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Metabase — Design System

light · professional · medium · custom · confidence 92%

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

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Tokens

Metabase's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #5A6072, accent #509EE3, link #5A6072, primary #509EE3; type scale h1 30px / h2 36px / body 14px; 4px spacing base; 8px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #509EE3 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#FFFFFF
surface#F5F5F6
border#E6E7E9
text#5A6072
text_muted#989CA7
primary#509EE3
accent#509EE3
link#5A6072
secondary#E4ECFB
button_bg#509EE3
button_text#FFFFFF

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Per-section tokens (11)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Metabase — Design System

> light, professional, medium, custom

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F5F5F6` |
| border | `#E6E7E9` |
| text | `#5A6072` |
| text_muted | `#989CA7` |
| primary | `#509EE3` |
| accent | `#509EE3` |
| link | `#5A6072` |
| secondary | `#E4ECFB` |
| button_bg | `#509EE3` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#509EE3` — 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 `#509EE3` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#509EE3` — 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** `#5A6072` — reads as a neutral UI color, not a link accent — verify against the reference (action = #509EE3).
- **secondary** `#E4ECFB` — 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: **Lato**
- Body: **Lato**
- h1: 30px
- h2: 36px
- body: 14px

> **Fonts —** Lato — free, on Google.

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

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

## Primary button
- bg `#509EE3` · 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 #509EE3 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --color-surface: #F5F5F6;
  --color-border: #E6E7E9;
  --color-text: #5A6072;
  --color-text-muted: #989CA7;
  --color-primary: #509EE3;  /* primary brand / action color. */
  --color-accent: #509EE3;  /* 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: #5A6072;  /* reads as a neutral UI color, not a link accent — verify against the reference (action = #509EE3). */
  --color-secondary: #E4ECFB;  /* 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: #509EE3;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #FFFFFF;
  /* fonts: Lato — free, on Google. */
  --font-heading: "Lato", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Lato", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-h1: 30px;
  --text-h2: 36px;
  --text-body: 14px;
  --radius-base: 8px;
  --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 #509EE3 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #F5F5F6;
  --border: #E6E7E9;
  --text: #5A6072;
  --text-muted: #989CA7;
  --primary: #509EE3;  /* primary brand / action color. */
  --accent: #509EE3;  /* 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: #5A6072;  /* reads as a neutral UI color, not a link accent — verify against the reference (action = #509EE3). */
  --secondary: #E4ECFB;  /* 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: #509EE3;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #FFFFFF;
  --font-heading: "Lato", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Lato", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --radius: 8px;
  --radius-button: 8px;
}
/* fonts: Lato — free, on Google. */