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Exa — Design System

light · modern · medium · tailwind · confidence 92% · deep decode

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

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Tokens

Exa's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #000000, accent #000000, link #374151, primary #1F40ED; type scale h1 63.2px / h2 48px / body 18.4px; 4px spacing base; 4px 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

RoleValue
bg#FFFFFF
surface#EFEFEF
border#D8D8D8
text#000000
text_muted#606060
primary#1F40ED
accent#000000
link#374151
secondary#EEF8FF
button_bg#000000
button_text#FFFFFF

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Shadows (elevation)

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 300ms (dominant) with cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1).

Native design tokens

TokenValue
--cream#faf9f7
--cream-darker#f0ece8
--greige-lightest#c2bfbb
--greige-light#787572
--greige#58544e
--gold#89661a
--charcoal#111111
--brand-default#1f40ed
--brand-fainter#e7ebfd
--brand-faint#c6cfff

…and 105 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

Layout (measured)

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: svg.lucide → span.exa-agent-shimmer-icon-m → div.min-h-0 → div.flex → span.absolute×60 → div.min-h-[800px]×4

Scroll reveal: 3 elements rest at translateY(48px), animate in over 200ms.

Stagger: div ×24 — 60ms apart.

Responsive (measured)

Per-section tokens (10)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Exa — Design System

> light, modern, medium, tailwind — deep decode (measured live)

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#EFEFEF` |
| border | `#D8D8D8` |
| text | `#000000` |
| text_muted | `#606060` |
| primary | `#1F40ED` |
| accent | `#000000` |
| link | `#374151` |
| secondary | `#EEF8FF` |
| 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** `#1F40ED` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #000000, not this.
- **link** `#374151` — inline text links and link-styled controls.
- **secondary** `#EEF8FF` — 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` 85.9% · `#B2D1D6` 5.6% · `#6789A4` 5% · `#DCE1E1` 3.5%

## Typography

- Heading: **Georgia**
- Body: **Inter**
- Mono: **Geist Mono**

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 63px / 400 · lh 46px · tracking -1.9px |
| h2 | 54px / 400 · lh 54px · tracking -1.09px |
| h3 | 48px / 400 · lh 53px · tracking -1.44px |
| body | 15px / 400 · lh 21px · tracking -0.3px |
| small | 14px / 500 · lh 20px · tracking -0.28px |
| eyebrow | 13px / 400 · tracking 0.8px |

- Weight ladder: 400 · 500 · 600 — use these exact measured weights, not the 400/600 defaults.

> **Fonts —** Georgia — system font, no web load needed. Inter — free, on Google.

## Spacing
- base unit: 4px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 2px, 3px, 4px, 6px, 7px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 112px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 4px
- button: 4px
- card: 4px
- pill: 9999px
- sharp: 2px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#F2F0EF` / `#514837` | none | 4px | 6px 12px 6px 12px | 500 14px | none |
| secondary | `#000000` / `#FFFFFF` | none | 4px | 6px 12px 6px 12px | 500 14px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: background `#E8E6E5`
- primary focus: outline `1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)`
- secondary hover: background `#1F2937`
- transition: `color 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`

## Shadows (elevation)
- subtle: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 4px 12px 0px`
- card: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 10px 15px -3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 4px 6px -4px`

## Motion
- durations: 300ms (dominant) · 150ms · 1400ms
- easings: `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)` (dominant) · `ease-out`
- animated properties: opacity, color, background-color, border-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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--cream` | `#faf9f7` |
| `--cream-darker` | `#f0ece8` |
| `--greige-lightest` | `#c2bfbb` |
| `--greige-light` | `#787572` |
| `--greige` | `#58544e` |
| `--gold` | `#89661a` |
| `--charcoal` | `#111111` |
| `--brand-default` | `#1f40ed` |
| `--brand-fainter` | `#e7ebfd` |
| `--brand-faint` | `#c6cfff` |
| `--brand-subtle` | `#a1aff7` |
| `--brand-muted` | `#4d87e7` |

_…and 103 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1280px · common grid: 2-col
- nav: 0px relative · bg #FFFFFF

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3191 | 822 | 2 | — | 0/0 | 33/67 |
| 4013 | 1160 | 2 | 32 | 112/112 | 84/16 |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `svg.lucide` @0ms → `span.exa-agent-shimmer-icon-m` @58ms → `div.min-h-0` @58ms → `div.flex` @58ms → `span.absolute`×60 @58ms → ``×4 @58ms
- `div.absolute` ×15 — opacity 0→1 · transform scale(0.85)→scale(1) — 500ms ease-out
- `div.min-h-0` — opacity 0→1 — 200ms ease-out
- `div.flex` — opacity 0→1 — 200ms ease-out
- `span.block` ×3 — opacity 0→1 — 300ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)
- `span.text-gray-900` ×2 — opacity 0→1 · transform translateY(4px)→translateY(0px) — 600ms ease-out
- `div.flex-1` — opacity 0→1 · transform translateY(8px)→translateY(0px) — 350ms ease
- stagger: `div` ×24 — 60ms apart
- scroll reveal: 3 elements rest at translateY(48px), animate in over 200ms (1 revealed during the drive).

