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Coinbase — Design System

light · professional · medium · custom · confidence 92% · deep decode

Coinbase banks crypto in its own faces: Coinbase Display at 80px/400 ('The future of finance is here.') in near-black, Coinbase Sans at 16px, 16px-radius buttons, and the trademark blue reserved for action. Asset tables and price charts do the density work — the publicly-traded exchange presenting crypto with index-fund composure.

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Tokens

Coinbase's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #000000, accent #0052FF, link #0052FF, primary #0667D0; type scale h1 80px / h2 16px / body 16px; 8px spacing base; 16px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #0052FF — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#FFFFFF
surface#EFEFEF
border#D8D8D8
text#000000
text_muted#606060
primary#0667D0
accent#0052FF
link#0052FF
secondary#578BFA
button_bg#0052FF
button_text#FFFFFF

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Shadows (elevation)

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 300ms (dominant) with ease-in-out.

Native design tokens

TokenValue
--full-view-height900px
--full-view-width1440px

Button states (measured)

Layout (measured)

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: a.GlobalNavLink__StyledLin

Overlay recipe (measured)

dialog panel: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) · radius 0px

Responsive (measured)

Per-section tokens (9)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Coinbase — Design System

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

Coinbase banks crypto in its own faces: Coinbase Display at 80px/400 ('The future of finance is here.') in near-black, Coinbase Sans at 16px, 16px-radius buttons, and the trademark blue reserved for action. Asset tables and price charts do the density work — the publicly-traded exchange presenting crypto with index-fund composure.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#EFEFEF` |
| border | `#D8D8D8` |
| text | `#000000` |
| text_muted | `#606060` |
| primary | `#0667D0` |
| accent | `#0052FF` |
| link | `#0052FF` |
| secondary | `#578BFA` |
| button_bg | `#0052FF` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#0052FF` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `accent`, `link`, `button_bg` are all `#0052FF` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#0052FF` — 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** `#0667D0` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #0052FF, not this.
- **secondary** `#578BFA` — 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` 62.7% · `#EEF0F3` 30.4% · `#2B3A5A` 4% · `#C9CCD3` 2.9%

## Typography

- Heading: **Coinbase Display** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Coinbase Sans** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 80px / 400 · lh 80px |
| h2 | 64px / 400 · lh 64px |
| h3 | 52px / 400 · lh 52px |
| body | 16px / 400 · lh 24px |
| small | 14px / 400 · lh 21px |

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

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

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 4px, 6px, 8px, 10px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 30px, 32px, 48px — snap all gaps/padding to these

## Radius
- base: 16px
- button: 56px
- card: 16px
- pill: 9999px
- sharp: 2px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#0052FF` / `#FFFFFF` | none | 56px | 0px 24px 0px 24px | 600 16px | none |
| secondary | `#0A0B0D` / `#FFFFFF` | 1px solid rgb(10, 11, 13) | 40px | 8px 16px 8px 16px | 600 16px / 0.16px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: background `rgba(0, 72, 224, 0.88)`
- primary focus: outline `2px solid rgb(0, 82, 255)`

## Shadows (elevation)
- card: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 18px 0px`

## Motion
- durations: 300ms (dominant) · 200ms
- easings: `ease-in-out` (dominant)
- animated properties: width, transform, background-color, opacity

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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--full-view-height` | `900px` |
| `--full-view-width` | `1440px` |

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1600px · common grid: 2-col
- nav: 0px

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 803 | 2 | 48 | 0/0 | — |
| 442 | 572 | 2 | — | 0/0 | 57/43 |
| 913 | 702 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 1615 | 800 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2415 | 596 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 3011 | 624 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 3635 | 705 | 2 | 16 | 0/0 | — |
| 4339 | 1136 | 2 | 16 | 0/0 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `a.GlobalNavLink__StyledLin` @0ms
- overlay dialog (auto-opened): panel rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) · r 0px

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

## Components (measured)
- link: #5B616E · underline

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 400px · 426px · 550px · 600px · 768px · 896px
- mobile (390px): hero 52px · 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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> **Decoded with Mozaika** — measured live, not guessed. Full decoded design system + one-command install: mozaika.design/ds/coinbase

Export: Tailwind v4 (@theme)

@theme {
  /* action color #0052FF — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --color-surface: #EFEFEF;
  --color-border: #D8D8D8;
  --color-text: #000000;
  --color-text-muted: #606060;
  --color-primary: #0667D0;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #0052FF, not this. */
  --color-accent: #0052FF;  /* 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: #0052FF;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --color-secondary: #578BFA;  /* 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: #0052FF;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #FFFFFF;
  /* fonts: Coinbase Display may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). Coinbase Sans may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */
  --font-heading: "Coinbase Display", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Coinbase Sans", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  /* measured weights: 400, 600 — use these, not 400/600 */
  --text-hero: 80px; --font-weight-hero: 400; --leading-hero: 80px;
  --text-h2: 64px; --font-weight-h2: 400; --leading-h2: 64px;
  --text-h3: 52px; --font-weight-h3: 400; --leading-h3: 52px;
  --text-body: 16px; --font-weight-body: 400; --leading-body: 24px;
  --text-small: 14px; --font-weight-small: 400; --leading-small: 21px;
  --radius-base: 16px;
  --radius-button: 56px;
  --radius-card: 16px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --radius-sharp: 2px;
  --shadow-card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 18px 0px;
  --color-btn-hover: rgba(0, 72, 224, 0.88);  /* measured primary hover fill */
  --outline-focus: 2px solid rgb(0, 82, 255);  /* measured focus ring */
  --ease-brand: ease-in-out;
  --duration-fast: 200ms;  /* use: duration-[var(--duration-fast)] */
  --duration-base: 300ms;
  --spacing: 8px;  /* measured base — drives the p-*/gap-* scale. steps seen on the page: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 30, 32, 48px */
}

Export: CSS variables

:root {
  /* action color #0052FF — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #EFEFEF;
  --border: #D8D8D8;
  --text: #000000;
  --text-muted: #606060;
  --primary: #0667D0;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #0052FF, not this. */
  --accent: #0052FF;  /* 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: #0052FF;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --secondary: #578BFA;  /* 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: #0052FF;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #FFFFFF;
  --font-heading: "Coinbase Display", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Coinbase Sans", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-hero: 80px; --weight-hero: 400; --leading-hero: 80px;
  --text-h2: 64px; --weight-h2: 400; --leading-h2: 64px;
  --text-h3: 52px; --weight-h3: 400; --leading-h3: 52px;
  --text-body: 16px; --weight-body: 400; --leading-body: 24px;
  --text-small: 14px; --weight-small: 400; --leading-small: 21px;
  --radius: 16px;
  --radius-button: 56px;
  --radius-card: 16px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --radius-sharp: 2px;
  --shadow-card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 18px 0px;
  --btn-bg-hover: rgba(0, 72, 224, 0.88);
  --focus-ring: 2px solid rgb(0, 82, 255);
  --ease: ease-in-out;
  --duration-fast: 200ms;
  --duration-base: 300ms;
}

/* their own tokens, verbatim from the site's :root */
:root {
  --full-view-height: 900px;
  --full-view-width: 1440px;
}
/* fonts: Coinbase Display may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). Coinbase Sans may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */