Cartesia vs Arc
59 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #FFFCEC Text
#0a0a0a → #000000 Brand
#2563eb → #2404AA Border
#e5e5e5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) Display font
Inter → Marlin Soft SQ Body size
15px → 16px colors 52 changed
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bg #ffffff → #FFFCEC ~
surface #f5f5f5 → #FFFFFF ~
text #0a0a0a → #000000 ~
text-medium #262626 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) ~
text-muted #525252 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) ~
text-soft #737373 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) ~
text-faint #a3a3a3 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) ~
on-brand #ffffff → #FFFCEC ~
brand #2563eb → #2404AA ~
brand-deep #1e40af → #1A0388 ~
link #2563eb → #2404AA ~
link-hover #1d4fd7 → #3139FB ~
selected-bg #eff6ff → rgba(36, 4, 170, 0.08) ~
border #e5e5e5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) ~
border-strong #d4d4d4 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success-bg #dcfce7 → #D7F0D2 ~
success-text #15803d → #1F4D24 ~
warning-bg #fef3c7 → #FFF1A8 ~
warning-text #a16207 → #7A5A00 ~
danger-bg #fee2e2 → #FFE3E6 ~
danger-text #b91c1c → #A8112A ~
info-bg #dbeafe → #D1E2FF ~
info-text #1e40af → #1A2B6B +
bg-secondary #FFF8DC +
surface-elev #FFFEF7 +
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 +
disabled rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) +
border-subtle rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
border-brand rgba(36, 4, 170, 0.30) −
bg-soft #fafafa −
surface-strong #e5e5e5 −
surface-hover #f0f0f0 −
on-cta #ffffff −
brand-hover #1d4fd7 −
brand-soft #dbeafe −
brand-faint #eff6ff −
accent #0a0a0a −
disabled-bg #f5f5f5 −
disabled-text #a3a3a3 −
border-soft #f0f0f0 −
border-focus #2563eb −
shadow-rgb 0, 0, 0 −
shadow-blue 37, 99, 235 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":96} → {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":72} → {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":46} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":48} → {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":36} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":15} → {"family":"Marlin","size":16} ~
label {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":13} → {"family":"ABC Favorit Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 10px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing identical
No differences.