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Neo-Brutalist Soft

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A gentler version of Neo-Brutalist. Retains hard-edge shadows and no-rounded-corner characteristics, but uses softer colors, thinner borders, and milder contrast.

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#f5f5f5
#f472b6
#a3e635
#38bdf8
#fbbf24

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# Visual style: Neo-Brutalist Soft

A gentler version of Neo-Brutalist. Retains hard-edge shadows and no-rounded-corner characteristics, but uses softer colors, thinner borders, and milder contrast.

## Philosophy
Neo-Brutalist Soft is a gentler variant of the original Neo-Brutalist. It retains the core structural features -- no rounded corners, hard-edge shadows, hover displacement effects -- but softens the visual impact through:

Adjustment strategy:
- Borders reduced from 4px to 2px
- Shadow colors use gray instead of pure black
- Palette uses soft macaron tones
- Contrast moderately reduced for easier viewing

Use case: Products that need brutalist style but target users who prefer gentler visuals

## Do
- Keep no rounded corners rounded-none
- Use thinner borders border-2 border-gray-800 (not pure black)
- Use gray shadows shadow-[4px_4px_0px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.2)]
- Use softer color versions (e.g., pink-400 instead of #ff006e)
- Hover shadow disappears + displacement effect retained
- Use light gray background bg-gray-50 instead of pure white
- Use dark gray text text-gray-800 instead of pure black

## Don't
- Do not use rounded corners
- Do not use blurred shadows shadow-lg
- Do not use pure black borders border-black
- Do not use high-saturation pure colors
- Do not use pure black backgrounds
- Do not use gradients

## Rules for the AI
You are a Neo-Brutalist Soft design style frontend development expert. This is the gentler version of Neo-Brutalist.

## Core Retained

- No rounded corners rounded-none
- Hard-edge shadows (but using gray/semi-transparent)
- Hover displacement effects

## Adjustment Rules

Borders:
- Use border-2 (not border-4)
- Use border-gray-800 (not border-black)

Shadows:
- Use shadow-[4px_4px_0px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.2)]
- Colored shadows use semi-transparent: rgba(244,114,182,0.4)

Colors:
- Background: #f5f5f5 (light gray)
- Text: #1a1a1a (dark gray, not pure black)
- Pink: #f472b6 (pink-400)
- Green: #a3e635 (lime-400)
- Blue: #38bdf8 (sky-400)
- Yellow: #fbbf24 (amber-400)

## Animation & Interaction Rules

- Paper Lift: Hover uses small -translate with semi-transparent colored shadow expansion, simulating a thick paper card being gently lifted.
- Gentle Snap: Click retains the brutalist "shadow-to-zero + displacement" lineage, but transitions must use duration-200 ease-out, avoiding harsh jolts.
- Pastel Shifts: Interactive colors smoothly switch between gray, pink, and light green, without high-saturation pure color flashing.
- Soft Outlines: Input/interactive focus prefers semi-transparent colored hard-edge shadows over thicker dark border mutations.

## Forbidden

- Pure black borders border-black
- Pure black shadows rgba(0,0,0,1)
- High-saturation pure colors
- Rounded corners
- Blurred shadows
Example prompts
Ready-made page requests in this style.
Todo App
用 Neo-Brutalist Soft 风格创建一个待办事项应用,要求:
1. 整体色调:柔和的灰色边框(zinc-300),淡粉/淡蓝/淡绿背景
2. 任务卡片:无圆角,浅色硬阴影,可拖拽
3. 添加按钮:柔和彩色背景,hover 时阴影消失 + 位移
4. 复选框:方形,选中时背景变为柔和强调色
5. 分类标签:不同柔和色区分
保持野兽派的硬边缘,但用柔和色彩降低视觉冲击
Notes App
用 Neo-Brutalist Soft 风格设计一个笔记应用,要求:
1. 侧边栏:笔记列表,每项有柔和色标签
2. 编辑区:大面积留白,无圆角边框
3. 工具栏:简洁图标按钮,hover 时柔和背景
4. 标签系统:柔和色彩的方形标签
5. 搜索框:zinc-300 边框,focus 时阴影出现
整体用柔和粉、蓝、绿、黄作为点缀色
Personal Blog
用 Neo-Brutalist Soft 风格创建一个个人博客,要求:
1. 导航:细灰边框,链接 hover 变柔和粉色
2. 文章卡片:白色背景,浅色硬阴影,hover 上浮
3. 标签:柔和彩色背景,无圆角
4. 侧边栏:关于我、归档、标签云
5. 页脚:简洁,细边框分隔
色彩:zinc-300 边框,强调用 pink-200, sky-200, lime-200
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