Trevor Noah design system

---
version: alpha
name: Trevor Noah
description: "Dark interface measured from trevornoah.com: Die Grotesk D type with Die Grotesk C, light red accents, tonal surfaces and pill-shaped controls."
colors:
  background: "#1D2440"
  surface: "#1D2440"
  on-surface: "#F9FCF4"
  on-background: "#F9FCF4"
  on-surface-variant: "#6F7BA9"
  surface-container-low: "#2B2B2B"
  primary: "#FF9BB4"
  on-primary: "#000000"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk D
    fontSize: 361.5px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 0.95
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk D
    fontSize: 99px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.1
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk D
    fontSize: 60.5px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.05
  headline-sm:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk C
    fontSize: 25.5px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1
  title-lg:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk C
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.15
  body-md:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk C
    fontSize: 19.5px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.4
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk C
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.4
  caption:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk C
    fontSize: 15px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.3
  label-md:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk C
    fontSize: 21.5px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk D
    fontSize: 170px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 0.95
  headline-lg-mobile:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk D
    fontSize: 40px
    fontWeight: 500
    lineHeight: 1.1
  headline-md-mobile:
    fontFamily: Die Grotesk D
    fontSize: 40px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.05
rounded:
  md: 16.14px
  full: 9999px
spacing:
  xs: 3px
  lg: 30.51px
  xl: 40px
  gutter: 30.51px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    textColor: "{colors.background}"
    typography: "{typography.body-md}"
    padding: 0px
    height: 58px
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "{colors.background}"
    typography: "{typography.label-md}"
    rounded: 0px
    padding: 0px 32px
  link:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
---

# Trevor Noah Design System

## Overview

Trevor Noah describes itself as: “Comedian, podcaster, presenter, humanitarian and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Trevor Noah asks questions and sparks conversations.” The interface is dark, built on **Deep Indigo (#1D2440)** with **Snow (#F9FCF4)** text, and **Light Red (#FF9BB4)** as the main accent.

Type is set in **Die Grotesk D** and **Die Grotesk C**. Headlines run large; body text is 19.5px. The surface language is flat. Controls are pill-shaped.

Measured from [trevornoah.com](https://www.trevornoah.com/) on November 5, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 169 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 6 roles.

- **Deep Indigo (#1D2440):** Page background, seen 4 times. Token `background`, CSS `--_trevor-tokens---color-primary`.
- **Snow (#F9FCF4):** Primary text and headings, seen 19 times. Token `on-surface`.
- **Blue (#6F7BA9):** Secondary text, seen 7 times. Token `on-surface-variant`.
- **Graphite (#2B2B2B):** Raised areas one step from the page, seen 2 times. Token `surface-container-low`.
- **Light Red (#FF9BB4):** Brand color on large areas, seen 31 times. Token `primary`, CSS `--color--pink`.
- **Near Black (#000000):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.

## Typography

**Die Grotesk D** and **Die Grotesk C** share the interface. Fallback stack: `Die Grotesk D, sans-serif`. Other loaded fonts: Die Grotesk B.

- **headline-display:** Die Grotesk D 361.5px at weight 700, line height 0.95 (170px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** Die Grotesk D 99px at weight 500, line height 1.1 (40px on mobile). Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** Die Grotesk D 60.5px at weight 700, line height 1.05, capitalize (40px on mobile). Sub-section headings.
- **headline-sm:** Die Grotesk C 25.5px at weight 700, line height 1. Card and feature titles.
- **title-lg:** Die Grotesk C 24px at weight 500, line height 1.15. Small titles.
- **body-md:** Die Grotesk C 19.5px at weight 400, line height 1.4. Body text.
- **body-sm:** Die Grotesk C 16px at weight 400, line height 1.4. Secondary and small text.
- **caption:** Die Grotesk C 15px at weight 400, line height 1.3. Captions and fine print.
- **label-md:** Die Grotesk C 21.5px at weight 500, line height 1, capitalize. Buttons, navigation and labels.

## Layout

Spacing does not follow a strict grid: 41% of measured values are multiples of 4px, so match the measured steps rather than rounding to a grid.

- **Scale:** xs 3px, lg 30.51px, xl 40px.
- **Gaps:** 30.51px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Breakpoints:** 479px, 767px, 768px, 991px.

## Elevation & Depth

The design is flat: no shadows were measured. Hierarchy comes from tonal surface steps (#2B2B2B).

## Shapes

Interactive controls are pill-shaped. Measured radii, most used first:

- **md (16.14px):** 20 elements.
- **full (9999px):** 8 elements.

## Components

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

- **button-primary (“Open menu”):** #F9FCF4 fill, #1D2440 text, 19.3676px/400, 50% radius, padding 0px.
- **button-ghost (“Get Tickets”):** transparent fill, #1D2440 text, 21.4189px/500, padding 0px 32px.
- **link:** transparent fill, #F9FCF4 text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #1D2440 for the page and lift surfaces in small steps: #2B2B2B.
- Do keep text in 2 levels: #F9FCF4, #6F7BA9.
- Do use #FF9BB4 as the brand accent: header, logo and key highlights.
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (30.51px).
- Do make buttons and chips fully rounded (9999px); most other elements use 16.14px corners.
- Don't use #6F7BA9 for body text; it reaches 3.69:1 on #1D2440. Keep it for large text or metadata.
- Don't add drop shadows for depth; use tonal surfaces.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond Die Grotesk D and Die Grotesk C.
- Don't use #FF9BB4 for large backgrounds or body text.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.6s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.6s, 0.3s, 0.45s, 0.5s. Longer ambient animations run 0.9s, 1.2s.

- **Easing:** `cubic-bezier(0.17, 0.67, 0.3, 1.33)`, `cubic-bezier(0.645, 0, 0, 1)`, `cubic-bezier(0.215, 0.61, 0.355, 1)`.

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