Scale design system

---
version: alpha
name: Scale
description: "Light monochrome interface measured from scale.com: aeonik type, tonal surfaces and 16px corners."
colors:
  background: "#FFFFFF"
  surface: "#FFFFFF"
  on-surface: "#000000"
  on-background: "#000000"
  on-surface-variant: "#193A29"
  on-surface-muted: "#575757"
  on-surface-subtle: "#A8927C"
  surface-container-low: "#D9D9D9"
  overlay: "#FFFFFF33"
  outline: "#C7C7C7"
  primary: "#000000"
  on-primary: "#FFFFFF"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 64px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.05
    letterSpacing: -0.01em
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 40px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.25
    letterSpacing: -0.01em
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 32px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.19
    letterSpacing: -0.01em
  body-md:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
    letterSpacing: -0.01em
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.3
    letterSpacing: -0.01em
  label-md:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.38
    letterSpacing: -0.025em
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1
  code:
    fontFamily: mono
    fontSize: 13px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.2
    letterSpacing: -0.01em
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: aeonik
    fontSize: 28px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.07
    letterSpacing: -0.01em
rounded:
  sm: 6px
  md: 8px
  lg: 16px
  full: 9999px
spacing:
  base: 8px
  xs: 4px
  sm: 8px
  md: 16px
  lg: 32px
  xl: 64px
  gutter: 16px
  section: 64px
  margin: 64px
  container: 1392px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    typography: "{typography.body-sm}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: 0px
    height: 40px
  button-secondary:
    backgroundColor: "#929292"
    textColor: "#929292"
    typography: "{typography.label-sm}"
    rounded: "{rounded.md}"
    padding: 0px
    height: 40px
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.label-sm}"
    rounded: 0px
    padding: 0px
  card:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.body-sm}"
    rounded: "{rounded.lg}"
    padding: 32px
  link:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface-muted}"
---

# Scale Design System

## Overview

Scale describes itself as: “Scale delivers proven data, evaluations, and outcomes to AI labs, governments, and the Fortune 500.” The interface is light, built on **White (#FFFFFF)** with **Near Black (#000000)** text and almost no color: actions are carried by contrast, not hue.

Type is set in **aeonik**, with **mono** for code. Headlines run large with tight negative tracking; body text is 24px. The surface language is flat. Corners are mostly 16px.

Measured from [scale.com](https://scale.com/) on November 6, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 371 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 10 roles.

- **White (#FFFFFF):** Page background, seen 48 times. Token `background`, CSS `--tw-ring-offset-color`.
- **Near Black (#000000):** Primary text and headings, seen 9 times. Token `on-surface`.
- **Deep Green (#193A29):** Secondary text, seen 4 times. Token `on-surface-variant`.
- **Slate (#575757):** Muted text and metadata, seen 3 times. Token `on-surface-muted`.
- **Orange (#A8927C):** Subtle text and placeholders, seen 6 times. Token `on-surface-subtle`.
- **Silver (#D9D9D9):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 2 times. Token `surface-container-low`.
- **White 20% (#FFFFFF33):** Translucent fill for cards and controls, seen 2 times. Token `overlay`.
- **Silver (#C7C7C7):** Borders and dividers, seen 1 time. Token `outline`.
- **Near Black (#000000):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 25 times. Token `primary`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.

## Typography

**aeonik** and **mono** (monospace) share the interface. Fallback stack: `aeonik, aeonik Fallback, -apple-system, Arial`.

- **headline-display:** aeonik 64px at weight 400, line height 1.05, tracking -0.01em (28px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** aeonik 40px at weight 400, line height 1.25, tracking -0.01em. Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** aeonik 32px at weight 400, line height 1.19, tracking -0.01em. Sub-section headings.
- **body-md:** aeonik 24px at weight 400, line height 1.5, tracking -0.01em. Body text.
- **body-sm:** aeonik 16px at weight 400, line height 1.3, tracking -0.01em. Secondary and small text.
- **label-md:** aeonik 16px at weight 500, line height 1.38, tracking -0.025em. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** aeonik 14px at weight 400, line height 1. Small labels and badges.
- **code:** mono 13px at weight 400, line height 1.2, tracking -0.01em. Code and technical values.

## Layout

Spacing follows a 8px grid: 95% of measured gaps and paddings are multiples of 8px.

- **Scale:** xs 4px, sm 8px, md 16px, lg 32px, xl 64px.
- **Sections:** 64px vertical padding between major sections.
- **Gaps:** 16px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Container:** content is capped at 1392px.
- **Page margin:** 64px on each side of full-width sections.
- **Breakpoints:** 390px, 640px, 680px, 767px, 768px, 900px, 1023px, 1024px, 1280px, 1450px.

## Elevation & Depth

The design is flat: no shadows were measured. Hierarchy comes from tonal surface steps (#D9D9D9) and #C7C7C7 borders.

## Shapes

Most elements use 16px corners. Measured radii, most used first:

- **lg (16px):** 224 elements.
- **md (8px):** 24 elements.
- **sm (6px):** 20 elements.
- **full (9999px):** 4 elements.

## Components

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

- **button-primary (“Get Started”):** #000000 fill, #FFFFFF text, 16px/400, 8px radius, padding 0px.
- **button-secondary (“Log In”):** #929292 fill, #929292 text, 14px/400, 8px radius, padding 0px, border 1px solid #C7C7C7.
- **button-ghost (“Products”):** transparent fill, #000000 text, 14px/400, padding 0px, 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) 0px 0px 0px 0px`.
- **card:** #FFFFFF fill, #000000 text, 16px/400, 16px radius, padding 32px.
- **link:** transparent fill, #575757 text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #FFFFFF for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #D9D9D9.
- Do keep text in 4 levels: #000000, #193A29, #575757, #A8927C.
- Do let contrast carry emphasis; primary actions use #000000 on #FFFFFF.
- Do set headlines in aeonik with tight tracking (-0.01em).
- Do keep spacing on the 8px grid.
- Do use 16px corners on most elements; larger surfaces also use 8px and 6px.
- Don't use #A8927C for body text; it reaches 2.97:1 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 aeonik and mono.
- Don't add saturated accent colors; the measured palette is almost entirely neutral.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.6s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.3s, 0.15s, 0.6s, 0.4s.

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

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