When designing or writing for Curious Cat Consulting, follow these guidelines:

## Colors
- Brand blue: #0284c7. Use it for the cat mark, rules, and large type. It only clears 3:1 on white, so it is not for body-size text.
- Links and buttons (light mode): #0369a1, hover #075985, white button text. Dark mode: #7dd3fc links, #38bdf8 buttons with #082f49 text.
- Light mode: paper #ffffff, paper-2 #f3f6f7, tint #eaf4f3; ink #15242d (headings), ink-2 #3d5a6a (body), ink-3 #557080 (labels); rules #dce5e8.
- Dark mode: paper #0e161b, paper-2 #131d23, tint #10252f; ink #eef4f6, ink-2 #b9c8cf, ink-3 #8ea3ad; rules #243640.

## Typography
- Font: Geist (sans) for everything, Geist Mono for small labels.
- Headings: semibold (600), tight tracking. Body: regular (400), relaxed line height, about 40rem measure.
- Labels above sections: Geist Mono, all caps, tracked, small, ink-3.

## Components
- Buttons: rounded-md, 44px minimum height. Primary is the link blue; secondary is a 1px rule border.
- Cards and panels: 1px rule border, rounded-lg or rounded-xl, no drop shadows beyond shadow-sm.
- Focus: a 2px brand-blue outline, offset 3px. Never removed.

## Layout
- 12-column grid, max width 76rem, 20px side gutter on phones.
- Sections separated by hairline rules; a narrow label column on the left on wide screens.
- No gradients, glows, stock photos, or AI-generated imagery. Real screenshots only.

## Voice
- Nonchalant over enthusiastic, dry over peppy, helpful over salesy. Plain language for non-technical owners.
- No em dashes. No exclamation points. No buzzwords (leverage, seamless, robust, streamline).