Brand kit · v1

The Treelance brand, in one place.

Logo, color, typography, brand styles, spacing, and the visual disciplines that keep every Treelance surface coherent. The single source of truth. Reference this before generating any new marketing asset.

Status
Live · May 2026
Owner
Nithya Srinivasan
Surface
treelance.app
02 / Color

A purposeful green, restrained.

The green references “tree,” signals organic growth, sits in the trustworthy color space. Not bright emerald, not mint, not corporate hunter. Slightly muted, slightly warm. Used with discipline.

Brand palette4 GREENS
Brand
#1D9E75
Logo mark, primary accent, brand band, Bold-style backgrounds.
Brand Deep
#16715A
Hover states, secondary brand emphasis, depth on brand surfaces.
Brand Deepest
#0A2F26
Dark surfaces, dark-mode backgrounds, brand-aware ink.
Brand Light
#E8F5EF
Logo mark backing circle, subtle brand wash, hover surfaces.
NeutralsCREAM, INK, HAIRLINE
Cream
#FAFAF8
Default page background. Warm, slightly off-white.
Ink
#0A0A0A
Primary text, wordmark, headlines. Near-black, not pure black.
Ink Muted
rgba(10,10,10,0.55)
Secondary text, lede paragraphs, captions, metadata.
Hairline
rgba(10,10,10,0.12)
Dividers, card borders, table rules. The structural element.
Color disciplineUSAGE RULES
  • Brand color appears in defined roles only: logo mark, brand band, eyebrow rule, hover state, decorative dot. Not as a generic accent everywhere it could fit.
  • Editorial style: brand color occupies ~0.5% of visual area. Anchored: ~14–25%. Bold: ~85–95%.
  • Numbers, prices, and metadata always use JetBrains Mono with tabular figures. Never Inter, never proportional.
  • ×
    No AI blue #3B82F6. No purple-blue gradients. No pastel mints. No saturated emerald. No corporate hunter green.
  • ×
    No filled card containers with brand color washes. Containers compete with composition. Use hairline borders instead.
  • ×
    Never use pure black #000000 for text. Always Ink #0A0A0A. The slight warmth matters at scale.
03 / Typography

Inter for everything. JetBrains Mono for numbers.

Two families, used with restraint. Maximum two weights per surface. Tracking tightened for display, opened for caps. OpenType features on for ligatures, kerning, and Inter’s stylistic set.

InterDISPLAY + TEXT · GOOGLE FONTS
Display
Finished, not draft.
Inter 600 56–80 px tracking -0.035em
Headline
Beyond freelance. Productized.
Inter 600 28–40 px tracking -0.03em
Body

Treelance ships finished design assets for indie founders in 20 minutes. AI pipeline produces, human reviewer checks, you ship.

Inter 400 16 px tracking -0.005em line 1.55
Eyebrow
For indie founders
Inter 500 11–12 px tracking 0.12em uppercase
Caption
Reviewed by a human · Delivered in 20 minutes
Inter 400 13 px tracking -0.005em
Weights in use
Aa
Inter 400 · Regular · Body
Aa
Inter 500 · Medium · Eyebrow
Aa
Inter 600 · Semibold · Display
JetBrains MonoNUMBERS + METADATA · GOOGLE FONTS
Stat
19 MIN · $49 · 16 LIVE
JBM 500 tabular figures features 'tnum', 'zero'
Metadata
v1.0 · MAY 2026 · TREELANCE.APP
JBM 400 11–12 px uppercase tracking 0.06em
Code / Hex
#1D9E75 → rgba(29, 158, 117, 1) → hsl(159, 69%, 37%)
JBM 400 13–14 px tracking 0.04em
Tabular figures · ‘tnum’
Proportional (default)
111 · 222 · 333
$49 · $129 · $179
19:00 · 28:30 · 67:11
Tabular (Treelance default)
111 · 222 · 333
$49 · $129 · $179
19:00 · 28:30 · 67:11
04 / Brand styles

Three styles, one identity.

Every Treelance product gets produced in one of three styles. The customer picks the one that fits their brand personality. The shared identity (logo, color, type) stays constant. What changes is how much brand color is on screen.

For indie founders
Ship faster.
Look better.
treelance.app
Editorial
~0.5% brand color

Cream background, near-black text. Brand color in three small accent places: rule, eyebrow, dot. Maximum design discipline. Best for SaaS, dev tools, premium B2B.

Finished,
not draft.
treelance
19 min
Anchored
~14–25% brand color

Cream content area + brand-colored band. Logo and metadata sit on the band in white. Most balanced choice. Recommended default. Best for consumer apps and most products.

Beyond freelance
AI pipeline.
Human review.
Finished work.
treelance.app$49 · 20 MIN
Bold
~85–95% brand color

Full brand color background, white text. Maximum brand presence. Best for confident consumer brands and surfaces where color is part of the message.

05 / Spacing

Hairlines and breath.

Treelance surfaces are structured by hairline borders and generous spacing, not filled cards or shadow-stacked containers. Composition does the work that decoration would do elsewhere.

Padding scale
Tight
8 px
Content
16 px
Internal
24 px
Block
40 px
Section
60 px
Major
100 px
Border hairlines
Default
.12 alpha
Strong
.18 alpha
Ink rule
#0A0A0A
Radius
Tight
6 px
Card
12 px
Block
16 px
06 / Don'ts

The anti-slop disciplines.

Restrictions that protect the brand from drifting toward generic SaaS, generic AI startup, or generic agency design. Each one has a specific reason; none are arbitrary.

· Don’t
Purple-blue gradients

The default AI brand visual. Treelance is a marketplace, not a model. The visual language shouldn't borrow from one.

· Don’t
AI blue (#3B82F6)

The Tailwind / OpenAI blue. Reserved for actual customer brands if it's their color. Never used as a Treelance accent.

Headline
· Don’t
Drop shadows on text

Especially on eyebrows or headlines. Treelance uses hairline borders for structure. Never shadow stacks.

· Don’t
Centered hero + 3-col grid

The generic SaaS template. Treelance uses asymmetric, editorial layouts. Never the centered-everything pattern.

⚡✨🚀
· Don’t
Emoji as iconography

Emoji as decoration in marketing copy or product UI. Voice is direct and confident. Emoji deflate that.

★★★★★ TRUSTED BY 10,000+
· Don’t
Empty social proof

"Trusted by thousands," fake star ratings, manufactured urgency. Treelance is honest about being early-stage.

Closing principle

Don’t sell. Demonstrate. Show the work, name the price, name the time, get out of the way.

Treelance · v1
May 2026
treelance.app