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airtable-ui-skills

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Airtable's UI design system. Use when building interfaces inspired by Airtable's aesthetic - light mode, Inter font, 4px grid.

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Airtable UI Skills

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

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

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

Colors

SHOULD use light backgrounds for primary surfaces
MUST use
```
#FDF5EA
```
as page background (
```
surface-base
```
)
SHOULD limit color palette to 8 distinct colors
MUST maintain text contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for accessibility

Semantic Tokens

Token	HEX	RGB	Usage
`surface-base`	#FDF5EA	rgb(253,245,234)	Page background
`surface-raised`	#13151D	rgb(19,21,29)	Cards, modals, raised surfaces
`text-primary`	#B5B8BC	rgb(181,184,188)	Headings, body text
`text-2`	#666159	rgb(102,97,89)	Additional text
`text-tertiary`	#6B2B66	rgb(107,43,102)	Additional text
`border-default`	#2F2C2F	rgb(47,44,47)	Subtle borders, dividers
`warning`	#FDF5EA	rgb(253,245,234)	Warning states, cautions

Typography

MUST use
```
Inter
```
as primary font family
SHOULD use single font family for consistency
MUST use
```
145px
```
/
```
700
```
for primary headings
MUST use
```
24px
```
/
```
400
```
for body text
MUST limit font weights to: medium, regular, bold
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	145px	700	#23211E	1
`body`	Inter	24px	400	#6B2B66	1
`text-20px`	Inter	20px	500	#343231	1
`text-18px`	Inter	18px	400	#666159	1
`text-18px`	Inter	18px	400	#6D2862	1
`caption`	Inter	17px	400	#706A62	1
`label`	Inter	15px	400	#B5B8BC	1

Typography Reference

Font Families:

```
Inter
```
(used 7x)

Font Sizes: 15px, 17px, 18px, 20px, 24px, 145px

Spacing

MUST use 4px grid for spacing
SHOULD use spacing from scale: 5px
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: 7px
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: 7px

Layout

MUST design for 1920px base viewport width
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-*
```

Components

Buttons

Variant	Background	Text	Border	Height	Radius
Ghost	transparent	#B5B8BC	none	-	-

Interactive States

Focus

MUST use
```
2px
```
outline with accent color (
```
#5E6AD2
```
)
MUST use
```
2px
```
outline-offset
NEVER remove focus indicators

Hover

Buttons (primary): lighten background by 10%
Buttons (secondary): use
```
#13151D
```
background
List items: use
```
#13151D
```
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