Cartesia vs Retool
72 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #0a0a0a Brand
#2563eb → #3a55fc Border
#e5e5e5 → #e4e4e7 Display font
Inter → Inter Body size
15px → 16px colors 62 changed
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surface #f5f5f5 → #ffffff ~
brand #2563eb → #3a55fc ~
brand-hover #1d4fd7 → #2c45e5 ~
brand-deep #1e40af → #1f2db8 ~
brand-soft #dbeafe → #e8edff ~
link #2563eb → #3a55fc ~
link-hover #1d4fd7 → #2c45e5 ~
border #e5e5e5 → #e4e4e7 ~
border-strong #d4d4d4 → #d4d4d8 ~
border-soft #f0f0f0 → #f0f0f2 +
bg-elev #f4f4f5 +
bg-elev-2 #ebebed +
bg-tinted #f0f3ff +
bg-tinted-2 #e8edff +
surface-2 #fafafa +
surface-tint #f0f3ff +
bg-dark #0a0a0a +
bg-dark-2 #171717 +
bg-dark-3 #262626 +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
text-on-dark-soft #d4d4d8 +
text-on-dark-muted #a1a1aa +
brand-active #2238c9 +
brand-soft-2 #f0f3ff +
accent-purple #7c3aed +
accent-purple-soft #f3e8ff +
accent-green #10b981 +
accent-green-soft #d1fae5 +
accent-orange #f97316 +
accent-orange-soft #ffedd5 +
accent-red #ef4444 +
accent-red-soft #fee2e2 +
border-dark #262626 +
border-brand #3a55fc +
shadow-soft rgba(10,10,10,0.04) +
shadow-medium rgba(10,10,10,0.08) +
shadow-strong rgba(10,10,10,0.16) +
shadow-brand rgba(58,85,252,0.20) +
semantic-success #10b981 +
semantic-warning #f97316 +
semantic-danger #ef4444 +
semantic-info #3a55fc −
surface-strong #e5e5e5 −
surface-hover #f0f0f0 −
text-medium #262626 −
on-cta #ffffff −
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 4 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":96} → {"family":"Inter","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":72} → {"family":"Inter","size":56} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":15} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains 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