1# mono-ink
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3Black ink on pure white with sparse semantic accent colors
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5## Background
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7- Color: Pure White (#FFFFFF)
8- Texture: Clean, no grain, no tint
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10## Colors
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12| Role | Color | Hex | Usage |
13|------|-------|-----|-------|
14| Background | Pure White | #FFFFFF | Canvas |
15| Primary | Near Black | #1A1A1A | All lines, text, figures, arrows |
16| Accent (risk/emphasis) | Coral Red | #E8655A | Risk, problem, gap, key emphasis |
17| Accent (positive) | Muted Teal | #5FA8A8 | Positive, solution, "after" state |
18| Accent (neutral tag) | Dusty Lavender | #9B8AB5 | Neutral tags, category labels |
19| Soft Fill | Pale Gray | #F0F0F0 | Subtle zone backgrounds (optional) |
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21## Accent
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23Use black ink for all structural elements — lines, text, figures. Accent colors appear only for semantic highlighting: coral red for risks/gaps/problems, muted teal for positive/solution/after-states, dusty lavender for neutral category tags. Total colored pixels must remain under 10% of canvas. Pale gray may back a subtle zone but must never dominate.
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25## Semantic Constraint
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27Black ink on white canvas. Accent colors for semantic highlighting only — total colored pixels under 10% of canvas. Do NOT render color names, hex codes, or role labels as visible text in the image.
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29## Compatible With
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31- `ink-notes` (primary, default pairing)
32- `minimal` (strict monochrome variation, drops the style's built-in accent)
33- `sketch` (pencil + ink hybrid look)
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35## Not Recommended With
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37- `sketch-notes` — its "no pure white backgrounds" rule conflicts
38- `warm`, `elegant`, `watercolor`, `fantasy-animation` — color-heavy by design, mono-ink strips their identity
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40## Best For
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42Professional visual notes, Before/After essays, tech manifestos, framework analogies, whiteboard-presentation explainers
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