The New York Times vs Brex
83 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #0e0f12 Brand
#121212 → #a855ff Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.09) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Söhne Body size
18px → 16px colors 71 changed
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surface-soft #f7f7f7 → #f7f7f9 ~
text #121212 → #0e0f12 ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #5a5d66 ~
text-soft #727272 → #8a8d96 ~
text-faint #999999 → #b0b3bb ~
brand #121212 → #a855ff ~
link #326891 → #5b6dff ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #3b4eff ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.09) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.06) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.16) ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.04) 0 4px 20px ~
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.08) 0 12px 32px -8px ~
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.20) 0 24px 64px -16px ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) → rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.60) ~
success #1a7f37 → #10b981 ~
success-soft #e7f4ec → rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.10) ~
warning #b27c00 → #f59e0b ~
warning-soft #fbf3e0 → rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.10) ~
danger #d0021b → #ef4444 ~
danger-soft #ffe5e8 → rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.10) ~
info #326891 → #5b6dff ~
info-soft #e7eef5 → rgba(91, 109, 255, 0.10) +
bg-soft #f5f5f7 +
bg-tile #f0f0f3 +
bg-soft-2 #f7f7f9 +
bg-ink #0e0f12 +
bg-violet #1a0d2e +
bg-gradient-wash linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 92, 173, 0.06) 0%, rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.06) 50%, rgba(91, 109, 255, 0.06) 100%) +
surface-cool #f0f0f3 +
surface-dark #0e0f12 +
text-body #1c1d22 +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
text-on-dark-soft #a3a6af +
brand-strong #7e3df0 +
brand-pink #ff5cad +
brand-deep #6b2ed3 +
brand-hover #9744ee +
brand-soft #f3e8ff +
brand-tint rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.08) +
brand-glow rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.32) +
accent #5b6dff +
accent-strong #3b4eff +
accent-soft rgba(91, 109, 255, 0.10) +
on-brand #ffffff +
cta-text #ffffff +
border-brand rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.40) +
shadow-ambient rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.04) +
shadow-popover rgba(14, 15, 18, 0.10) 0 16px 40px -16px +
shadow-glow-brand rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.24) 0 8px 32px -4px +
gradient-primary linear-gradient(135deg, #ff5cad 0%, #a855ff 50%, #5b6dff 100%) +
gradient-hero linear-gradient(135deg, #ff5cad 0%, #a855ff 60%, #5b6dff 100%) +
gradient-wash linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 92, 173, 0.10) 0%, rgba(168, 85, 255, 0.10) 50%, rgba(91, 109, 255, 0.10) 100%) +
gradient-vertical linear-gradient(180deg, #ff5cad 0%, #a855ff 50%, #5b6dff 100%) +
gradient-radial radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, #ff5cad 0%, #a855ff 50%, #5b6dff 100%) −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
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 −
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":"Söhne","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Söhne","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Söhne","size":40} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Söhne","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Söhne 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 → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px