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Raycast — Design System

dark · modern · high · custom · confidence 90%

Raycast designs like an operating system after dark: a near-black #07080B canvas where the launcher window itself is the hero image, floating app-icon constellations stand in for illustration, and every surface reads as a macOS panel at night. Inter does all the talking at restrained weights — a 64px/600 hero steps down to 48px section heads and 13px extension-card labels, the type scale of an app HIG rather than a billboard. Color is rationed to the logo's signal red (#FF6363), spent on metallic light-leaks and the red capability dashes of the model-comparison matrix. Buttons are quiet 8px-radius chips in macOS gray (#E6E6E6) that read as native controls, while keyboard shortcuts, brew-install one-liners and launcher chrome are treated as first-class graphic elements. It is developer-tool minimalism executed as an OS extension — the site itself feels installable.

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This is a static, crawlable rendering for search & AI engines. The interactive version — filters, live decode console, copy & export — is at https://mozaika.design/ds/raycast.

Tokens

Raycast's decoded design system: background #07080A, text #ECECEE, accent #FF9217, link #FF9217, primary #FF6363; type scale h1 64px / h2 48px / body 16px; 4px spacing base; 8px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #130D0E — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#07080A
surface#141517
border#292A2C
text#ECECEE
text_muted#949597
primary#FF6363
accent#FF9217
link#FF9217
secondary#59D499
button_bg#130D0E
button_text#FFFFFF

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Per-section tokens (30)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Raycast — Design System

> dark, modern, high, custom

Raycast designs like an operating system after dark: a near-black #07080B canvas where the launcher window itself is the hero image, floating app-icon constellations stand in for illustration, and every surface reads as a macOS panel at night. Inter does all the talking at restrained weights — a 64px/600 hero steps down to 48px section heads and 13px extension-card labels, the type scale of an app HIG rather than a billboard. Color is rationed to the logo's signal red (#FF6363), spent on metallic light-leaks and the red capability dashes of the model-comparison matrix. Buttons are quiet 8px-radius chips in macOS gray (#E6E6E6) that read as native controls, while keyboard shortcuts, brew-install one-liners and launcher chrome are treated as first-class graphic elements. It is developer-tool minimalism executed as an OS extension — the site itself feels installable.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#07080A` |
| surface | `#141517` |
| border | `#292A2C` |
| text | `#ECECEE` |
| text_muted | `#949597` |
| primary | `#FF6363` |
| accent | `#FF9217` |
| link | `#FF9217` |
| secondary | `#59D499` |
| button_bg | `#130D0E` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#130D0E` — 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 `#FF9217` — one role, not several.
- **accent** `#FF9217` — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
- **primary** `#FF6363` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #130D0E, not this.
- **secondary** `#59D499` — 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: **Inter**
- Body: **Inter**
- Mono: **GeistMono** _(measured)_

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 64px / 600 · lh 70px |
| h2 | 32px / 400 · lh 37px |
| h3 | 24px / 500 · lh 27px |
| body | 16px / 500 · lh 18px |
| small | 14px / 500 · lh 16px · tracking 0.2px |

- Weight ladder: 400 · 500 · 600 · 700 — use these exact measured weights, not the 400/600 defaults.

> **Fonts —** Inter — free, on Google.

## Spacing
- base unit: 4px
- scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px
- section rhythm: 224px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 8px
- button: 9999px
- card: 11px
- pill: 9999px
- sharp: 3px

## Primary button
- bg `#130D0E` · text `#FFFFFF` · radius 9999px

## 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.

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> **Decoded with Mozaika** — measured live, not guessed. Full decoded design system + one-command install: mozaika.design/ds/raycast

Export: Tailwind v4 (@theme)

@theme {
  /* action color #130D0E — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #07080A;
  --color-surface: #141517;
  --color-border: #292A2C;
  --color-text: #ECECEE;
  --color-text-muted: #949597;
  --color-primary: #FF6363;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #130D0E, not this. */
  --color-accent: #FF9217;  /* accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page. */
  --color-link: #FF9217;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --color-secondary: #59D499;  /* 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: #130D0E;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #FFFFFF;
  /* fonts: Inter — free, on Google. */
  --font-heading: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "GeistMono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  /* measured weights: 400, 500, 600, 700 — use these, not 400/600 */
  --text-hero: 64px; --font-weight-hero: 600; --leading-hero: 70px;
  --text-h2: 32px; --font-weight-h2: 400; --leading-h2: 37px;
  --text-h3: 24px; --font-weight-h3: 500; --leading-h3: 27px;
  --text-body: 16px; --font-weight-body: 500; --leading-body: 18px;
  --text-small: 14px; --font-weight-small: 500; --leading-small: 16px; --tracking-small: 0.2px;
  --radius-base: 8px;
  --radius-button: 9999px;
  --radius-card: 11px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --radius-sharp: 3px;
  --section-y: 224px;  /* per-section vertical padding (measured) */
  --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 #130D0E — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #07080A;
  --surface: #141517;
  --border: #292A2C;
  --text: #ECECEE;
  --text-muted: #949597;
  --primary: #FF6363;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #130D0E, not this. */
  --accent: #FF9217;  /* accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page. */
  --link: #FF9217;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --secondary: #59D499;  /* 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: #130D0E;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #FFFFFF;
  --font-heading: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "GeistMono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  --text-hero: 64px; --weight-hero: 600; --leading-hero: 70px;
  --text-h2: 32px; --weight-h2: 400; --leading-h2: 37px;
  --text-h3: 24px; --weight-h3: 500; --leading-h3: 27px;
  --text-body: 16px; --weight-body: 500; --leading-body: 18px;
  --text-small: 14px; --weight-small: 500; --leading-small: 16px; --tracking-small: 0.2px;
  --radius: 8px;
  --radius-button: 9999px;
  --radius-card: 11px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --radius-sharp: 3px;
  --section-y: 224px;
}
/* fonts: Inter — free, on Google. */