The New York Times vs Khan Academy
82 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #21242c Brand
#121212 → #14bf96 Border
#dfdfdf → #d6d8de Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Lato Body size
18px → 16px colors 70 changed
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surface-soft #f7f7f7 → #f0fcf7 ~
surface-strong #ededed → #e7e9ed ~
text #121212 → #21242c ~
text-strong #000000 → #0c0d0f ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #5b5e6b ~
text-soft #727272 → #797d8a ~
brand #121212 → #14bf96 ~
border #dfdfdf → #d6d8de ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #e7e9ed ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #a8aab2 ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) → rgba(33,36,44,0.08) ~
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) → rgba(33,36,44,0.20) ~
success #1a7f37 → #0a7d63 ~
success-soft #e7f4ec → #e3f9f1 ~
warning #b27c00 → #d68a17 ~
warning-soft #fbf3e0 → #fef9e9 ~
danger #d0021b → #d23a48 ~
danger-soft #ffe5e8 → #fdebed ~
info #326891 → #1865f2 ~
info-soft #e7eef5 → #e6efff +
bg-warm #f7f8fa +
bg-muted #fafbfc +
bg-cream #fef9e9 +
bg-deep #21242c +
bg-promo #e3f9f1 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
surface-hover #f7f8fa +
text-disabled #a8aab2 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-link #0a7d63 +
text-link-hover #06664f +
brand-hover #0e9a78 +
brand-active #0a7d63 +
brand-soft #e3f9f1 +
brand-deep #0a7d63 +
accent-blue #1865f2 +
accent-yellow #f4cf3e +
accent-orange #e07c2c +
accent-purple #9059ff +
accent-red #d23a48 +
accent-pink #e879b7 +
border-focus #14bf96 +
on-brand #ffffff +
mastery-attempted #a8aab2 +
mastery-familiar #1865f2 +
mastery-proficient #9059ff +
mastery-mastered #0a7d63 +
energy-points #f4cf3e +
streak-fire #e07c2c +
shadow-popover rgba(33,36,44,0.12) −
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":"Lato","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Lato","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Lato","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Lato","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Source Code Pro","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