# Product Hunt design system

> Product Hunt design system measured from producthunt.com: #FF6154 primary on #FFFFFF, 11 color hex codes, type scale, spacing and a free DESIGN.md.

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

Product Hunt’s website (producthunt.com) uses the visitor’s system fonts and #FF6154 as its main color on a white background. Measured by Sitepeel on November 4, 2026.

## What font does Product Hunt use?

Product Hunt uses the visitor’s system fonts on producthunt.com: no web font was measured. Measured on November 4, 2026.

- system-ui (weights 400, 600)

## Product Hunt colors: palette and hex codes

Product Hunt’s main colors are #FFFFFF (white) for the background, #101828 (deep blue) for text and #FF6154 (red) as the main accent, with #DB5246 (red) as another accent. Measured on November 4, 2026.

- #FFFFFF: white
- #101828: deep blue
- #344054: dark blue
- #4B587C: blue
- #98A2B3: blue
- #F2F4F7: snow
- #EAECF0: cool mist
- #D9E1EC: pale blue

## What is Product Hunt built with?

Product Hunt’s website (producthunt.com) is built with Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Cloudflare and imgix. Measured on November 4, 2026.

- JavaScript framework: Next.js 16.4.3, React 19.3.0-canary-278794d7-2
- Analytics: Meta Pixel 2.9.435, Segment 1.84.3, Sentry 11.9.0, Cloudflare Web Analytics
- Hosting & CDN: Cloudflare
- UI & CSS: Tailwind CSS 3.x
- Media: imgix

## Questions and answers

### What font does Product Hunt use?

No web font was measured on producthunt.com: it uses the visitor’s system fonts.

### What are the Product Hunt colors and hex codes?

On producthunt.com: #FFFFFF (white) for the background, #101828 (deep blue) for text and #FF6154 (red) as the main accent, with #DB5246 (red) as another accent. The color palette above lists all 11 colors with their hex codes and where each one is used.

### What is the Product Hunt design system?

The design system on this page is producthunt.com’s, as measured on November 4, 2026: #FF6154 as the main color, 12px corners and a 4px spacing grid, written down as a DESIGN.md. It is not Product Hunt’s own documentation.

### What is Product Hunt built with?

Product Hunt’s website (producthunt.com) is built with Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Cloudflare and imgix. The full tech stack Sitepeel found: Next.js, React, Meta Pixel, Segment, Sentry, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Web Analytics, X Pixel, Tailwind CSS and imgix. Measured on November 4, 2026.

### What is the Product Hunt DESIGN.md?

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

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

### Can I use Product Hunt’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 Product Hunt’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/producthunt.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 Product Hunt.