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

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 640px · 768px · 1024px · 1280px
- mobile (390px): hero 38px · 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/exa

Export: Tailwind v4 (@theme)

@theme {
  /* action color #000000 — 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: #1F40ED;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #000000, not this. */
  --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: #374151;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --color-secondary: #EEF8FF;  /* 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: Georgia — system font, no web load needed. Inter — free, on Google. */
  --font-heading: "Georgia", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "Geist Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  /* measured weights: 400, 500, 600 — use these, not 400/600 */
  --text-hero: 63px; --font-weight-hero: 400; --leading-hero: 46px; --tracking-hero: -1.9px;
  --text-h2: 54px; --font-weight-h2: 400; --leading-h2: 54px; --tracking-h2: -1.09px;
  --text-h3: 48px; --font-weight-h3: 400; --leading-h3: 53px; --tracking-h3: -1.44px;
  --text-body: 15px; --font-weight-body: 400; --leading-body: 21px; --tracking-body: -0.3px;
  --text-small: 14px; --font-weight-small: 500; --leading-small: 20px; --tracking-small: -0.28px;
  --text-eyebrow: 13px; --font-weight-eyebrow: 400; --tracking-eyebrow: 0.8px;
  --radius-base: 4px;
  --radius-button: 4px;
  --radius-card: 4px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --radius-sharp: 2px;
  --shadow-card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 10px 15px -3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 4px 6px -4px;
  --shadow-subtle: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 4px 12px 0px;
  --color-btn-hover: #E8E6E5;  /* measured primary hover fill */
  --outline-focus: 1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16);  /* measured focus ring */
  --ease-brand: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --duration-fast: 150ms;  /* use: duration-[var(--duration-fast)] */
  --duration-base: 300ms;
  --duration-slow: 1400ms;
  --section-y: 112px;  /* per-section vertical padding (measured) */
  --spacing: 4px;  /* measured base — drives the p-*/gap-* scale. steps seen on the page: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24px */
}

Export: CSS variables

:root {
  /* action color #000000 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #EFEFEF;
  --border: #D8D8D8;
  --text: #000000;
  --text-muted: #606060;
  --primary: #1F40ED;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #000000, not this. */
  --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: #374151;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --secondary: #EEF8FF;  /* 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: "Georgia", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "Geist Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  --text-hero: 63px; --weight-hero: 400; --leading-hero: 46px; --tracking-hero: -1.9px;
  --text-h2: 54px; --weight-h2: 400; --leading-h2: 54px; --tracking-h2: -1.09px;
  --text-h3: 48px; --weight-h3: 400; --leading-h3: 53px; --tracking-h3: -1.44px;
  --text-body: 15px; --weight-body: 400; --leading-body: 21px; --tracking-body: -0.3px;
  --text-small: 14px; --weight-small: 500; --leading-small: 20px; --tracking-small: -0.28px;
  --text-eyebrow: 13px; --weight-eyebrow: 400; --tracking-eyebrow: 0.8px;
  --radius: 4px;
  --radius-button: 4px;
  --radius-card: 4px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --radius-sharp: 2px;
  --shadow-card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 10px 15px -3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 4px 6px -4px;
  --shadow-subtle: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 4px 12px 0px;
  --btn-bg-hover: #E8E6E5;
  --focus-ring: 1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16);
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --duration-fast: 150ms;
  --duration-base: 300ms;
  --duration-slow: 1400ms;
  --section-y: 112px;
}

/* their own tokens, verbatim from the site's :root */
:root {
  --cream: #faf9f7;
  --cream-darker: #f0ece8;
  --greige-lightest: #c2bfbb;
  --greige-light: #787572;
  --greige: #58544e;
  --gold: #89661a;
  --charcoal: #111111;
  --brand-default: #1f40ed;
  --brand-fainter: #e7ebfd;
  --brand-faint: #c6cfff;
  --brand-subtle: #a1aff7;
  --brand-muted: #4d87e7;
}
/* fonts: Georgia — system font, no web load needed. Inter — free, on Google. */