Census — decoded design system

getcensus.com · light · professional · custom · deep decode — measured live

Census'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

Census's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #222222, accent #306BEA, link #306BEA, primary #306BEA; type scale h1 44px / h2 36px / body 16px; 8px spacing base; 4px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #306BEA — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #306BEA — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• primary, accent, link, button_bg are all #306BEA — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent #306BEA — 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.
• secondary #001525 — 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: Inter
• Body: Inter
• Mono: Jetbrainsmono
• h1: 44px
• h2: 36px
• body: 16px

Spacing

• base unit: 8px
• scale: 2px, 7px, 8px, 10px, 11px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 21px, 24px

Radii

• base: 4px
• button: 4px

Shadows (elevation)

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

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 200ms (dominant) with ease.

• durations: 200ms · 100ms · 500ms
• easings: ease · linear
• animated properties: color, opacity, transform, background-color

Native design tokens

…and 51 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

• primary hover: border 1px solid rgb(46, 84, 182) · background #2E54B6
• primary focus: outline 1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)

Layout (measured)

• container max-width: 1240px
• nav: 72px relative
• common grid: 12 columns

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: a.nav__cta → a.nav__cta → a.button__primary×3 → a.button__primary×3 → a.button__arrow×13 → a.button__arrow×13

Scroll reveal: 6 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 0.2s ease.

Overlay recipe (measured)

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

Responsive (measured)

• breakpoints: 479px · 749px · 768px · 991px
• mobile (390px): hero 36px · nav hamburger

Install it

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

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

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

Export: DESIGN.md

# Census — Design System

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

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F1F1F1` |
| border | `#DDDDDD` |
| text | `#222222` |
| text_muted | `#757575` |
| primary | `#306BEA` |
| accent | `#306BEA` |
| link | `#306BEA` |
| secondary | `#001525` |
| button_bg | `#306BEA` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#306BEA` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `primary`, `accent`, `link`, `button_bg` are all `#306BEA` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#306BEA` — 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.
- **secondary** `#001525` — 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): `#FFFFFF` 66.5% · `#081623` 10.2% · `#396BD9` 6.4% · `#A49F9E` 5.9%

## Typography

- Heading: **Inter**
- Body: **Inter**
- Mono: **Jetbrainsmono** _(measured)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 44px / 700 · lh 52px · tracking 0.16px |
| h2 | 36px / 700 · lh 44px · tracking 0.16px |
| h3 | 28px / 700 · lh 36px · tracking -0.19px |
| body | 16px / 600 · lh 24px · tracking -0.19px |
| small | 14px / 500 · lh 20px · tracking 1px |
| eyebrow | 14px / 500 · tracking 1px |

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

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

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 2px, 7px, 8px, 10px, 11px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 21px, 24px — snap all gaps/padding to these

## Radius
- base: 4px
- button: 4px
- card: 4px
- sharp: 3px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#306BEA` / `#FFFFFF` | 1px solid rgb(48, 107, 234) | 4px | 8px 16px 8px 16px | 600 16px / -0.19px | none |
| secondary | `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)` / `#222222` | 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) | 4px | 7px 7px 7px 7px | 600 14px / -0.19px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: border `1px solid rgb(46, 84, 182)` · background `#2E54B6`
- primary focus: outline `1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)`
- secondary hover: border `1px solid rgb(198, 221, 255)` · background `#C6DDFF`
- transition: `all 0.2s ease`

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

## Motion
- durations: 200ms (dominant) · 100ms · 500ms
- easings: `ease` (dominant) · `linear`
- animated properties: color, opacity, transform, background-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--blue-60` | `#306bea` |
| `--color--grey-90` | `#222` |
| `--color--grey-30` | `#d0d3d9` |
| `--color--blue-100` | `#001525` |
| `--color--grey-10` | `#edeff2` |
| `--color--blue-10` | `#c6ddff` |
| `--color--blue-70` | `#2e60cf` |
| `--color--gradient-blue` | `#007fff` |
| `--color--gradient-violet` | `#bd50ff` |
| `--color--grey-80` | `#313233` |
| `--color--grey-70` | `#494a4c` |
| `--color--blue-30` | `#85b4ff` |

_…and 49 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1240px · common grid: 12-col
- nav: 72px relative · bg #FFFFFF

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 856 | 12 | 20 | 0/0 | — |
| 928 | 556 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 1484 | 942 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2426 | 488 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2914 | 765 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 3679 | 504 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 4183 | 1009 | — | — | 0/0 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `a.nav__cta` @0ms → `a.nav__cta` @0ms → `a.button__primary`×3 @0ms → `a.button__primary`×3 @0ms → `a.button__arrow`×13 @0ms → `a.button__arrow`×13 @0ms
- scroll reveal: 6 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 0.2s ease (0 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)
- link: #FFFFFF · no underline

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 479px · 749px · 768px · 991px
- mobile (390px): hero 36px · 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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