#F3AB84	1
label	Inter	13px	400	#F2A47B	1
label	Inter	12px	400	#565656	1

Typography Reference

Font Families:

• Inter (used 15x)

Font Sizes: 11px, 12px, 13px, 14px, 15px, 17px, 24px, 68px

Spacing

• MUST use 4px grid for spacing
• SHOULD use spacing from scale: 5px, 60px
• SHOULD use 5px as default gap between elements
• NEVER use arbitrary spacing values (use design scale)
• SHOULD maintain consistent padding within containers

Borders

• MUST use border-radius from scale: 6px, 7px, 15px
• MUST use 1px border width consistently
• SHOULD use 7px as default border-radius
• NEVER use arbitrary border-radius values (use design scale)
• SHOULD use subtle borders (1px) for element separation

Border Radius Reference

Scale: 6px, 7px, 15px

Layout

• MUST design for 1920px base viewport width
• SHOULD use consistent element widths: 10px, 74px, 48px
• SHOULD maintain text-heavy layout with clear hierarchy
• NEVER use h-screen, use h-dvh for full viewport height
• MUST respect safe-area-inset for fixed elements
• SHOULD use size-* for square elements instead of w-* + h-*

Detected Layout Patterns

• Main Content: width: 1920px, height: 969px
• Main Content: width: 1920px, height: 752px
• Header: height: 61px
• Header: height: 50px
• Header: height: 49px

Components

Buttons

Variant	Background	Text	Border	Height	Radius
Ghost	transparent	#F3AB84	none	-	-

Interactive States

Focus

• MUST use 2px outline with accent color (#00070D)
• MUST use 2px outline-offset
• NEVER remove focus indicators

Hover

• Buttons (primary): lighten background by 10%
• Buttons (secondary): use #FEFEFD background
• List items: use #FEFEFD background

Disabled

• MUST use opacity: 0.5
• MUST use cursor: not-allowed

Interaction

• MUST use an AlertDialog for destructive or irreversible actions
• SHOULD use structural skeletons for loading states
• MUST show errors next to where the action happens
• NEVER block paste in input or textarea elements
• MUST add an aria-label to icon-only buttons

Animation

• NEVER add animation unless it is explicitly requested
• MUST animate only compositor props (transform, opacity)
• NEVER animate layout properties (width, height, top, left, margin, padding)
• SHOULD use ease-out on entrance animations
• NEVER exceed 200ms for interaction feedback
• SHOULD respect prefers-reduced-motion

Performance

• NEVER animate large blur() or backdrop-filter surfaces
• NEVER apply will-change outside an active animation
• NEVER use useEffect for anything that can be expressed as render logic