The New York Times vs Cartesia
76 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #0a0a0a Brand
#121212 → #2563eb Border
#dfdfdf → #e5e5e5 Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Inter Body size
18px → 15px colors 64 changed
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surface #ffffff → #f5f5f5 ~
surface-strong #ededed → #e5e5e5 ~
text #121212 → #0a0a0a ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #525252 ~
text-soft #727272 → #737373 ~
text-faint #999999 → #a3a3a3 ~
brand #121212 → #2563eb ~
link #326891 → #2563eb ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #1d4fd7 ~
border #dfdfdf → #e5e5e5 ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #f0f0f0 ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #d4d4d4 +
bg-soft #fafafa +
surface-hover #f0f0f0 +
text-medium #262626 +
on-brand #ffffff +
on-cta #ffffff +
brand-hover #1d4fd7 +
brand-deep #1e40af +
brand-soft #dbeafe +
brand-faint #eff6ff +
accent #0a0a0a +
selected-bg #eff6ff +
disabled-bg #f5f5f5 +
disabled-text #a3a3a3 +
border-focus #2563eb +
success-bg #dcfce7 +
success-text #15803d +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
warning-text #a16207 +
danger-bg #fee2e2 +
danger-text #b91c1c +
info-bg #dbeafe +
info-text #1e40af +
shadow-rgb 0, 0, 0 +
shadow-blue 37, 99, 235 −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
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 #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":"Inter","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Inter","size":72} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Inter","size":48} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Inter","size":15} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 1px ~
sm 4px → 2px ~
md 12px → 6px ~
lg 24px → 12px ~
xl 40px → 20px