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Metabase — Design System

light · professional · medium · custom · confidence 92% · deep decode

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

Shadows (elevation)

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 300ms (dominant) with ease-in-out.

Native design tokens

TokenValue
--base-color-neutral-15#22242b
--base-color-neutral-40#5a6072
--base-color-neutral-60#8d93a5
--base-color-neutral-80#c6c9d2
--base-color-blue-25#12436e
--base-color-blue-40#1c6bb0
--base-color-blue-50#3685ca
--base-color-blue-60#509ee3
--base-color-blue-75#cbdaf6
--base-color-blue-95#e4ecfb

…and 64 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

Layout (measured)

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: div.inner-marquee×2 → svg×2

Responsive (measured)

Per-section tokens (11)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Metabase — Design System

> light, professional, medium, custom — deep decode (measured live)

## 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.
- **Page coverage** (full-page screenshot pixels): `#F9FAFB` 92.1% · `#9CA2AD` 7.9%

## Typography

- Heading: **Lato**
- Body: **Lato**
- Mono: **Roboto Mono** _(measured)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 60px / 700 · lh 60px · tracking -2.4px |
| h2 | 58px / 700 · lh 55px · tracking -1.16px |
| h3 | 36px / 700 · lh 40px |
| body | 14px / 700 · lh 24px |
| small | 13px / 700 |
| eyebrow | 11px / 700 · tracking 1.1px |

- Weight ladder: 400 · 600 · 700 — use these exact measured weights, not the 400/600 defaults.

> **Fonts —** Lato — free, on Google.

## Spacing
- base unit: 4px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 4px, 8px, 10px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 18px, 20px, 24px, 28px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 96px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 8px
- button: 8px
- card: 12px
- pill: 9999px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#509EE3` / `#FFFFFF` | 1px solid rgb(80, 158, 227) | 12px | 10px 18px 10px 18px | 700 14px | none |
| secondary | `#FFFFFF` / `#509EE3` | 1px solid rgba(198, 201, 210, 0.5) | 12px | 10px 18px 10px 18px | 700 14px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: background `#1C6BB0`
- primary focus: box-shadow `rgba(68, 134, 193, 0.5) 0px 0px 0px 4px` · background `#6AADE7`
- secondary hover: border `1px solid rgb(194, 218, 240)` · background `#EEF6FC`
- transition: `all 0.3s ease`

## Shadows (elevation)
- card: `rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.1) 0px 4px 8px -2px, rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.06) 0px 2px 4px -2px`
- overlay: `rgba(24, 39, 75, 0.12) 0px 16px 28px -6px, rgba(24, 39, 75, 0.14) 0px 32px 88px -4px`

## Motion
- durations: 300ms (dominant) · 200ms · 150ms
- easings: `ease-in-out` (dominant) · `ease`
- animated properties: box-shadow, transform, color, background-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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--base-color-neutral-15` | `#22242b` |
| `--base-color-neutral-40` | `#5a6072` |
| `--base-color-neutral-60` | `#8d93a5` |
| `--base-color-neutral-80` | `#c6c9d2` |
| `--base-color-blue-25` | `#12436e` |
| `--base-color-blue-40` | `#1c6bb0` |
| `--base-color-blue-50` | `#3685ca` |
| `--base-color-blue-60` | `#509ee3` |
| `--base-color-blue-75` | `#cbdaf6` |
| `--base-color-blue-95` | `#e4ecfb` |
| `--base-color-blue-105` | `#fafbfe` |
| `--text-color-link-hover` | `#12436e` |

_…and 62 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1320px · common grid: 3-col
- nav: 130px sticky

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 876 | 381 | 2 | 14 | 14/14 | — |
| 1676 | 988 | 3 | 32 | 120/140 | — |
| 2664 | 2830 | — | — | 96/0 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `div.inner-marquee`×2 @0ms → `svg`×2 @240ms

