Cartesia vs Brex
85 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #0e0f12 Brand
#2563eb → #a855ff Border
#e5e5e5 → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.09) Display font
Inter → Söhne Body size
15px → 16px colors 74 changed
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bg-soft #fafafa → #f5f5f7 ~
surface #f5f5f5 → #ffffff ~
text #0a0a0a → #0e0f12 ~
text-muted #525252 → #5a5d66 ~
text-soft #737373 → #8a8d96 ~
text-faint #a3a3a3 → #b0b3bb ~
brand #2563eb → #a855ff ~
brand-hover #1d4fd7 → #9744ee ~
brand-deep #1e40af → #6b2ed3 ~
brand-soft #dbeafe → #f3e8ff ~
accent #0a0a0a → #5b6dff ~
link #2563eb → #5b6dff ~
link-hover #1d4fd7 → #3b4eff ~
border #e5e5e5 → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.09) ~
border-strong #d4d4d4 → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.16) ~
border-soft #f0f0f0 → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.06) +
bg-tile #f0f0f3 +
bg-soft-2 #f7f7f9 +
bg-ink #0e0f12 +
bg-violet #1a0d2e +
bg-gradient-wash linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 92, 173, 0.06) 0%, rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.06) 50%, rgba(91, 109, 255, 0.06) 100%) +
surface-soft #f7f7f9 +
surface-cool #f0f0f3 +
surface-dark #0e0f12 +
text-body #1c1d22 +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
text-on-dark-soft #a3a6af +
brand-strong #7e3df0 +
brand-pink #ff5cad +
brand-tint rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.08) +
brand-glow rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.32) +
accent-strong #3b4eff +
accent-soft rgba(91, 109, 255, 0.10) +
cta-text #ffffff +
border-brand rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.40) +
shadow-ambient rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.04) +
shadow-card rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.04) 0 4px 20px +
shadow-elev rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.08) 0 12px 32px -8px +
shadow-popover rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.10) 0 16px 40px -16px +
shadow-modal rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.20) 0 24px 64px -16px +
shadow-glow-brand rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.24) 0 8px 32px -4px +
scrim rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.60) +
gradient-primary linear-gradient(135deg, #ff5cad 0%, #a855ff 50%, #5b6dff 100%) +
gradient-hero linear-gradient(135deg, #ff5cad 0%, #a855ff 60%, #5b6dff 100%) +
gradient-wash linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 92, 173, 0.10) 0%, rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.10) 50%, rgba(91, 109, 255, 0.10) 100%) +
gradient-vertical linear-gradient(180deg, #ff5cad 0%, #a855ff 50%, #5b6dff 100%) +
gradient-radial radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, #ff5cad 0%, #a855ff 50%, #5b6dff 100%) +
success #10b981 +
success-soft rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.10) +
warning #f59e0b +
warning-soft rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.10) +
danger #ef4444 +
danger-soft rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.10) +
info #5b6dff +
info-soft rgba(91, 109, 255, 0.10) −
surface-strong #e5e5e5 −
surface-hover #f0f0f0 −
text-medium #262626 −
on-cta #ffffff −
brand-faint #eff6ff −
selected-bg #eff6ff −
disabled-bg #f5f5f5 −
disabled-text #a3a3a3 −
border-focus #2563eb −
success-bg #dcfce7 −
success-text #15803d −
warning-bg #fef3c7 −
warning-text #a16207 −
danger-bg #fee2e2 −
danger-text #b91c1c −
info-bg #dbeafe −
info-text #1e40af −
shadow-rgb 0, 0, 0 −
shadow-blue 37, 99, 235 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":96} → {"family":"Söhne","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":72} → {"family":"Söhne","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":48} → {"family":"Söhne","size":40} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":15} → {"family":"Söhne","size":16} ~
label {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":13} → {"family":"Söhne Mono","size":11} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 48px