Public — decoded design system

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Public'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

Public's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #000000, accent #000000, link #0027B3, primary #0000EE; type scale h1 80px / h2 52px / body 12px; 8px spacing base; 6px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #000000 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #000000 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• accent, button_bg are all #000000 — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent #000000 — 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 #0000EE — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #000000, not this.
• link #0027B3 — inline text links and link-styled controls.
• secondary #516880 — 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: Invest Pro
• Body: Inter
• h1: 80px
• h2: 52px
• body: 12px

Spacing

• base unit: 8px
• scale: 2px, 3px, 4px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 40px

Radii

• base: 6px
• button: 9999px

Shadows (elevation)

• card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 1px 10px 0px
• overlay: rgba(255, 196, 250, 0.25) 8px -8px 20px 0px, rgba(56, 205, 255, 0.25) -8px 8px 30px 0px

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 100ms (dominant) with ease-in-out.

• durations: 100ms · 300ms · 200ms
• easings: ease-in-out · ease-out
• animated properties: background, background-position, transform, -webkit-transform

Native design tokens

…and 39 more measured on the page.

Layout (measured)

• container max-width: 640px
• nav: 42px
• common grid: 3 columns

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: div.glowing-wrapper-glow×3 → div.glowing-wrapper-mask×3 → div.glowing-wrapper-borders×3 → button.frm_button_submit → img.attachment-thumbnail

Scroll reveal: 6 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 3000ms.

Responsive (measured)

• breakpoints: 640px · 720px · 992px · 1000px · 1200px · 1280px
• mobile (390px): hero 32px · nav inline

Install it

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

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

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

Export: DESIGN.md

# Public — Design System

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

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#EFEFEF` |
| border | `#D8D8D8` |
| text | `#000000` |
| text_muted | `#606060` |
| primary | `#0000EE` |
| accent | `#000000` |
| link | `#0027B3` |
| secondary | `#516880` |
| button_bg | `#000000` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#000000` — 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 `#000000` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#000000` — 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** `#0000EE` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #000000, not this.
- **link** `#0027B3` — inline text links and link-styled controls.
- **secondary** `#516880` — 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` 95.3% · `#000000` 1.5% · `#E5E5E5` 0.7% · `#A0A0A1` 0.7% — the action color covers ~1.5% of the page; keep it that scarce.

## Typography

- Heading: **Invest Pro** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Inter**

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 80px / 300 · lh 80px |
| h2 | 52px / 300 · lh 58px |
| h3 | 48px / 300 · lh 54px |
| body | 12px / 400 · lh 18px |
| small | 11px / 400 · lh 17px |

- Weight ladder: 300 · 400 · 500 — use these exact measured weights, not the 400/600 defaults.

> **Fonts —** Invest Pro may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). Inter — free, on Google.

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 2px, 3px, 4px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 40px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 112px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 6px
- button: 9999px
- card: 100px
- pill: 9999px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#000000` / `#FFFFFF` | 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255) | 9999px | 0px 16px 0px 16px | 400 14px | none |
| secondary | `#FFFFFF` / `#000000` | 1px solid rgb(220, 226, 234) | 9999px | 0px 16px 0px 16px | 400 14px | none |

## Shadows (elevation)
- card: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 1px 10px 0px`
- overlay: `rgba(255, 196, 250, 0.25) 8px -8px 20px 0px, rgba(56, 205, 255, 0.25) -8px 8px 30px 0px`

## Motion
- durations: 100ms (dominant) · 300ms · 200ms
- easings: `ease-in-out` (dominant) · `ease-out`
- animated properties: background, background-position, transform, -webkit-transform

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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--white` | `#fff` |
| `--dark-001` | `#000` |
| `--dark-002` | `#1b2128` |
| `--dark-003` | `#161a20` |
| `--dark-004` | `#2b3746` |
| `--grey-001` | `#516880` |
| `--grey-002` | `#d4d9df` |
| `--grey-003` | `#f1f4f7` |
| `--grey-004` | `#f6f8f9` |
| `--blue-brand` | `#00379a` |
| `--blue-light-001` | `#4d74ff` |
| `--blue-light-002` | `#99afff` |

_…and 37 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 640px · common grid: 3-col
- nav: 42px

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1039 | — | — | 160/0 | — |
| 1039 | 561 | — | — | 112/92 | — |
| 1600 | 2612 | 6 | 24 | 112/112 | 25/12/12/25/12/12 |
| 4212 | 942 | 3 | — | 96/96 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `div.glowing-wrapper-glow`×3 @0ms → `div.glowing-wrapper-mask`×3 @0ms → `div.glowing-wrapper-borders`×3 @0ms → `button.frm_button_submit` @547ms → `img.attachment-thumbnail` @1744ms
- `img.attachment-thumbnail` — transform scale(1)→scale(1) — 1500ms ease (delay 1500ms)
- `div.glowing-wrapper-glow` ×2 — transform rotate(0deg)→rotate(360deg) — 3000ms · loops
- `div.glowing-wrapper-mask` ×2 — transform rotate(0deg)→rotate(360deg) — 3000ms · loops
- `div.glowing-wrapper-borders` ×2 — transform translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg)→translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(360deg) — 3000ms · loops
- scroll reveal: 6 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 3000ms (0 revealed during the drive).

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

## Components (measured)
- link: #000000 · no underline

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 640px · 720px · 992px · 1000px · 1200px · 1280px
- mobile (390px): hero 32px · 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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