Superhuman — decoded design system

superhuman.com · light · modern · custom · deep decode — measured live

Superhuman'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

Superhuman's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #292827, accent #D4C7FF, link #D4C7FF, primary #714CB6; type scale h1 64px / h2 49px / body 14px; 4px spacing base; 0px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #714CB6 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Using these colors

• Action color #714CB6 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
• primary, button_bg are all #714CB6 — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent, link are all #D4C7FF — one role, not several (the action color).
• accent #D4C7FF — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
• secondary #0C4243 — 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: Super Sans VF
• Body: Super Sans VF
• h1: 64px
• h2: 49px
• body: 14px

Spacing

• base unit: 4px
• scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 26px, 32px

Radii

• base: 0px
• button: 8px

Shadows (elevation)

• subtle: color(srgb 0.0784314 0.0784314 0.0745098 / 0.08) 0px 1px 2px 0px
• card: color(srgb 0.0784314 0.0784314 0.0745098 / 0.24) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgb(53, 48, 136) 0px 0px 0px 1px

Motion

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

• durations: 200ms · 300ms · 500ms
• easings: ease · ease-in-out
• animated properties: color, translate, rotate, background-color

Native design tokens

…and 110 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

• primary hover: background #BEA1F5
• primary focus: background #D4C7FF · outline 2px solid rgb(59, 150, 255)

Layout (measured)

• container max-width: 1440px
• nav: 67px sticky, backdrop blur(12px)
• common grid: 2 columns

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: span.hero-button_iconContaine → h1.text_text__RO8_0×2 → figure.full-bleed → div.hero-card_card__SIZev×7 → picture.asset-grid_asset__ti5n_×10 → video.hero-background-video_vi

Stagger: div ×7 — 100ms apart.

Overlay recipe (measured)

dropdown panel: #FFFFFF · radius 16px

Responsive (measured)

• breakpoints: 640px · 1080px · 1280px · 1440px
• mobile (390px): hero 32px · nav hamburger

Install it

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

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

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

Export: DESIGN.md

# Superhuman — Design System

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

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F2F2F2` |
| border | `#DEDEDE` |
| text | `#292827` |
| text_muted | `#7A7979` |
| primary | `#714CB6` |
| accent | `#D4C7FF` |
| link | `#D4C7FF` |
| secondary | `#0C4243` |
| button_bg | `#714CB6` |
| button_text | `#292827` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#714CB6` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `primary`, `button_bg` are all `#714CB6` — one role, not several (your action color).
- `accent`, `link` are all `#D4C7FF` — one role, not several.
- **accent** `#D4C7FF` — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
- **secondary** `#0C4243` — 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): `#F6F5F1` 79.8% · `#E3E4E7` 11.8% · `#8992A9` 8.3%

## Typography

- Heading: **Super Sans VF** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Super Sans VF** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 64px / 540 · lh 61px |
| h2 | 49px / 460 · lh 59px · tracking -1.35px |
| h3 | 48px / 460 · lh 46px |
| body | 14px / 460 · lh 21px |
| small | 12px / 700 · lh 18px |

- Weight ladder: 460 · 500 · 540 · 600 · 700 — use these exact measured weights, not the 400/600 defaults.

> **Fonts —** Super Sans VF may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts).

## Spacing
- base unit: 4px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 26px, 32px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 40px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 0px
- button: 8px
- card: 16px
- pill: 9999px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#714CB6` / `#292827` | none | 8px | 6px 16px 6px 16px | 600 14px | none |
| secondary | `rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)` / `#714CB6` | none | 12px | 6px 20px 6px 20px | 600 16px | rgb(113, 76, 182) 0px 0px 0px 1px inset |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: background `#BEA1F5`
- primary focus: background `#D4C7FF` · outline `2px solid rgb(59, 150, 255)`
- secondary hover: box-shadow `rgb(83, 49, 146) 0px 0px 0px 2px inset` · color `#533192`
- transition: `background-color 0.2s ease-in-out`

## Shadows (elevation)
- subtle: `color(srgb 0.0784314 0.0784314 0.0745098 / 0.08) 0px 1px 2px 0px`
- card: `color(srgb 0.0784314 0.0784314 0.0745098 / 0.24) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgb(53, 48, 136) 0px 0px 0px 1px`

## Motion
- durations: 200ms (dominant) · 300ms · 500ms
- easings: `ease` (dominant) · `ease-in-out`
- animated properties: color, translate, rotate, background-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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--red-60` | `#cd0037` |
| `--mulberry-80` | `#792d4b` |
| `--sky-30` | `#b2cffe` |
| `--green-60` | `#148072` |
| `--neutral-100` | `#141413` |
| `--blue-100` | `#16293d` |
| `--neutral-40` | `#8d8a86` |
| `--red-80` | `#9f182d` |
| `--gold-pro-80` | `#bd5200` |
| `--orange-80` | `#a64500` |
| `--yellow-30` | `#f9d255` |
| `--neutral-90` | `#292827` |

_…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 1440px · common grid: 2-col
- nav: 67px sticky · backdrop blur(12px) · border-bottom 1px solid color(srgb 0.988235 0.980392 0.968627 / 0.0306224) · bg color(srgb 1 1 1 / 0.153112)

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 931 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 1594 | 2855 | 2 | — | 36/36 | — |
| 2334 | 669 | 2 | — | 0/0 | — |
| 3039 | 669 | 2 | — | 0/0 | — |
| 3744 | 668 | 2 | — | 0/0 | — |
| 4513 | 556 | 2 | 24 | 0/0 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `span.hero-button_iconContaine` @0ms → `h1.text_text__RO8_0`×2 @257ms → `figure.full-bleed` @258ms → `div.hero-card_card__SIZev`×7 @258ms → `picture.asset-grid_asset__ti5n_`×10 @258ms → `video.hero-background-video_vi` @845ms
- `div.hero-card_card__SIZev` ×7 — opacity 0→1 · scale 0→1 — 300ms cubic-bezier(0.191, 0.703, 0.704, 0.952) (delay 100ms)
- stagger: `div` ×7 — 100ms apart
- overlay dropdown (auto-opened): panel #FFFFFF · r 16px · shadow 

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

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 640px · 1080px · 1280px · 1440px
- mobile (390px): hero 32px · body 16px · nav: hamburger

## 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.

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