Instacart vs Y Combinator
79 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #000000 Brand
#0aad0a → #f26625 Border
#e0e0e0 → #cccccc Display font
Instacart Sans → Verlag Body size
16px → 16px colors 66 changed
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surface #f6f6f6 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #666666 → #cccccc ~
text-faint #999999 → #a0a0a0 ~
brand #0aad0a → #f26625 ~
brand-hover #089408 → #e85d00 ~
brand-soft #e3f5e3 → rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) ~
brand-deep #003d2a → #cc4f00 ~
border #e0e0e0 → #cccccc ~
border-strong #999999 → #828282 ~
link #0aad0a → #000099 ~
link-hover #067a06 → #000066 +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
bg-cool #fafafa +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-medium #404040 +
text-soft #525252 +
text-meta #828282 +
brand-classic #ff6600 +
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 +
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 +
link-visited #828282 +
link-yc #000000 +
selected-bg #fff6f0 +
disabled #cccccc +
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-subtle #e6e6e6 +
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) +
success-bg #e8f5e0 +
success-text #2d5016 +
warning-bg #fff4d6 +
warning-text #7a5e00 +
danger-bg #fde0d4 +
danger-text #8a2a0a +
info-bg #e0e8f5 +
info-text #000099 −
bg-elevated #fafafa −
bg-promo #003d2a −
bg-cream #f7f4ee −
surface-hover #ededed −
surface-strong #e4e4e4 −
surface-on-promo #005a3e −
text-body #1a1a1a −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
brand-active #067a06 −
accent-orange #ff7a00 −
accent-yellow #ffce5e −
accent-red #e6483d −
border-soft #ededed −
ring #0aad0a −
success #0aad0a −
warning #ff7a00 −
danger #e6483d −
info #3b82f6 −
rating-gold #fcb53b typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Instacart Sans","size":72} → {"family":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Instacart Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Instacart Sans","size":32} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Instacart Sans","size":16} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 12px → 0px ~
card 16px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px