Nearly white background (#FFFFFF) with an almost-identical surface (#FEFEFE). The distinction between background and surface is barely perceptible. That subtlety means the shadow system does all the heavy lifting for hierarchy. The text color (#393946) is a cool blue-gray that reads as technical without being cold.

Poppins at weight 600 for headings with -0.64px letter-spacing. Semi-bold and slightly compressed. Poppins is geometric with rounded terminals. Friendly without being playful. In a dashboard context, those soft letterforms humanize the data. A metric labeled in Poppins feels less intimidating than the same metric in a monospace font.

Inter for body text keeps the reading experience clean and neutral. The 1.293 type scale creates modest size steps. In a data dashboard, you rarely want dramatic heading sizes. The hierarchy is subtle because everything is important simultaneously. Metric labels, axis text, alert messages, panel titles. They all need to be distinguishable without any single element dominating.

The deepest shadow system in this collection. Three-layer shadows extending 36 pixels with secondary layers at 28 and 17 pixels. Cards feel like they're floating significantly above the surface. That pronounced depth creates clear separation between panels, which is critical when data-dense cards sit side by side. The lift hover effect raises panels even further on interaction. The layered soft shadow style creates realistic, directional light. Like sunlight falling from the upper left.