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Carrd — Design System

dark · modern · medium · custom · confidence 92% · deep decode

The full decoded design system for Carrd: color roles, type scale, spacing, radii and paste-ready DESIGN.md / Tailwind / CSS exports.

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Tokens

Carrd's decoded design system: background #24252D, text #ECECEE, accent #33ADA9, link #CC666B, primary #33ADA9; type scale h1 70px / h2 25px / body 20px; 8px spacing base; 6px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #33ADA9 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#24252D
surface#303038
border#424249
text#ECECEE
text_muted#A0A0A4
primary#33ADA9
accent#33ADA9
link#CC666B
secondary#6E9C72
button_bg#33ADA9
button_text#FFFFFF

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Shadows (elevation)

Motion

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

Native design tokens

TokenValue
--box-padding-lr2.5em
--box-padding-tb2.5em

Button states (measured)

Layout (measured)

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: body.template-index → section.intro-wrapper → section.intro-wrapper → a → a

Scroll reveal: 1 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 1s ease-in-out.

Stagger: div ×3 — 75ms apart.

Responsive (measured)

Per-section tokens (5)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Carrd — Design System

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

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#24252D` |
| surface | `#303038` |
| border | `#424249` |
| text | `#ECECEE` |
| text_muted | `#A0A0A4` |
| primary | `#33ADA9` |
| accent | `#33ADA9` |
| link | `#CC666B` |
| secondary | `#6E9C72` |
| button_bg | `#33ADA9` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#33ADA9` — 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 `#33ADA9` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#33ADA9` — 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** `#CC666B` — inline text links and link-styled controls.
- **secondary** `#6E9C72` — 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): `#2D4481` 50.8% · `#69466F` 46.8% · `#666486` 2.4%

## Typography

- Heading: **Arial**
- Body: **Arial**

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 56px / 700 · lh 90px · tracking -1.4px |
| h2 | 34px / 700 · lh 43px · tracking -0.85px |
| h3 | 24px / 700 · lh 38px · tracking -0.6px |
| body | 16px / 400 · lh 28px |
| small | 13px / 400 · lh 13px |

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

> **Fonts —** Arial — system font, no web load needed.

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 16px, 19px, 21px, 24px, 32px, 64px, 72px, 80px, 96px, 112px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 64px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 6px
- button: 6px
- card: 6px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#33ADA9` / `#FFFFFF` | none | 6px | 0px 24px 0px 24px | 700 16px | none |
| secondary | `#24252D` / `#FFFFFF` | none | 6px | — | — | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: background `#39C1BC`
- primary focus: box-shadow `rgb(51, 255, 249) 0px 0px 0px 2px inset`
- transition: `background-color 0.2s ease-in-out`

## Shadows (elevation)
- overlay: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 8px 16px 0px`

## Motion
- durations: 200ms (dominant) · 750ms · 1000ms
- easings: `ease-in-out` (dominant) · `ease`
- animated properties: color, border-bottom-color, opacity, 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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--box-padding-lr` | `2.5em` |
| `--box-padding-tb` | `2.5em` |

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1020px · common grid: 2-col
- nav: 56px fixed

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 900 | 2 | — | 0/0 | 95/5 |
| 996 | 974 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2130 | 1152 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2514 | 384 | 2 | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2898 | 384 | 2 | — | 0/0 | — |
| 3442 | 1245 | — | — | 0/0 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `body.template-index` @0ms → `section.intro-wrapper` @0ms → `section.intro-wrapper` @0ms → `a` @0ms → `a` @0ms
- stagger: `div` ×3 — 75ms apart
- scroll reveal: 1 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 1s ease-in-out (1 revealed during the drive).

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

## Components (measured)
- link: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75) · no underline — hover #FFFFFF

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 360px · 480px · 736px · 980px · 1280px · 1680px
- mobile (390px): hero 44px · body 15px · 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/ds/carrd

Export: Tailwind v4 (@theme)

@theme {
  /* action color #33ADA9 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #24252D;
  --color-surface: #303038;
  --color-border: #424249;
  --color-text: #ECECEE;
  --color-text-muted: #A0A0A4;
  --color-primary: #33ADA9;  /* primary brand / action color. */
  --color-accent: #33ADA9;  /* 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. */
  --color-link: #CC666B;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --color-secondary: #6E9C72;  /* 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. */
  --color-button-bg: #33ADA9;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #FFFFFF;
  /* fonts: Arial — system font, no web load needed. */
  --font-heading: "Arial", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Arial", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  /* measured weights: 400, 700 — use these, not 400/600 */
  --text-hero: 56px; --font-weight-hero: 700; --leading-hero: 90px; --tracking-hero: -1.4px;
  --text-h2: 34px; --font-weight-h2: 700; --leading-h2: 43px; --tracking-h2: -0.85px;
  --text-h3: 24px; --font-weight-h3: 700; --leading-h3: 38px; --tracking-h3: -0.6px;
  --text-body: 16px; --font-weight-body: 400; --leading-body: 28px;
  --text-small: 13px; --font-weight-small: 400; --leading-small: 13px;
  --radius-base: 6px;
  --radius-button: 6px;
  --radius-card: 6px;
  --shadow-overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 8px 16px 0px;
  --color-btn-hover: #39C1BC;  /* measured primary hover fill */
  --shadow-focus: rgb(51, 255, 249) 0px 0px 0px 2px inset;  /* measured focus ring */
  --ease-brand: ease-in-out;
  --duration-fast: 200ms;  /* use: duration-[var(--duration-fast)] */
  --duration-base: 750ms;
  --duration-slow: 1000ms;
  --section-y: 64px;  /* per-section vertical padding (measured) */
  --spacing: 8px;  /* measured base — drives the p-*/gap-* scale. steps seen on the page: 16, 19, 21, 24, 32, 64, 72, 80, 96, 112px */
}

Export: CSS variables

:root {
  /* action color #33ADA9 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #24252D;
  --surface: #303038;
  --border: #424249;
  --text: #ECECEE;
  --text-muted: #A0A0A4;
  --primary: #33ADA9;  /* primary brand / action color. */
  --accent: #33ADA9;  /* 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: #CC666B;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --secondary: #6E9C72;  /* 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. */
  --button-bg: #33ADA9;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #FFFFFF;
  --font-heading: "Arial", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Arial", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-hero: 56px; --weight-hero: 700; --leading-hero: 90px; --tracking-hero: -1.4px;
  --text-h2: 34px; --weight-h2: 700; --leading-h2: 43px; --tracking-h2: -0.85px;
  --text-h3: 24px; --weight-h3: 700; --leading-h3: 38px; --tracking-h3: -0.6px;
  --text-body: 16px; --weight-body: 400; --leading-body: 28px;
  --text-small: 13px; --weight-small: 400; --leading-small: 13px;
  --radius: 6px;
  --radius-button: 6px;
  --radius-card: 6px;
  --shadow-overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 8px 16px 0px;
  --btn-bg-hover: #39C1BC;
  --focus-ring: rgb(51, 255, 249) 0px 0px 0px 2px inset;
  --ease: ease-in-out;
  --duration-fast: 200ms;
  --duration-base: 750ms;
  --duration-slow: 1000ms;
  --section-y: 64px;
}

/* their own tokens, verbatim from the site's :root */
:root {
  --box-padding-lr: 2.5em;
  --box-padding-tb: 2.5em;
}
/* fonts: Arial — system font, no web load needed. */