## The DESIGN.md file

```markdown
---
version: alpha
name: Product Hunt
description: "Light interface measured from producthunt.com: system-ui type, red accents, tonal surfaces and 12px corners."
colors:
  background: "#FFFFFF"
  surface: "#FFFFFF"
  on-surface: "#101828"
  on-background: "#101828"
  on-surface-variant: "#344054"
  on-surface-muted: "#4B587C"
  on-surface-subtle: "#98A2B3"
  surface-container-low: "#F2F4F7"
  outline: "#EAECF0"
  outline-variant: "#D9E1EC"
  primary: "#FF6154"
  on-primary: "#FFFFFF"
  secondary: "#DB5246"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: system-ui
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.33
  body-md:
    fontFamily: system-ui
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.71
  label-md:
    fontFamily: system-ui
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: system-ui
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: system-ui
    fontSize: 20px
    fontWeight: 600
    lineHeight: 1.5
rounded:
  sm: 4px
  md: 12px
  full: 9999px
spacing:
  base: 4px
  xs: 4px
  sm: 8px
  md: 16px
  lg: 24px
  xl: 40px
  gutter: 16px
  container: 900px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 0px 16px
    height: 40px
  button-outline:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-variant}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 8px 16px
    height: 44px
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-variant}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 0px 16px
    height: 40px
  input-field:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.surface-container-low}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-muted}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 0px 40px
  link:
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
---

# Product Hunt Design System

## Overview

Product Hunt describes itself as: “Product Hunt is a curation of the best new products, every day. Discover the latest mobile apps, websites, and technology products that everyone's talking about.” The interface is light, built on **White (#FFFFFF)** with **Deep Blue (#101828)** text, and **Red (#FF6154)** as the main accent.

Type is set in **system-ui**. Headlines run large; body text is 14px. The surface language is flat. Corners are mostly 12px.

Measured from [producthunt.com](https://www.producthunt.com/) on November 4, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 449 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 11 roles.

- **White (#FFFFFF):** Page background, seen 6 times. Token `background`, CSS `--nav-menu-item-bg`.
- **Deep Blue (#101828):** Primary text and headings, seen 64 times. Token `on-surface`, CSS `--text-primary`.
- **Dark Blue (#344054):** Secondary text, seen 48 times. Token `on-surface-variant`, CSS `--text-secondary`.
- **Blue (#4B587C):** Muted text and metadata, seen 28 times. Token `on-surface-muted`.
- **Blue (#98A2B3):** Subtle text and placeholders, seen 4 times. Token `on-surface-subtle`.
- **Snow (#F2F4F7):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 1 time. Token `surface-container-low`, CSS `--background-tertiary`.
- **Cool Mist (#EAECF0):** Borders and dividers, seen 4 times. Token `outline`, CSS `--border-primary`.
- **Pale Blue (#D9E1EC):** Secondary dividers, seen 2 times. Token `outline-variant`.
- **Red (#FF6154):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 4 times. Token `primary`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Red (#DB5246):** Accent, seen 1 time. Token `secondary`.

## Typography

**system-ui** carries the whole interface. Fallback stack: `-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Helvetica`.

- **headline-display:** system-ui 24px at weight 600, line height 1.33 (20px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **body-md:** system-ui 14px at weight 400, line height 1.71. Body text.
- **label-md:** system-ui 16px at weight 600, line height 1.5. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** system-ui 14px at weight 600, line height 1. Small labels and badges.

## Layout

Spacing follows a 4px grid: 96% of measured gaps and paddings are multiples of 4px.

- **Scale:** xs 4px, sm 8px, md 16px, lg 24px, xl 40px.
- **Gaps:** 16px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Container:** content is capped at 900px.
- **Breakpoints:** 359px, 375px, 758px, 759px, 1098px, 1099px, 1439px, 1536px, 1728px.

## Elevation & Depth

The design is flat: no shadows were measured. Hierarchy comes from tonal surface steps (#F2F4F7) and #EAECF0 borders.

## Shapes

Most elements use 12px corners. Measured radii, most used first:

- **md (12px):** 236 elements.
- **full (9999px):** 20 elements.
- **sm (4px):** 8 elements.

## Components

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

- **button-primary (“Sign in”):** #FF6154 fill, #FFFFFF text, 16px/600, 9999px radius, padding 0px 16px.
- **button-outline (“View all”):** #FFFFFF fill, #344054 text, 16px/600, 9999px radius, padding 8px 16px, border 2px solid #EAECF0.
- **button-ghost (“Subscribe”):** transparent fill, #344054 text, 16px/600, 9999px radius, padding 0px 16px, border 2px solid #EAECF0.
- **input-field (“Search ( ctrl + k )”):** #F2F4F7 fill, #4B587C text, 16px/400, 9999px radius, padding 0px 40px.
- **link:** transparent fill, #FFFFFF text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #FFFFFF for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #F2F4F7.
- Do keep text in 4 levels: #101828, #344054, #4B587C, #98A2B3.
- Do reserve #FF6154 for primary actions and key highlights.
- Do keep spacing on the 4px grid.
- Do use 12px corners on most elements; larger surfaces also use 4px.
- Don't use #98A2B3 for body text; it reaches 2.58:1 on #FFFFFF. Keep it for large text or metadata.
- Don't add drop shadows for depth; use tonal surfaces.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond system-ui.
- Don't use #FF6154 for large backgrounds or body text.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.3s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.3s, 0.15s.

- **Easing:** `cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)`, `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`, `cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)`.
- **Reduced motion:** the page responds to `prefers-reduced-motion`.

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

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