---
name: squarespace-design-reference
provider: DesignSkill (https://designskill.dev)
reference: squarespace.com
source_url: https://www.squarespace.com/
tool: designskill-extract/3.2.0
extracted_at: 2026-07-27T09:17:46.061Z
mode: full-render
classification: reference_only
---

# Squarespace — Design Reference (measured)

Measured design tokens extracted from `https://www.squarespace.com/` by designskill-extract/3.2.0.
Every value below was observed in the live page (×N = observation count). Values not listed were **not observed** — do not invent them.
This document is `reference_only`: an analysis of a third-party site, not a license to its brand assets.

## Overview

- Extraction mode: **full-render** (viewports 390/768/1440px × light/dark), 1 page(s), 418 observation records.
- Primary action color observed as `#0072f0` (basis: inferred, confidence 0.46).
- Dominant font family: **Clarkson** (×1473; secondary Clarkson Serif ×121).
- Type scale observed at 8 sizes from 12px to 26px.
- Corner radius values in use: 8px, 3px, 100px, 4px….
- Not observed in this extraction: cards, badges.

## Colors

### Role Tokens

Semantic roles inferred from observed usage. `basis` tells how the role was established (declared CSS var > cross-validated > inferred).

| Token | Value | Basis | Confidence | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `{color.primary}` | `#0072f0` | inferred | 0.46 | ×2 |
| `{color.background}` | `#ffffff` | cross-validated | 0.95 | ×1473 |
| `{color.ink}` | `#000000` | cross-validated | 0.94 | ×369 |
| `{color.muted}` | `#898989` | inferred | 0.7 | ×155 |
| `{color.surface}` | `#dddddd` | inferred | 0.7 | ×32 |
| `{color.accent}` | `#d83b2b` | inferred | 0.56 | ×1 |

### Observed Palette

Full measured palette ordered by usage share. `Used in` lists the CSS properties the color appeared on.

| Hex | Share | Used in | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| `#ffffff` | 65.5% | background-color, border-color, color, box-shadow | ×1473 (cross-validated, 0.95) |
| `#000000` | 16.4% | background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color | ×369 (cross-validated, 0.94) |
| `#898989` | 6.9% | custom-property, color | ×155 (cross-validated, 0.92) |
| `#000000` | 4.0% | background-color | ×91 (observed, 0.77) |
| `#2f2f2f` | 3.0% | background-color | ×67 (cross-validated, 0.91) |
| `#dddddd` | 1.4% | color, border-color, background-color, touch-action | ×32 (cross-validated, 0.9) |
| `#ffffff` | 0.7% | background-color | ×16 (observed, 0.74) |
| `#222222` | 0.5% | background-color, color | ×11 (cross-validated, 0.89) |
| `#5a5a5a` | 0.4% | custom-property, color, background-color | ×10 (cross-validated, 0.88) |
| `#1a1a1a` | 0.3% | background-color, color, custom-property | ×6 (cross-validated, 0.88) |
| `#087bb5` | 0.1% | outline, custom-property | ×2 (inferred, 0.57) |
| `#0072f0` | 0.1% | --color-blue, custom-property | ×2 (inferred, 0.57) |
| `#ececec` | 0.2% | background-color, border-color, touch-action, color | ×4 (cross-validated, 0.87) |
| `#ff8a7a` | 0.0% | color | ×1 (inferred, 0.56) |
| `#d83b2b` | 0.0% | box-shadow | ×1 (inferred, 0.56) |
| `#6b6b6b` | 0.0% | color | ×1 (inferred, 0.56) |

## Typography

### Font Families

| Family | Observed |
|---|---|
| `Clarkson` | ×1473 |
| `Clarkson Serif` | ×121 |
| `Noto Sans JP` | ×21 |
| `Noto Sans KR` | ×21 |
| `Noto Serif JP` | ×4 |
| `Noto Serif KR` | ×4 |

Use **Clarkson** as the default family — it accounts for the overwhelming majority of observed text nodes.

### Type Scale

| Token | Size | Observed |
|---|---|---|
| `{type.display}` | 26px | ×82 |
| `{type.h1}` | 24px | ×44 |
| `{type.h2}` | 20px | ×153 |
| `{type.h3}` | 18px | ×54 |
| `{type.body-lg}` | 15px | ×946 |
| `{type.body}` | 14px | ×39 |
| `{type.body-sm}` | 13px | ×125 |
| `{type.caption}` | 12px | ×92 |

The most frequently observed size is **15px** (×946) — treat it as the default body size.

