The New York Times vs Axiom
89 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0a0e1a Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#121212 → #1aaaff Border
#dfdfdf → #ffffff14 Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Inter Body size
18px → 16px colors 77 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0a0e1a ~
surface #ffffff → #161d33 ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #b8c0d4 ~
text-soft #727272 → #7a86a3 ~
text-faint #999999 → #4a5575 ~
brand #121212 → #1aaaff ~
link #326891 → #1aaaff ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #5cc4ff ~
border #dfdfdf → #ffffff14 ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #ffffff0a ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #ffffff28 ~
success #1a7f37 → #22c55e ~
warning #b27c00 → #f59e0b ~
danger #d0021b → #ef4444 ~
info #326891 → #1aaaff +
bg-soft #06080f +
bg-elevated #111729 +
bg-deep #03050a +
surface-hover #1d2540 +
surface-active #243057 +
surface-elevated #1a2240 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-on-light #0a0e1a +
brand-hover #0e8ed8 +
brand-active #0c7ec0 +
brand-soft #0a3050 +
brand-deep #063052 +
brand-light #5cc4ff +
on-brand #ffffff +
accent-cyan #1aaaff +
accent-violet #9c5cff +
accent-green #22c55e +
accent-amber #f59e0b +
accent-red #ef4444 +
accent-pink #ec4899 +
border-brand #1aaaff +
shadow-color rgba(3, 5, 10, 0.50) +
shadow-color-md rgba(3, 5, 10, 0.65) +
shadow-color-lg rgba(3, 5, 10, 0.80) +
shadow-glow-cyan rgba(26, 170, 255, 0.20) +
log-info #1aaaff +
log-warn #f59e0b +
log-error #ef4444 +
log-success #22c55e +
code-bg #06080f +
code-keyword #9c5cff +
code-string #22c55e +
code-comment #7a86a3 +
code-number #f59e0b +
code-operator #1aaaff −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-strong #ededed −
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-soft #e7f4ec −
warning-soft #fbf3e0 −
danger-soft #ffe5e8 −
info-soft #e7eef5 −
live-red #d0021b −
live-pulse #ff334b −
cooking-orange #cc4b00 −
games-blue #6493b0 −
wirecutter-yellow #ffd400 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} → {"family":"Inter","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Inter","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Inter","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 8px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 48px ~
xl 40px → 96px