The New York Times vs Microsoft
82 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fffdfb Text
#121212 → #0e1726 Brand
#121212 → #0067b8 Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(6,22,31,0.10) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Segoe UI Variable Display Body size
18px → 16px colors 70 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fffdfb ~
text #121212 → #0e1726 ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #091f2c ~
text-faint #999999 → #616161 ~
brand #121212 → #0067b8 ~
link #326891 → #0067b8 ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #005490 ~
link-visited #5a5a5a → #3c4858 ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(6,22,31,0.10) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #737373 ~
success #1a7f37 → #0e7c41 ~
warning #b27c00 → #d83b01 ~
danger #d0021b → #c50f1f ~
info #326891 → #0067b8 +
bg-soft #f5f5f5 +
bg-tinted #dceef8 +
bg-deep #0e1726 +
bg-deeper #05111c +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
surface-hover #efefef +
text-body #17253d +
text-disabled #dcdcdc +
text-on-deep #ffffff +
brand-hover #005490 +
brand-active #003e6c +
brand-soft #dceef8 +
logo-orange #f25022 +
logo-green #7fba00 +
logo-cyan #00a4ef +
logo-yellow #ffb900 +
accent #00a4ef +
accent-strong #0078d4 +
accent-soft #dceef8 +
selected rgba(0,103,184,0.10) +
border-subtle rgba(6,22,31,0.06) +
ring-focus #0067b8 +
shadow-fluent rgba(0,0,0,0.10) 0 6.4px 14.4px +
shadow-fluent-lifted rgba(0,0,0,0.12) 0 12.8px 28.8px +
on-brand #ffffff +
on-accent #ffffff +
success-bg #dff6dd +
warning-bg #fed9cc +
danger-bg #fde7e9 +
info-bg #dceef8 −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-strong #ededed −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
text-soft #727272 −
brand-red #d0021b −
brand-red-hover #a8001a −
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
on-ink #ffffff −
border-soft #ebebeb −
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-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":"Segoe UI Variable Display","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Segoe UI Variable Display","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Segoe UI Variable Display","size":36} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Segoe UI Variable Text","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Cascadia Code","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 14px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 1px ~
sm 4px → 2px ~
md 12px → 8px ~
lg 24px → 20px ~
xl 40px → 32px