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Ghost — Design System

light · modern · medium · tailwind · confidence 92%

Ghost publishes its own manifesto at maximum volume: Inter Display at 96px/700, body copy at a magazine-generous 24px, and section markers inverted into tiny 12px lime #D1FF19 overlines — the biggest and smallest type on the page both doing headline work. Editor and newsletter UI screenshots sit in flat panels with 6px-radius ink buttons; independent publishing set like the front page it believes in.

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Tokens

Ghost's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #000000, accent #D1FF19, link #1A2E05, primary #94A3B8; type scale h1 96px / h2 12px / body 18px; 4px spacing base; 5px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #D1FF19 — 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#94A3B8
accent#D1FF19
link#1A2E05
button_bg#D1FF19
button_text#000000

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Per-section tokens (13)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Ghost — Design System

> light, modern, medium, tailwind

Ghost publishes its own manifesto at maximum volume: Inter Display at 96px/700, body copy at a magazine-generous 24px, and section markers inverted into tiny 12px lime #D1FF19 overlines — the biggest and smallest type on the page both doing headline work. Editor and newsletter UI screenshots sit in flat panels with 6px-radius ink buttons; independent publishing set like the front page it believes in.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#EFEFEF` |
| border | `#D8D8D8` |
| text | `#000000` |
| text_muted | `#606060` |
| primary | `#94A3B8` |
| accent | `#D1FF19` |
| link | `#1A2E05` |
| button_bg | `#D1FF19` |
| button_text | `#000000` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#D1FF19` — 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 `#D1FF19` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#D1FF19` — 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** `#94A3B8` — a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #D1FF19).
- **link** `#1A2E05` — inline text links and link-styled controls.

## Typography

- Heading: **InterDisplay** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **InterVariable** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- h1: 96px
- h2: 12px
- body: 18px

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

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

## Radius
- base: 5px
- button: 8px

## Primary button
- bg `#D1FF19` · text `#000000` · radius 8px

## 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 #D1FF19 — 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: #94A3B8;  /* a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #D1FF19). */
  --color-accent: #D1FF19;  /* 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: #1A2E05;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --color-button-bg: #D1FF19;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #000000;
  /* fonts: InterDisplay may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). InterVariable may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */
  --font-heading: "InterDisplay", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "InterVariable", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-h1: 96px;
  --text-h2: 12px;
  --text-body: 18px;
  --radius-base: 5px;
  --radius-button: 8px;
  --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 #D1FF19 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #EFEFEF;
  --border: #D8D8D8;
  --text: #000000;
  --text-muted: #606060;
  --primary: #94A3B8;  /* a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #D1FF19). */
  --accent: #D1FF19;  /* 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: #1A2E05;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --button-bg: #D1FF19;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #000000;
  --font-heading: "InterDisplay", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "InterVariable", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --radius: 5px;
  --radius-button: 8px;
}
/* fonts: InterDisplay may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). InterVariable may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */