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Tailscale — Design System

light · professional · medium · tailwind · confidence 90% · deep decode

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; 4px 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

RoleValue
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

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Shadows (elevation)

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 300ms (dominant) with ease.

Native design tokens

TokenValue
--k-banner-buttons-primary-background-color#000000
--k-banner-buttons-primary-text-color#FFFFFF
--k-banner-buttons-secondary-background-color#000000
--k-banner-buttons-secondary-text-color#000000
--k-banner-buttons-tertiary-background-color#000000
--k-banner-buttons-tertiary-text-color#000000
--k-banner-container-backdrop-background-colorrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24)
--k-banner-container-background-color#FFFFFF
--k-banner-description-link-color#000000
--k-banner-description-text-color#000000

…and 110 more measured on the page.

Layout (measured)

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: div.jsx-3044018360 → img.transition-opacity×17 → img.object-cover×2 → div.ketch-fixed

Responsive (measured)

Per-section tokens (10)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Tailscale — Design System

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

## 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.
- **Page coverage** (full-page screenshot pixels): `#949494` 67.6% · `#FFFFFF` 16% · `#413637` 14.9% · `#AFAFAF` 1.5%

## Typography

- Heading: **Inter**
- Body: **Inter**

| Role | Size / weight · line-height · tracking |
|------|------------------------------------------|
| hero | 64px / 500 · lh 70px · tracking -0.64px |
| h2 | 48px / 500 · lh 53px · tracking -0.48px |
| h3 | 32px / 500 · lh 35px · tracking -0.32px |
| body | 16px / 500 · lh 24px · tracking -0.16px |
| small | 14px / 500 · lh 21px · tracking -0.14px |
| eyebrow | 12px / 500 · tracking 0.6px |

- 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 (inferred from the measured scale)
- measured scale: 4px, 6px, 8px, 10px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 18px, 20px, 24px — snap all gaps/padding to these
- section rhythm: 64px top/bottom padding per section (measured)

## Radius
- base: 8px
- button: 16px
- card: 16px
- pill: 9999px

## Buttons

| Button | Fill / text | Border | Radius | Padding | Font | Shadow |
|--------|-------------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
| primary | `#232222` / `#FFFFFF` | 1px solid rgb(35, 34, 34) | 8px | 0px 12px 0px 12px | 500 16px / -0.16px | none |
| secondary | `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)` / `#2E2D2D` | none | 8px | 12px 12px 12px 12px | 500 16px / -0.16px | none |

**States (measured, not guessed)**

- transition: `all 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`

## Shadows (elevation)
- card: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px`

## Motion
- durations: 300ms (dominant) · 200ms · 150ms
- easings: `ease` (dominant) · `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`
- animated properties: opacity, color, background-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 |
|-------|-------|
| `--k-banner-buttons-primary-background-color` | `#000000` |
| `--k-banner-buttons-primary-text-color` | `#FFFFFF` |
| `--k-banner-buttons-secondary-background-color` | `#000000` |
| `--k-banner-buttons-secondary-text-color` | `#000000` |
| `--k-banner-buttons-tertiary-background-color` | `#000000` |
| `--k-banner-buttons-tertiary-text-color` | `#000000` |
| `--k-banner-container-backdrop-background-color` | `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24)` |
| `--k-banner-container-background-color` | `#FFFFFF` |
| `--k-banner-description-link-color` | `#000000` |
| `--k-banner-description-text-color` | `#000000` |
| `--k-banner-header-returnButton-background-color` | `#EBEDED` |
| `--k-banner-header-returnButton-icon-color` | `#000000` |

_…and 108 more measured on the page._

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

## Layout (measured)
- container max 1310px · common grid: 12-col
- nav: 40px

| Section (y) | Height | Cols | Gap | Pad y | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1438 | 897 | 12 | 8 | 32/64 | — |
| 2335 | 1306 | 12 | 24 | 32/32 | — |
| 3641 | 587 | — | — | 64/64 | — |
| 4227 | 704 | 15 | 12 | 32/96 | — |

## Motion choreography (measured)
Load order: `div.jsx-3044018360` @0ms → `img.transition-opacity`×17 @344ms → `img.object-cover`×2 @620ms → `div.ketch-fixed` @2220ms
- `div.ketch-fixed` — transform translateY(900px)→translateY(0px) — 400ms ease

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

## Components (measured)
- link: #000000 · underline

## Responsive (measured)
- breakpoints: 640px · 768px · 921px · 1024px · 1200px · 1280px
- mobile (390px): hero 38px · body 14px · 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/tailscale

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;
  /* measured weights: 400, 500, 600, 700 — use these, not 400/600 */
  --text-hero: 64px; --font-weight-hero: 500; --leading-hero: 70px; --tracking-hero: -0.64px;
  --text-h2: 48px; --font-weight-h2: 500; --leading-h2: 53px; --tracking-h2: -0.48px;
  --text-h3: 32px; --font-weight-h3: 500; --leading-h3: 35px; --tracking-h3: -0.32px;
  --text-body: 16px; --font-weight-body: 500; --leading-body: 24px; --tracking-body: -0.16px;
  --text-small: 14px; --font-weight-small: 500; --leading-small: 21px; --tracking-small: -0.14px;
  --text-eyebrow: 12px; --font-weight-eyebrow: 500; --tracking-eyebrow: 0.6px;
  --radius-base: 8px;
  --radius-button: 16px;
  --radius-card: 16px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --shadow-card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px;
  --ease-brand: ease;
  --duration-fast: 150ms;  /* use: duration-[var(--duration-fast)] */
  --duration-base: 200ms;
  --duration-slow: 300ms;
  --section-y: 64px;  /* per-section vertical padding (measured) */
  --spacing: 4px;  /* measured base — drives the p-*/gap-* scale. steps seen on the page: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24px */
}

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;
  --text-hero: 64px; --weight-hero: 500; --leading-hero: 70px; --tracking-hero: -0.64px;
  --text-h2: 48px; --weight-h2: 500; --leading-h2: 53px; --tracking-h2: -0.48px;
  --text-h3: 32px; --weight-h3: 500; --leading-h3: 35px; --tracking-h3: -0.32px;
  --text-body: 16px; --weight-body: 500; --leading-body: 24px; --tracking-body: -0.16px;
  --text-small: 14px; --weight-small: 500; --leading-small: 21px; --tracking-small: -0.14px;
  --text-eyebrow: 12px; --weight-eyebrow: 500; --tracking-eyebrow: 0.6px;
  --radius: 8px;
  --radius-button: 16px;
  --radius-card: 16px;
  --radius-pill: 9999px;
  --shadow-card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px;
  --ease: ease;
  --duration-fast: 150ms;
  --duration-base: 200ms;
  --duration-slow: 300ms;
  --section-y: 64px;
}

/* their own tokens, verbatim from the site's :root */
:root {
  --k-banner-buttons-primary-background-color: #000000;
  --k-banner-buttons-primary-text-color: #FFFFFF;
  --k-banner-buttons-secondary-background-color: #000000;
  --k-banner-buttons-secondary-text-color: #000000;
  --k-banner-buttons-tertiary-background-color: #000000;
  --k-banner-buttons-tertiary-text-color: #000000;
  --k-banner-container-backdrop-background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
  --k-banner-container-background-color: #FFFFFF;
  --k-banner-description-link-color: #000000;
  --k-banner-description-text-color: #000000;
  --k-banner-header-returnButton-background-color: #EBEDED;
  --k-banner-header-returnButton-icon-color: #000000;
}
/* fonts: Inter — free, on Google. */