Appwrite — decoded design system

appwrite.io · dark · modern · tailwind · deep decode — measured live

Appwrite'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

Appwrite's decoded design system: background #19191C, text #ACACAF, accent #85DBD8, link #E4E4E7, primary #2B1B23; type scale h1 72px / h2 48px / body 16px; 4px spacing base; 8px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #FD366E — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #FD366E — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• primary #2B1B23, secondary #301C24 are visually the same color (Δ7) — treat as one role (the action color).
• accent #85DBD8 — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
• link #E4E4E7 — reads as a neutral UI color, not a link accent — verify against the reference (action = #FD366E).

Typography

• Heading: Inter
• Body: Inter
• h1: 72px
• h2: 48px
• body: 16px

Spacing

• base unit: 4px
• scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 7px, 8px, 10px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 20px

Radii

• base: 8px
• button: 8px

Shadows (elevation)

• card: rgba(172, 171, 171, 0.3) 0px -1px 10px 0px

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 150ms (dominant) with cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1).

• durations: 150ms · 300ms · 500ms
• easings: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) · ease-in-out
• animated properties: opacity, color, background-color, border-color

Native design tokens

…and 88 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

• primary focus: outline 2px solid rgb(24, 99, 220)

Layout (measured)

• container max-width: 1200px
• nav: 73px sticky, backdrop blur(10px)
• common grid: 2 columns

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: div.animate-lighting×2 → span.bg-linear-145 → button.border-smooth×14 → a.data-[badge]:after:anima → div.cursor×2 → div.border-smooth×2

Scroll reveal: 11 elements rest at opacity 0, translateY(-15px), animate in over 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1).

Stagger: button ×3 — 75ms apart.

Overlay recipe (measured)

dialog panel: #232325 · radius 6px

Input (measured)

height 34px · radius 8px · focus ring 1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)

Responsive (measured)

• breakpoints: 352px · 425px · 440px · 576px · 640px · 768px
• mobile (390px): hero 32px · nav hamburger

Install it

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

npx shadcn add mozaika.design/r/decode/appwrite.io

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

Export: DESIGN.md

# Appwrite — Design System

> dark, modern, medium, tailwind — deep decode (measured live)

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#19191C` |
| surface | `#212124` |
| border | `#2F2F32` |
| text | `#ACACAF` |
| text_muted | `#747477` |
| primary | `#2B1B23` |
| accent | `#85DBD8` |
| link | `#E4E4E7` |
| secondary | `#301C24` |
| button_bg | `#FD366E` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#FD366E` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `primary` `#2B1B23`, `secondary` `#301C24` are visually the same color (Δ7) — treat as one role.
- **accent** `#85DBD8` — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
- **link** `#E4E4E7` — reads as a neutral UI color, not a link accent — verify against the reference (action = #FD366E).
- **Page coverage** (full-page screenshot pixels): `#19191C` 93.3% · `#5A484F` 6.7%

## Typography

- Heading: **Inter**
- Body: **Inter**

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 72px / 400 · lh 74px · tracking -1.58px |
| h2 | 48px / 400 · lh 52px · tracking -0.48px |
| h3 | 32px / 400 · lh 34px |
| body | 16px / 500 · lh 24px |
| small | 14px / 400 · lh 20px |
| eyebrow | 12px / 400 · tracking 0.96px |

- Weight ladder: 400 · 500 · 700 — use these exact measured weights, not the 400/600 defaults.

> **Fonts —** Inter — free, on Google.

## Spacing
- base unit: 4px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 7px, 8px, 10px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 20px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 160px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 8px
- button: 8px
- card: 4px
- pill: 9999px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#FD366E` / `#FFFFFF` | 1px solid rgb(253, 54, 110) | 8px | 9px 14px 9px 14px | 500 14px | none |
| secondary | `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)` / `#FFFFFF` | 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) | 8px | 7px 14px 7px 14px | 500 16px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary focus: outline `2px solid rgb(24, 99, 220)`
- secondary hover: box-shadow `rgba(253, 54, 110, 0.32) 0px 0px 32px 0px`

## Shadows (elevation)
- card: `rgba(172, 171, 171, 0.3) 0px -1px 10px 0px`

## Motion
- durations: 150ms (dominant) · 300ms · 500ms
- easings: `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)` (dominant) · `ease-in-out`
- animated properties: opacity, color, background-color, border-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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--color-accent-darker` | `#ca2b58` |
| `--color-offset` | `#00000014` |
| `--color-white` | `#fff` |
| `--color-black` | `#000` |
| `--color-mint-500` | `hsl(calc(177 + 1)54% 69%)` |
| `--color-purple-500` | `hsl(calc(249 - 1)99% 70%)` |
| `--color-blue-500` | `hsl(calc(217 - 1)99% 70%)` |
| `--color-green-700` | `#0a714f` |
| `--transition` | `.2s` |
| `--animate-enter-from-right` | `enter-from-right .2s ease` |
| `--animate-enter-from-left` | `enter-from-left .2s ease` |
| `--animate-fade-in` | `fade-in .5s ease-in-out both` |

_…and 86 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1200px · common grid: 2-col
- nav: 73px sticky · backdrop blur(10px) · border-bottom 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 997 | 2 | — | 64/16 | 58/42 |
| 1239 | 459 | 6 | 48 | 96/96 | — |
| 1721 | 1884 | 2 | 32 | 80/80 | 82/18 |
| 3809 | 1125 | 2 | — | 0/64 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `div.animate-lighting`×2 @0ms → `span.bg-linear-145` @0ms → `button.border-smooth`×14 @0ms → `` @69ms → `div.cursor`×2 @69ms → `div.border-smooth`×2 @69ms
- `div.animate-lighting` ×2 — opacity 0→1 — 1250ms ease-out
- `?` — transform rotateX(-10deg) scale(0.9)→rotateX(0deg) scale(1) — 200ms ease-out
- `span.bg-linear-145` — opacity 0→1 — 500ms ease-in-out
- `button.border-smooth` ×11 — opacity 0→1 — 500ms ease-in-out
- `img.block` — opacity 0→1 — 500ms ease-in-out
- `span.text-title` — opacity 0→1 — 500ms ease-in-out
- stagger: `button` ×3 — 75ms apart
- scroll reveal: 11 elements rest at opacity 0, translateY(-15px), animate in over 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) (1 revealed during the drive).
- overlay dialog (auto-opened): panel #232325 · r 6px

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

## Components (measured)
- input: h 34px · r 8px · border 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) · bg #19191C · placeholder #FFFFFF
  - focus ring: `1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)` — this exact construction, don't invent your own
- link: #E4E4E7 · no underline
- disabled: bg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) · text #ACACAF

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 352px · 425px · 440px · 576px · 640px · 768px
- mobile (390px): hero 32px · 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.

An automated reading of Appwrite's publicly-visible CSS (colors, fonts, spacing, motion) — not affiliated with appwrite.io. No screenshots stored. Removal requests: hello@mozaika.design.