Pocket Casts (iOS)

Identity

Mobile Apps

Premium podcast player with per-podcast theming. Pocket Casts Red #F43E37 on near-black #1A1A1A, cover-art theme tint #E0533C, circular transport, and a reorderable Up Next queue.

Typography

-apple-systemDisplay400 / 500 / 600 / 700 / 800

-apple-systemBody

Ag

ui-monospaceMono400 / 500 / 600 / 700 / 800

--text-4xl · 42pxThe quick brown fox

--text-3xl · 32pxThe quick brown fox

--text-2xl · 32pxThe quick brown fox

--text-xl · 22pxThe quick brown fox

--text-lg · 18pxThe quick brown fox

--text-base · 16pxThe quick brown fox

--text-sm · 15pxThe quick brown fox

--text-xs · 10pxThe quick brown fox

Palette

--bg#1A1A1APage background — defines the brand canvas.

--surface#232323Card / lifted container background.

--surface-warmcolor-mix(in oklab, var(--surface), var(--fg) 6%)Tertiary surface tier (kami warm-sand).

--fg#FFFFFFPrimary text color.

--fg-2color-mix(in oklab, var(--fg), var(--bg) 15%)Secondary text tier (kami dark-warm).

--muted#B8B8B8Subtext / captions.

--metacolor-mix(in oklab, var(--muted), var(--bg) 25%)Tertiary FG / metadata tier (kami stone).

--border#383838Default border / card edge.

--border-softcolor-mix(in oklab, var(--border), var(--bg) 50%)Inner row separator that should not visually compete.

--accent#F43E37Brand accent. ≤2 visible uses per screen (lint enforced).

--accent-on#FFFFFFFG when --accent is the bg.

--success#34C759Success state.

--warn#FFB300Warning state.

--danger#F43E37Danger state.

Also named in DESIGN.md

Red Pressed#d32b25Pressed/active state of Red buttons.

Theme Tint#e0533cexample): A color extracted from the open podcast's cover art. Applied to the Now Playing scrubber fill, the…

Dark Surface 2#2e2e2eScrubber track, inactive toggle track, pressed rows, chips.

Surface Gray Light#f2f2f4Cards, grouped list backgrounds.

Surface Pressed Light#e6e6e8Pressed rows.

Divider Light#e2e2e4Hairline separators.

Imagery & layout

Radius

--radius-sm6px

--radius-md8px

--radius-lg10px

--radius-pill9999px

Spacing

--space-1 · 4px

--space-2 · 8px

--space-3 · 12px

--space-4 · 16px

--space-5 · 20px

--space-6 · 24px

--space-8 · 32px

--space-12 · 48px

Elevation

--elev-raised

Layout

Layout rules

Base unit: 4pt
Scale: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 40, 48, 64
Episode-row vertical padding: 14pt
Player horizontal inset: 36pt (cover art breathing room)
Screen content inset: 16pt horizontal (lists), 20pt (player chrome)
iPhone: podcast grid = 3 columns, 8pt gutter, 16pt outer margin

Component kit

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