Airtable — decoded design system

airtable.com · light · modern · custom · deep decode — measured live

Airtable'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

Airtable's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #333333, accent #FCAB79, link #181D26, primary #525965; type scale h1 40px / h2 32px / body 14px; 8px spacing base; 12px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #181D26 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #181D26 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• link, button_bg are all #181D26 — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent #FCAB79 — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
• primary #525965 — a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #181D26).
• secondary #FFEAB6 — 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: Haas
• Body: Haas
• h1: 40px
• h2: 32px
• body: 14px

Spacing

• base unit: 8px
• scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 32px, 40px, 48px

Radii

• base: 12px
• button: 12px

Shadows (elevation)

• overlay: rgba(15, 48, 106, 0.05) 0px 0px 20px 0px

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 150ms (dominant) with ease-in.

• durations: 150ms · 250ms · 600ms
• easings: ease-in · cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)
• animated properties: transform, opacity

Native design tokens

…and 64 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

• primary hover: border 1px solid rgba(4, 14, 32, 0.69) · background rgba(4, 14, 32, 0.69)
• primary focus: box-shadow rgba(153, 160, 174, 0.16) 0px 0px 0px 4px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 0px 2px · outline 2px solid rgba(4, 14, 32, 0.69)

Layout (measured)

• container max-width: 1536px
• nav: 121px sticky
• common grid: 12 columns

Motion choreography (measured)

Scroll reveal: 9 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1).

Responsive (measured)

• breakpoints: 640px · 728px · 768px · 1024px · 1080px · 1344px
• mobile (390px): hero 32px · nav inline

Install it

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

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

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

Export: DESIGN.md

# Airtable — Design System

> light, modern, medium, custom — deep decode (measured live)

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F2F2F2` |
| border | `#E0E0E0` |
| text | `#333333` |
| text_muted | `#808080` |
| primary | `#525965` |
| accent | `#FCAB79` |
| link | `#181D26` |
| secondary | `#FFEAB6` |
| button_bg | `#181D26` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#181D26` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `link`, `button_bg` are all `#181D26` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#FCAB79` — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
- **primary** `#525965` — a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #181D26).
- **secondary** `#FFEAB6` — 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): `#8D8D8E` 68.6% · `#FFFFFF` 24.6% · `#4D4E53` 4.9% · `#D3D3D4` 1.8%

## Typography

- Heading: **Haas** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Haas** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 40px / 400 · lh 48px |
| h2 | 32px / 400 · lh 40px |
| h3 | 24px / 400 · lh 39px |
| body | 14px / 400 · lh 23px · tracking 0.1px |

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

> **Fonts —** Haas may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts).

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 32px, 40px, 48px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 40px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 12px
- button: 12px
- card: 12px
- pill: 9999px
- sharp: 2px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#181D26` / `#FFFFFF` | 1px solid rgb(24, 29, 38) | 12px | 16px 24px 16px 24px | 500 16px / 0.16px | none |
| secondary | `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)` / `#181D26` | 1px solid rgb(24, 29, 38) | 12px | 16px 24px 16px 24px | 500 16px / 0.16px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: border `1px solid rgba(4, 14, 32, 0.69)` · background `rgba(4, 14, 32, 0.69)`
- primary focus: box-shadow `rgba(153, 160, 174, 0.16) 0px 0px 0px 4px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 0px 2px` · outline `2px solid rgba(4, 14, 32, 0.69)`
- secondary hover: border `1px solid rgba(4, 14, 32, 0.69)` · color `rgba(4, 14, 32, 0.69)`
- transition: `all 0.2s linear`

## Shadows (elevation)
- overlay: `rgba(15, 48, 106, 0.05) 0px 0px 20px 0px`

## Motion
- durations: 150ms (dominant) · 250ms · 600ms
- easings: `ease-in` (dominant) · `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`
- animated properties: transform, opacity

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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--theme_background` | `#f8fafc` |
| `--theme_background-weak` | `#fff` |
| `--theme_background-medium` | `#f8fafc` |
| `--theme_background-strong` | `#e0e2e6` |
| `--theme_success-text` | `#006400` |
| `--theme_info-text` | `#254fad` |
| `--theme_text` | `#333840` |
| `--theme_text-weak` | `#040e20b0` |
| `--theme_text-strong` | `#181d26` |
| `--theme_upsell-text` | `#181d26` |
| `--theme_upsell-text-weak` | `#41454d` |
| `--theme_upsell-text-strong` | `#333840` |

_…and 62 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1536px · common grid: 12-col
- nav: 121px sticky

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 989 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 1110 | 191 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 1442 | 675 | 4 | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2165 | 675 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2888 | 675 | 12 | 32 | 40/40 | — |
| 3611 | 767 | 12 | 32 | 40/40 | — |
| 4442 | 1294 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 4594 | 1142 | — | — | 64/64 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
- scroll reveal: 9 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) (4 revealed during the drive).

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

## Components (measured)
- link: #1B61C9 · no underline

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 640px · 728px · 768px · 1024px · 1080px · 1344px
- mobile (390px): hero 32px · body 20px · nav: inline

## 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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