Coinbase design system

What font does Coinbase use?

Coinbase’s website uses Coinbase Display for headings and Coinbase Sans for body text. Coinbase Display is not on Google Fonts; the closest free match is Archivo; Coinbase Sans is not on Google Fonts; the closest free match is Figtree.

Coinbase colour palette

Coinbase’s home page is light (#FFFFFF background, #000000 text) and uses #282B31 for its main actions. Its palette: #FFFFFF, #EEF0F3, #0A0B0D, #F7F8F9, #5B616E, #F0616D.

• #FFFFFF
  55.6% · backgrounds
• #EEF0F3
  30.9% · backgrounds
• #0A0B0D
  5.4% · backgrounds, text
• #F7F8F9
  5.3% · backgrounds
• #5B616E
  2.3% · text
• #F0616D
  0.3% · text
• #0052FF
  0.1% · backgrounds, text
• #1D1D1D
  0.1% · text
• #000000
  Text
• #D1D1D1
  Border

Type scale

Each size the page sets text in, with its weight and line height. Coinbase’s largest type is 80px at weight 400.

Spacing and shape

Spacing sits on a 4px grid: 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 28px, 32px, 48px, 64px, 80px.

Corner radii: 2px, 3px, 4px, 16px, 17px, 20px, pill. 2 shadow levels measured.

What makes Coinbase look like Coinbase

Almost entirely neutral: 99% of the page is painted in #FFFFFF and #EEF0F3.

#F0616D is an accent: 0.3% of the page, used for text only. Don't fill large areas with it.

#0052FF is an accent: 0.1% of the page, as small fills such as buttons and badges. Keep it to small areas.

The largest type (80px CoinbaseDisplay) is regular weight, not bold (400).

Coinbase DESIGN.md for Claude Code, Cursor and Lovable

A DESIGN.md is the brief an AI coding tool reads before it writes UI. This one carries everything on this page as rules a model follows: the allowed colours and what each is for, the fonts with free stand-ins, the type scale, spacing, corners, and the things Coinbase’s design never does.

Put it in your project root and ask your tool to follow it: “Read DESIGN.md and build [your product] in this design language.” It describes a style, not Coinbase’s product, so use your own name, words and images.

Download Coinbase DESIGN.md · View it as text

As CSS variables

The measured values as CSS custom properties, with free fonts standing in for licensed ones. Use them to learn from or to start a project in a similar style; Coinbase’s name, logo, words and images are theirs.

@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Figtree:wght@400;600;700&display=swap");
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Archivo:wght@400&display=swap");

:root {
  --color-background: #FFFFFF; /* Background */
  --color-surface: #EEF0F3; /* Surface */
  --color-text: #000000; /* Text */
  --color-text-muted: #5B616E; /* Text muted */
  --color-border: #D1D1D1; /* Border */
  --color-action: #282B31; /* Action */
  --color-on-action: #FFFFFF; /* On action */
  --color-link: #0667D0; /* Link */
  --color-negative: #F0616D; /* Negative */
  --color-0a0b0d: #0A0B0D; /* 5.4% of the page, as fills */
  --color-f7f8f9: #F7F8F9; /* 5.3% of the page, as fills */
  --font-body: "CoinbaseSans", "Figtree", sans-serif; /* CoinbaseSans on the site; Figtree renders */
  --font-interface: "CoinbaseText", "Figtree", sans-serif; /* CoinbaseText on the site; Figtree renders */
  --font-display: "CoinbaseDisplay", "Archivo", sans-serif; /* CoinbaseDisplay on the site; Archivo renders */
  --type-display-1: 80px; /* Display 1, weight 400 */
  --type-display-1-leading: 80px;
  --type-display-2: 64px; /* Display 2, weight 400 */
  --type-display-2-leading: 64px;
  --type-display-3: 44px; /* Display 3, weight 400 */
  --type-display-3-leading: 48px;
  --type-display-4: 36px; /* Display 4, weight 400 */
  --type-display-4-leading: 40px;
  --type-headline: 28px; /* Headline, weight 400 */
  --type-headline-leading: 28px;
  --type-title-large: 20px; /* Title Large, weight 600 */
  --type-title-large-leading: 28px;
  --type-title-small: 18px; /* Title Small, weight 400 */
  --type-title-small-leading: 18px;
  --type-body-large: 16px; /* Body Large, weight 400 */
  --type-body-large-leading: 24px;
  --type-body-small: 14px; /* Body Small, weight 400 */
  --type-body-small-leading: 21px;
  --space-1: 4px;
  --space-2: 8px;
  --space-3: 12px;
  --space-4: 16px;
  --space-5: 20px;
  --space-6: 24px;
  --space-7: 28px;
  --space-8: 32px;
  --space-12: 48px;
  --space-16: 64px;
  --space-20: 80px;
  --radius-xs: 2px;
  --radius-sm: 3px;
  --radius-md: 4px;
  --radius-xl: 16px;
  --radius-2xl: 17px;
  --radius-3xl: 20px;
  --radius-full: 9999px;
  --radius-40: 40px; /* component radius */
  --radius-56: 56px; /* component radius */
}

How this was measured

PikSpec’s scanner read the coinbase.com home page in Chrome at 1440px wide on 15 October 2026: the computed styles of its elements, the fonts that rendered and how much of the page each colour covers. Websites change; capture the page yourself with PikSpec for today’s values, any page, and exports in five formats.

Coinbase is a trademark of its owner. This page is an independent measurement and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Coinbase.

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