Claude.ai vs Cursor
62 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#f8f8f6 → #f7f7f4 Text
#121212 → #26251e Brand
#cd6f47 → #f54e00 Border
rgba(18,18,18,0.12) → #e6e5e0 Display font
Anthropic Serif → CursorGothic Body size
17px → 16px colors 55 changed
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bg #f8f8f6 → #f7f7f4 ~
bg-soft #faf9f5 → #fafaf7 ~
surface-soft #fbfaf6 → #f2f1ed ~
text #121212 → #26251e ~
text-strong #000000 → #26251e ~
text-muted #666660 → #807d72 ~
text-faint #b4b4a8 → #a09c92 ~
brand #cd6f47 → #f54e00 ~
link #121212 → #26251e ~
link-hover #cd6f47 → #f54e00 ~
border rgba(18,18,18,0.12) → #e6e5e0 ~
border-soft rgba(18,18,18,0.06) → #efeee8 ~
border-strong rgba(18,18,18,0.18) → #cfcdc4 ~
success #5a8c5a → #1f8a65 ~
warning #b58a3c → #c08532 ~
danger #b54a3c → #cf2d56 ~
info #5a708c → #9fbbe0 +
surface-strong #e6e5e0 +
text-body #5a5852 +
text-soft rgba(38, 37, 30, 0.6) +
brand-active #d04200 +
border-translucent rgba(38, 37, 30, 0.1) +
timeline-thinking #dfa88f +
timeline-grep #9fc9a2 +
timeline-read #9fbbe0 +
timeline-edit #c0a8dd +
timeline-done #c08532 +
selection-orange #f54e00 +
diff-add-bg rgba(31, 138, 101, 0.12) +
diff-remove-bg rgba(207, 45, 86, 0.12) +
shadow-tint rgba(38, 37, 30, 0.08) −
bg-deep #f0efea −
surface-warm #f3f0ea −
text-subtle #8e8e85 −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
text-on-cta #f8f8f6 −
text-on-dark #f3f0ea −
brand-soft #f3e7df −
brand-paler #fdf0e8 −
brand-strong #a85530 −
brand-deep #7d3c1f −
cta-bg #121212 −
cta-text #f8f8f6 −
cta-hover #2a2a2a −
cta-active #3d3d3d −
link-visited #7d3c1f −
scrim rgba(18,18,18,0.45) −
shadow-warm rgba(18,18,18,0.04) −
shadow-card rgba(18,18,18,0.06) −
shadow-elev rgba(18,18,18,0.10) −
shadow-modal rgba(18,18,18,0.18) −
success-soft #e6efe2 −
warning-soft #fbf3df −
danger-soft #fbe8e3 −
highlight #fbe8d6 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Anthropic Serif","size":56} → {"family":"CursorGothic","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Anthropic Serif","size":48} → {"family":"CursorGothic","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Anthropic Serif","size":40} → {"family":"CursorGothic","size":36} ~
body {"family":"Anthropic Sans","size":17} → {"family":"CursorGothic","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Anthropic Mono","size":12} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 20px spacing 1 changed
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xl 48px → 64px