PayPal Mobile — Design System

Name: PayPal Mobile design system
Creator: Mozaika
Keywords: design system, design tokens, PayPal Mobile, light

light · consumer · high · confidence 85% · deep decode

PayPal Mobile — palette measured from official store listing screenshots (colors only; no font claims). Type scale shown is the platform HIG default.

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Tokens

PayPal Mobile's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #000000, accent #002991, link #002991, primary #002991; type scale h1 34px / h2 22px / body 17px; 8px spacing base; 12px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #002991 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Role	Value
bg	`#FFFFFF`
surface	`#EFEFEF`
border	`#D8D8D8`
text	`#000000`
text_muted	`#606060`
primary	`#002991`
accent	`#002991`
link	`#002991`
button_bg	`#002991`
button_text	`#FFFFFF`

Using these colors

Action color #002991 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
primary, accent, link, button_bg are all #002991 — one role, not several (the action color).
accent #002991 — 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.

Typography

h1: 34px
h2: 22px
body: 17px

Spacing

base unit: 8px
scale: 6px, 8px, 10px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 24px, 30px, 33px, 53px

Radii

base: 12px
button: 12px

Shadows (elevation)

overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 24px 48px 0px

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 200ms (dominant) with ease-in-out.

durations: 200ms · 400ms · 600ms
easings: ease-in-out · cubic-bezier(0, 0.5, 0.5, 1)
animated properties: transform, clip-path, color, background-color

Button states (measured)

primary hover: padding 15.9286px 34.8571px 15.9286px 34.8571px · height 55.7031px · background #60CDFF

Layout (measured)

container max-width: 1440px
common grid: 14 columns

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: div.brand-moment-content-tex×2 → div.brand-moment-content-tex×2 → div.brand-moment-content-tex → div.brand-moment-content-tex → div.media-container → div.text-group-container

Scroll reveal: 5 elements rest at opacity 0, translateY(1px), animate in over 0.1s cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.25, 1).

Stagger: div ×6 — 75ms apart.

Responsive (measured)

breakpoints: 656px · 752px · 768px · 1024px · 1406px · 1470px
mobile (390px): hero 49px · nav inline

Export: DESIGN.md

# PayPal Mobile — Design System

> light, consumer, high — deep decode (measured live)

PayPal Mobile — palette measured from official store listing screenshots (colors only; no font claims). Type scale shown is the platform HIG default.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#EFEFEF` |
| border | `#D8D8D8` |
| text | `#000000` |
| text_muted | `#606060` |
| primary | `#002991` |
| accent | `#002991` |
| link | `#002991` |
| button_bg | `#002991` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#002991` — 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`, `link`, `button_bg` are all `#002991` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#002991` — 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.
- **Page coverage** (full-page screenshot pixels): `#000000` 59.2% · `#FFFFFF` 18.8% · `#372F2C` 5.8% · `#816150` 5.8%

## Typography


| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 181px / 900 · lh 181px · tracking -5.43px |
| h2 | 82px / 900 · lh 90px · tracking -2.44px |
| h3 | 67px / 900 · lh 74px · tracking -2.01px |
| body | 22px / 400 · lh 30px |
| small | 18px / 900 · lh 22px |

- Weight ladder: 400 · 500 · 900 — use these exact measured weights, not the 400/600 defaults.

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 6px, 8px, 10px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 24px, 30px, 33px, 53px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 53px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

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

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#FFFFFF` / `#000000` | 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255) | 9999px | 13.9286px 32.8571px 13.9286px 32.8571px | 900 17.8571px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: padding `15.9286px 34.8571px 15.9286px 34.8571px` · height `55.7031px` · background `#60CDFF`
- transition: `all 0.2s cubic-bezier(0, 0.5, 0.5, 1)`

## Shadows (elevation)
- overlay: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 24px 48px 0px`

## Motion
- durations: 200ms (dominant) · 400ms · 600ms
- easings: `ease-in-out` (dominant) · `cubic-bezier(0, 0.5, 0.5, 1)`
- animated properties: transform, clip-path, 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.

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1440px · common grid: 14-col

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1114 | 14 | 24 | 0/53 | 12/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/12 |
| 1202 | 2267 | 14 | 24 | 53/53 | 12/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/12 |
| 1255 | 274 | — | — | 0/53 | — |
| 1552 | 1832 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2168 | 600 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 2784 | 600 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 3469 | 1376 | 14 | 24 | 53/79 | 12/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/12 |
| 4337 | 428 | — | — | 0/0 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `div.brand-moment-content-tex`×2 @0ms → `div.brand-moment-content-tex`×2 @0ms → `div.brand-moment-content-tex` @0ms → `div.brand-moment-content-tex` @0ms → `div.media-container` @0ms → `div.text-group-container` @0ms
- `div.hero-media-frame` — opacity 0.1→1 — 950ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1)
- `div.hero-media-frame` — transform scale(1) translate(0px) translateY(36px)→scale(1) translate(0px) translateY(0px) — 950ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1)
- stagger: `div` ×6 — 75ms apart
- scroll reveal: 5 elements rest at opacity 0, translateY(1px), animate in over 0.1s cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.25, 1) (5 revealed during the drive).

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

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 656px · 752px · 768px · 1024px · 1406px · 1470px
- mobile (390px): hero 49px · body 16px · nav: inline

## 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/paypal-mobile

Export: Tailwind v4 (@theme)

@theme {
  /* action color #002991 — 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: #002991;  /* primary brand / action color. */
  --color-accent: #002991;  /* 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: #002991;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --color-button-bg: #002991;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #FFFFFF;
  /* measured weights: 400, 500, 900 — use these, not 400/600 */
  --text-hero: 181px; --font-weight-hero: 900; --leading-hero: 181px; --tracking-hero: -5.43px;
  --text-h2: 82px; --font-weight-h2: 900; --leading-h2: 90px; --tracking-h2: -2.44px;
  --text-h3: 67px; --font-weight-h3: 900; --leading-h3: 74px; --tracking-h3: -2.01px;
  --text-body: 22px; --font-weight-body: 400; --leading-body: 30px;
  --text-small: 18px; --font-weight-small: 900; --leading-small: 22px;
  --radius-base: 12px;
  --radius-button: 12px;
  --radius-card: 12px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --shadow-overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 24px 48px 0px;
  --color-btn-hover: #60CDFF;  /* measured primary hover fill */
  --ease-brand: ease-in-out;
  --duration-fast: 200ms;  /* use: duration-[var(--duration-fast)] */
  --duration-base: 400ms;
  --duration-slow: 600ms;
  --section-y: 53px;  /* per-section vertical padding (measured) */
  --spacing: 8px;  /* measured base — drives the p-*/gap-* scale. steps seen on the page: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 24, 30, 33, 53px */
}

Export: CSS variables

:root {
  /* action color #002991 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #EFEFEF;
  --border: #D8D8D8;
  --text: #000000;
  --text-muted: #606060;
  --primary: #002991;  /* primary brand / action color. */
  --accent: #002991;  /* 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: #002991;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --button-bg: #002991;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #FFFFFF;
  --text-hero: 181px; --weight-hero: 900; --leading-hero: 181px; --tracking-hero: -5.43px;
  --text-h2: 82px; --weight-h2: 900; --leading-h2: 90px; --tracking-h2: -2.44px;
  --text-h3: 67px; --weight-h3: 900; --leading-h3: 74px; --tracking-h3: -2.01px;
  --text-body: 22px; --weight-body: 400; --leading-body: 30px;
  --text-small: 18px; --weight-small: 900; --leading-small: 22px;
  --radius: 12px;
  --radius-button: 12px;
  --radius-card: 12px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --shadow-overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 24px 48px 0px;
  --btn-bg-hover: #60CDFF;
  --ease: ease-in-out;
  --duration-fast: 200ms;
  --duration-base: 400ms;
  --duration-slow: 600ms;
  --section-y: 53px;
}