Descript vs Y Combinator
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#fff7fa → #ffffff Text
#1a1a1a → #000000 Brand
#651a39 → #f26625 Border
#0000001a → #cccccc Display font
Brett → Verlag Body size
17px → 16px colors 59 changed
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bg #fff7fa → #ffffff ~
text #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-strong #26171d → #000000 ~
text-medium #4a3540 → #404040 ~
text-soft #7a6770 → #525252 ~
text-faint #a8949c → #a0a0a0 ~
text-muted #c9b9bf → #cccccc ~
brand #651a39 → #f26625 ~
brand-hover #4a1129 → #e85d00 ~
brand-deep #3a0d20 → #cc4f00 ~
brand-soft #fde2eb → rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) ~
link #651a39 → #000099 ~
link-hover #4a1129 → #000066 ~
selected-bg #fde2eb → #fff6f0 ~
disabled #c9b9bf → #cccccc ~
border #0000001a → #cccccc ~
border-strong #00000026 → #828282 ~
border-subtle #00000010 → #e6e6e6 ~
success-bg #d9eedb → #e8f5e0 ~
success-text #1f4d2c → #2d5016 ~
warning-bg #fff0d6 → #fff4d6 ~
warning-text #7a4a00 → #7a5e00 ~
danger-bg #fde2eb → #fde0d4 ~
danger-text #651a39 → #8a2a0a ~
info-bg #e6e8f5 → #e0e8f5 ~
info-text #2a2a4a → #000099 +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
bg-cool #fafafa +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-meta #828282 +
brand-classic #ff6600 +
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 +
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 +
link-visited #828282 +
link-yc #000000 +
cta-bg #f26625 +
cta-text #ffffff +
ink-100 #000000 +
ink-200 #404040 +
ink-300 #525252 +
ink-400 #828282 +
ink-500 #a0a0a0 +
ink-600 #cccccc +
ink-700 #e6e6e6 +
ink-800 #f6f6ef +
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) −
bg-soft #fffafc −
bg-tertiary #fef0f4 −
surface-rose #f7e8ed −
brand-tint #f5cdda −
accent-red #f73b3b −
accent-orange #ff5340 −
accent-orange-soft #ffd6cc −
accent-coral #ff7a5c −
accent-rose #ff4d7c −
border-brand rgba(101, 26, 57, 0.30) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Brett","size":96} → {"family":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Brett","size":72} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Brett","size":48} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Booton","size":17} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 12px → 0px ~
card 16px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 3 changed
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md 8px → 6px ~
lg 24px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px