Descript — decoded design system

Name: Descript design system (live decode)
Creator: Mozaika
Keywords: design system, design tokens, Descript, descript.com, light, tailwind

descript.com · light · modern · tailwind · deep decode — measured live

Descript'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

Descript's decoded design system: background #FFF7FA, text #1A1A1A, accent #F73B3B, link #D1C7CB, primary #390A1A; type scale h1 72px / h2 56px / body 18px; 8px spacing base; 8px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #772A4D — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Role	Value
bg	`#FFF7FA`
surface	`#F1E9EC`
border	`#DCD5D8`
text	`#1A1A1A`
text_muted	`#716D6F`
primary	`#390A1A`
accent	`#F73B3B`
link	`#D1C7CB`
secondary	`#3F2A32`
button_bg	`#772A4D`
button_text	`#FFFFFF`

Using these colors

Action color #772A4D — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
accent #F73B3B — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
primary #390A1A — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #772A4D, not this.
link #D1C7CB — fails contrast on the background (~1.6:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
secondary #3F2A32 — 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: Gamuth Display
Body: Booton
h1: 72px
h2: 56px
body: 18px

Spacing

base unit: 8px
scale: 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 30px, 32px, 40px, 48px

Radii

base: 8px
button: 12px

Shadow

rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 2px 4px 0px

Shadows (elevation)

subtle: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 3px 3px 0px
card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 2px 4px 0px

Motion

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

durations: 150ms · 200ms · 500ms
easings: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) · linear
animated properties: color, background-color, border-color, text-decoration-color

Native design tokens

Token	Value
`--Red-0`	`#fff8f4`
`--Red-50`	`#ffe8db`
`--Red-100`	`#ffd6c5`
`--Red-200`	`#ffb297`
`--Red-300`	`#ff8969`
`--Red-400`	`#ff5340`
`--Red-450`	`#f73b3b`
`--Red-500`	`#e62324`
`--Red-600`	`#b81b1e`
`--Red-700`	`#8f0c10`

…and 65 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

primary hover: background #5B142E
primary focus: outline 1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)

Layout (measured)

container max-width: 652px
nav: 102px fixed, backdrop blur(16px)
common grid: 2 columns

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: ul.flex×5 → div.wistia_swatch×12

Responsive (measured)

breakpoints: 475px · 640px · 768px · 1024px · 1280px · 1536px
mobile (390px): hero 56px · nav hamburger

Install it

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

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

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

Export: DESIGN.md

# Descript — Design System

> light, modern, high, tailwind — deep decode (measured live)

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFF7FA` |
| surface | `#F1E9EC` |
| border | `#DCD5D8` |
| text | `#1A1A1A` |
| text_muted | `#716D6F` |
| primary | `#390A1A` |
| accent | `#F73B3B` |
| link | `#D1C7CB` |
| secondary | `#3F2A32` |
| button_bg | `#772A4D` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#772A4D` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- **accent** `#F73B3B` — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
- **primary** `#390A1A` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #772A4D, not this.
- **link** `#D1C7CB` — fails contrast on the background (~1.6:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
- **secondary** `#3F2A32` — 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): `#390A1A` 69.7% · `#583F4A` 13.6% · `#772841` 7.2% · `#AD9FA1` 5.2% — the action color covers ~7.2% of the page; keep it that scarce.

## Typography

- Heading: **Gamuth Display** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Booton** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 72px / 400 · lh 72px · tracking -1.44px |
| h2 | 56px / 700 · lh 62px |
| h3 | 40px / 700 · lh 44px |
| body | 18px / 400 · lh 25px |
| small | 16px / 600 · lh 24px |
| eyebrow | 18px / 400 · tracking 0.72px |

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

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

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 30px, 32px, 40px, 48px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 104px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 8px
- button: 12px
- card: 8px
- pill: 9999px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#772A4D` / `#FFFFFF` | none | 12px | 16px 24px 16px 24px | 600 16px | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 2px 4px 0px |
| secondary | `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)` / `#FFF7FA` | none | 4px | 4px 8px 4px 8px | 600 16px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: background `#5B142E`
- primary focus: outline `1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)`
- secondary hover: background `#772A4D` · color `#FFF7FD`

## Shadows (elevation)
- subtle: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 3px 3px 0px`
- card: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 2px 4px 0px`
- button: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 2px 4px 0px`

## Motion
- durations: 150ms (dominant) · 200ms · 500ms
- easings: `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)` (dominant) · `linear`
- animated properties: color, background-color, border-color, text-decoration-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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--Red-0` | `#fff8f4` |
| `--Red-50` | `#ffe8db` |
| `--Red-100` | `#ffd6c5` |
| `--Red-200` | `#ffb297` |
| `--Red-300` | `#ff8969` |
| `--Red-400` | `#ff5340` |
| `--Red-450` | `#f73b3b` |
| `--Red-500` | `#e62324` |
| `--Red-600` | `#b81b1e` |
| `--Red-700` | `#8f0c10` |
| `--Red-750` | `#7a080b` |
| `--Red-800` | `#660607` |

_…and 63 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 652px · common grid: 2-col
- nav: 102px fixed · backdrop blur(16px) · bg #583F4A

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 698 | 2 | 72 | 120/120 | — |
| 820 | 225 | 3 | 96 | 48/48 | — |
| 1045 | 384 | 3 | 24 | 32/104 | — |
| 1429 | 938 | 2 | 72 | 100/100 | 40/60 |
| 2366 | 777 | 5 | — | 87/104 | — |
| 3143 | 1008 | 2 | — | 80/120 | 39/61 |
| 4151 | 1109 | — | — | 104/104 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `ul.flex`×5 @0ms → `div.wistia_swatch`×12 @632ms

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

## Components (measured)
- card ×3: pad 32px 32px 32px 32px · r 8px · bg #190308
  - hover: font-weight `400` · letter-spacing `normal`
- link: #FFF7FD · no underline

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 475px · 640px · 768px · 1024px · 1280px · 1536px
- mobile (390px): hero 56px · body 15px · 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 Descript's publicly-visible CSS (colors, fonts, spacing, motion) — not affiliated with descript.com. No screenshots stored. Removal requests: hello@mozaika.design.