Claude.ai vs The New York Times
69 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#f8f8f6 → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #121212 Brand
#cd6f47 → #121212 Border
rgba(18,18,18,0.12) → #dfdfdf Display font
Anthropic Serif → NYT Cheltenham Body size
17px → 18px colors 57 changed
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bg #f8f8f6 → #ffffff ~
surface-soft #fbfaf6 → #f7f7f7 ~
text-muted #666660 → #5a5a5a ~
text-faint #b4b4a8 → #999999 ~
brand #cd6f47 → #121212 ~
link #121212 → #326891 ~
link-hover #cd6f47 → #1a4972 ~
link-visited #7d3c1f → #5a5a5a ~
border rgba(18,18,18,0.12) → #dfdfdf ~
border-soft rgba(18,18,18,0.06) → #ebebeb ~
border-strong rgba(18,18,18,0.18) → #9a9a9a ~
scrim rgba(18,18,18,0.45) → rgba(0,0,0,0.5) ~
shadow-card rgba(18,18,18,0.06) → rgba(0,0,0,0.04) ~
shadow-elev rgba(18,18,18,0.10) → rgba(0,0,0,0.08) ~
shadow-modal rgba(18,18,18,0.18) → rgba(0,0,0,0.18) ~
success #5a8c5a → #1a7f37 ~
success-soft #e6efe2 → #e7f4ec ~
warning #b58a3c → #b27c00 ~
warning-soft #fbf3df → #fbf3e0 ~
danger #b54a3c → #d0021b ~
danger-soft #fbe8e3 → #ffe5e8 ~
info #5a708c → #326891 +
bg-section #f7f7f5 +
bg-dark #121212 +
surface-strong #ededed +
surface-quote #fbf6e9 +
text-soft #727272 +
brand-red #d0021b +
brand-red-hover #a8001a +
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
on-ink #ffffff +
border-rule #121212 +
info-soft #e7eef5 +
live-red #d0021b +
live-pulse #ff334b +
cooking-orange #cc4b00 +
games-blue #6493b0 +
wirecutter-yellow #ffd400 −
bg-soft #faf9f5 −
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 −
on-brand #ffffff −
cta-bg #121212 −
cta-text #f8f8f6 −
cta-hover #2a2a2a −
cta-active #3d3d3d −
shadow-warm rgba(18,18,18,0.04) −
highlight #fbe8d6 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Anthropic Serif","size":56} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Anthropic Serif","size":48} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} ~
h2 {"family":"Anthropic Serif","size":40} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Anthropic Sans","size":17} → {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} ~
label {"family":"Anthropic Mono","size":12} → {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 4px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px