Milanote — decoded design system

milanote.com · dark · modern · tailwind · deep decode — measured live

Milanote'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

Milanote's decoded design system: background #303B4B, text #ECECEE, accent #F4511C, link #A2A7AF, primary #F4511C; type scale h1 64px / h2 40px / body 16px; 8px spacing base; 0px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #F4511C — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #F4511C — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• primary, accent, button_bg are all #F4511C — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent #F4511C — 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.
• link #A2A7AF — reads as a neutral UI color, not a link accent — verify against the reference (action = #F4511C).
• secondary #46505F — 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
• h1: 64px
• h2: 40px
• body: 16px

Spacing

• base unit: 8px
• scale: 2px, 6px, 8px, 10px, 11px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 20px, 24px

Radii

• base: 0px
• button: 6px

Shadows (elevation)

• card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 5px 10px 0px
• overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 16px 56px 4px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 2px 10px 0px

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 100ms (dominant) with linear.

• durations: 100ms · 200ms · 150ms
• easings: linear · ease
• animated properties: opacity, box-shadow, background-color, color

Native design tokens

…and 110 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

• primary hover: background #FF6600
• primary focus: outline 1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)

Layout (measured)

• container max-width: 893px
• nav: 84px sticky

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: div.otFlat → div.otFlat

Responsive (measured)

• breakpoints: 400px · 550px · 600px · 768px · 801px · 1025px
• mobile (390px): hero 40px · nav inline

Install it

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

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

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

Export: DESIGN.md

# Milanote — Design System

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

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#303B4B` |
| surface | `#3B4554` |
| border | `#4C5563` |
| text | `#ECECEE` |
| text_muted | `#A4A8B0` |
| primary | `#F4511C` |
| accent | `#F4511C` |
| link | `#A2A7AF` |
| secondary | `#46505F` |
| button_bg | `#F4511C` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#F4511C` — 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`, `button_bg` are all `#F4511C` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#F4511C` — 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.
- **link** `#A2A7AF` — reads as a neutral UI color, not a link accent — verify against the reference (action = #F4511C).
- **secondary** `#46505F` — 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): `#303B4B` 52.5% · `#FFFFFF` 33.1% · `#C4D3CD` 7.6% · `#634F4F` 5%

## Typography

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

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 64px / 600 · lh 85px · tracking -0.03px |
| h2 | 40px / 700 · lh 53px · tracking -0.03px |
| h3 | 28px / 400 · lh 35px · tracking -0.03px |
| body | 16px / 400 · lh 24px · tracking -0.01px |

- Weight ladder: 400 · 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, 6px, 8px, 10px, 11px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 20px, 24px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 59px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 0px
- button: 6px
- card: 4px
- pill: 9999px
- sharp: 2px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#F4511C` / `#FFFFFF` | none | 6px | 10px 16px 10px 16px | 700 16px / -0.01px | none |
| secondary | `#323B4A` / `#FFFFFF` | 1px solid rgb(50, 59, 74) | 3px | 10px 20px 11px 20px | 400 16px / 0.16px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: background `#FF6600`
- primary focus: outline `1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)`
- transition: `background 0.2s ease`

## Shadows (elevation)
- card: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 5px 10px 0px`
- overlay: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 16px 56px 4px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 2px 10px 0px`

## Motion
- durations: 100ms (dominant) · 200ms · 150ms
- easings: `linear` (dominant) · `ease`
- animated properties: opacity, box-shadow, background-color, 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-utility-canvas-yellow` | `rgb(240 238 223)` |
| `--color-gray-dark-mode-800` | `rgb(51 51 51)` |
| `--color-bg-brand-solid` | `rgb(244 81 28)` |
| `--color-canvas-dark-mode-blue` | `rgb(38 35 42)` |
| `--color-utility-highlight-100` | `rgb(255 251 204)` |
| `--color-canvas-dark-mode-green` | `rgb(39 36 31)` |
| `--color-avatar-purple` | `rgb(186 154 243)` |
| `--color-bg-user-primary` | `rgb(244 247 254)` |
| `--color-utility-error-500` | `rgb(245 41 41)` |
| `--color-brand-600` | `rgb(244 81 28)` |
| `--color-shadow-3xl-01` | `rgb(27 37 54 / 0.14)` |
| `--color-element-text-orange` | `rgb(255 206 38)` |

_…and 108 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 893px
- nav: 84px sticky · bg #303B4B

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 919 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 1003 | 1053 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2055 | 1053 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 3108 | 1053 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 4160 | 1053 | — | — | 0/0 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `div.otFlat` @0ms → `div.otFlat` @0ms
- `div.otFlat` — opacity 0→1 — 150ms
- `div.otFlat` — transform translateY(40px)→translateY(0px) — 150ms ease-out

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

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 400px · 550px · 600px · 768px · 801px · 1025px
- mobile (390px): hero 40px · 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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