IBM vs shadcn/ui
64 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#161616 → #0a0a0a Brand
#0f62fe → #0a0a0a Border
#e0e0e0 → #e4e4e7 Display font
IBM Plex Sans → Geist Body size
16px → 16px colors 55 changed
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surface #ffffff → #fafafa ~
surface-strong #e0e0e0 → #f4f4f5 ~
text #161616 → #0a0a0a ~
text-strong #161616 → #000000 ~
text-muted #525252 → #71717a ~
brand #0f62fe → #0a0a0a ~
brand-hover #0050e6 → #1a1a1a ~
brand-active #002d9c → #27272a ~
on-brand #ffffff → #fafafa ~
border #e0e0e0 → #e4e4e7 ~
border-strong #161616 → #d4d4d8 ~
link #0f62fe → #0a0a0a ~
link-hover #0043ce → #3f3f46 ~
success #24a148 → #10b981 ~
warning #f1c21b → #f59e0b ~
info #0f62fe → #3b82f6 +
surface-muted #f4f4f5 +
surface-accent #f4f4f5 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-secondary #3f3f46 +
text-faint #a1a1aa +
destructive #ef4444 +
destructive-hover #dc2626 +
destructive-foreground #fafafa +
border-soft #f4f4f5 +
input #e4e4e7 +
input-border #e4e4e7 +
ring #0a0a0a +
selection-bg rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.1) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) +
shadow-color-md rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) +
shadow-color-lg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) +
chart-1 #e76e50 +
chart-2 #2a9d90 +
chart-3 #274754 +
chart-4 #e8c468 +
chart-5 #f4a462 −
surface-soft #f4f4f4 −
surface-dark #161616 −
surface-dark-elev #262626 −
text-body #161616 −
text-soft #8c8c8c −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
text-on-dark-mute #c6c6c6 −
brand-deep #0043ce −
border-on-dark #5e5e5e −
focus #0f62fe −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
success-soft #defbe6 −
warning-soft #fcf4d6 −
danger #da1e28 −
danger-soft #fff1f1 −
info-soft #edf5ff −
cool-gray-bg #f2f4f8 −
hero-blue-tint #e8eaff typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":72} → {"family":"Geist","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Geist","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":32} → {"family":"Geist","size":32} ~
body {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":16} → {"family":"Geist","size":16} ~
label {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
card 8px → 12px spacing 2 changed
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lg 48px → 32px ~
xl 96px → 48px