The New York Times vs Coursera
78 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #1f1f1f Brand
#121212 → #0056d2 Border
#dfdfdf → #e0e0e0 Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Source Sans 3 Body size
18px → 16px colors 66 changed
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surface-soft #f7f7f7 → #f7f9fc ~
surface-strong #ededed → #e7eaf0 ~
text #121212 → #1f1f1f ~
text-strong #000000 → #0a0a0a ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #5e6677 ~
text-soft #727272 → #6e7480 ~
brand #121212 → #0056d2 ~
border #dfdfdf → #e0e0e0 ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #eaedf2 ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #c1c7d0 ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) → rgba(0,0,0,0.08) ~
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) → rgba(0,0,0,0.20) ~
success #1a7f37 → #2e7d32 ~
success-soft #e7f4ec → #e6f3e7 ~
warning #b27c00 → #f5b728 ~
warning-soft #fbf3e0 → #fff5db ~
danger #d0021b → #d52424 ~
danger-soft #ffe5e8 → #fbeaea ~
info #326891 → #0056d2 ~
info-soft #e7eef5 → #eef0fb +
bg-warm #fafafa +
bg-muted #f5f7f8 +
bg-deep #1f1f1f +
bg-promo #eef0fb +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
surface-hover #f5f7f8 +
text-disabled #9aa0ad +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-link #0056d2 +
text-link-hover #003e9c +
brand-hover #003e9c +
brand-active #002f7a +
brand-soft #eef0fb +
brand-deep #001e4f +
accent-yellow #f5b728 +
accent-orange #f47e2c +
accent-green #2e7d32 +
accent-red #d52424 +
border-focus #0056d2 +
on-brand #ffffff +
rating-star #f5b728 +
rating-star-empty #e0e0e0 +
badge-bestseller #f47e2c +
badge-new #0056d2 +
badge-trending #7c3aed +
shadow-popover rgba(0,0,0,0.12) −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
text-faint #999999 −
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-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
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":"Source Sans 3","size":60} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Source Sans 3","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Source Sans 3","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Source Sans 3","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 14px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px