Spotify (iOS)

Identity

Mobile Apps

Music streaming. Dark #121212 canvas, Spotify Green #1DB954 as the single accent, album-art-driven Now Playing gradient via dynamic color extraction

Typography

Spotify MixDisplay

Spotify MixBody400 / 600 / 700

Ag

ui-monospaceMono

--text-4xl · 36pxThe quick brown fox

--text-3xl · 28pxThe quick brown fox

--text-2xl · 24pxThe quick brown fox

--text-xl · 22pxThe quick brown fox

--text-lg · 16pxThe quick brown fox

--text-base · 15pxThe quick brown fox

--text-sm · 14pxThe quick brown fox

--text-xs · 11pxThe quick brown fox

Palette

--bg#121212Page background — defines the brand canvas.

--surface#181818Card / 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#B3B3B3Subtext / captions.

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

--border#2A2A2ADefault border / card edge.

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

--accent#1DB954Brand accent. ≤2 visible uses per screen (lint enforced).

--accent-on#000000FG when --accent is the bg.

--success#34C759Success state.

--warn#FF9500Warning state.

--danger#F15E6CDanger state.

Also named in DESIGN.md

Logo Green#1ed760Slightly lighter — used in the Spotify logotype itself, NOT in UI chrome.

Green Pressed#169c46Active/pressed state for green CTAs.

Surface 2#282828Higher elevation — sheets, modals, active list rows.

Surface 3#3e3e3eHover / pressed state on dark surfaces.

Text Tertiary#6a6a6aDisabled state, very low-emphasis labels.

Imagery & layout

Radius

--radius-sm6px

--radius-md6px

--radius-lg6px

--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, 32, 40, 56, 72
Standard margin: 16pt horizontal, 24pt between shelves
Track row spacing: 0pt between (they touch, rely on hairline dividers when used)
Content width: full device width with 16pt horizontal margins
Horizontal shelves: begin at 16pt left inset, peek the last tile at right edge

Component kit

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