dbt — decoded design system

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

dbt'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

dbt's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #030711, accent #FE6703, link #FFF7E6, primary #FFAE00; type scale h1 64px / h2 48px / body 16px; 8px spacing base; 0px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #FE6703 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #FE6703 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• accent, button_bg are all #FE6703 — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent #FE6703 — 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 #FFAE00 — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #FE6703, not this.
• link #FFF7E6 — fails contrast on the background (~1.1:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
• secondary #FF8C00 — 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 Neue
• Body: Helvetica Neue
• Mono: ibm-plex-mono
• h1: 64px
• h2: 48px
• body: 16px

Spacing

• base unit: 8px
• scale: 4px, 8px, 10px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 29px, 32px, 40px

Radii

• base: 0px
• button: 12px

Shadows (elevation)

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

Motion

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

• durations: 150ms · 400ms · 300ms
• easings: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) · cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1)
• animated properties: opacity, color, background-color, border-color

Native design tokens

…and 79 more measured on the page.

Layout (measured)

• container max-width: 1250px
• nav: 91px sticky

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: div.justify-center → div.relative×2 → div.lg:order-none×3 → div.animate-scroll-fade-up → span.animate-scroll-fade-up×3 → div.md:order-none

Scroll reveal: 10 elements rest at opacity 0, translateY(20px), animate in over 400ms.

Stagger: div ×24 — 100ms apart.

Stagger: span ×14 — 100ms apart.

Responsive (measured)

• breakpoints: 425px · 550px · 600px · 640px · 768px · 896px
• mobile (390px): hero 48px · nav inline

Install it

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

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

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

Export: DESIGN.md

# dbt — Design System

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

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#EFF0F0` |
| border | `#D9D9DB` |
| text | `#030711` |
| text_muted | `#62656B` |
| primary | `#FFAE00` |
| accent | `#FE6703` |
| link | `#FFF7E6` |
| secondary | `#FF8C00` |
| button_bg | `#FE6703` |
| button_text | `#030711` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#FE6703` — 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 `#FE6703` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#FE6703` — 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** `#FFAE00` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #FE6703, not this.
- **link** `#FFF7E6` — fails contrast on the background (~1.1:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
- **secondary** `#FF8C00` — 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` 62% · `#6932E6` 11.4% · `#0D0F1F` 9% · `#3E5FED` 5.9%

## Typography

- Heading: **Helvetica Neue**
- Body: **Helvetica Neue**
- Mono: **ibm-plex-mono** _(measured)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 64px / 600 · lh 77px |
| h2 | 48px / 600 · lh 58px |
| h3 | 32px / 600 · lh 38px |
| body | 16px / 500 · lh 24px |
| small | 14px / 500 · lh 20px |

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

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

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 4px, 8px, 10px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 29px, 32px, 40px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 64px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 0px
- button: 12px
- card: 12px
- sharp: 2px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#FE6703` / `#030711` | none | 12px | 8px 16px 8px 16px | 500 16px | none |
| secondary | `transparent` / `#FFFFFF` | none | 12px | — | — | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- transition: `color 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`

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

## Motion
- durations: 150ms (dominant) · 400ms · 300ms
- easings: `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)` (dominant) · `cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1)`
- 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-transform-orange-600` | `#fe6703` |
| `--color-coalesce-purple-900` | `#3d189a` |
| `--color-terminal-black-600` | `#4a5565` |
| `--color-terminal-black-700` | `#364153` |
| `--color-terminal-black-900` | `#101828` |
| `--color-yellow-400` | `#ffcc25` |
| `--color-terminal-black-500` | `#6a7282` |
| `--color-terminal-black-200` | `#e5e7eb` |
| `--color-terminal-black-950` | `#030711` |
| `--color-terminal-black-800` | `#1e2939` |
| `--color-white` | `#fff` |
| `--color-transform-orange-500` | `#fe8331` |

_…and 77 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1250px
- nav: 91px sticky · border-bottom 1px solid rgb(229, 231, 235) · bg #FFFFFF

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1160 | 200 | — | — | 64/64 | — |
| 1360 | 285 | — | — | 40/40 | — |
| 1645 | 243 | — | — | 64/64 | — |
| 1888 | 553 | — | — | 0/64 | — |
| 2441 | 591 | — | — | 0/64 | — |
| 3032 | 591 | — | — | 0/64 | — |
| 3623 | 414 | — | — | 64/64 | — |
| 4037 | 819 | — | — | 64/64 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `div.justify-center` @0ms → `div.relative`×2 @1ms → ``×3 @1ms → `div.animate-scroll-fade-up` @1ms → `span.animate-scroll-fade-up`×3 @1ms → `` @1ms
- `div.relative` ×2 — opacity 0→1 · transform translateY(20px)→translateY(0px) — 400ms cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1)
- `?` ×6 — opacity 0→1 · transform translateY(20px)→translateY(0px) — 400ms cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1)
- `div.animate-scroll-fade-up` ×2 — opacity 0→1 · transform translateY(20px)→translateY(0px) — 400ms cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1)
- `span.animate-scroll-fade-up` ×5 — opacity 0→1 · transform translateY(20px)→translateY(0px) — 400ms cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1)
- `?` — opacity 0→1 · transform translateY(20px)→translateY(0px) — 400ms cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1)
- `span.text-accent-primary` — opacity 0→1 · transform translateY(20px)→translateY(0px) — 400ms cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1)
- stagger: `div` ×24 — 100ms apart
- stagger: `span` ×14 — 100ms apart
- scroll reveal: 10 elements rest at opacity 0, translateY(20px), animate in over 400ms (10 revealed during the drive).

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

## Components (measured)
- card ×3: pad 40px 40px 40px 40px · r 16px · border 1px solid rgb(229, 231, 235) · bg oklab(0.999994 0.0000455678 0.0000200868 / 0.9)
  - hover: font-weight `400` · letter-spacing `normal`
- link: #030711 · no underline

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 425px · 550px · 600px · 640px · 768px · 896px
- mobile (390px): hero 48px · body 16px · 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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