Amazon vs Y Combinator
98 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0f1111 → #000000 Brand
#ff9900 → #f26625 Border
#d5d9d9 → #cccccc Display font
Amazon Ember → Verlag Body size
14px → 16px colors 86 changed
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text #0f1111 → #000000 ~
text-strong #0f1111 → #000000 ~
text-muted #565959 → #cccccc ~
text-soft #6f7373 → #525252 ~
brand #ff9900 → #f26625 ~
border #d5d9d9 → #cccccc ~
border-strong #888c8c → #828282 +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
bg-cool #fafafa +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-medium #404040 +
text-meta #828282 +
text-faint #a0a0a0 +
brand-classic #ff6600 +
brand-hover #e85d00 +
brand-deep #cc4f00 +
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) +
on-brand #ffffff +
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 +
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 +
link #000099 +
link-hover #000066 +
link-visited #828282 +
link-yc #000000 +
selected-bg #fff6f0 +
disabled #cccccc +
cta-bg #f26625 +
cta-text #ffffff +
ink-100 #000000 +
ink-200 #404040 +
ink-300 #525252 +
ink-400 #828282 +
ink-500 #a0a0a0 +
ink-600 #cccccc +
ink-700 #e6e6e6 +
ink-800 #f6f6ef +
border-subtle #e6e6e6 +
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) +
success-bg #e8f5e0 +
success-text #2d5016 +
warning-bg #fff4d6 +
warning-text #7a5e00 +
danger-bg #fde0d4 +
danger-text #8a2a0a +
info-bg #e0e8f5 +
info-text #000099 −
bg-page #eaeded −
surface-soft #f7f8f8 −
surface-strong #f0f2f2 −
surface-yellow #fef8e8 −
masthead #131921 −
masthead-sub #232f3e −
masthead-hover #37475a −
text-link #007185 −
text-link-hover #c45500 −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
text-on-dark-muted #cccccc −
brand-cta-top #ffd814 −
brand-cta-bottom #ffa41c −
brand-cta-border #fcd200 −
brand-cta-hover #f7ca00 −
buy-now #ffa41c −
buy-now-hover #fa8900 −
border-soft #e7e7e7 −
border-input #a6a6a6 −
prime-blue #00a8e1 −
prime-deep #146eb4 −
rating-orange #ffa41c −
rating-empty #d5d9d9 −
price #0f1111 −
price-deal #cc0c39 −
savings #cc0c39 −
warehouse-deal #007600 −
in-stock #007600 −
shipping-soon #b12704 −
scrim rgba(15,17,17,0.7) −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.05) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.15) −
success #007600 −
warning #b66719 −
warning-soft #fff3e0 −
danger #b12704 −
info #007185 typography 4 changed
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display {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":72} → {"family":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":40} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":32} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":14} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} radius 3 changed
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button 7px → 0px ~
card 8px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 1px ~
sm 4px → 2px ~
md 8px → 6px ~
lg 14px → 12px ~
xl 22px → 20px