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Notion — Design System

light · modern · medium · custom · confidence 92%

Notion sells software the way a picture book tells a story: a deep midnight-navy hero where agent characters ride looping illustrated paths around a giant real workspace screenshot, then a switch to paper white where the product does all the talking. Its custom NotionInter runs 64px/700 headlines down to hand-labeled 22px card heads, body text stays a bookish 16px, and the only loud color is the classic #0075DE blue on 8px buttons. Feature after feature is a framed, live-data screenshot — Office Q&A tables, agent chats, meeting notes — garnished with doodled mascots that keep the AI story friendly rather than clinical. It is the house style of modern SaaS: crayon warmth wrapped around enterprise machinery.

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Notion's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #0D0D0D, accent #0075DE, link #0075DE, primary #FFF5E0; type scale h1 64px / h2 54px / body 16px; 4px spacing base; 8px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #0075DE — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#FFFFFF
surface#F0F0F0
border#DADADA
text#0D0D0D
text_muted#686868
primary#FFF5E0
accent#0075DE
link#0075DE
secondary#0000EE
button_bg#0075DE
button_text#FFFFFF

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Per-section tokens (15)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Notion — Design System

> light, modern, medium, custom

Notion sells software the way a picture book tells a story: a deep midnight-navy hero where agent characters ride looping illustrated paths around a giant real workspace screenshot, then a switch to paper white where the product does all the talking. Its custom NotionInter runs 64px/700 headlines down to hand-labeled 22px card heads, body text stays a bookish 16px, and the only loud color is the classic #0075DE blue on 8px buttons. Feature after feature is a framed, live-data screenshot — Office Q&A tables, agent chats, meeting notes — garnished with doodled mascots that keep the AI story friendly rather than clinical. It is the house style of modern SaaS: crayon warmth wrapped around enterprise machinery.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F0F0F0` |
| border | `#DADADA` |
| text | `#0D0D0D` |
| text_muted | `#686868` |
| primary | `#FFF5E0` |
| accent | `#0075DE` |
| link | `#0075DE` |
| secondary | `#0000EE` |
| button_bg | `#0075DE` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#0075DE` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `accent`, `link`, `button_bg` are all `#0075DE` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#0075DE` — 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** `#FFF5E0` — a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #0075DE).
- **secondary** `#0000EE` — 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: **Notion Inter** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Notion Inter** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- h1: 64px
- h2: 54px
- body: 16px

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

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

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

## Primary button
- bg `#0075DE` · 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 #0075DE — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --color-surface: #F0F0F0;
  --color-border: #DADADA;
  --color-text: #0D0D0D;
  --color-text-muted: #686868;
  --color-primary: #FFF5E0;  /* a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #0075DE). */
  --color-accent: #0075DE;  /* 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: #0075DE;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --color-secondary: #0000EE;  /* 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: #0075DE;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #FFFFFF;
  /* fonts: Notion Inter may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */
  --font-heading: "Notion Inter", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Notion Inter", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-h1: 64px;
  --text-h2: 54px;
  --text-body: 16px;
  --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 #0075DE — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #F0F0F0;
  --border: #DADADA;
  --text: #0D0D0D;
  --text-muted: #686868;
  --primary: #FFF5E0;  /* a neutral UI color (chips, tags, icon fills, chrome), not the action color (action = #0075DE). */
  --accent: #0075DE;  /* 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: #0075DE;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --secondary: #0000EE;  /* 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: #0075DE;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #FFFFFF;
  --font-heading: "Notion Inter", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Notion Inter", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --radius: 8px;
  --radius-button: 8px;
}
/* fonts: Notion Inter may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */