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Continue — Design System

light · modern · medium · custom · confidence 45%

Continue builds open-source AI coding in the IBM Plex family: Plex Sans at 36px/600, Plex Mono for 14px labels and body notes, engineering-white background, minimal chrome. The extension's config-file aesthetic extends to the site — a dev tool typeset like the editor pane it lives beside.

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Tokens

Continue's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #020817, accent #020817, link #020817, primary #F9B4B4; type scale h1 36px / h2 14px / body 12px; 4px spacing base; 6px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #020817 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#FFFFFF
surface#EFF0F1
border#D9D9DC
text#020817
text_muted#62656F
primary#F9B4B4
accent#020817
link#020817
secondary#FDECEC

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Per-section tokens (1)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Continue — Design System

> light, modern, medium, custom

Continue builds open-source AI coding in the IBM Plex family: Plex Sans at 36px/600, Plex Mono for 14px labels and body notes, engineering-white background, minimal chrome. The extension's config-file aesthetic extends to the site — a dev tool typeset like the editor pane it lives beside.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#EFF0F1` |
| border | `#D9D9DC` |
| text | `#020817` |
| text_muted | `#62656F` |
| primary | `#F9B4B4` |
| accent | `#020817` |
| link | `#020817` |
| secondary | `#FDECEC` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#020817` — 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` are all `#020817` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#020817` — 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** `#F9B4B4` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #020817, not this.
- **secondary** `#FDECEC` — 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: **IBM Plex Sans**
- Body: **IBM Plex Sans**
- Mono: **IBM Plex Mono**
- h1: 36px
- h2: 14px
- body: 12px

> **Fonts —** IBM Plex Sans — free, on Google.

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

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

## Primary button
- bg `None` · text `None` · radius None

## 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 #020817 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --color-surface: #EFF0F1;
  --color-border: #D9D9DC;
  --color-text: #020817;
  --color-text-muted: #62656F;
  --color-primary: #F9B4B4;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #020817, not this. */
  --color-accent: #020817;  /* 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: #020817;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --color-secondary: #FDECEC;  /* 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. */
  /* fonts: IBM Plex Sans — free, on Google. */
  --font-heading: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  --text-h1: 36px;
  --text-h2: 14px;
  --text-body: 12px;
  --radius-base: 6px;
  --radius-button: 6px;
  --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 #020817 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #EFF0F1;
  --border: #D9D9DC;
  --text: #020817;
  --text-muted: #62656F;
  --primary: #F9B4B4;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #020817, not this. */
  --accent: #020817;  /* 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: #020817;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --secondary: #FDECEC;  /* 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. */
  --font-heading: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  --radius: 6px;
  --radius-button: 6px;
}
/* fonts: IBM Plex Sans — free, on Google. */