Cartesia vs The New York Times
76 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #121212 Brand
#2563eb → #121212 Border
#e5e5e5 → #dfdfdf Display font
Inter → NYT Cheltenham Body size
15px → 18px colors 64 changed
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surface #f5f5f5 → #ffffff ~
surface-strong #e5e5e5 → #ededed ~
text #0a0a0a → #121212 ~
text-muted #525252 → #5a5a5a ~
text-soft #737373 → #727272 ~
text-faint #a3a3a3 → #999999 ~
brand #2563eb → #121212 ~
link #2563eb → #326891 ~
link-hover #1d4fd7 → #1a4972 ~
border #e5e5e5 → #dfdfdf ~
border-strong #d4d4d4 → #9a9a9a ~
border-soft #f0f0f0 → #ebebeb +
bg-section #f7f7f5 +
bg-dark #121212 +
surface-soft #f7f7f7 +
surface-quote #fbf6e9 +
brand-red #d0021b +
brand-red-hover #a8001a +
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
on-ink #ffffff +
border-rule #121212 +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
success #1a7f37 +
success-soft #e7f4ec +
warning #b27c00 +
warning-soft #fbf3e0 +
danger #d0021b +
danger-soft #ffe5e8 +
info #326891 +
info-soft #e7eef5 +
live-red #d0021b +
live-pulse #ff334b +
cooking-orange #cc4b00 +
games-blue #6493b0 +
wirecutter-yellow #ffd400 −
bg-soft #fafafa −
surface-hover #f0f0f0 −
text-medium #262626 −
on-brand #ffffff −
on-cta #ffffff −
brand-hover #1d4fd7 −
brand-deep #1e40af −
brand-soft #dbeafe −
brand-faint #eff6ff −
accent #0a0a0a −
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":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":72} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":48} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":15} → {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} ~
label {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":13} → {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 4px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 2px ~
sm 2px → 4px ~
md 6px → 12px ~
lg 12px → 24px ~
xl 20px → 40px