Onboarding Flow

A calm, focused onboarding DESIGN.md: bright canvas, near-black ink, a single green accent for progress and success, a centered 560px step column, and one clear decision per step.

Tokens
13
Components
8
Themes
Light + Dark
Responsive
3 breakpoints

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Design system overview

One decision at a time, all the way to done

A calm, focused onboarding system: bright canvas, near-black ink, a single green accent for progress and success, a centered 560px step column, and one clear decision per step.

The template defines the working system behind the preview: step layout, progress indicators, option-tile anatomy, validation, completion state, responsive collapse, keyboard focus, and implementation rules for AI coding agents.

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One clear action

Active navigation and primary controls

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Color system

Named roles from the template contract. Every swatch is keyboard-copyable and includes its intended use, so the palette stays meaningful outside this preview.

Brand

Surfaces

Text

Semantic

Source file

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# Onboarding Flow DESIGN.md

## Product feel

Build a calm, focused onboarding that moves one decision at a time. Use a bright neutral canvas,
near-black ink, and a single green accent for progress and success. Reduce cognitive load: one clear
question per step, obvious progress, and a frictionless path to the finished state.

## Color system

### Brand
- Ink: #111111 — headings, text, primary actions
- Accent Green: #22c55e — progress fill, completed steps, success

### Surfaces
- Canvas: #ffffff — page background
- Subtle: #fafafa — cards and quiet bands
- Panel: #f5f5f5 — option tiles, selectable cards
- Panel Alt: #f0f0f0 — hover fills, placeholders
- Border: #e5e5e5 — outlines and separators

### Text
- Text Primary: #111111 — headings and body
- Text Secondary: #666666 — helper text, descriptions
- Text Muted: #999999 — captions, disabled, hints

### Semantic
- Success: #22c55e — completed steps, valid input
- Warning: #d97706 — attention, skipped optional steps
- Danger: #dc2626 — validation errors
- Info: #2563eb — informational links

## Dark mode

- Canvas: #0d0d0d, Subtle: #171717, Panel Alt: #333333, Border: #333333
- Text Primary: #f5f5f5, Text Secondary: #a3a3a3
- Accent: #22c55e
- Keep the green accent and progress emphasis consistent.

## Light mode

- Canvas: #fafafa, Subtle: #ffffff, Border: #e5e5e5
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How to use this template

  1. 01

    Copy

    Copy the complete DESIGN.md content from this page.

  2. 02

    Paste

    Create a DESIGN.md file in your project root and paste it in.

  3. 03

    Reference

    In your AI agent chat: "Build the next screen following DESIGN.md."

  4. 04

    Generate

    The agent applies the tokens, spacing, and component rules automatically.

Use with AI Coding Agents

Copy one of these prompts into your AI coding agent to apply the Onboarding Flow DESIGN.md design system to your project. The DESIGN.md file in your repo root is the source of truth.

# .cursor/rules (or DESIGN.md)
You are working in a project that uses the Onboarding Flow DESIGN.md design system.

Read the DESIGN.md file in this project root and follow it strictly when generating UI.
Match the brand's exact colors, typography, spacing scale, and border radius.
Do not create generic Tailwind UI — apply the visual language from DESIGN.md.

Key rules:
- Use the defined color palette, not arbitrary hex values
- Apply the correct font family and weight scale
- Follow spacing tokens (4/8/12/16/24/32px scale)
- Match component patterns: buttons, cards, inputs, badges as specified

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How do I use the Onboarding Flow DESIGN.md template with Cursor?

Copy the full DESIGN.md from this page into your project root, or add it to .cursor/rules when you want Cursor-specific project rules. Then prompt: "Read DESIGN.md and follow its design system for every UI change."

Is the Onboarding Flow template free for commercial projects?

Yes. All DesignMD templates are MIT licensed — copy, modify, and ship them in commercial products without attribution.

What does the Onboarding Flow DESIGN.md include?

Onboarding Flow documents light + dark tokens, responsive layout rules, and Progress Indicator, Option Tile, Input, Continue Button patterns for AI coding agents. It is prepared for Cursor, Claude Code, Codex.