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

## Components (measured)
- link: #509EE3 · no underline — hover #1C6BB0

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 576px · 768px · 960px · 992px · 1024px · 1200px
- mobile (390px): hero 34px · body 16px · nav: hamburger

## 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/metabase

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;
  --font-mono: "Roboto Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  /* measured weights: 400, 600, 700 — use these, not 400/600 */
  --text-hero: 60px; --font-weight-hero: 700; --leading-hero: 60px; --tracking-hero: -2.4px;
  --text-h2: 58px; --font-weight-h2: 700; --leading-h2: 55px; --tracking-h2: -1.16px;
  --text-h3: 36px; --font-weight-h3: 700; --leading-h3: 40px;
  --text-body: 14px; --font-weight-body: 700; --leading-body: 24px;
  --text-small: 13px; --font-weight-small: 700;
  --text-eyebrow: 11px; --font-weight-eyebrow: 700; --tracking-eyebrow: 1.1px;
  --radius-base: 8px;
  --radius-button: 8px;
  --radius-card: 12px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --shadow-card: rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.1) 0px 4px 8px -2px, rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.06) 0px 2px 4px -2px;
  --shadow-overlay: rgba(24, 39, 75, 0.12) 0px 16px 28px -6px, rgba(24, 39, 75, 0.14) 0px 32px 88px -4px;
  --color-btn-hover: #1C6BB0;  /* measured primary hover fill */
  --shadow-focus: rgba(68, 134, 193, 0.5) 0px 0px 0px 4px;  /* measured focus ring */
  --ease-brand: ease-in-out;
  --duration-fast: 150ms;  /* use: duration-[var(--duration-fast)] */
  --duration-base: 200ms;
  --duration-slow: 300ms;
  --section-y: 96px;  /* per-section vertical padding (measured) */
  --spacing: 4px;  /* measured base — drives the p-*/gap-* scale. steps seen on the page: 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 28px */
}

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;
  --font-mono: "Roboto Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  --text-hero: 60px; --weight-hero: 700; --leading-hero: 60px; --tracking-hero: -2.4px;
  --text-h2: 58px; --weight-h2: 700; --leading-h2: 55px; --tracking-h2: -1.16px;
  --text-h3: 36px; --weight-h3: 700; --leading-h3: 40px;
  --text-body: 14px; --weight-body: 700; --leading-body: 24px;
  --text-small: 13px; --weight-small: 700;
  --text-eyebrow: 11px; --weight-eyebrow: 700; --tracking-eyebrow: 1.1px;
  --radius: 8px;
  --radius-button: 8px;
  --radius-card: 12px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --shadow-card: rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.1) 0px 4px 8px -2px, rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.06) 0px 2px 4px -2px;
  --shadow-overlay: rgba(24, 39, 75, 0.12) 0px 16px 28px -6px, rgba(24, 39, 75, 0.14) 0px 32px 88px -4px;
  --btn-bg-hover: #1C6BB0;
  --focus-ring: rgba(68, 134, 193, 0.5) 0px 0px 0px 4px;
  --ease: ease-in-out;
  --duration-fast: 150ms;
  --duration-base: 200ms;
  --duration-slow: 300ms;
  --section-y: 96px;
}

/* their own tokens, verbatim from the site's :root */
:root {
  --base-color-neutral-15: #22242b;
  --base-color-neutral-40: #5a6072;
  --base-color-neutral-60: #8d93a5;
  --base-color-neutral-80: #c6c9d2;
  --base-color-blue-25: #12436e;
  --base-color-blue-40: #1c6bb0;
  --base-color-blue-50: #3685ca;
  --base-color-blue-60: #509ee3;
  --base-color-blue-75: #cbdaf6;
  --base-color-blue-95: #e4ecfb;
  --base-color-blue-105: #fafbfe;
  --text-color-link-hover: #12436e;
}
/* fonts: Lato — free, on Google. */