# Pinecone design system

> Pinecone design system measured from pinecone.io: gtPlanar font, #002BFF primary on #FBFBFC, 9 color hex codes, type scale, spacing and a free DESIGN.md.

Canonical page: https://sitepeel.dev/design-md/pinecone.io/

Pinecone’s website (pinecone.io) uses the gtPlanar font and #002BFF as its main color on a #FBFBFC background. Measured by Sitepeel on November 4, 2026.

## What font does Pinecone use?

Pinecone uses gtPlanar (weights 400, 500 and 700), with JetBrains Mono for code on pinecone.io. Page titles are 44px at weight 700 and body text is 16px. Measured on November 4, 2026.

- gtPlanar (weights 400, 500, 700)
- JetBrains Mono (weights 400)

## Pinecone colors: palette and hex codes

Pinecone’s main colors are #FBFBFC (snow) for the background, #1C1917 (charcoal) for text and #002BFF (vivid indigo) as the main accent, with #3D11A0 (dark violet) as another accent. Measured on November 4, 2026.

- #FBFBFC: snow
- #1C1917: charcoal
- #57534E: warm slate
- #A8A29E: warm gray
- #FFFFFF: white
- #E7E5E4: mist
- #002BFF: vivid indigo
- #3D11A0: dark violet

## What is Pinecone built with?

Pinecone’s website (pinecone.io) is built with Next.js, Lit, React, Tailwind CSS and Vercel. Measured on November 4, 2026.

- JavaScript framework: Next.js 16.2.9, Lit 2.8.0, React 19.3.0-canary-3f0b9e61-2
- Hosting & CDN: Vercel
- Animation & 3D: Motion
- Analytics: Vercel Speed Insights, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
- Marketing & support: HubSpot, Osano
- UI & CSS: Tailwind CSS 4.x

## Questions and answers

### What font does Pinecone use?

Pinecone’s website uses gtPlanar (weights 400, 500 and 700), with JetBrains Mono for code. Page titles are 44px at weight 700 and body text is 16px. Measured on November 4, 2026.

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

On pinecone.io: #FBFBFC (snow) for the background, #1C1917 (charcoal) for text and #002BFF (vivid indigo) as the main accent, with #3D11A0 (dark violet) as another accent. The color palette above lists all 9 colors with their hex codes and where each one is used.

### What is the Pinecone design system?

The design system on this page is pinecone.io’s, as measured on November 4, 2026: gtPlanar type, #002BFF as the main color and square corners, written down as a DESIGN.md. It is not Pinecone’s own documentation.

### What is Pinecone built with?

Pinecone’s website (pinecone.io) is built with Next.js, Lit, React, Tailwind CSS and Vercel. The full tech stack Sitepeel found: Next.js, Vercel, Lit, React, Motion, Vercel Speed Insights, HubSpot, Osano, Tailwind CSS and Lucide. Measured on November 4, 2026.

### What is the Pinecone DESIGN.md?

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

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

### Can I use Pinecone’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 Pinecone’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/pinecone.io/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 Pinecone.

