Shopify — Design System

Name: Shopify design system
Creator: Mozaika
Keywords: design system, design tokens, Shopify, dark, tailwind

dark · modern · high · tailwind · confidence 90%

Shopify at planet scale: Neue Haas Grotesk at 96px/400 — regular weight, so the hugeness reads confident rather than desperate — in white on black, with Inter at 18px for the substance. Photography of real merchants, a glowing globe, and Sidekick AI panels carry the narrative; the design system of a company that no longer needs to raise its voice, just its type size.

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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/shopify.

Tokens

Shopify's decoded design system: background #000000, text #ECECEE, accent #36F4A4, link #36F4A4, primary #010624; type scale h1 96px / h2 96px / body 18px; 8px spacing base; 0px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #FFFFFF — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Role	Value
bg	`#000000`
surface	`#0E0E0E`
border	`#232323`
text	`#ECECEE`
text_muted	`#929293`
primary	`#010624`
accent	`#36F4A4`
link	`#36F4A4`
button_bg	`#FFFFFF`
button_text	`#000000`

Using these colors

Action color #FFFFFF — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
accent, link are all #36F4A4 — one role, not several (the action color).
accent #36F4A4 — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
primary #010624 — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #FFFFFF, not this.

Typography

Heading: Neue Haas Grotesk
Body: Inter
h1: 96px
h2: 96px
body: 18px

Spacing

base unit: 8px
scale: 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 48px, 64px

Radii

base: 0px
button: 9999px

Per-section tokens (12)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Shopify — Design System

> dark, modern, high, tailwind

Shopify at planet scale: Neue Haas Grotesk at 96px/400 — regular weight, so the hugeness reads confident rather than desperate — in white on black, with Inter at 18px for the substance. Photography of real merchants, a glowing globe, and Sidekick AI panels carry the narrative; the design system of a company that no longer needs to raise its voice, just its type size.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#000000` |
| surface | `#0E0E0E` |
| border | `#232323` |
| text | `#ECECEE` |
| text_muted | `#929293` |
| primary | `#010624` |
| accent | `#36F4A4` |
| link | `#36F4A4` |
| button_bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| button_text | `#000000` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#FFFFFF` — 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 `#36F4A4` — one role, not several.
- **accent** `#36F4A4` — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
- **primary** `#010624` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #FFFFFF, not this.

## Typography

- Heading: **Neue Haas Grotesk** _(free fallback: Inter)_
- Body: **Inter**
- h1: 96px
- h2: 96px
- body: 18px

> **Fonts —** Neue Haas Grotesk is proprietary — closest free match: Inter (Google). Load Inter; keep Neue Haas Grotesk first so licensed users still get it. Inter — free, on Google.

## Spacing
- base unit: 8px
- scale: 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 48px, 64px

## Radius
- base: 0px
- button: 9999px

## Primary button
- bg `#FFFFFF` · text `#000000` · 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.

Export: Tailwind v4 (@theme)

@theme {
  /* action color #FFFFFF — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #000000;
  --color-surface: #0E0E0E;
  --color-border: #232323;
  --color-text: #ECECEE;
  --color-text-muted: #929293;
  --color-primary: #010624;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #FFFFFF, not this. */
  --color-accent: #36F4A4;  /* accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page. */
  --color-link: #36F4A4;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --color-button-bg: #FFFFFF;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #000000;
  /* fonts: Neue Haas Grotesk is proprietary — closest free match: Inter (Google). Load Inter; keep Neue Haas Grotesk first so licensed users still get it. Inter — free, on Google. */
  --font-heading: "Neue Haas Grotesk", "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-h1: 96px;
  --text-h2: 96px;
  --text-body: 18px;
  --radius-base: 0px;
  --radius-button: 9999px;
  --spacing-1: 4px;
  --spacing-2: 8px;
  --spacing-3: 12px;
  --spacing-4: 16px;
  --spacing-5: 24px;
  --spacing-6: 32px;
  --spacing-7: 48px;
  --spacing-8: 64px;
}

Export: CSS variables

:root {
  /* action color #FFFFFF — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #000000;
  --surface: #0E0E0E;
  --border: #232323;
  --text: #ECECEE;
  --text-muted: #929293;
  --primary: #010624;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #FFFFFF, not this. */
  --accent: #36F4A4;  /* accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page. */
  --link: #36F4A4;  /* inline text links and link-styled controls. */
  --button-bg: #FFFFFF;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #000000;
  --font-heading: "Neue Haas Grotesk", "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --radius: 0px;
  --radius-button: 9999px;
}
/* fonts: Neue Haas Grotesk is proprietary — closest free match: Inter (Google). Load Inter; keep Neue Haas Grotesk first so licensed users still get it. Inter — free, on Google. */