Adyen — decoded design system

adyen.com · light · professional · tailwind · deep decode — measured live

Adyen's design system, decoded live by Mozaika: measured color roles, type scale, buttons with real hover/focus states, motion and the brand's own tokens.

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Decoded design system

Adyen's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #001222, accent #00D16A, link #FFFFFF, primary #1B2B3A; type scale h1 32px / h2 20px / body 16px; 8px spacing base; 3px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #00D16A — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #00D16A — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• accent, button_bg are all #00D16A — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent #00D16A — THE accent / action color — interactive & must-notice only (buttons, links, focus, one key highlight); never large fills or backgrounds. Scarcity is what makes it read as designed.
• primary #1B2B3A — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #00D16A, not this.
• link #FFFFFF — fails contrast on the background (~1.0:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
• secondary #001122 — optional secondary accent — LOW decode confidence; use rarely (a status color or a single decorative moment) or omit it entirely. Prefer one accent unless the reference clearly shows two.

Typography

• Heading: Helvetica
• Body: Helvetica
• Mono: AdyenMono
• h1: 32px
• h2: 20px
• body: 16px

Spacing

• base unit: 8px
• scale: 2px, 3px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 23px, 24px, 48px

Radii

• base: 3px
• button: 6px

Shadows (elevation)

• card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 18px 0px

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 200ms (dominant) with cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1).

• durations: 200ms · 150ms · 300ms
• easings: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) · ease
• animated properties: color, background-color, border-color, outline-color

Native design tokens

…and 63 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

• primary focus: outline 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255)

Layout (measured)

• container max-width: 960px
• nav: 72px absolute
• common grid: 12 columns

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: span.shrink-0 → div.nuxt-loading-indicator×2 → div.2xl:aspect-3/4×5

Scroll reveal: 24 elements rest at translateY(70px), animate in over 0.2s ease.

Overlay recipe (measured)

dialog panel: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) · radius 0px

Responsive (measured)

• breakpoints: 320px · 426px · 550px · 600px · 768px · 896px
• mobile (390px): hero 30px · nav hamburger

Install it

Drop this measured system into any shadcn/Tailwind project in one command:

npx shadcn add mozaika.design/r/decode/adyen.com

registry item · or query it over MCP: get_design_system("Adyen")

Export: DESIGN.md

# Adyen — Design System

> light, professional, medium, tailwind — deep decode (measured live)

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#EFF0F1` |
| border | `#D8DBDD` |
| text | `#001222` |
| text_muted | `#606C75` |
| primary | `#1B2B3A` |
| accent | `#00D16A` |
| link | `#FFFFFF` |
| secondary | `#001122` |
| button_bg | `#00D16A` |
| button_text | `#001222` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#00D16A` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `accent`, `button_bg` are all `#00D16A` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#00D16A` — THE accent / action color — interactive & must-notice only (buttons, links, focus, one key highlight); never large fills or backgrounds. Scarcity is what makes it read as designed.
- **primary** `#1B2B3A` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #00D16A, not this.
- **link** `#FFFFFF` — fails contrast on the background (~1.0:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
- **secondary** `#001122` — optional secondary accent — LOW decode confidence; use rarely (a status color or a single decorative moment) or omit it entirely. Prefer one accent unless the reference clearly shows two.
- **Page coverage** (full-page screenshot pixels): `#303436` 40.7% · `#161C23` 25.2% · `#424D56` 24.7% · `#B6CAC4` 9.4%

## Typography

- Heading: **Helvetica**
- Body: **Helvetica**
- Mono: **AdyenMono** _(measured)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 32px / 484 · lh 38px |
| h2 | 20px / 496 · lh 26px |
| body | 16px / 500 · lh 21px |
| small | 13px / 600 · lh 18px · tracking 0.66px |

- Weight ladder: 400 · 484 · 496 · 500 · 600 — use these exact measured weights, not the 400/600 defaults.

> **Fonts —** Helvetica — system font, no web load needed.

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 2px, 3px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 23px, 24px, 48px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 240px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 3px
- button: 6px
- card: 6px
- sharp: 2px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#00D16A` / `#001222` | none | 6px | 0px 16px 0px 16px | 400 16.5626px | none |
| secondary | `#001122` / `#FFFFFF` | 1px solid rgb(0, 17, 34) | 2px | 12px 8px 12px 8px | 600 13.12px / 0.656px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary focus: outline `1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255)`
- transition: `color 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`

## Shadows (elevation)
- card: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 18px 0px`

## Motion
- durations: 200ms (dominant) · 150ms · 300ms
- easings: `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)` (dominant) · `ease`
- animated properties: color, background-color, border-color, outline-color

Micro-interactions use the dominant duration + easing; nothing on the page animates slower than the longest duration above — don't invent springier motion.

## Their own tokens (verbatim from :root)

| Token | Value |
|-------|-------|
| `--main-surface` | `#fff` |
| `--main-solid` | `#001222` |
| `--active-primary` | `#00d16a` |
| `--overlay-invisible` | `#0000` |
| `--overlay-medium` | `#00000072` |
| `--color-black-500` | `#d1d5d8` |
| `--color-yellow-600` | `#ffc200` |
| `--color-black-3200` | `#001222` |
| `--color-sand-300` | `#e6e4e2` |
| `--color-red-200` | `#feeaea` |
| `--color-black-3200-rgba` | `#001222` |
| `--color-black-2800` | `#1a2b3b` |

_…and 61 more measured on the page._

Prefer these names when extending their system — it's the brand's actual vocabulary.

## Layout (measured)
- container max 960px · common grid: 12-col
- nav: 72px absolute

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 | 1520 | 12 | 24 | 192/240 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `span.shrink-0` @0ms → `div.nuxt-loading-indicator`×2 @1049ms → ``×5 @1049ms
- `span.motion-span` ×24 — opacity 0.45→1 — 3200ms ease-in-out
- scroll reveal: 24 elements rest at translateY(70px), animate in over 0.2s ease (23 revealed during the drive).
- overlay dialog (auto-opened): panel rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) · r 0px

Rebuild the timeline, not just the durations — order, delays and staggers above are the choreography.

## Components (measured)
- disabled: bg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) · text #001222

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 320px · 426px · 550px · 600px · 768px · 896px
- mobile (390px): hero 30px · body 16px · nav: hamburger

## How to apply
Paste the Tailwind `@theme` (or CSS variables) as your base, then build each
section to its spec — verify every color, radius, and font against these tokens.
Hover/focus states, shadows and motion timings above are measured from the live page — match them exactly, don't re-guess them.

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