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How to build a UI in the Neon style

Neon (neon.tech) reads as Serverless Pitch-Black & Luminous Cyber-Mint Postgres — Pitch-black #000000 canvas with #242628 / #303236 dark structural borders, 56px tight -0.04em Inter display headings, and #34D59A / #00E599 luminous cyber-mint accents. This guide turns its extracted computed styles into an implementation kit: a live preview, the exact palette and type scale, real button and card recipes, the rules to avoid, and drop-in CSS variables, Tailwind config and a Cursor / Claude Code SKILL.md snippet.

Source: computed styles extracted from https://neon.tech on 2026-10-26 by the taste-skill extractor. Brand fonts may be proprietary; previews fall back to Inter / system fonts. Neon is a trademark of its owner; this page documents publicly visible styling for reference and is not affiliated with Neon.

Live preview with Neon tokens

Neon style · dark
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Preview text rendered with the extracted Neon canvas, text, muted and accent tokens.
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Card on surface + border tokens
Accent link: #34D59A · border #242628

Color palette (dark mode)

RoleValueTailwindUsage
canvasBg#000000bg-blackPrimary Neon page canvas
surfaceElevated#131415bg-[#131415]Primary elevated card & bento surface
surfaceSecondary#CDDFD7bg-[#CDDFD7]Secondary interactive container / hover fill
borderPrimary#242628border-[#242628]Primary structural divider (1px solid #242628)
borderSecondary#303236border-[#303236]Secondary nested module or pill border
textPrimary#FFFFFFtext-whiteHero H1, section H2 & high-contrast foreground
textMuted#94979Etext-[#94979E]Lead paragraphs, descriptions & muted labels
accentPrimary#34D59Abg-[#34D59A]Primary interactive CTA & brand highlight (9999px (Pill))
accentSecondary#34D59Atext-[#34D59A]Secondary badge, syntax or telemetry highlight

Typography

Heading Inter · body Inter · mono JetBrains Mono

LevelComputed spec
Hero H156px | line-height 63px (leading-[1.13]) | letter-spacing -2.24px (tracking-[-0.04em]) | weight 400 (font-[400]) | color #FFFFFF (text-white) | font Inter
Section H2 (Primary)64px | line-height 64px (leading-[1]) | letter-spacing -2.56px (tracking-[-0.04em]) | weight 400 (font-[400]) | color #000000 (text-black) | font Inter
Section H2 (Secondary)52px | line-height 58.5px (leading-[1.13]) | letter-spacing -2.08px (tracking-[-0.04em]) | weight 400 (font-[400]) | color #000000 (text-black) | font Inter
Card / Feature H328px | line-height 35px (leading-[1.25]) | letter-spacing -0.56px (tracking-[-0.02em]) | weight 400 (font-[400]) | color #000000 (text-black) | font Inter
Body Copy (Paragraph)15px | line-height 18.8px (leading-[1.25]) | letter-spacing -0.3px (tracking-[-0.02em]) | weight 400 (font-[400]) | color #94979E (text-[#94979E]) | font Inter
Monospace / Code Block16px | line-height 24px (leading-[1.5]) | letter-spacing 0px (tracking-[0em]) | weight 400 (font-[400]) | color #FFFFFF (text-white) | font Inter

Spacing, radius, depth and motion

Token familyMost frequent values (count on page)
Border radius4px ×60 · 5px ×1 · 10px ×1
Box shadowrgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, lab(100 -0.0000298023 0.0000119209 / 0.05) 0px 0px 0px 1px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px ×5 · rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgb(48, 50, 54) 0px 0px 0px 1px inset, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px ×2 · rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 8px 20px 0px ×1
Grid / flex gap8px normal ×29 · 8px ×9 · 48px ×8 · normal 10px ×7 · 20px ×7 · normal 128px ×6
Container max-width1600px ×10 · 1184px ×3 · 1280px ×2 · 960px ×2
Section vertical padding28px / 80px ×3 · 384px / 8px ×1 · 128px / 96px ×1 · 106px / 0px ×1
Easingcubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) ×90
Duration0.2s ×88 · 0.15s ×2

Component recipes

Buttons (6 distinct)

RenderedHeightPaddingRadiusBackground / TextBorderFont
Sign up36px0px 18px9999px#FFFFFF
#000000
none14px / 500
Get started44px0px 28px9999px#FFFFFF
#1A1A1A
none16px / 500
Log in36px0px 18px9999pxtransparent
#FFFFFF
1px solid #61646B14px / 500
Avoid outages44px0px 16px0px#303236
#FFFFFF
1px solid #494B5016px / 500
Save costs44px0px 16px0px#18191B
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)
1px solid #494B5016px / 500

No card container was detected on the extracted page; use #131415 surface with #242628 border.

