macOS Aqua (2000s)

The Mac OS X 10.0-10.4 'lickable' interface: pinstriped windows, candy-gel capsule buttons with a wet top highlight, brushed-metal panels, traffic-light window controls, and the pulsing blue default button. Everything glossy is a capsule; everything structural is soft gray; light always enters from directly above.

Primary action

Card

Signature element

The gel button: a pill with a saturated blue base, an inset white top highlight covering the upper half like a bead of water, a soft under-glow at the bottom edge, and — for the default action — a slow opacity pulse.

Palette

bg
#edf2f7
surface
#f5f5f5
pinstripe
#e8e8e8
text
#000000
text-muted
#5f5f5f
accent
#1e62d0
gel-highlight
#9ccefc
selection
#b5d5ff
metal
#b9bfc4
traffic-close
#ff6058
traffic-minimize
#ffbd2e
traffic-zoom
#28c840