## The DESIGN.md file

```markdown
---
version: alpha
name: Pinecone
description: "Light interface measured from pinecone.io: gtPlanar type, vivid indigo accents, tonal surfaces and square corners."
colors:
  background: "#FBFBFC"
  surface: "#FBFBFC"
  on-surface: "#1C1917"
  on-background: "#1C1917"
  on-surface-variant: "#57534E"
  on-surface-muted: "#A8A29E"
  surface-container-low: "#FFFFFF"
  outline: "#E7E5E4"
  primary: "#002BFF"
  on-primary: "#FFFFFF"
  secondary: "#3D11A0"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 44px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
    letterSpacing: -0.02em
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 32px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.2
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.33
  headline-sm:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 20px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.4
  body-md:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.3
  caption:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 12px
    fontWeight: 400
  label-lg:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.4
  label-md:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.43
    letterSpacing: 0.129em
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 12px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1
    letterSpacing: 0.033em
  code:
    fontFamily: JetBrains Mono
    fontSize: 13px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  headline-lg-mobile:
    fontFamily: gtPlanar
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.2
rounded:
  none: 0px
spacing:
  xs: 4px
  sm: 8px
  md: 10px
  lg: 20px
  xl: 40px
  gutter: 22px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    rounded: "{rounded.none}"
    padding: 8px 16px
    height: 39px
  button-secondary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.background}"
    typography: "{typography.code}"
    rounded: "{rounded.none}"
    padding: 8px 14px
    height: 38px
  button-outline:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface-container-low}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.label-lg}"
    rounded: "{rounded.none}"
    padding: 0px 14px
    height: 44px
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    typography: "{typography.caption}"
    rounded: "{rounded.none}"
    padding: 0px 32px 0px 0px
  input-field:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    rounded: "{rounded.none}"
    padding: 10px 16px
  card:
    textColor: "#000000"
    typography: "{typography.body-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.none}"
    padding: 0px
---

# Pinecone Design System

## Overview

Pinecone describes itself as: “Pinecone is the trusted AI knowledge company. Its AI knowledge platform—Database, Nexus, and Marketplace—powers accurate, fast, cost-effective AI for 10,000+ customers and 1M developers worldwide.” The interface is light, built on **Snow (#FBFBFC)** with **Charcoal (#1C1917)** text, and **Vivid Indigo (#002BFF)** as the main accent.

Type is set in **gtPlanar**, with **JetBrains Mono** for code. Headlines run large with tight negative tracking; body text is 16px. The surface language is flat. Corners are square.

Measured from [pinecone.io](https://www.pinecone.io/) on November 4, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 311 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 9 roles.

- **Snow (#FBFBFC):** Page background, seen 9 times. Token `background`.
- **Charcoal (#1C1917):** Primary text and headings, seen 63 times. Token `on-surface`.
- **Warm Slate (#57534E):** Secondary text, seen 19 times. Token `on-surface-variant`, CSS `--color-text-secondary`.
- **Warm Gray (#A8A29E):** Muted text and metadata, seen 4 times. Token `on-surface-muted`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 6 times. Token `surface-container-low`, CSS `--osano-toggle-on-thumb-color`.
- **Mist (#E7E5E4):** Borders and dividers, seen 55 times. Token `outline`, CSS `--border`.
- **Vivid Indigo (#002BFF):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 20 times. Token `primary`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Dark Violet (#3D11A0):** Accent (CSS variable). Token `secondary`.

## Typography

**gtPlanar** and **JetBrains Mono** (monospace) share the interface. Fallback stack: `gtPlanar, gtPlanar Fallback`.

- **headline-display:** gtPlanar 44px at weight 700, line height 1.1, tracking -0.02em. Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** gtPlanar 32px at weight 700, line height 1.2 (24px on mobile). Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** gtPlanar 24px at weight 700, line height 1.33. Sub-section headings.
- **headline-sm:** gtPlanar 20px at weight 700, line height 1.4. Card and feature titles.
- **body-md:** gtPlanar 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Body text.
- **body-sm:** gtPlanar 14px at weight 400, line height 1.3. Secondary and small text.
- **caption:** gtPlanar 12px at weight 400. Captions and fine print.
- **label-lg:** gtPlanar 16px at weight 500, line height 1.4. Large buttons and tabs.
- **label-md:** gtPlanar 14px at weight 500, line height 1.43, tracking 0.129em. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** gtPlanar 12px at weight 500, line height 1, tracking 0.033em. Small labels and badges.
- **code:** JetBrains Mono 13px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Code and technical values.

## Layout

Spacing does not follow a strict grid: 68% of measured values are multiples of 4px, so match the measured steps rather than rounding to a grid.

- **Scale:** xs 4px, sm 8px, md 10px, lg 20px, xl 40px.
- **Gaps:** 22px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Breakpoints:** 376px, 424px, 512px, 513px, 639px, 640px, 768px, 1024px, 1060px, 1080px, 1150px, 1175px, 1200px, 1280px, 1536px.

## Elevation & Depth

The design is flat: no shadows were measured. Hierarchy comes from tonal surface steps (#FFFFFF) and #E7E5E4 borders.

## Shapes

Corners are square. Measured radii, most used first:

- **none (0px):** measured.

## Components

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

- **button-primary (“Start for free”):** #002BFF fill, #FFFFFF text, 15px/400, padding 8px 16px, border 1px solid #002BFF.
- **button-secondary (“Claude Code”):** #1C1917 fill, #FBFBFC text, 13px/400, padding 8px 14px, border 1px solid #1C1917.
- **button-outline (“RAG pipeline”):** #FFFFFF fill, #1C1917 text, 16px/500, padding 0px 14px, border 1px solid #E7E5E4.
- **button-ghost (“Dismiss”):** transparent fill, #FFFFFF text, 12px/400, padding 0px 32px 0px 0px.
- **input-field (“Email Address”):** #FBFBFC fill, #1C1917 text, 15px/400, padding 10px 16px, border 1px solid #E7E5E4.
- **card:** transparent fill, #000000 text, 16px/400, padding 0px, border 1px solid #E7E5E4.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #FBFBFC for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #FFFFFF.
- Do keep text in 3 levels: #1C1917, #57534E, #A8A29E.
- Do reserve #002BFF for primary actions and key highlights.
- Do set headlines in gtPlanar with tight tracking (-0.02em).
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 10px, 20px).
- Don't use #A8A29E for body text; it reaches 2.44:1 on #FBFBFC. Keep it for large text or metadata.
- Don't add drop shadows for depth; use tonal surfaces.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond gtPlanar and JetBrains Mono.
- Don't use #002BFF for large backgrounds or body text.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.3s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.15s, 0.2s, 0.3s, 0.25s.

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

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

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