The New York Times vs Clerk
74 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #131316 Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#121212 → #6c47ff Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(255,255,255,0.10) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → geistSans Body size
18px → 16px colors 62 changed
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bg #ffffff → #131316 ~
bg-section #f7f7f5 → #1a1a1f ~
surface #ffffff → #22222a ~
surface-soft #f7f7f7 → #1a1a1f ~
surface-strong #ededed → #2c2c35 ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #9394a1 ~
text-soft #727272 → #7c7d8a ~
text-faint #999999 → #5e5f6b ~
brand #121212 → #6c47ff ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(255,255,255,0.10) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(255,255,255,0.06) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → rgba(255,255,255,0.16) ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) → rgba(0,0,0,0.32) ~
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) → rgba(0,0,0,0.48) ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) → rgba(0,0,0,0.72) ~
success #1a7f37 → #36d576 ~
warning #b27c00 → #ffb547 ~
danger #d0021b → #ef2236 ~
info #326891 → #3acefa +
bg-elevated #22222a +
bg-deep #0a0a0c +
surface-glass rgba(255,255,255,0.04) +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-link #6c47ff +
text-link-hover #8a6dff +
brand-deep #5938e0 +
brand-light #8a6dff +
brand-pale #a48efc +
brand-soft rgba(108,71,255,0.16) +
accent-pink #ff7a8a +
accent-cyan #3acefa +
accent-yellow #fff066 +
border-brand #6c47ff +
hairline-cta #42434d +
on-brand #ffffff +
on-dark #ffffff +
shadow-glow-violet rgba(108,71,255,0.32) +
success-bg rgba(54,213,118,0.12) +
danger-bg rgba(239,34,58,0.12) −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
brand-red #d0021b −
brand-red-hover #a8001a −
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 −
link #326891 −
link-hover #1a4972 −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
on-ink #ffffff −
border-rule #121212 −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) −
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":"geistSans","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"geistSans","size":64} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"geistSans","size":40} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"geistSans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"soehneMono","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 14px → 16px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px