The New York Times vs Character.AI
86 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #f4f4f5 Text
#121212 → #26272b Brand
#121212 → #9b6cff Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(38, 39, 43, 0.12) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → atHauss Body size
18px → 16px colors 73 changed
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bg #ffffff → #f4f4f5 ~
surface-strong #ededed → #e4e4e7 ~
text #121212 → #26272b ~
text-strong #000000 → #0f0f12 ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #6b6c70 ~
text-soft #727272 → #8a8b8f ~
text-faint #999999 → #a1a1a6 ~
brand #121212 → #9b6cff ~
link #326891 → #202024 ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #9b6cff ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(38, 39, 43, 0.12) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(38, 39, 43, 0.06) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → rgba(38, 39, 43, 0.20) +
bg-soft #fafafa +
bg-elevated #ffffff +
surface-hover #f8f8f9 +
text-medium #3f3f46 +
on-brand #fafafa +
on-cta #fafafa +
brand-strong #7e4cff +
brand-deep #5a2ee0 +
brand-soft #ede4ff +
brand-faint #f7f2ff +
brand-glow rgba(155, 108, 255, 0.32) +
cta-bg #202024 +
cta-bg-strong #0f0f12 +
cta-text #fafafa +
social-bg #131316 +
social-bg-hover #202024 +
social-text #fafafa +
selected-bg #ede4ff +
disabled-bg #e4e4e7 +
disabled-text #a1a1a6 +
border-focus #9b6cff +
border-focus-cta #202024 +
success-bg #dcfce7 +
success-text #15803d +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
warning-text #854d0e +
danger-bg #fee2e2 +
danger-text #b91c1c +
info-bg #ede4ff +
info-text #5a2ee0 +
shadow-rgb 38, 39, 43 +
shadow-glow 155, 108, 255 −
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":"atHauss","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"atHauss","size":36} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"atHauss","size":28} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"atHauss","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 3 changed
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button 4px → 12px ~
card 14px → 16px ~
pill 9999px → 30px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 1px ~
sm 4px → 2px ~
md 12px → 6px ~
lg 24px → 16px ~
xl 40px → 24px