Google Photos Mobile — design system & UI screens

Consumer · 9 screens · photos.google.com

An image editing screen in dark mode showing a photo with an active eraser/removal tool. The interface features top action buttons ("Deselect" and "Refine selection"), a large preview of the image being edited, and bottom controls including an X button, an "Erase" action button, and a confirm checkmark. Official Google Play listing screenshot.

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Decoded design system

Google Photos Mobile's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #000000, accent #0251CE, link #0251CE, primary #0251CE; type scale h1 34px / h2 22px / body 17px; 4px spacing base; 12px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #0251CE — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Role	Value
bg	`#FFFFFF`
surface	`#EFEFEF`
border	`#D8D8D8`
text	`#000000`
text_muted	`#606060`
primary	`#0251CE`
accent	`#0251CE`
link	`#0251CE`
button_bg	`#0251CE`
button_text	`#FFFFFF`

Using these colors

Action color #0251CE — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
primary, accent, link, button_bg are all #0251CE — one role, not several (the action color).
accent #0251CE — 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

h1: 34px
h2: 22px
body: 17px

Spacing

base unit: 4px
scale: 8px, 12px, 14px, 16px, 18px, 20px, 24px, 32px, 50px, 56px

Radii

base: 12px
button: 12px

Shadows (elevation)

subtle: rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.3) 0px 2px 3px 0px, rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.15) 0px 6px 10px 4px
card: rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.3) 0px 1px 3px 0px, rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.15) 0px 4px 8px 3px

Motion

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

durations: 300ms · 1000ms · 500ms
easings: ease · cubic-bezier(0.6, 0, 0.05, 1)
animated properties: opacity, color, background, stroke

Native design tokens

Token	Value
`--color-text-default`	`#202124`
`--color-heading`	`#202124`
`--color-label`	`#3c4043`
`--color-text`	`#5f6368`
`--font-family-default`	`Google Sans, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif`
`--font-family-display`	`Google Sans Display, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif`
`--font-family-headline`	`Google Sans, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif`
`--font-family-text`	`Google Sans Text, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif`
`--font-family-emoji`	`"Noto Color Emoji", "Google Sans Text", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, system-ui`
`--header-height`	`64px`

…and 3 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

primary hover: border 1px solid rgb(26, 115, 232) · box-shadow rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.25) 0px 1px 4px 0px · background #1A73E8

Layout (measured)

container max-width: 1200px
nav: 65px relative
common grid: 2 columns

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: button.photos-blog-feed__arrow → aside.container_X6TBa

Scroll reveal: 26 elements rest at opacity 0, translateY(30px), animate in over 1s cubic-bezier(0.6, 0, 0.05, 1).

Stagger: div ×11 — 200ms apart.

Stagger: h3 ×5 — 200ms apart.

Responsive (measured)

breakpoints: 1024px
mobile (390px): hero 50px · nav inline

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