DeepSeek vs The New York Times
84 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#1a1a1a → #121212 Brand
#4d6bfe → #121212 Border
#e5e7eb → #dfdfdf Display font
Inter → NYT Cheltenham Body size
16px → 18px colors 72 changed
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surface #f5f7fb → #ffffff ~
surface-strong #e2e7f1 → #ededed ~
text #1a1a1a → #121212 ~
text-strong #0a0a0a → #000000 ~
text-muted #6b7280 → #5a5a5a ~
text-soft #8b90a0 → #727272 ~
text-faint #a8acb8 → #999999 ~
brand #4d6bfe → #121212 ~
link #4d6bfe → #326891 ~
link-hover #3a55e5 → #1a4972 ~
border #e5e7eb → #dfdfdf ~
border-strong #d1d5db → #9a9a9a ~
border-soft #eef0f4 → #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 #fafbfd −
bg-deep #0a0a23 −
bg-deep-strong #050518 −
surface-hover #eef1f8 −
text-medium #2a2a2e −
text-on-dark #e6e8ef −
text-on-dark-muted #a8b0c4 −
on-brand #ffffff −
on-cta #ffffff −
brand-hover #3a55e5 −
brand-active #2a44cc −
brand-deep #2a3eb1 −
brand-soft #eaeefe −
brand-faint #f3f5fe −
brand-glow rgba(77, 107, 254, 0.24) −
accent-cyan #5eaaff −
selected-bg #eaeefe −
disabled-bg #f5f7fb −
disabled-text #a8acb8 −
border-focus #4d6bfe −
border-on-dark rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) −
success-bg #dcfce7 −
success-text #15803d −
warning-bg #fef3c7 −
warning-text #854d0e −
danger-bg #fee2e2 −
danger-text #b91c1c −
info-bg #eaeefe −
info-text #2a3eb1 −
shadow-rgb 10, 10, 35 −
shadow-blue 77, 107, 254 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":80} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":64} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":40} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":13} → {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 4px ~
card 16px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 2px ~
sm 2px → 4px ~
md 6px → 12px ~
lg 16px → 24px ~
xl 24px → 40px