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Cursor — Design System

light · modern · medium · tailwind · confidence 90%

Cursor inverts the landing-page playbook: the hero headline is a modest 26px/400 line of CursorGothic on warm bone #F7F7F4, and the drama is delegated entirely to the IDE — full-bleed editor screenshots layered like open windows, agents running in Mission Control panels. Buttons are soft full-radius pills in putty gray, the palette stays paper-and-graphite with syntax colors doing the accenting. It reads as a tool so certain of itself that the marketing whispers while the product screenshots shout.

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Tokens

Cursor's decoded design system: background #F7F7F4, text #26251E, accent #E6E5E0, link #C08532, primary #F54E00; type scale h1 26px / h2 20px / body 16px; 4px spacing base; 3px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #E6E5E0 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#F7F7F4
surface#EAEAE7
border#D7D7D3
text#26251E
text_muted#75746F
primary#F54E00
accent#E6E5E0
link#C08532
secondary#34785C
button_bg#E6E5E0
button_text#26251E

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Per-section tokens (17)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Cursor — Design System

> light, modern, medium, tailwind

Cursor inverts the landing-page playbook: the hero headline is a modest 26px/400 line of CursorGothic on warm bone #F7F7F4, and the drama is delegated entirely to the IDE — full-bleed editor screenshots layered like open windows, agents running in Mission Control panels. Buttons are soft full-radius pills in putty gray, the palette stays paper-and-graphite with syntax colors doing the accenting. It reads as a tool so certain of itself that the marketing whispers while the product screenshots shout.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#F7F7F4` |
| surface | `#EAEAE7` |
| border | `#D7D7D3` |
| text | `#26251E` |
| text_muted | `#75746F` |
| primary | `#F54E00` |
| accent | `#E6E5E0` |
| link | `#C08532` |
| secondary | `#34785C` |
| button_bg | `#E6E5E0` |
| button_text | `#26251E` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#E6E5E0` — 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 `#E6E5E0` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#E6E5E0` — 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** `#F54E00` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #E6E5E0, not this.
- **link** `#C08532` — fails contrast on the background (~2.9:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
- **secondary** `#34785C` — 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: **Cursor Gothic** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Cursor Gothic** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- h1: 26px
- h2: 20px
- body: 16px

> **Fonts —** Cursor Gothic may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts).

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

## Radius
- base: 3px
- button: 9999px

## Primary button
- bg `#E6E5E0` · text `#26251E` · radius 9999px

## 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 #E6E5E0 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #F7F7F4;
  --color-surface: #EAEAE7;
  --color-border: #D7D7D3;
  --color-text: #26251E;
  --color-text-muted: #75746F;
  --color-primary: #F54E00;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #E6E5E0, not this. */
  --color-accent: #E6E5E0;  /* 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: #C08532;  /* fails contrast on the background (~2.9:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference). */
  --color-secondary: #34785C;  /* 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: #E6E5E0;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #26251E;
  /* fonts: Cursor Gothic may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */
  --font-heading: "Cursor Gothic", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Cursor Gothic", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-h1: 26px;
  --text-h2: 20px;
  --text-body: 16px;
  --radius-base: 3px;
  --radius-button: 9999px;
  --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 #E6E5E0 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #F7F7F4;
  --surface: #EAEAE7;
  --border: #D7D7D3;
  --text: #26251E;
  --text-muted: #75746F;
  --primary: #F54E00;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #E6E5E0, not this. */
  --accent: #E6E5E0;  /* 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: #C08532;  /* fails contrast on the background (~2.9:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference). */
  --secondary: #34785C;  /* 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: #E6E5E0;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #26251E;
  --font-heading: "Cursor Gothic", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Cursor Gothic", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --radius: 3px;
  --radius-button: 9999px;
}
/* fonts: Cursor Gothic may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */