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Rippling — Design System

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

Rippling runs HR-fintech in Basel Grotesk everywhere: 48px/500 white headlines over deep amber-and-navy gradients, 15-18px working text, and squared-off text-first CTAs. Dashboard modules tile like org charts and the palette stays boardroom-dark — workforce software that dresses like the operating system for a company, which is precisely its pitch.

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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/rippling.

Tokens

Rippling's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #000000, accent #FFA81D, link #FDB71C, primary #EAB8F2; type scale h1 48px / h2 42px / body 15px; 8px spacing base; 4px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #FFA81D — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#FFFFFF
surface#EFEFEF
border#D8D8D8
text#000000
text_muted#606060
primary#EAB8F2
accent#FFA81D
link#FDB71C
secondary#F9EAFB
button_bg#FFA81D
button_text#000000

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Shadows (elevation)

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 500ms (dominant) with cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1).

Native design tokens

TokenValue
--Content-Label---label-lvl-0-inactivergba(255, 255, 255, 0.70)
--Content-Label---label-lvl-1-inactivergba(0, 0, 0, 0.70)
--Content-Label---label-lvl-0-active#000
--Surface---surface-lvl-0#FFF
--Surface---surface-lvl-1#F2EEEB
--Surface---surface-lvl-1-hover#E1D8D2
--Surface---surface-lvl-0-hover#E1D8D2
--Border---border-lvl-0#E1D8D2
--cta-button-solid-surface-lvl-0#FFA81D
--cta-button-solid-surface-hover-lvl-0#F59701

…and 10 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

Layout (measured)

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: span.opt-line-draw → rect.will-change-transform → span.opt-line-draw → button.box-content → button.box-content

Responsive (measured)

Per-section tokens (11)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Rippling — Design System

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

Rippling runs HR-fintech in Basel Grotesk everywhere: 48px/500 white headlines over deep amber-and-navy gradients, 15-18px working text, and squared-off text-first CTAs. Dashboard modules tile like org charts and the palette stays boardroom-dark — workforce software that dresses like the operating system for a company, which is precisely its pitch.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#EFEFEF` |
| border | `#D8D8D8` |
| text | `#000000` |
| text_muted | `#606060` |
| primary | `#EAB8F2` |
| accent | `#FFA81D` |
| link | `#FDB71C` |
| secondary | `#F9EAFB` |
| button_bg | `#FFA81D` |
| button_text | `#000000` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#FFA81D` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `accent`, `button_bg` are all `#FFA81D` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#FFA81D` — 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** `#EAB8F2` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #FFA81D, not this.
- **link** `#FDB71C` — fails contrast on the background (~1.8:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
- **secondary** `#F9EAFB` — 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): `#4A0039` 36.6% · `#FFFFFF` 28.9% · `#631148` 14.2% · `#E8CFE5` 11.6%

## Typography


| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 48px / 500 · lh 52px · tracking -1.5px |
| h2 | 42px / 500 · lh 48px · tracking -1.5px |
| h3 | 30px / 500 · lh 36px |
| body | 18px / 400 · lh 26px · tracking 0.25px |
| small | 16px / 500 · lh 32px |

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

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 2px, 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 32px, 48px, 64px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 48px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 4px
- button: 4px
- card: 4px
- sharp: 1px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#FFA81D` / `#000000` | none | 4px | 16px 24px 16px 24px | 500 15px / 0.25px | none |
| secondary | `#FFFFFF` / `#000000` | none | 4px | — | — | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- primary hover: background `#F59701`
- primary focus: background `#F59701` · outline `2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5)`
- transition: `color 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`

## Shadows (elevation)
- subtle: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(40, 22, 29, 0.08) 2px 8px 12px 0px`
- overlay: `rgba(27, 16, 20, 0.6) 0px 96px 160px 48px`

## Motion
- durations: 500ms (dominant) · 150ms · 300ms
- easings: `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)` (dominant) · `linear`
- animated properties: background-color, transform, color, border-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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--Content-Label---label-lvl-0-inactive` | `rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.70)` |
| `--Content-Label---label-lvl-1-inactive` | `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.70)` |
| `--Content-Label---label-lvl-0-active` | `#000` |
| `--Surface---surface-lvl-0` | `#FFF` |
| `--Surface---surface-lvl-1` | `#F2EEEB` |
| `--Surface---surface-lvl-1-hover` | `#E1D8D2` |
| `--Surface---surface-lvl-0-hover` | `#E1D8D2` |
| `--Border---border-lvl-0` | `#E1D8D2` |
| `--cta-button-solid-surface-lvl-0` | `#FFA81D` |
| `--cta-button-solid-surface-hover-lvl-0` | `#F59701` |
| `--Component-Button-Square---button-square-surface-lvl-1` | `#7A005D` |
| `--Component-Button-Square---button-square-surface-lvl-1-hover` | `#9F1E7A` |

_…and 8 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- common grid: 2-col
- nav: 80px fixed · bg rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.41)

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 806 | 2 | 80 | 120/80 | 40/60 |
| 184 | 686 | — | — | 0/0 | — |
| 870 | 1032 | — | — | 80/120 | — |
| 1902 | 1679 | 2 | 24 | 80/120 | — |
| 3581 | 1067 | — | — | 80/120 | — |
| 4647 | 983 | — | — | 80/120 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `span.opt-line-draw` @0ms → `rect.will-change-transform` @354ms → `span.opt-line-draw` @542ms → `button.box-content` @1863ms → `button.box-content` @1863ms

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

## Components (measured)
- link: #FFFFFF · underline — hover #FFA81D

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 428px · 768px · 960px · 1024px · 1099px · 1200px
- mobile (390px): hero 36px · 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/rippling

Export: Tailwind v4 (@theme)

@theme {
  /* action color #FFA81D — 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: #EAB8F2;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #FFA81D, not this. */
  --color-accent: #FFA81D;  /* 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: #FDB71C;  /* fails contrast on the background (~1.8:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference). */
  --color-secondary: #F9EAFB;  /* 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: #FFA81D;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #000000;
  /* measured weights: 400, 500 — use these, not 400/600 */
  --text-hero: 48px; --font-weight-hero: 500; --leading-hero: 52px; --tracking-hero: -1.5px;
  --text-h2: 42px; --font-weight-h2: 500; --leading-h2: 48px; --tracking-h2: -1.5px;
  --text-h3: 30px; --font-weight-h3: 500; --leading-h3: 36px;
  --text-body: 18px; --font-weight-body: 400; --leading-body: 26px; --tracking-body: 0.25px;
  --text-small: 16px; --font-weight-small: 500; --leading-small: 32px;
  --radius-base: 4px;
  --radius-button: 4px;
  --radius-card: 4px;
  --radius-sharp: 1px;
  --shadow-overlay: rgba(27, 16, 20, 0.6) 0px 96px 160px 48px;
  --shadow-subtle: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(40, 22, 29, 0.08) 2px 8px 12px 0px;
  --color-btn-hover: #F59701;  /* measured primary hover fill */
  --outline-focus: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);  /* measured focus ring */
  --ease-brand: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --duration-fast: 150ms;  /* use: duration-[var(--duration-fast)] */
  --duration-base: 300ms;
  --duration-slow: 500ms;
  --section-y: 48px;  /* per-section vertical padding (measured) */
  --spacing: 8px;  /* measured base — drives the p-*/gap-* scale. steps seen on the page: 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 48, 64px */
}

Export: CSS variables

:root {
  /* action color #FFA81D — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #EFEFEF;
  --border: #D8D8D8;
  --text: #000000;
  --text-muted: #606060;
  --primary: #EAB8F2;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #FFA81D, not this. */
  --accent: #FFA81D;  /* 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: #FDB71C;  /* fails contrast on the background (~1.8:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference). */
  --secondary: #F9EAFB;  /* 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: #FFA81D;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #000000;
  --text-hero: 48px; --weight-hero: 500; --leading-hero: 52px; --tracking-hero: -1.5px;
  --text-h2: 42px; --weight-h2: 500; --leading-h2: 48px; --tracking-h2: -1.5px;
  --text-h3: 30px; --weight-h3: 500; --leading-h3: 36px;
  --text-body: 18px; --weight-body: 400; --leading-body: 26px; --tracking-body: 0.25px;
  --text-small: 16px; --weight-small: 500; --leading-small: 32px;
  --radius: 4px;
  --radius-button: 4px;
  --radius-card: 4px;
  --radius-sharp: 1px;
  --shadow-overlay: rgba(27, 16, 20, 0.6) 0px 96px 160px 48px;
  --shadow-subtle: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(40, 22, 29, 0.08) 2px 8px 12px 0px;
  --btn-bg-hover: #F59701;
  --focus-ring: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --duration-fast: 150ms;
  --duration-base: 300ms;
  --duration-slow: 500ms;
  --section-y: 48px;
}

/* their own tokens, verbatim from the site's :root */
:root {
  --Content-Label---label-lvl-0-inactive: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.70);
  --Content-Label---label-lvl-1-inactive: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.70);
  --Content-Label---label-lvl-0-active: #000;
  --Surface---surface-lvl-0: #FFF;
  --Surface---surface-lvl-1: #F2EEEB;
  --Surface---surface-lvl-1-hover: #E1D8D2;
  --Surface---surface-lvl-0-hover: #E1D8D2;
  --Border---border-lvl-0: #E1D8D2;
  --cta-button-solid-surface-lvl-0: #FFA81D;
  --cta-button-solid-surface-hover-lvl-0: #F59701;
  --Component-Button-Square---button-square-surface-lvl-1: #7A005D;
  --Component-Button-Square---button-square-surface-lvl-1-hover: #9F1E7A;
}