# Flowbite design system

> Flowbite design system measured from flowbite.com: Inter font, #1A56DB primary on #FFFFFF, 13 color hex codes, type scale, spacing and a free DESIGN.md.

Canonical page: https://sitepeel.dev/design-md/flowbite.com/

Flowbite’s website (flowbite.com) uses the Inter font and #1A56DB as its main color on a white background. Measured by Sitepeel on November 4, 2026.

## What font does Flowbite use?

Flowbite uses Inter (weights 400, 500, 600 and 700) on flowbite.com. Page titles are 60px at weight 800 (36px on phones) and body text is 16px. Measured on November 4, 2026.

- Inter (weights 400, 500, 600, 700, 800)

## Flowbite colors: palette and hex codes

Flowbite’s main colors are #FFFFFF (white) for the background, #111827 (deep blue) for text and #1A56DB (blue) as the main accent, with #5468FF (indigo) and #CC0000 (red) as other accents. Measured on November 4, 2026.

- #FFFFFF: white
- #111827: deep blue
- #6B7280: cool slate
- #9CA3AF: blue
- #F9FAFB: snow
- #F3F4F6: snow
- #E1EFFE: pale blue
- #E5E7EB: cool mist

## What is Flowbite built with?

Flowbite’s website (flowbite.com) is built with Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Amazon CloudFront and YouTube. Measured on November 4, 2026.

- JavaScript framework: Next.js 12.3.4, React 18.3.1
- Hosting & CDN: Amazon CloudFront
- Analytics: Fathom
- Marketing & support: Crisp, Kit
- UI & CSS: Tailwind CSS 3.x
- Media: YouTube

## Questions and answers

### What font does Flowbite use?

Flowbite’s website uses Inter (weights 400, 500, 600 and 700). Page titles are 60px at weight 800 (36px on phones) and body text is 16px. Measured on November 4, 2026.

### What are the Flowbite colors and hex codes?

On flowbite.com: #FFFFFF (white) for the background, #111827 (deep blue) for text and #1A56DB (blue) as the main accent, with #5468FF (indigo) and #CC0000 (red) as other accents. The color palette above lists all 13 colors with their hex codes and where each one is used.

### What is the Flowbite design system?

The design system on this page is flowbite.com’s, as measured on November 4, 2026: Inter type, #1A56DB as the main color and 8px corners, written down as a DESIGN.md. It is not Flowbite’s own documentation.

### What is Flowbite built with?

Flowbite’s website (flowbite.com) is built with Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Amazon CloudFront and YouTube. The full tech stack Sitepeel found: Next.js, React, Amazon CloudFront, Fathom, Crisp, Kit, Tailwind CSS and YouTube. Measured on November 4, 2026.

### What is the Flowbite DESIGN.md?

A plain-text file with Flowbite’s measured colors, type, spacing, corners and components as tokens, plus short rules, in the DESIGN.md format Google published with Stitch. Your AI coding agent reads it and builds in this style. More about DESIGN.md.

### How do I use it with Claude Code or Cursor?

Download the file and put it in your project’s root folder, then ask your agent to follow DESIGN.md. Step-by-step guides: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot.

### Is this Flowbite’s official design system?

No. Sitepeel measured it from flowbite.com’s public page on November 4, 2026. It is an independent analysis, not made or approved by Flowbite.

### Can I use Flowbite’s style in my own product?

Use it to learn, prototype and compare. For a real product, make the style your own, and never copy Flowbite’s logo, name, pictures or text.

### How accurate are the values?

Each value was measured on the rendered page after it fully loaded, on desktop and mobile: colors where they appear, type with tracking, spacing, corners, shadows and hover states. Sites change, so check the date at the top.

## Files

- [DESIGN.md](https://sitepeel.dev/design-md/flowbite.com/DESIGN.md): the plain file to put in your project.
- [All brand DESIGN.md files](https://sitepeel.dev/design-md/examples/index.md)

Independent analysis by Sitepeel (sitepeel.dev), not affiliated with Flowbite.

## The DESIGN.md file

```markdown
---
version: alpha
name: Flowbite
description: "Light interface measured from flowbite.com: Inter type, blue accents, tonal surfaces and 8px corners."
colors:
  background: "#FFFFFF"
  surface: "#FFFFFF"
  on-surface: "#111827"
  on-background: "#111827"
  on-surface-variant: "#6B7280"
  on-surface-muted: "#9CA3AF"
  surface-container-low: "#F9FAFB"
  surface-container: "#F3F4F6"
  surface-container-high: "#E1EFFE"
  outline: "#F3F4F6"
  outline-variant: "#E5E7EB"
  primary: "#1A56DB"
  on-primary: "#FFFFFF"
  secondary: "#5468FF"
  tertiary: "#CC0000"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 60px
    fontWeight: 800
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: -0.025em
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 36px
    fontWeight: 800
    lineHeight: 1.11
  body-md:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  body-lg:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 20px
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.4
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.43
  label-md:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.43
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 36px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.11
    letterSpacing: -0.025em
  headline-lg-mobile:
    fontFamily: Inter
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.5
rounded:
  sm: 6px
  md: 8px
  full: 9999px
spacing:
  xs: 4px
  sm: 8px
  md: 16px
  lg: 32px
  xl: 48px
  gutter: 8px
  section: 96px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    typography: "{typography.label-sm}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: 10px 20px
    height: 40px
  button-primary-hover:
    backgroundColor: "#1E429F"
  button-outline:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface-container-low}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-variant}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: 8px 8px 8px 16px
    height: 40px
  button-outline-hover:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface-container}"
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: 10px 24px
    height: 46px
  input-field:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.body-md}"
    rounded: 12px
    padding: 16px 12px 16px 44px
  card:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface-container-low}"
    textColor: "#000000"
    typography: "{typography.body-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.sm}"
    padding: 10px 20px
  link:
    textColor: "#4B5563"
---

# Flowbite Design System

## Overview

Flowbite describes itself as: “Get started with an open-source library of over 600+ UI components, sections, and pages built with the utility classes from Tailwind CSS and designed in Figma.” The interface is light, built on **White (#FFFFFF)** with **Deep Blue (#111827)** text, and **Blue (#1A56DB)** as the main accent.

Type is set in **Inter**. Headlines run large with tight negative tracking; body text is 16px. Depth comes from soft drop shadows. Corners are mostly 8px.

Measured from [flowbite.com](https://flowbite.com/) on November 4, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 436 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 13 roles.

- **White (#FFFFFF):** Page background, seen 87 times. Token `background`, CSS `--docsearch-footer-background`.
- **Deep Blue (#111827):** Primary text and headings, seen 107 times. Token `on-surface`.
- **Cool Slate (#6B7280):** Secondary text, seen 5 times. Token `on-surface-variant`.
- **Blue (#9CA3AF):** Muted text and metadata, seen 4 times. Token `on-surface-muted`.
- **Snow (#F9FAFB):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 12 times. Token `surface-container-low`.
- **Snow (#F3F4F6):** Cards and panels, seen 1 time. Token `surface-container`.
- **Pale Blue (#E1EFFE):** Hover and pressed fills, seen 1 time. Token `surface-container-high`.
- **Snow (#F3F4F6):** Borders and dividers, seen 60 times. Token `outline`.
- **Cool Mist (#E5E7EB):** Secondary dividers, seen 31 times. Token `outline-variant`.
- **Blue (#1A56DB):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 5 times. Token `primary`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Indigo (#5468FF):** Accent (CSS variable). Token `secondary`.
- **Red (#CC0000):** Accent, seen 6 times. Token `tertiary`.

## Typography

**Inter** carries the whole interface. Fallback stack: `Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system`.

- **headline-display:** Inter 60px at weight 800, line height 1, tracking -0.025em (36px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** Inter 36px at weight 800, line height 1.11 (16px on mobile). Section headings (h2).
- **body-md:** Inter 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Body text.
- **body-lg:** Inter 20px at weight 600, line height 1.4. Lead paragraphs.
- **body-sm:** Inter 14px at weight 400, line height 1.43. Secondary and small text.
- **label-md:** Inter 16px at weight 500, line height 1.5. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** Inter 14px at weight 500, line height 1.43. Small labels and badges.

## Layout

Spacing is mostly on a 4px grid (76% of measured values), with some off-grid steps. Match the measured scale rather than rounding everything.

- **Scale:** xs 4px, sm 8px, md 16px, lg 32px, xl 48px.
- **Sections:** 96px vertical padding between major sections.
- **Gaps:** 8px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Breakpoints:** 640px, 768px, 1024px, 1280px, 1536px.

## Elevation & Depth

Raised elements use soft drop shadows. The most used recipes:

- `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0px 1px 2px 0px`

## Shapes

Most elements use 8px corners. Measured radii, most used first:

- **md (8px):** 336 elements.
- **sm (6px):** 12 elements.
- **full (9999px):** 8 elements.

## Components

Measured from the rendered page. Token values reference the tokens above.

- **button-primary (“Sign in”):** #1A56DB fill, #FFFFFF text, 14px/500, 8px radius, padding 10px 20px.
- **button-primary-hover:** background #1E429F, text #FFFFFF on hover.
- **button-outline (“Search K”):** #F9FAFB fill, #6B7280 text, 16px/500, 8px radius, padding 8px 8px 8px 16px, border 1px solid #D1D5DB, shadow `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px`.
- **button-outline-hover:** background #F3F4F6, text #6B7280 on hover.
- **button-ghost (“Explore components”):** transparent fill, #111827 text, 16px/500, 8px radius, padding 10px 24px, border 1px solid #E5E7EB.
- **input-field (“Enter your email”):** #FFFFFF fill, #111827 text, 16px/400, 12px 0px 0px 12px radius, padding 16px 12px 16px 44px, border 1px solid #E5E7EB.
- **card:** #F9FAFB fill, #000000 text, 16px/400, 6px 6px 0px 0px radius, padding 10px 20px.
- **link:** transparent fill, #4B5563 text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #FFFFFF for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #F9FAFB, #F3F4F6, #E1EFFE.
- Do keep text in 3 levels: #111827, #6B7280, #9CA3AF.
- Do reserve #1A56DB for primary actions and key highlights.
- Do set headlines in Inter with tight tracking (-0.025em).
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 16px, 32px).
- Do use 8px corners on most elements; larger surfaces also use 6px.
- Don't use #9CA3AF for body text; it reaches 2.54:1 on #FFFFFF. Keep it for large text or metadata.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond Inter.
- Don't use #1A56DB for large backgrounds or body text.

Generated by [Sitepeel](https://sitepeel.dev/design-md/flowbite.com/), the free DESIGN.md generator (engine 2026.10.29+b828a475ee10).

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