etched.com website design: fonts, colors and UI patterns
8 featured captures, observed fonts including Söhne, Söhne Mono, Applesystem, 5 prominent colors from etched.com, with sourced design evidence from Fudge.
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Captured pages
Overview
etched.com presents a predominantly light surface treatment in the captured pages. The system is anchored by #000000, #ededed, and #ffffff, with typography led by Söhne, Söhne Mono, and Applesystem. The guide below names reusable design roles only where the captured evidence supports them.
The reference set uses representative captured pages. It is a design reference, not a claim about the site's private source code or a complete responsive specification.
Design tokens
The token names are practical labels for the recorded values. They are not claims about the source site's variable names.
Colors
| token | value | observed use |
|---|---|---|
| color.text | #000000 | text on page content |
| color.surface | #ededed | surface on page content |
| color.surface | #ffffff | surface on page content |
| color.surface | #e5e5e5 | surface on page content in the main |
| color.text | #979797 | text on page content in the main |
Typography
| token | font family | size | weight | line height | letter spacing | observed use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type.body-16px | Söhne | 16px | 400 | 24px | normal | <html>, <div>, <body>, <section> in the main, <div> in the main, <main> in the main, <img> in the main, <img>, <form>, <svg> in the button, <button> in the button, <footer> in the footer, <div> in the footer, <img> in the footer, <a> in the main, and <article> in the main |
| type.body-22px | Söhne | 22px | 400 | 33px | normal | <div> in the main and <img> in the main |
| type.body-18px | Söhne | 18px | 400 | 28.8px | normal | <p> in the main |
| type.body-14px | Söhne Mono | 14px | 400 | 18.48px | -0.28px | <p> in the main and <div> in the main |
| type.display-96px | Söhne | 96px | 400 | 96px | normal | <h1> in the main and <span> in the main |
| type.display-48px | Söhne | 48px | 400 | 48px | -1.92px | <h1> in the main |
| type.body-14px | Applesystem | 14px | 400 | normal | normal | <div> |
| type.body-28px | Söhne | 28px | 400 | 28px | -1.12px | <h2> in the main and <span> in the main |
| type.display-68px | Söhne | 68px | 400 | 68px | -2.72px | <span> and <h2> |
| type.body-20px | Söhne | 20px | 400 | 24px | -0.4px | <p> in the main |
| type.body-14px | Söhne | 14px | 400 | 18.48px | normal | <p> in the main |
| type.utility-12px | Söhne Mono | 12px | 400 | 10.2px | 0.24px | <button> in the button and <span> in the button |
| type.display-72px | Söhne | 72px | 400 | 72px | -2.16px | <div> in the footer |
| type.body-28px | Söhne | 28px | 400 | 28px | -0.84px | <span> in the main |
| type.utility-12px | Söhne Mono | 12px | 400 | 16.8px | -0.24px | <p> and <div> in the footer |
| type.body-18px | Söhne | 18px | 400 | 23.76px | normal | <p> in the main |
| type.utility-12px | Söhne | 12px | 400 | 15.84px | -0.24px | <p> in the main |
| type.heading-18px | Söhne | 18px | 600 | 28.8px | normal | <strong> in the main |
| type.body-16px | Söhne | 16px | 400 | 19.2px | -0.32px | <input> |
| type.body-18px | Söhne | 18px | 400 | 25.2px | -0.36px | <p> |
Spacing
| value | property | observed element |
|---|---|---|
134.5px | margin-right | page content |
134.5px | margin-left | page content |
20px | padding-left | page content |
20px | padding-right | page content |
0px 134.5px | margin | page content |
0px 20px | padding | page content |
48px 0px 0px | margin | page content |
48px | margin-top | page content |
Shape and depth
The captured pages use 1px 0px 0px solid 0px, 1px solid 0px, 0px 0px 1px solid 0px, 0px 1px 0px 0px solid 0px, 0px 1px solid 0px, and 1px solid 0px border treatments.
Colors
The visual system is predominantly light surface treatment. Surface colors include #ededed, #ffffff, and #e5e5e5. Text colors include #000000 and #979797. Keep image-derived colors separate from interface colors.
Typography
The captured type system uses Söhne, Söhne Mono, and Applesystem. The table records measured size, weight, leading, and tracking where available; it does not establish licensing or a complete fallback stack.
Layout
The captured pages use values such as 134.5px, 134.5px, 20px, 20px, and 0px 134.5px for padding and margin. These are measured usages, not a resolved scale. The available evidence does not establish container widths, grid rules, or breakpoints.
Visual language
The captured visual language is predominantly light surface treatment. Surface treatment centers on #ededed, #ffffff, and #e5e5e5. No structured gradient or shadow treatment is established.
Components and states
The captured pages include repeated styling on <div>, <html>, <body>, <section>, <main>, <h1>, <p>, and <span> elements. The evidence does not identify reusable component boundaries or interaction states. Treat loading, focus, hover, pressed, error, and disabled states as implementation work to validate rather than as captured facts.
Responsive behavior
The captured token set does not establish breakpoint values or mobile behavior. Validate stacking, navigation changes, image treatment, and type scaling against the representative captures before implementing a responsive adaptation.
Practical implementation guidance
- Preserve the light surface relationship and the measured type hierarchy before adding decorative treatment.
- Start from the returned typography, spacing, color, and border values; name any new scale or semantic role as an adaptation rather than as a source fact.
- Keep the captured font families separate from licensing decisions.
- Use screenshots to validate component anatomy, responsive behavior, focus treatment, and motion before shipping.
- Avoid introducing gradients or shadows beyond the captured treatment; none are established.
Scope note
The guide uses representative captured pages. The evidence supports the values and observations above; it does not establish component semantics, interaction states, motion timing, breakpoint rules, font licensing, or a complete source stylesheet.
Colors
#000000#ededed#ffffff#e5e5e5#979797
Typography captured from etched.com
- Söhne
Weight 400 · Size 16px · Line height 24px
- Söhne Mono
Weight 400 · Size 12px · Line height 10.2px
- Applesystem
Weight 400 · Size 14px · Line height normal