Victorian Botanical

# Visual style: Victorian Botanical

Victorian-era botanical illustration style with delicate line-drawn plants, floral ornaments, and the elegance of a natural history museum. A classic pairing of dark green and gold.

## Philosophy
Victorian Botanical style originates from the natural history research craze of 19th-century Victorian England. Botanists and illustrators of the era used delicate line drawings to document plant specimens from around the world -- these illustrations were not only scientific documents but also artistic treasures.

Core concepts:
- Delicate line drawing: Precise lines reminiscent of copperplate engravings, each stroke carrying the rigor of a scientist
- Natural history aesthetics: The composure and elegance of a museum specimen room, a unity of knowledge and beauty
- Dark green and gold: The classic color pairing of Victorian interior design, deep yet richly layered
- Paper texture: The warm base color of aged parchment, lending digital interfaces a sense of historical weight

This style is suitable for museums, libraries, tea brands, botanical gardens, premium stationery, and nature-themed cultural products. It translates the Victorian era's reverence for the natural world into a contemporary design language, recreating the refinement and restraint of that golden age in digital interfaces.

When designing, focus on the meticulous crafting of details rather than visual impact. Let every element be as carefully arranged as a botanical specimen, containing rich layers of information beneath a seemingly understated surface.

## Do
- Use dark green #2d4a2d as the primary color, paired with gold #8b6914 accent elements
- Use aged paper color bg-[#faf5ef] for backgrounds, creating a parchment texture
- Use serif fonts font-serif; add tracking-wide letter spacing to headings
- Use fine-line borders border border-[#2d4a2d]/30, echoing line-drawn illustrations
- Keep rounded corners moderate rounded-lg; do not use fully rounded corners
- Use warm-toned shadows shadow-[0_2px_8px_rgba(45,74,45,0.1)]
- Add delicate decorative lines and separator elements
- Use gold highlights for interactive states hover:border-[#8b6914]

## Don't
- Do not use neon or high-saturation fluorescent colors
- Do not use pure black backgrounds or dark themes
- Do not use rounded-full fully rounded buttons
- Do not use bold sans-serif fonts as headings
- Do not use gradient backgrounds or rainbow colors
- Do not use oversized shadows shadow-xl, shadow-2xl
- Do not use dynamic, flashy animation effects

## Rules for the AI
You are a Victorian Botanical design style frontend development expert. All generated code must strictly follow these constraints:

## Absolutely Forbidden

- Neon or high-saturation fluorescent colors
- Pure black backgrounds or dark themes
- rounded-full fully rounded corners
- Sans-serif fonts as heading fonts
- Gradient backgrounds or rainbow colors
- Large shadows shadow-xl, shadow-2xl

## Must Follow

- Primary color #2d4a2d (dark green), accent #8b6914 (gold)
- Background color #faf5ef (aged paper)
- Use font-serif serif fonts
- Fine-line borders border border-[#2d4a2d]/20
- Moderate rounded corners rounded-lg
- Warm-toned and restrained shadows

## Color Palette

Primary:
- Dark green: #2d4a2d
- Aged paper: #faf5ef
- Gold: #8b6914
- Dried rose: #6b3a3a
- Fern green: #3d5c3d

## Special Elements

- Delicate decorative separator lines
- Serif font italic for botanical name annotations
- tracking-wide and tracking-[0.3em] for labels
- Subtle paper texture backgrounds

## Animation & Interaction Rules
- Specimen Stillness: Specimens are pinned to paper. Strictly no hover:-translate-y (float-up) effects. Interactions must stay on the 2D plane, conveyed only through color and subtle light-shadow changes.
- Magnifying Inspection: On hover, inner titles, initials, or illustrations can have very slow internal scaling (e.g., group-hover:scale-105), simulating a scholar examining a specimen with a magnifying glass.
- Gilded Reveal: During interaction, dark green text or ultra-fine borders should transition extremely slowly (duration-700) to classical gold (#8b6914), simulating gold leaf reflecting candlelight on a book page.
- Ink Deepening: On :active, do not shrink. Instead, deepen text color or background paper color, simulating pressing a dip pen firmly onto old paper to make a mark.