Gusto — design system & UI screens

Productivity · 1 screen · 13 sections · gusto.com

Serif "Hire, pay, and grow your team like a pro" headline sits above a layered product screenshot of the Run Payroll dashboard (with floating benefits and approval-flow cards) as the signature hero element. The page alternates clean white feature rows with a warm beige testimonial band and a saturated deep-green stats banner ("9 out of 10 / 152 hrs/year / 4.5/5 stars"), closing with a five-icon category strip, a three-step setup block, an FAQ, and a four-column "Questions? Meet answers" help grid above a dense footer.

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Decoded design system

Gusto's decoded design system: background #FFFFFF, text #1C1C1C, accent #0A8080, link #005C5C, primary #0A8080; type scale h1 56px / h2 42px / body 16px; 4px spacing base; 4px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #0A8080 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Role	Value
bg	`#FFFFFF`
surface	`#F1F1F1`
border	`#DCDCDC`
text	`#1C1C1C`
text_muted	`#727272`
primary	`#0A8080`
accent	`#0A8080`
link	`#005C5C`
secondary	`#C53336`
button_bg	`#0A8080`
button_text	`#FFFFFF`

Using these colors

Action color #0A8080 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
primary, accent, button_bg are all #0A8080 — one role, not several (the action color).
accent #0A8080 — 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 #005C5C — inline text links and link-styled controls.
secondary #C53336 — 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: Gusto Clearface
Body: Centra No.2
h1: 56px
h2: 42px
body: 16px

Spacing

base unit: 4px
scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px

Radii

base: 4px
button: 8px

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Screens

Gusto payroll and HR landing page with product-UI hero and warm editorial sections