The New York Times vs Cal.com
71 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #f4f4f4 Text
#121212 → #111111 Brand
#121212 → #111111 Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Cal Sans Body size
18px → 16px colors 59 changed
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bg #ffffff → #f4f4f4 ~
surface-soft #f7f7f7 → #f8f9fa ~
surface-strong #ededed → #e5e7eb ~
text #121212 → #111111 ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #898989 ~
text-soft #727272 → #6b7280 ~
text-faint #999999 → #9ca3af ~
brand #121212 → #111111 ~
link #326891 → #0000ee ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #0000aa ~
link-visited #5a5a5a → #551a8b ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #f3f4f6 ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #e5e7eb +
bg-soft #fafafa +
surface-card #f5f5f5 +
surface-dark #101010 +
surface-dark-elev #1a1a1a +
text-body #374151 +
brand-active #242424 +
brand-disabled #e5e7eb +
on-brand #ffffff +
on-dark #ffffff +
on-dark-soft #a1a1aa +
brand-accent #3b82f6 +
badge-orange #fb923c +
badge-pink #ec4899 +
badge-violet #8b5cf6 +
badge-emerald #34d399 +
semantic-success #10b981 +
semantic-warning #f59e0b +
semantic-danger #ef4444 +
semantic-info #3b82f6 −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
brand-red #d0021b −
brand-red-hover #a8001a −
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 −
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 #1a7f37 −
success-soft #e7f4ec −
warning #b27c00 −
warning-soft #fbf3e0 −
danger #d0021b −
danger-soft #ffe5e8 −
info #326891 −
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":"Cal Sans","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Cal Sans","size":36} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Cal Sans","size":28} ~
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 → 20px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 48px ~
xl 40px → 96px