Readymag — decoded design system

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Readymag'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

Readymag's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #282828, accent #EC520B, link #FFFFFF, primary #0000EE; type scale h1 80px / h2 40px / body 14px; 4px spacing base; 16px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #EC520B — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #EC520B — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• accent, button_bg are all #EC520B — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent #EC520B — 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 #EC520B, not this.
• link #FFFFFF — fails contrast on the background (~1.0:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
• secondary #FF6600 — 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: Readymag custom
• Body: Readymag custom
• h1: 80px
• h2: 40px
• body: 14px

Spacing

• base unit: 4px
• scale: 6px, 8px, 14px, 15px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 27px, 36px, 58px

Radii

• base: 16px
• button: 200px

Motion

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

• durations: 200ms · 500ms · 100ms
• easings: ease
• animated properties: opacity, filter, transform, top

Native design tokens

Button states (measured)

• primary hover: background #282828

Layout (measured)

• container max-width: 1210px

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: div.animation-container×4

Scroll reveal: 12 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 30000ms.

Themes

dark counterpart: background #000000, text #282828.

Responsive (measured)

• breakpoints: 601px · 1280px · 1510px
• 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/readymag.com

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

Export: DESIGN.md

# Readymag — Design System

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

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F2F2F2` |
| border | `#DEDEDE` |
| text | `#282828` |
| text_muted | `#797979` |
| primary | `#0000EE` |
| accent | `#EC520B` |
| link | `#FFFFFF` |
| secondary | `#FF6600` |
| button_bg | `#EC520B` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#EC520B` — 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 `#EC520B` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#EC520B` — 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 #EC520B, not this.
- **link** `#FFFFFF` — fails contrast on the background (~1.0:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
- **secondary** `#FF6600` — 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` 46.9% · `#131A1D` 12.8% · `#7B3C38` 10.8% · `#B3C3C7` 9.8%

## Typography

- Heading: **Readymag custom** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Readymag custom** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 80px / 400 · lh 40px · tracking -4.2px |
| h2 | 40px / 400 · lh 40px · tracking -2px |
| h3 | 30px / 400 · lh 30px · tracking -0.8px |
| body | 14px / 400 · lh 20px · tracking -0.2px |
| small | 12px / 500 · lh 12px · tracking -0.08px |

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

> **Fonts —** Readymag custom may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts).

## Spacing
- base unit: 4px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 6px, 8px, 14px, 15px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 27px, 36px, 58px — snap all gaps/padding to these

## Radius
- base: 16px
- button: 200px
- card: 12px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#EC520B` / `#FFFFFF` | none | 200px | 0px 24px 0px 24px | 400 | none |
| secondary | `#FFFFFF` / `#0000EE` | none | 102px | — | — | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: background `#282828`

## Motion
- durations: 200ms (dominant) · 500ms · 100ms
- easings: `ease` (dominant)
- animated properties: opacity, filter, transform, top

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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--min-desktop-width` | `769px` |

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1210px

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 900 | — | — | 0/0 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `div.animation-container`×4 @0ms
- `div.animation-container` — opacity 1→1 — 30000ms · loops
- scroll reveal: 12 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 30000ms (6 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 — hover #EC520B

## Themes (both measured)
- dark counterpart: bg `#000000` · text `#282828`

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 601px · 1280px · 1510px
- 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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