Gusto — Design System

Name: Gusto design system
Creator: Mozaika
Keywords: design system, design tokens, Gusto, light, custom

light · professional · medium · custom · confidence 92%

Gusto humanizes payroll with a serif: custom-cut Clearface at 56px/600 brings 1970s bookshop warmth to HR software, while Centra No.2 keeps forms and 16px body text modern and legible. Layered payroll-run UI, Forbes and Newsweek badges, and even bare blue text-link CTAs — a fintech confident enough to look like a well-set magazine instead of a bank.

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Tokens

Gusto's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #1C1C1C, accent #0A8080, link #005C5C, primary #0A8080; type scale h1 56px / h2 42px / body 16px; 4px spacing base; 4px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #0A8080 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Role	Value
bg	`#FFFFFF`
surface	`#F1F1F1`
border	`#DCDCDC`
text	`#1C1C1C`
text_muted	`#727272`
primary	`#0A8080`
accent	`#0A8080`
link	`#005C5C`
secondary	`#C53336`
button_bg	`#0A8080`
button_text	`#FFFFFF`

Using these colors

Action color #0A8080 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
primary, accent, button_bg are all #0A8080 — one role, not several (the action color).
accent #0A8080 — 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 #005C5C — inline text links and link-styled controls.
secondary #C53336 — 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: Gusto Clearface
Body: Centra No.2
h1: 56px
h2: 42px
body: 16px

Spacing

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

Radii

base: 4px
button: 8px

Per-section tokens (13)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Gusto — Design System

> light, professional, medium, custom

Gusto humanizes payroll with a serif: custom-cut Clearface at 56px/600 brings 1970s bookshop warmth to HR software, while Centra No.2 keeps forms and 16px body text modern and legible. Layered payroll-run UI, Forbes and Newsweek badges, and even bare blue text-link CTAs — a fintech confident enough to look like a well-set magazine instead of a bank.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F1F1F1` |
| border | `#DCDCDC` |
| text | `#1C1C1C` |
| text_muted | `#727272` |
| primary | `#0A8080` |
| accent | `#0A8080` |
| link | `#005C5C` |
| secondary | `#C53336` |
| button_bg | `#0A8080` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#0A8080` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `primary`, `accent`, `button_bg` are all `#0A8080` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#0A8080` — 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** `#005C5C` — inline text links and link-styled controls.
- **secondary** `#C53336` — 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: **Gusto Clearface** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Centra No.2** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- h1: 56px
- h2: 42px
- body: 16px

> **Fonts —** Gusto Clearface may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). Centra No.2 may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts).

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

## Radius
- base: 4px
- button: 8px

## Primary button
- bg `#0A8080` · text `#FFFFFF` · 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 #0A8080 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --color-surface: #F1F1F1;
  --color-border: #DCDCDC;
  --color-text: #1C1C1C;
  --color-text-muted: #727272;
  --color-primary: #0A8080;  /* primary brand / action color. */
  --color-accent: #0A8080;  /* 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: #005C5C;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --color-secondary: #C53336;  /* 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: #0A8080;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #FFFFFF;
  /* fonts: Gusto Clearface may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). Centra No.2 may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */
  --font-heading: "Gusto Clearface", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Centra No.2", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-h1: 56px;
  --text-h2: 42px;
  --text-body: 16px;
  --radius-base: 4px;
  --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 #0A8080 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #F1F1F1;
  --border: #DCDCDC;
  --text: #1C1C1C;
  --text-muted: #727272;
  --primary: #0A8080;  /* primary brand / action color. */
  --accent: #0A8080;  /* 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: #005C5C;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --secondary: #C53336;  /* 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: #0A8080;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #FFFFFF;
  --font-heading: "Gusto Clearface", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Centra No.2", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --radius: 4px;
  --radius-button: 8px;
}
/* fonts: Gusto Clearface may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). Centra No.2 may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */