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Plaid — Design System

light · professional · medium · material · confidence 92%

Plaid connects banks in its own Plaid Sans at 76px/500 with gradient-masked fills, Cern handling nav and 6px-radius buttons, and a spacious 20-30px body rhythm. Data-flow diagrams in the brand's teal-to-lime range show money moving — fintech's connective tissue drawn with the polish of the consumer apps it powers.

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Tokens

Plaid's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #111111, accent #0A85EA, link #0A85EA, primary #012E37; type scale h1 76px / h2 20px / body 24px; 4px spacing base; 6px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #02294B — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#FFFFFF
surface#F0F0F0
border#DBDBDB
text#111111
text_muted#6B6B6B
primary#012E37
accent#0A85EA
link#0A85EA
secondary#F44E66
button_bg#02294B
button_text#111112

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Per-section tokens (8)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Plaid — Design System

> light, professional, medium, material

Plaid connects banks in its own Plaid Sans at 76px/500 with gradient-masked fills, Cern handling nav and 6px-radius buttons, and a spacious 20-30px body rhythm. Data-flow diagrams in the brand's teal-to-lime range show money moving — fintech's connective tissue drawn with the polish of the consumer apps it powers.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F0F0F0` |
| border | `#DBDBDB` |
| text | `#111111` |
| text_muted | `#6B6B6B` |
| primary | `#012E37` |
| accent | `#0A85EA` |
| link | `#0A85EA` |
| secondary | `#F44E66` |
| button_bg | `#02294B` |
| button_text | `#111112` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#02294B` — 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` are all `#0A85EA` — one role, not several.
- **accent** `#0A85EA` — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
- **primary** `#012E37` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #02294B, not this.
- **secondary** `#F44E66` — 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: **Helvetica Neue**
- Body: **Cern** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- h1: 76px
- h2: 20px
- body: 24px

> **Fonts —** Helvetica Neue — system font, no web load needed. Cern may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts).

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

## Radius
- base: 6px
- button: 100px

## Primary button
- bg `#02294B` · text `#111112` · radius 100px

## 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 #02294B — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --color-surface: #F0F0F0;
  --color-border: #DBDBDB;
  --color-text: #111111;
  --color-text-muted: #6B6B6B;
  --color-primary: #012E37;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #02294B, not this. */
  --color-accent: #0A85EA;  /* accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page. */
  --color-link: #0A85EA;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --color-secondary: #F44E66;  /* 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: #02294B;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #111112;
  /* fonts: Helvetica Neue — system font, no web load needed. Cern may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */
  --font-heading: "Helvetica Neue", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Cern", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-h1: 76px;
  --text-h2: 20px;
  --text-body: 24px;
  --radius-base: 6px;
  --radius-button: 100px;
  --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 #02294B — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #F0F0F0;
  --border: #DBDBDB;
  --text: #111111;
  --text-muted: #6B6B6B;
  --primary: #012E37;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #02294B, not this. */
  --accent: #0A85EA;  /* accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page. */
  --link: #0A85EA;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --secondary: #F44E66;  /* 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: #02294B;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #111112;
  --font-heading: "Helvetica Neue", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Cern", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --radius: 6px;
  --radius-button: 100px;
}
/* fonts: Helvetica Neue — system font, no web load needed. Cern may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */