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Laravel design system

Light interface · InstrumentSans · 8px corners

#FFFFFF
#FAFAFA
#737373
#F53003

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From laravel.com ↗ · 398 elements at 1440×900 and 390×844 Independent analysis, not affiliated with Laravel

Laravel color palette

13 colors with hex codes, grouped by where each one is used on the page.

Surfaces

White#FFFFFFbackground · --color-whitePage background · 16×

Snow#FAFAFAsurface-container-lowRaised areas one step from the page · 1×

Snow#F5F5F5surface-containerCards and panels · 1×

Text

Slate#737373on-surfacePrimary text and headings · 60×

Near Black#000000on-surface-strong · --tw-mask-bottom-from-colorHeadings and emphasis · 15×

Cool Charcoal#11181Con-surface-variant · --text-strong-colorSecondary text · 8×

Charcoal#171717on-surface-mutedMuted text and metadata · 48×

White#FFFFFFon-primaryText and icons on primary

Accents

Vivid Red#F53003primaryPrimary buttons and calls to action · 45×

Vivid Red#F61500secondaryAccent on large areas

Vivid Blue#2563EBtertiaryAccent on large areas · 11×

Borders

Mist#E5E5E5outlineBorders and dividers · 14×

Silver#D4D4D4outline-variantSecondary dividers · 3×

Laravel fonts and type scale

2 families.

AaInstrumentSansWeights 400, 500InstrumentSans, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif

AaIBM Plex MonoMonospace · Weights 400IBM Plex Mono, monospace

headline-displayPage title (h1)Laravel72px · 400 · 1 · -0.05em
mobile 36px

headline-lgSection headings (h2)The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog60px · 400 · 1 · -0.05em
mobile 36px

headline-mdSub-section headingsThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog24px · 500 · 1.33 · -0.025em

headline-smCard and feature titlesThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog20px · 400 · 1.4 · -0.025em

body-mdBody textThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog16px · 400 · 1.5

body-lgLead paragraphsThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog18px · 400 · 1.56 · -0.025em

body-smSecondary and small textThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog14px · 400 · 1.43

captionCaptions and fine printThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog12px · 400 · 1.33

label-lgLarge buttons and tabsThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog16px · 500 · 1.5

label-mdButtons, navigation and labelsThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog15px · 500 · 1.5 · -0.025em

label-smSmall labels and badgesThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog14px · 500 · 1.43

codeCode and technical valuesconst ready = true;14px · 400 · 1.5

Contrast

Text on #FFFFFF

AaAA4.7:1

AaAAA21.0:1

AaAAA17.9:1

Spacing

No strict grid · 77% are multiples of 4px

xs4px

sm8px

md10px

lg24px

xl36px

gutter10px

Shapes

Corner radii, most used first.

md8px · 68×

sm6px · 16×

Depth

Shadow

Laravel UI components

Rebuilt from the measured CSS.

Deploy on Cloud

button-primaryFilled button

Toggle AI

button-secondaryFilled button

UserController.php

button-outlineOutlined button

Framework

button-ghostText button

Inline link

linkInline link

Motion

Interface transitions

0.1s0.15s0.05s0.3s

cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)

Do’s and don’ts

Rules written from the measurements, so a coding agent stays on style.

Use #FFFFFF for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #FAFAFA, #F5F5F5.
Keep text in 4 levels: #737373, #000000, #11181C, #171717.
Reserve #F53003 for primary actions and key highlights.
Set headlines in InstrumentSans with tight tracking (-0.05em).
Reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 10px, 24px).
Use 8px corners on most elements; larger surfaces also use 6px.
Introduce new font families beyond InstrumentSans and IBM Plex Mono.
Use #F53003 for large backgrounds or body text.
Make interface transitions slower than 0.5s.

Laravel DESIGN.md235 lines

---
version: alpha
name: Laravel
description: "Light interface measured from laravel.com: InstrumentSans type, vivid red accents, tonal surfaces and 8px corners."
colors:
  background: "#FFFFFF"
  surface: "#FFFFFF"
  on-surface: "#737373"
  on-background: "#737373"
  on-surface-strong: "#000000"
  on-surface-variant: "#11181C"
  on-surface-muted: "#171717"
  surface-container-low: "#FAFAFA"
  surface-container: "#F5F5F5"
  outline: "#E5E5E5"
  outline-variant: "#D4D4D4"
  primary: "#F53003"
  on-primary: "#FFFFFF"
  secondary: "#F61500"
  tertiary: "#2563EB"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 72px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: -0.05em
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 60px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: -0.05em
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.33
    letterSpacing: -0.025em
  headline-sm:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 20px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.4
    letterSpacing: -0.025em
  body-md:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  body-lg:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 18px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.56
    letterSpacing: -0.025em
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.43
  caption:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 12px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.33
  label-lg:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-md:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 15px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.5
    letterSpacing: -0.025em
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.43
  code:
    fontFamily: IBM Plex Mono
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 36px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.11
    letterSpacing: -0.05em
  headline-lg-mobile:
    fontFamily: InstrumentSans
    fontSize: 36px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.11
    letterSpacing: -0.05em
rounded:
  sm: 6px
  md: 8px
spacing:
  xs: 4px
  sm: 8px
  md: 10px
  lg: 24px
  xl: 36px
  gutter: 10px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    typography: "{typography.body-lg}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: 0px 24px
    height: 48px
  button-secondary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-muted}"
    typography: "{typography.headline-lg}"
    padding: 4px
    height: 45px
  button-outline:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface-container-low}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-muted}"
    typography: "{typography.body-sm}"
    rounded: 0px
    padding: 10px 16px
    height: 43px
  button-ghost:
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: 0px 8px 0px 12px
  link:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
---

# Laravel Design System

## Overview

Laravel describes itself as: “Laravel is a framework for building modern web apps and AI agents. Expressive syntax, built-in tools, and everything you need to ship fast.” The interface is light, built on **White (#FFFFFF)** with **Slate (#737373)** text, and **Vivid Red (#F53003)** as the main accent.

Type is set in **InstrumentSans**, with **IBM Plex Mono** for code. Headlines run large with tight negative tracking; body text is 16px. Depth comes from soft drop shadows. Corners are mostly 8px.

Measured from [laravel.com](https://laravel.com/) on November 4, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 398 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 16 times. Token `background`, CSS `--color-white`.
- **Slate (#737373):** Primary text and headings, seen 60 times. Token `on-surface`.
- **Near Black (#000000):** Headings and emphasis, seen 15 times. Token `on-surface-strong`, CSS `--tw-mask-bottom-from-color`.
- **Cool Charcoal (#11181C):** Secondary text, seen 8 times. Token `on-surface-variant`, CSS `--text-strong-color`.
- **Charcoal (#171717):** Muted text and metadata, seen 48 times. Token `on-surface-muted`.
- **Snow (#FAFAFA):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 1 time. Token `surface-container-low`.
- **Snow (#F5F5F5):** Cards and panels, seen 1 time. Token `surface-container`.
- **Mist (#E5E5E5):** Borders and dividers, seen 14 times. Token `outline`.
- **Silver (#D4D4D4):** Secondary dividers, seen 3 times. Token `outline-variant`.
- **Vivid Red (#F53003):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 45 times. Token `primary`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Vivid Red (#F61500):** Accent on large areas. Token `secondary`.
- **Vivid Blue (#2563EB):** Accent on large areas, seen 11 times. Token `tertiary`.

## Typography

**InstrumentSans** and **IBM Plex Mono** (monospace) share the interface. Fallback stack: `InstrumentSans, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif`.

- **headline-display:** InstrumentSans 72px at weight 400, line height 1, tracking -0.05em (36px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** InstrumentSans 60px at weight 400, line height 1, tracking -0.05em (36px on mobile). Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** InstrumentSans 24px at weight 500, line height 1.33, tracking -0.025em. Sub-section headings.
- **headline-sm:** InstrumentSans 20px at weight 400, line height 1.4, tracking -0.025em. Card and feature titles.
- **body-md:** InstrumentSans 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Body text.
- **body-lg:** InstrumentSans 18px at weight 400, line height 1.56, tracking -0.025em. Lead paragraphs.
- **body-sm:** InstrumentSans 14px at weight 400, line height 1.43. Secondary and small text.
- **caption:** InstrumentSans 12px at weight 400, line height 1.33. Captions and fine print.
- **label-lg:** InstrumentSans 16px at weight 500, line height 1.5. Large buttons and tabs.
- **label-md:** InstrumentSans 15px at weight 500, line height 1.5, tracking -0.025em. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** InstrumentSans 14px at weight 500, line height 1.43. Small labels and badges.
- **code:** IBM Plex Mono 14px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Code and technical values.

## Layout

Spacing is mostly on a 4px grid (77% of measured values), with some off-grid steps. Match the measured scale rather than rounding everything.

- **Scale:** xs 4px, sm 8px, md 10px, lg 24px, xl 36px.
- **Gaps:** 10px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.

## 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) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 2px 0px`
- `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25) 0px 0px 4px 0px inset, 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, rgba(245, 48, 3, 0.5) 0px 0px 44px 0px, rgba(245, 48, 3, 0.5) 0px 0px 8px 0px`

## Shapes

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

- **md (8px):** 68 elements.
- **sm (6px):** 16 elements.

