GitLab vs Reddit
67 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #dae0e6 Text
#171321 → #1a1a1b Brand
#fc6d26 → #ff4500 Border
#171321 → #edeff1 Display font
GitLab Sans → IBM Plex Sans Body size
18px → 14px colors 58 changed
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bg #ffffff → #dae0e6 ~
bg-soft #f2f1f5 → #f6f7f8 ~
text #171321 → #1a1a1b ~
text-strong #171321 → #030303 ~
text-soft #4d4a57 → #878a8c ~
text-muted #6e6b78 → #7c7c7c ~
text-faint #9b99a3 → #9b9b9b ~
brand #fc6d26 → #ff4500 ~
brand-soft rgba(252, 109, 38, 0.10) → #ffe4d6 ~
link #6e49cb → #0079d3 ~
link-hover #5a3aa8 → #0061a8 ~
border #171321 → #edeff1 +
bg-deep #030303 +
surface-hover #f6f7f8 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
surface-deep #1a1a1b +
text-body #1c1c1c +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
brand-hover #e63e00 +
brand-active #cc3700 +
brand-deep #a83100 +
upvote #ff4500 +
downvote #7193ff +
link-visited #7c4dff +
border-strong #ccc +
border-subtle #f6f7f8 +
border-card #ccc +
on-bg #1a1a1b +
shadow-color rgba(28,28,28,0.08) +
shadow-elevated rgba(28,28,28,0.16) +
award-gold #ffb000 +
award-silver #c8c9d0 +
award-platinum #39d8ff +
flair-blue #46d160 +
flair-pink #ff66ac +
flair-green #46d160 +
community-blue #0079d3 +
success #46d160 +
warning #ffb000 +
danger #ea0027 +
info #0079d3 −
surface-soft #f2f1f5 −
surface-ink #171321 −
brand-red #e24329 −
brand-purple #6e49cb −
brand-gradient linear-gradient(135deg, #fc6d26 0%, #e24329 50%, #6e49cb 100%) −
cta-bg #171321 −
cta-text #ffffff −
cta-hover #2b2640 −
cta-light-bg #ffffff −
cta-light-text #171321 −
border-soft #dcd9e3 −
border-faint #ece9f1 −
semantic-success #108548 −
semantic-warning #c17d10 −
semantic-danger #dd2b0e −
semantic-info #6e49cb −
shadow-tint rgba(23, 19, 33, 0.10) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"GitLab Sans","size":96} → {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"GitLab Sans","size":48} → {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"GitLab Sans","size":40} → {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"GitLab Sans","size":18} → {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":14} ~
label {"family":"GitLab Mono","size":14} → {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":12} radius identical
No differences.
spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px