Kayak Mobile — decoded design system

kayak.com · light · consumer · deep decode — measured live

Kayak Mobile'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

Kayak Mobile's decoded design system: background #333638, text #000000, accent #FFC470, link #FFC470, primary #FFC470; type scale h1 34px / h2 22px / body 17px; 8px spacing base; 12px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #FFC470 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #FFC470 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• primary, accent, link, button_bg are all #FFC470 — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent #FFC470 — 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.

Typography

• h1: 34px
• h2: 22px
• body: 17px

Spacing

• base unit: 8px
• scale: 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 48px, 64px

Radii

• base: 12px
• button: 12px

Responsive (measured)

• mobile (390px): hero 24px · nav inline

Install it

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

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

Or as a Meta Astryx theme — a ready defineTheme file with the measured hover/press states baked in:

curl -o src/themes/kayak.theme.ts https://mozaika.design/api/astryx/decode/kayak.com.ts

registry item · astryx theme · or query it over MCP: get_design_system("Kayak Mobile")

Export: DESIGN.md

# Kayak Mobile — Design System

> light, consumer, high — deep decode (measured live)

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#333638` |
| surface | `#2F3234` |
| border | `#2B2D2F` |
| text | `#000000` |
| text_muted | `#131415` |
| primary | `#FFC470` |
| accent | `#FFC470` |
| link | `#FFC470` |
| button_bg | `#FFC470` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#FFC470` — 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 `#FFC470` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#FFC470` — 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.
- **Page coverage** (full-page screenshot pixels): `#21272B` 72.8% · `#323537` 11.1% · `#111A20` 10.8% · `#A58773` 5.2%

## Typography

- h1: 34px
- h2: 22px
- body: 17px

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px
- scale: 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 48px, 64px

## Radius
- base: 12px
- button: 12px

## Primary button
- bg `#FFC470` · text `#FFFFFF` · radius 12px

## Responsive (measured)
- mobile (390px): hero 24px · 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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> **Decoded with Mozaika** — measured live, not guessed. Full decoded design system + one-command install: mozaika.design/decode/kayak.com

Is this spec still current?

Kayak Mobile is re-measured from its live DOM every night — 16 measurements on record so far. The dated verdict (held, changed, or never settles) is on its drift ledger.

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