Superhuman — Design System

Name: Superhuman design system
Creator: Mozaika
Keywords: design system, design tokens, Superhuman, light, custom

light · modern · high · custom · confidence 92%

Superhuman commissioned a variable face and tuned it by the unit: Super Sans VF at 64px on a precise 540 weight, 26px/460 standfirsts, and lavender #D4C7FF buttons at 8px radius. Split-flap animations and inbox-zero UI carry the speed story — email's luxury tier, with typography engineered to the same hundredths as its keystroke latency.

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Tokens

Superhuman's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #292827, accent #D4C7FF, link #D4C7FF, primary #714CB6; type scale h1 64px / h2 26px / body 18px; 8px spacing base; 0px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #D4C7FF — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Role	Value
bg	`#FFFFFF`
surface	`#F2F2F2`
border	`#DEDEDE`
text	`#292827`
text_muted	`#7A7979`
primary	`#714CB6`
accent	`#D4C7FF`
link	`#D4C7FF`
secondary	`#0C4243`
button_bg	`#D4C7FF`
button_text	`#292827`

Using these colors

Action color #D4C7FF — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
accent, link, button_bg are all #D4C7FF — one role, not several (the action color).
accent #D4C7FF — 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 #714CB6 — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #D4C7FF, not this.
secondary #0C4243 — 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: Super Sans VF
Body: Super Sans VF
h1: 64px
h2: 26px
body: 18px

Spacing

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

Radii

base: 0px
button: 8px

Per-section tokens (9)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Superhuman — Design System

> light, modern, high, custom

Superhuman commissioned a variable face and tuned it by the unit: Super Sans VF at 64px on a precise 540 weight, 26px/460 standfirsts, and lavender #D4C7FF buttons at 8px radius. Split-flap animations and inbox-zero UI carry the speed story — email's luxury tier, with typography engineered to the same hundredths as its keystroke latency.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F2F2F2` |
| border | `#DEDEDE` |
| text | `#292827` |
| text_muted | `#7A7979` |
| primary | `#714CB6` |
| accent | `#D4C7FF` |
| link | `#D4C7FF` |
| secondary | `#0C4243` |
| button_bg | `#D4C7FF` |
| button_text | `#292827` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#D4C7FF` — 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`, `button_bg` are all `#D4C7FF` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#D4C7FF` — 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** `#714CB6` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #D4C7FF, not this.
- **secondary** `#0C4243` — 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: **Super Sans VF** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **Super Sans VF** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- h1: 64px
- h2: 26px
- body: 18px

> **Fonts —** Super Sans VF may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts).

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

## Radius
- base: 0px
- button: 8px

## Primary button
- bg `#D4C7FF` · text `#292827` · radius 8px

## 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 #D4C7FF — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --color-surface: #F2F2F2;
  --color-border: #DEDEDE;
  --color-text: #292827;
  --color-text-muted: #7A7979;
  --color-primary: #714CB6;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #D4C7FF, not this. */
  --color-accent: #D4C7FF;  /* 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: #D4C7FF;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --color-secondary: #0C4243;  /* 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: #D4C7FF;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #292827;
  /* fonts: Super Sans VF may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */
  --font-heading: "Super Sans VF", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Super Sans VF", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-h1: 64px;
  --text-h2: 26px;
  --text-body: 18px;
  --radius-base: 0px;
  --radius-button: 8px;
  --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 #D4C7FF — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #F2F2F2;
  --border: #DEDEDE;
  --text: #292827;
  --text-muted: #7A7979;
  --primary: #714CB6;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #D4C7FF, not this. */
  --accent: #D4C7FF;  /* 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: #D4C7FF;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --secondary: #0C4243;  /* 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: #D4C7FF;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #292827;
  --font-heading: "Super Sans VF", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Super Sans VF", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --radius: 0px;
  --radius-button: 8px;
}
/* fonts: Super Sans VF may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */