Tailscale — Design System

Name: Tailscale design system
Creator: Mozaika
Keywords: design system, design tokens, Tailscale, light, tailwind

light · professional · medium · tailwind · confidence 90%

The full decoded design system for Tailscale: color roles, type scale, spacing, radii and paste-ready DESIGN.md / Tailwind / CSS exports.

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Tokens

Tailscale's decoded design system: background #F9F7F6, text #2E2D2D, accent #D04841, link #D04841, primary #D04841; type scale h1 48px / h2 48px / body 14px; 8px spacing base; 8px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #D04841 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Role	Value
bg	`#F9F7F6`
surface	`#ECEAE9`
border	`#DAD8D7`
text	`#2E2D2D`
text_muted	`#7B7979`
primary	`#D04841`
accent	`#D04841`
link	`#D04841`
button_bg	`#D04841`
button_text	`#FFFFFF`

Using these colors

Action color #D04841 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
primary, accent, link, button_bg are all #D04841 — one role, not several (the action color).
accent #D04841 — 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.

Typography

Heading: Inter
Body: Inter
h1: 48px
h2: 48px
body: 14px

Spacing

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

Radii

base: 8px
button: 16px

Per-section tokens (10)

Hero — dark · bg #8F8F8F · text #1C1A1A · 1 col · left
Feature — light · bg #FFFFFF · text #613A3A · 1 col · left
Stats / Metrics — light · bg #FFFFFF · text #A2A1A1 · 1 col · left
Logo Wall — light · bg #FAF8F6 · text #ACAAA9 · 5 col · split
Feature — light · bg #FFFFFF · text #4F72C7 · 1 col · left
Feature — light · bg #FFFFFF · text #C4C4C4 · 1 col · left
Testimonial / Social Proof — light · bg #FAF8F6 · text #C3C3C4 · 1 col · left
Integrations — light · bg #FAF8F6 · text #585961 · 1 col · left
CTA / Sign-up — dark · bg #2D2D2D · text #FAF8F6 · 1 col · left
Footer — light · bg #FFFFFF · text #969798 · 1 col · left

Export: DESIGN.md

# Tailscale — Design System

> light, professional, medium, tailwind

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#F9F7F6` |
| surface | `#ECEAE9` |
| border | `#DAD8D7` |
| text | `#2E2D2D` |
| text_muted | `#7B7979` |
| primary | `#D04841` |
| accent | `#D04841` |
| link | `#D04841` |
| button_bg | `#D04841` |
| button_text | `#FFFFFF` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#D04841` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `primary`, `accent`, `link`, `button_bg` are all `#D04841` — one role, not several (your action color).
- **accent** `#D04841` — 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.

## Typography

- Heading: **Inter**
- Body: **Inter**
- h1: 48px
- h2: 48px
- body: 14px

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

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

## Radius
- base: 8px
- button: 16px

## Primary button
- bg `#D04841` · text `#FFFFFF` · radius 16px

## 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 #D04841 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #F9F7F6;
  --color-surface: #ECEAE9;
  --color-border: #DAD8D7;
  --color-text: #2E2D2D;
  --color-text-muted: #7B7979;
  --color-primary: #D04841;  /* primary brand / action color. */
  --color-accent: #D04841;  /* 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: #D04841;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --color-button-bg: #D04841;  /* 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;
  --text-h1: 48px;
  --text-h2: 48px;
  --text-body: 14px;
  --radius-base: 8px;
  --radius-button: 16px;
  --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 #D04841 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #F9F7F6;
  --surface: #ECEAE9;
  --border: #DAD8D7;
  --text: #2E2D2D;
  --text-muted: #7B7979;
  --primary: #D04841;  /* primary brand / action color. */
  --accent: #D04841;  /* 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: #D04841;  /* inline text links — shares the action color. */
  --button-bg: #D04841;  /* 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;
  --radius: 8px;
  --radius-button: 16px;
}
/* fonts: Inter — free, on Google. */