Coda — Design System

Name: Coda design system
Creator: Mozaika
Keywords: design system, design tokens, Coda, light, custom

light · modern · medium · custom · confidence 92%

Coda anchors the all-in-one-doc pitch in Calibre at 72px/700 ink #212121 on white, with Inter running the 16px interface copy and 8px-radius buttons. Doc canvases, tables and building-block illustrations rotate through the sections in Coda's crayon palette — a workspace tool whose page reads like one of its own well-formatted docs.

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This is a static, crawlable rendering for search & AI engines. The interactive version — filters, live decode console, copy & export — is at https://mozaika.design/ds/coda.

Tokens

Coda's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #212121, accent #000000, link #FFE6C9, primary #FFF6EC; type scale h1 72px / h2 38px / body 16px; 4px spacing base; 8px 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

Role	Value
bg	`#FFFFFF`
surface	`#F1F1F1`
border	`#DDDDDD`
text	`#212121`
text_muted	`#757575`
primary	`#FFF6EC`
accent	`#000000`
link	`#FFE6C9`
secondary	`#00ABEC`
button_bg	`#000000`
button_text	`#FFFFFF`

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 #FFF6EC — a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #000000).
link #FFE6C9 — fails contrast on the background (~1.2:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
secondary #00ABEC — 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: Calibre
Body: Inter
h1: 72px
h2: 38px
body: 16px

Spacing

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

Radii

base: 8px
button: 12px

Shadow

rgb(33, 33, 33) 0px 0px 0px 1.5px inset

Per-section tokens (10)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Coda — Design System

> light, modern, medium, custom

Coda anchors the all-in-one-doc pitch in Calibre at 72px/700 ink #212121 on white, with Inter running the 16px interface copy and 8px-radius buttons. Doc canvases, tables and building-block illustrations rotate through the sections in Coda's crayon palette — a workspace tool whose page reads like one of its own well-formatted docs.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F1F1F1` |
| border | `#DDDDDD` |
| text | `#212121` |
| text_muted | `#757575` |
| primary | `#FFF6EC` |
| accent | `#000000` |
| link | `#FFE6C9` |
| secondary | `#00ABEC` |
| 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** `#FFF6EC` — a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #000000).
- **link** `#FFE6C9` — fails contrast on the background (~1.2:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
- **secondary** `#00ABEC` — 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: **Calibre** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Inter**
- h1: 72px
- h2: 38px
- body: 16px

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

## Spacing
- base unit: 4px
- scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px

## Radius
- base: 8px
- button: 12px

## Primary button
- bg `#000000` · text `#FFFFFF` · radius 12px

## 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.

Export: Tailwind v4 (@theme)

@theme {
  /* action color #000000 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --color-surface: #F1F1F1;
  --color-border: #DDDDDD;
  --color-text: #212121;
  --color-text-muted: #757575;
  --color-primary: #FFF6EC;  /* a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #000000). */
  --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. */
  --color-link: #FFE6C9;  /* fails contrast on the background (~1.2:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference). */
  --color-secondary: #00ABEC;  /* 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: #000000;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #FFFFFF;
  /* fonts: Calibre may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). Inter — free, on Google. */
  --font-heading: "Calibre", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-h1: 72px;
  --text-h2: 38px;
  --text-body: 16px;
  --radius-base: 8px;
  --radius-button: 12px;
  --spacing-1: 2px;
  --spacing-2: 4px;
  --spacing-3: 6px;
  --spacing-4: 8px;
  --spacing-5: 12px;
  --spacing-6: 16px;
  --spacing-7: 24px;
  --spacing-8: 32px;
}

Export: CSS variables

:root {
  /* action color #000000 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #F1F1F1;
  --border: #DDDDDD;
  --text: #212121;
  --text-muted: #757575;
  --primary: #FFF6EC;  /* a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #000000). */
  --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. */
  --link: #FFE6C9;  /* fails contrast on the background (~1.2:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference). */
  --secondary: #00ABEC;  /* 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: #000000;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #FFFFFF;
  --font-heading: "Calibre", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --radius: 8px;
  --radius-button: 12px;
}
/* fonts: Calibre may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). Inter — free, on Google. */