Dropbox design system

What font does Dropbox use?

Dropbox’s website uses Sharp Grotesk for headings and Atlas Grotesk for body text. Sharp Grotesk is not on Google Fonts; the closest free match is Figtree; Atlas Grotesk is not on Google Fonts; the closest free match is Figtree.

Dropbox colour palette

Dropbox’s home page is light (#F7F5F2 background, #000000 text) and uses #0061FE for its main actions. Its palette: #FFFFFF, #F7F5F2, #1E1919, #000000, #EEE9E2, #1C1D21.

• #FFFFFF
  46.9% · backgrounds
• #F7F5F2
  27.2% · backgrounds
• #1E1919
  9.6% · backgrounds, text
• #000000
  8.6% · backgrounds
• #EEE9E2
  3.3% · backgrounds
• #1C1D21
  2.9% · backgrounds
• #524A3E
  1.3% · text
• #0061FE
  0.2% · backgrounds, text
• #BBB5AE
  Border

Type scale

Each size the page sets text in, with its weight and line height. Dropbox’s largest type is 40px at weight 500.

Spacing and shape

Spacing sits on a 4px grid: 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 48px, 52px, 72px, 84px, 96px, 120px.

Corner radii: 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, pill. 1 shadow level measured.

What makes Dropbox look like Dropbox

Almost entirely neutral: 99% of the page is painted in #FFFFFF and #F7F5F2.

#0061FE is an accent: 0.2% of the page, as small fills such as buttons and badges. Keep it to small areas.

#CD2F7B is an accent: under 0.1% of the page, used for text only. Don't fill large areas with it.

The largest type (40px Sharp Grotesk) is medium weight, not bold (500).

Dropbox 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 Dropbox’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 Dropbox’s product, so use your own name, words and images.

Download Dropbox 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; Dropbox’s name, logo, words and images are theirs.

@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Figtree:wght@400;500;700&display=swap");

:root {
  --color-background: #F7F5F2; /* Background */
  --color-surface: #FFFFFF; /* Surface */
  --color-text: #000000; /* Text */
  --color-border: #BBB5AE; /* Border */
  --color-action: #0061FE; /* Action */
  --color-on-action: #F7F5F2; /* On action */
  --color-link: #0061FE; /* Link */
  --color-1e1919: #1E1919; /* 9.6% of the page, as fills */
  --color-eee9e2: #EEE9E2; /* 3.3% of the page, as fills */
  --color-1c1d21: #1C1D21; /* 2.9% of the page, as fills */
  --font-body: "Atlas Grotesk Web", "Figtree", sans-serif; /* Atlas Grotesk Web on the site; Figtree renders */
  --font-display: "Sharp Grotesk", "Figtree", sans-serif; /* Sharp Grotesk on the site; Figtree renders */
  --font-interface: "Sharp Grotesk 23", "Figtree", sans-serif; /* Sharp Grotesk 23 on the site; Figtree renders */
  --type-display: 40px; /* Display, weight 500 */
  --type-display-leading: 48px;
  --type-headline-large: 32px; /* Headline Large, weight 400 */
  --type-headline-large-leading: 38.4px;
  --type-headline-small: 26px; /* Headline Small, weight 500 */
  --type-headline-small-leading: 33.8px;
  --type-title-large: 20px; /* Title Large, weight 500 */
  --type-title-large-leading: 24px;
  --type-title-small: 18px; /* Title Small, weight 500 */
  --type-title-small-leading: 21.6px;
  --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: 22px;
  --type-label: 12px; /* Label, weight 700 */
  --type-label-leading: 14.4px;
  --space-1: 4px;
  --space-2: 8px;
  --space-3: 12px;
  --space-4: 16px;
  --space-6: 24px;
  --space-8: 32px;
  --space-12: 48px;
  --space-13: 52px;
  --space-18: 72px;
  --space-21: 84px;
  --space-24: 96px;
  --space-30: 120px;
  --radius-md: 8px;
  --radius-lg: 12px;
  --radius-xl: 16px;
  --radius-2xl: 20px;
  --radius-full: 9999px;
}

How this was measured

PikSpec’s scanner read the dropbox.com home page in Chrome at 1440px wide on 14 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.

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

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