Spotify — design system & UI screens

Consumer · 2 screens · 15 sections · spotify.com

Music streaming and podcast discovery platform. The home feed displays curated content in horizontal scrollable sections: trending songs with album artwork and artist names, popular artists as circular avatar cards, and popular albums and singles below. Left sidebar offers library management and onboarding prompts to create playlists and browse podcasts. Top search bar and navigation for premium/support options.

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Decoded design system

Spotify's decoded design system: background #121212, text #FFFFFF, accent #1ED760, link #0000EE, primary #1ED760; type scale h1 16px / h2 24px / body 16px; 4px spacing base; 0px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #000000 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

Role	Value
bg	`#121212`
surface	`#202020`
border	`#353535`
text	`#FFFFFF`
text_muted	`#A4A4A4`
primary	`#1ED760`
accent	`#1ED760`
link	`#0000EE`
secondary	`#9D968E`
button_bg	`#000000`
button_text	`#B3B3B3`

Using these colors

Action color #000000 — the single interactive color; only on things you click or must notice, never large fills.
primary, accent are all #1ED760 — one role, not several (the action color).
accent #1ED760 — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
link #0000EE — fails contrast on the background (~2.0:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference).
secondary #9D968E — 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: Spotify Mix
Body: Spotify Mix
h1: 16px
h2: 24px
body: 16px

Spacing

base unit: 4px
scale: 2px, 4px, 5px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 28px

Radii

base: 0px
button: 9999px

Shadows (elevation)

card: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 8px 8px 0px
overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 8px 24px 0px

Motion

Micro-interactions run at 150ms (dominant) with cubic-bezier(0.3, 0, 0, 1).

durations: 150ms · 200ms · 250ms
easings: cubic-bezier(0.3, 0, 0, 1) · ease-out
animated properties: transform, background-color, opacity, color

Native design tokens

Token	Value
`--essential-announcement`	`#1278f2`
`--background-base`	`#121212`
`--background-elevated-press`	`#191919`
`--background-elevated-highlight`	`#2a2a2a`
`--start-gradient-color`	`#000000`
`--essential-positive`	`#1ed760`
`--text-warning`	`#ffa42b`
`--decorative-base`	`#fff`
`--text-positive`	`#1ed760`
`--background-elevated-base`	`#1f1f1f`

…and 99 more measured on the page.

Button states (measured)

primary focus: outline 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0)

Layout (measured)

nav: 754px
common grid: 2 columns

Motion choreography (measured)

Load order: div.os-scrollbar-handle → h2.e-10451-text → div.r10xDelHVNgJK_xY×8 → p.e-10451-text×8 → span.e-10451-text×6 → div.P0DCrcBH45YVGZwP×30

Scroll reveal: 3 elements rest at opacity 0, animate in over 0.15s ease-out.

Overlay recipe (measured)

dialog panel: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) · radius 0px

Input (measured)

height 48px · radius 500px · focus ring 1px auto rgb(16, 16, 16)

Responsive (measured)

breakpoints: 425px · 550px · 600px · 768px · 896px · 1024px
mobile (390px): hero 16px · nav inline

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