Arc vs shadcn/ui
76 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#FFFCEC → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #0a0a0a Brand
#2404AA → #0a0a0a Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) → #e4e4e7 Display font
Marlin Soft SQ → Geist Body size
16px → 16px colors 64 changed
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bg #FFFCEC → #ffffff ~
surface #FFFFFF → #fafafa ~
text #000000 → #0a0a0a ~
text-faint rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) → #a1a1aa ~
text-muted rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) → #71717a ~
brand #2404AA → #0a0a0a ~
on-brand #FFFCEC → #fafafa ~
link #2404AA → #0a0a0a ~
link-hover #3139FB → #3f3f46 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) → #e4e4e7 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d4d4d8 +
surface-strong #f4f4f5 +
surface-muted #f4f4f5 +
surface-accent #f4f4f5 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-secondary #3f3f46 +
brand-hover #1a1a1a +
brand-active #27272a +
destructive #ef4444 +
destructive-hover #dc2626 +
destructive-foreground #fafafa +
border-soft #f4f4f5 +
input #e4e4e7 +
input-border #e4e4e7 +
ring #0a0a0a +
selection-bg rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.1) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) +
shadow-color-md rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) +
shadow-color-lg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) +
success #10b981 +
warning #f59e0b +
info #3b82f6 +
chart-1 #e76e50 +
chart-2 #2a9d90 +
chart-3 #274754 +
chart-4 #e8c468 +
chart-5 #f4a462 −
bg-secondary #FFF8DC −
surface-elev #FFFEF7 −
text-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) −
text-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) −
brand-deep #1A0388 −
brand-blue #3139FB −
brand-red #FB3A4D −
brand-coral-soft #FFE3E6 −
cta-bg #FFFFFF −
cta-text #2702C2 −
swatch-pale-green #D7F0D2 −
swatch-salmon #FFD9CF −
swatch-pale-yellow #FFF1A8 −
swatch-soft-blue #D1E2FF −
swatch-lavender #E6DCFF −
selected-bg rgba(36, 4, 170, 0.08) −
disabled rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) −
border-subtle rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
border-brand rgba(36, 4, 170, 0.30) −
success-bg #D7F0D2 −
success-text #1F4D24 −
warning-bg #FFF1A8 −
warning-text #7A5A00 −
danger-bg #FFE3E6 −
danger-text #A8112A −
info-bg #D1E2FF −
info-text #1A2B6B typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":64} → {"family":"Geist","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":46} → {"family":"Geist","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":36} → {"family":"Geist","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Marlin","size":16} → {"family":"Geist","size":16} ~
label {"family":"ABC Favorit Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} radius 2 changed
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button 10px → 8px ~
card 16px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 48px