## Components

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

- **button-primary (“Deploy on Cloud”):** #F53003 fill, #FFFFFF text, 18px/400, 8px radius, padding 0px 24px, 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, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 2px 0px`.
- **button-secondary (“Toggle AI”):** #F53003 fill, #171717 text, 60px/400, 3.35544e+07px radius, padding 4px, shadow `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25) 0px 0px 4px 0px inset, 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, rgba(245, 48, 3, 0.5) 0px 0px 44px 0px, rgba(245, 48, 3, 0.5) 0px 0px 8px 0px`.
- **button-outline (“UserController.php”):** #FAFAFA fill, #171717 text, 14px/400, padding 10px 16px.
- **button-ghost (“Framework”):** transparent fill, 15px/500, 8px radius, padding 0px 8px 0px 12px.
- **link:** transparent fill, #737373 text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #FFFFFF for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #FAFAFA, #F5F5F5.
- Do keep text in 4 levels: #737373, #000000, #11181C, #171717.
- Do reserve #F53003 for primary actions and key highlights.
- Do set headlines in InstrumentSans with tight tracking (-0.05em).
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 10px, 24px).
- Do use 8px corners on most elements; larger surfaces also use 6px.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond InstrumentSans and IBM Plex Mono.
- Don't use #F53003 for large backgrounds or body text.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.5s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.1s, 0.15s, 0.05s, 0.3s. Longer ambient animations run 1s.

- **Easing:** `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`, `cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)`, `ease`.
- **Reduced motion:** the page responds to `prefers-reduced-motion`.

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

Fonts

What font does Laravel use?

Laravel uses InstrumentSans (weights 400 and 500), with IBM Plex Mono for code on laravel.com. Page titles are 72px at weight 400 (36px on phones) and body text is 16px. Measured on November 4, 2026.

AaInstrumentSans · 400, 500
AaIBM Plex Mono · 400

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Colors

Laravel colors: palette and hex codes

Laravel’s main colors are #FFFFFF (white) for the background, #737373 (slate) for text and #F53003 (vivid red) as the main accent, with #F61500 (vivid red) and #2563EB (vivid blue) as other accents. Measured on November 4, 2026.

#FFFFFF · white
#737373 · slate
#000000 · near black
#11181C · cool charcoal
#171717 · charcoal
#FAFAFA · snow
#F5F5F5 · snow
#E5E5E5 · mist

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Tech stack

What is Laravel built with?

Laravel’s website (laravel.com) is built with Statamic, React, Radix UI, Tailwind CSS and Cloudflare. Measured on November 4, 2026.

JavaScript framework: React 19.3.1
Animation & 3D: Motion
Analytics: PostHog, RudderStack, Fathom, Reddit Pixel
Site builder & CMS: Statamic
Hosting & CDN: Cloudflare
Server: Laravel

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What you can build with it

Landing pages, pricing tables, dashboards: your AI coding agent builds them in this style, with these colors, fonts, spacing and buttons instead of its defaults.

Download DESIGN.md, put it in your project’s root folder, then ask your agent for a page.

Prompt · DESIGN.md attached

Build a landing page for my product. Follow for every color, font, spacing value, corner and button.

Guides

Need a page behind a login?

The DESIGN.md generator Chrome extension makes one from any page you have open, including dashboards and pages behind a login.

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FAQ

Laravel design system questions

What font does Laravel use?

Laravel’s website uses InstrumentSans (weights 400 and 500), with IBM Plex Mono for code. Page titles are 72px at weight 400 (36px on phones) and body text is 16px. Measured on November 4, 2026.

What are the Laravel colors and hex codes?

On laravel.com: #FFFFFF (white) for the background, #737373 (slate) for text and #F53003 (vivid red) as the main accent, with #F61500 (vivid red) and #2563EB (vivid blue) as other accents. The color palette above lists all 13 colors with their hex codes and where each one is used.

What is the Laravel design system?

The design system on this page is laravel.com’s, as measured on November 4, 2026: InstrumentSans type, #F53003 as the main color and 8px corners, written down as a DESIGN.md. It is not Laravel’s own documentation.

What is Laravel built with?

Laravel’s website (laravel.com) is built with Statamic, React, Radix UI, Tailwind CSS and Cloudflare. The full tech stack Sitepeel found: React, Motion, PostHog, RudderStack, Statamic, Cloudflare, Laravel, Bunny Fonts, Fathom and Reddit Pixel. Measured on November 4, 2026.

What is the Laravel DESIGN.md?

A plain-text file with Laravel’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 Laravel’s official design system?

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

Can I use Laravel’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 Laravel’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.