Rules: what never to do in the Neon style

Copy-paste kit

CSS variables
:root {
  /* Neon style — extracted from neon.tech by taste-skill */
  --canvas: #000000;
  --surface: #131415;
  --text: #FFFFFF;
  --text-muted: #94979E;
  --accent: #34D59A;
  --border: #242628;
  --font-heading: Inter, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --font-body: Inter, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --h1-size: 56px;
  --h1-tracking: -0.04em;
  --h1-weight: 400;
  --radius-button: 9999px;
  --radius-common: 4px;
  --shadow-common: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, lab(100 -0.0000298023 0.0000119209 / 0.05) 0px 0px 0px 1px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --duration: 0.2s;
}
tailwind.config.js
// tailwind.config.js — Neon style tokens (taste-skill)
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        canvas: "#000000",
        surface: "#131415",
        ink: "#FFFFFF",
        muted: "#94979E",
        accent: "#34D59A",
        line: "#242628",
      },
      fontFamily: {
        heading: ["Inter", 'Inter', 'system-ui', 'sans-serif'],
        sans: ["Inter", 'Inter', 'system-ui', 'sans-serif'],
        mono: ["JetBrains Mono", 'ui-monospace', 'monospace'],
      },
      fontSize: { display: ["56px", { letterSpacing: "-0.04em", fontWeight: "400" }] },
      borderRadius: { button: "9999px", card: "4px" },
      boxShadow: { brand: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, lab(100 -0.0000298023 0.0000119209 / 0.05) 0px 0px 0px 1px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px" },
      transitionTimingFunction: { brand: "cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)" },
    },
  },
};
.cursor/skills/neon-style/SKILL.md
---
name: neon-style
description: Build UI in the Neon visual style (Serverless Pitch-Black & Luminous Cyber-Mint Postgres). Use when the user asks for a Neon-like look.
---

# Neon Style — Quick Rules (source: neon.tech, extracted by taste-skill)

## Tokens
- canvasBg: #000000 — Primary Neon page canvas
- surfaceElevated: #131415 — Primary elevated card & bento surface
- surfaceSecondary: #CDDFD7 — Secondary interactive container / hover fill
- borderPrimary: #242628 — Primary structural divider (1px solid #242628)
- borderSecondary: #303236 — Secondary nested module or pill border
- textPrimary: #FFFFFF — Hero H1, section H2 & high-contrast foreground
- textMuted: #94979E — Lead paragraphs, descriptions & muted labels
- accentPrimary: #34D59A — Primary interactive CTA & brand highlight (9999px (Pill))
- accentSecondary: #34D59A — Secondary badge, syntax or telemetry highlight

## Typography
- Heading font: Inter; body: Inter; mono: JetBrains Mono
- Hero H1: 56px | line-height 63px (leading-[1.13]) | letter-spacing -2.24px (tracking-[-0.04em]) | weight 400 (font-[400]) | color #FFFFFF (text-white) | font Inter
- Section H2 (Primary): 64px | line-height 64px (leading-[1]) | letter-spacing -2.56px (tracking-[-0.04em]) | weight 400 (font-[400]) | color #000000 (text-black) | font Inter
- Section H2 (Secondary): 52px | line-height 58.5px (leading-[1.13]) | letter-spacing -2.08px (tracking-[-0.04em]) | weight 400 (font-[400]) | color #000000 (text-black) | font Inter
- Card / Feature H3: 28px | line-height 35px (leading-[1.25]) | letter-spacing -0.56px (tracking-[-0.02em]) | weight 400 (font-[400]) | color #000000 (text-black) | font Inter

## Components
- Primary button: height 36px, padding 0px 18px, radius 9999px, bg #FFFFFF, text #000000, 14px / 500
- Card: bg #131415, border 1px solid #242628

## Never
- NEVER substitute generic uncalibrated gray backgrounds for Neon’s exact #000000 canvas and #131415 surface pairing.
- NEVER replace Inter display typography or ignore its signature scale (56px / -0.04em (w400)).
- NEVER use thick opaque borders that clash with #242628 (1px solid #242628).
- NEVER deviate from the signature button geometry (9999px (Pill)) or introduce off-brand saturated gradients.
- NEVER use default browser monospace when rendering code or telemetry—always pair with JetBrains Mono.

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