## Spacing

| Value | Observed |
|---|---|
| `32px` | ×394 |
| `24px` | ×349 |
| `12px` | ×299 |
| `16px` | ×195 |
| `8px` | ×125 |
| `40px` | ×122 |
| `80px` | ×85 |
| `120px` | ×50 |
| `20px` | ×46 |
| `4px` | ×29 |
| `23px` | ×26 |
| `56px` | ×20 |

## Shape (Border Radius)

| Value | Observed |
|---|---|
| `8px` | ×142 |
| `3px` | ×86 |
| `100px` | ×64 |
| `4px` | ×50 |
| `30px` | ×18 |
| `2px` | ×18 |

## Elevation

| Shadow | Observed |
|---|---|
| `#000000` | ×27 |
| `#ffffff` | ×3 |
| `inset 0 0 0 2px #0003` | ×2 |
| `inset 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb,var(--color-black)20%,transparent)` | ×2 |
| `inset 0 0 0 2px var(--color-black)` | ×2 |
| `inset 0 0 0 2px #fff3` | ×2 |

## Motion

| Duration | Observed |
|---|---|
| `0.3s` | ×126 |
| `0.5s` | ×44 |
| `0.35s` | ×28 |
| `0.25s` | ×22 |
| `.35s` | ×18 |

## Components

Measured computed styles of representative components (desktop viewport).

| Component | Measured spec | Samples |
|---|---|---|
| button.primary | bg `#ffffff` · text `#000000` · radius `4px` · padding `23px 28px` · font `14px/500` | ×3 |
| form.input | bg `#ffffff` · text `#ffffff` · border `20px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)` · radius `8px` · padding `0px` · height `62` | ×1 |
| nav | height `80px` · position `fixed` · link `#000000` | — |

### Hero Gradient (observed)

```css
background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 85%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 100%);
```

### Interaction States (observed)

| State | Property | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| focus | outline-color | `rgb(0, 0, 0)` | `rgb(8, 123, 181)` |
| focus | outline-width | `3px` | `2px` |
| focus | outline-color | `rgb(0, 0, 0)` | `rgb(8, 123, 181)` |

## Accessibility (WCAG Contrast)

| FG | BG | Ratio | AA | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `#ffffff` | `#000000` | 21 | pass | observed ×476 |
| `#ffffff` | `#ffffff` | 1 | fail | observed ×109 |
| `#898989` | `#000000` | 6 | pass | observed ×77 |
| `#ffffff` | `#2f2f2f` | 13.39 | pass | observed ×54 |
| `#000000` | `#ffffff` | 21 | pass | observed ×51 |
| `#5a5a5a` | `#ffffff` | 6.9 | pass | observed ×4 |
| `#ffffff` | `#222222` | 15.91 | pass | observed ×4 |
| `#dddddd` | `#000000` | 15.46 | pass | observed ×3 |
| `#000000` | `#000000` | 1 | fail | observed ×2 |
| `#ffffff` | `#d9d9d9` | 1.41 | fail | observed ×2 |
| `#eaeaea` | `#151515` | 15.18 | pass | observed ×1 |
| `#000000` | `#ffffff` | 21 | pass | ink_on_background |
| `#ffffff` | `#0072f0` | 4.5 | pass | white_on_primary |
| `#898989` | `#ffffff` | 3.5 | fail | muted_on_background |

4 measured pair(s) fail AA — if you reuse those pairs, adjust lightness until the ratio reaches 4.5:1.

## Usage Rules

### Do
- Use `{color.primary}` (`#0072f0`) for primary actions only — that is where it was observed.
- Default text pairing: `{color.ink}` (`#000000`) on `{color.background}` (`#ffffff`).
- Set all text in `Clarkson` (fallbacks only for glyph coverage).
- Pick corner radii from the measured set (8px, 3px, 100px, 4px) — no intermediate values were observed.
- Cite this file's token names (`{color.*}`, `{type.*}`) when generating UI so output stays traceable to observations.

### Don't
- Don't invent colors, sizes, shadows, or spacing not listed above — absence means *not observed*, and this document records observations only.
- Don't assume the missing blocks (cards, badges) don't exist on the site — they were simply not captured in this run.
- Don't copy brand assets (logo, wordmark, imagery, copy) — `reference_only` covers measured style values, not brand identity.
- Treat `{color.primary}`, `{color.accent}` with caution — confidence below 0.6.

## Provenance

- Source: https://www.squarespace.com/ (1 page(s))
- Tool: designskill-extract/3.2.0 · extracted 2026-07-27T09:17:46.061Z
- Mode: full-render — 풀렌더 모드 — 3뷰포트 × 라이트/다크 computed style + 상태 관측.
- Blocks observed: 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 09, 10, 11, 12 · missing: cards, badges
- Degraded stages (extraction failure ≠ design change — exclude from diffs): state-observation
- Warning: primary 불일치: static=#087bb5 vs render=#0072f0 — render 채택

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