Design

Intercom Design

Customer messaging. Friendly blue palette, conversational UI patterns.

Intercom

hero / Marketplace search + product cards

Intercom Design System

Intercom's marketing canvas is a soft cream-white ground (colors.canvas ≈ #f5f1ec) — not pure white.

WhereAny weekGuests

Featured card

Rating · price · location

Marketplace tile

Hover / saved state

Responsive card

Mobile stack

Palette / color swatches / roles

Token color roles

Primary
#111111
colors.primary
Canvas
#f5f1ec
colors.canvas
Hairline
#d3cec6
colors.hairline
On Primary
#ffffff
colors.on-primary
Ink Muted
#626260
colors.ink-muted
Ink Subtle
#7b7b78
colors.ink-subtle
Ink Tertiary
#9c9fa5
colors.ink-tertiary
Surface 2
#ebe7e1
colors.surface-2

Typography / font scale / display type

Type hierarchy

typography.display-lg

56px / 500 / 1.1 / tracking -1.4px

Intercom interface rhythm

typography.display-md

40px / 500 / 1.15 / tracking -0.8px

Intercom interface rhythm

typography.display-xl

72px / 500 / 1.05 / tracking -2.0px

Intercom interface rhythm

typography.card-title

22px / 500 / 1.25 / tracking -0.3px

Intercom interface rhythm

typography.body

16px / 400 / 1.5 / tracking 0

Intercom interface rhythm

typography.body-lg

18px / 400 / 1.5 / tracking -0.1px

Intercom interface rhythm

typography.display-xltypography.display-lgtypography.display-mdtypography.headlinetypography.card-titletypography.subheadtypography.body-lgtypography.body

Buttons, controls, cards, components

Interface components

component.top-nav

top-nav

backgroundColor {colors.canvas}; textColor {colors.ink}; typography {typography.body-sm}; rounded {rounded.xs}

defaultactive

component.button-fin

button-fin

backgroundColor {colors.fin-orange}; textColor {colors.on-primary}; typography {typography.button}; rounded {rounded.md}

defaultactive

component.button-primary

button-primary

backgroundColor {colors.ink}; textColor {colors.on-primary}; typography {typography.button}; rounded {rounded.md}

defaultactive

component.button-primary-pressed

button-primary-pressed

backgroundColor {colors.inverse-canvas}; textColor {colors.on-primary}; typography {typography.button}; rounded {rounded.md}

defaultactive

component.button-secondary

button-secondary

backgroundColor {colors.surface-1}; textColor {colors.ink}; typography {typography.button}; rounded {rounded.md}

defaultactive

component.button-tertiary

button-tertiary

backgroundColor {colors.canvas}; textColor {colors.ink}; typography {typography.button}; rounded {rounded.md}

defaultactive

Forms and inputs / search / focus

Spacing / rhythm / padding

Spacing scale

spacing.section96px
spacing.lg24px
spacing.md16px
spacing.sm12px
spacing.xl32px
spacing.xs8px
spacing.xxl48px
spacing.xxs4px

Radius / shape / corner rules

Shape system

rounded.xs4px
rounded.sm6px
rounded.md8px
rounded.lg12px
rounded.xl16px
rounded.xxl24px

Elevation / depth / shadow

Layer strategy

Depth is shown with documented surface contrast, border hairlines, shadow restraint, overlays, and component layering.

Signature components

Marketplace search + product cards

This specimen uses source-specific chrome from the Design.md rather than a generic card layout.

Responsive / breakpoint / mobile / tablet / desktop

Breakpoint behavior

Mobile stacks sections and cards; tablet moves to two-up groups; desktop restores full grids, wider media, and denser component examples.