⚠️ That isn’t a duration I understand
3x isn’t valid. Try 10m, 2h or 7d.Kovu is Swahili for scar: the mark something leaves once it has healed. The diagonal cut through the K’s leg is the scar, and it runs through everything we make.
Logo
Use the monogram where space is tight and the lockup where the name must be read. Each mark comes in a colourway for Ink and one for Paper. Keep one leg-width of clear space around it.
Do
- Use the colour mark on Ink or any dark surface.
- Use the on-light version (Pine and Fern) on Paper, white and light surfaces.
- Use the white or black mark on photos and other brands’ colours.
- Use the avatar file for anything cropped to a circle.
Don’t
- Rotate, skew, outline or add shadows to the mark.
- Close the scar gap or change its angle.
- Recolour it outside the two Evergreen pairs, or put it on a mid-tone green.
- Set “kovu” in a font instead of using the wordmark.
Colour
Evergreen: cool Ink neutrals, a warm Paper light theme and one green accent. Green marks what you can act on, and little else. Dark is the default; light is a first-class theme. Click a swatch to copy it.
Ramps
evergreen
ink
Semantic tokens
| Token | Dark | Light | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| canvas | #0e1115 | #f6f5f0 | Page background |
| sunken | #0a0c0f | #f6f5f0 | Wells, code blocks, inputs |
| surface-1 | #181c22 | #ffffff | Cards, sidebar |
| surface-2 | #20242a | #fbfaf6 | Raised elements, popovers |
| surface-3 | #272b30 | #f5f4ef | Selected rows, tooltips, tracks |
| border | #282c31 | #e7e8e8 | Hairlines and dividers |
| border-strong | #383c41 | #cfd0d1 | Control outlines |
| fg | #f7f8f8 | #0e1115 | Primary text |
| fg-secondary | #d1d5d8 | #272c33 | Supporting text |
| fg-muted | #8d949c | #545b65 | Hints, timestamps |
| accent | #1d9e75 | #1d9e75 | Primary buttons, switches |
| accent-fg | #0e1115 | #0e1115 | Text on the accent |
| accent-text | #6dcc9c | #167e5e | Links and accent text |
| accent-subtle | #102221 | #ecfaf3 | Selected and active tint |
| ring | #3eb582 | #167e5e | Focus rings |
| logo-body | #f7f8f8 | #0e1115 | Monogram stem and arm |
| logo-leg | #1d9e75 | #167e5e | Monogram leg (the scar) |
Status
Each status has a fill, a foreground for that fill, a text colour and a callout tint. Status colours only ever mean status, and always come with an icon or a label.
Dark
Success callout
Success#1d9e75 · #3eb582
Warning callout
Warning#fbbf24 · #fbbf24
Danger callout
Danger#dc2626 · #f87171
Info callout
Info#38bdf8 · #38bdf8
Light
Success callout
Success#1d9e75 · #167e5e
Warning callout
Warning#f59e0b · #a34a0c
Danger callout
Danger#dc2626 · #b91c1c
Info callout
Info#0ea5e9 · #0369a1
Data visualisation
Charts assign these series in order and never reuse the status colours. Dark uses the lifted partner of each hue. Always pair colour with a legend or label.
Dark
- 1#3eb582
- 2#60a5fa
- 3#fbbf24
- 4#a78bfa
- 5#f472b6
- 6#22d3ee
- 7#fb923c
- 8#818cf8
Heatmap
Light
- 1#1d9e75
- 2#3b82f6
- 3#f59e0b
- 4#8b5cf6
- 5#ec4899
- 6#06b6d4
- 7#f97316
- 8#6366f1
Heatmap
Embed colours
Discord draws embeds on its own grey or white client, so the side bars use mid-tone swatches that read on both. A server’s own embed colour replaces the accent only.
| Tone | Colour | Integer | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| accent | #1d9e75Evergreen | 0x1D9E75 | Every Kovu embed by default |
| success | #3eb582Fern | 0x3EB582 | Confirmations |
| warning | #f59e0bAmber | 0xF59E0B | Warnings, bad input |
| danger | #ef4444Ember | 0xEF4444 | Bans, errors |
| info | #0ea5e9Sky | 0x0EA5E9 | Notices |
| neutral | #545b65Ink 500 | 0x545B65 | Lists, help pages |
| blurple | #5865f2Discord Blurple | 0x5865F2 | Discord system notices |
Typography
Unbounded for display, Instrument Sans for everything you read, JetBrains Mono for variables and IDs. All OFL-licensed and self-hosted.
Display · Unbounded Variable
Aa Kovu
Hero lines, page titles, big numbers. 600 weight, 2xl and up.
Body · Instrument Sans Variable
Aa Kovu
UI and reading text. 14px in the dashboard, like Discord.
Mono · JetBrains Mono Variable
{user.mention}
Template variables, IDs, code and shortcuts.
Radii: controls 8px, cards 12px, dialogs 16px, pills fully round.
Discord assets
Ready-made files for the bot profile and link previews.
Voice and embeds
Kovu talks like a calm, competent moderator: short sentences, plain verbs, no drama. Lead with the result, then the detail, and name the fix in every error.
KovuAPPToday at 2:17 AM
✅ Banned @troll for 7 days · Case #42
KovuAPPToday at 2:17 AM
- Sentence case everywhere: buttons, headings, embed titles.
- No upsell: no “premium”, “upgrade”, “pro” or “unlock”. Say “free during early access”, never “free forever”.
- Status emoji only for status: ✅ ⚠️ ⛔ ℹ️ ⏳
- Kovu says “I” in the bot and “Kovu” on the website.