The New York Times vs Modal
83 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0c0c0c Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#121212 → #7fee64 Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Söhne Body size
18px → 16px colors 71 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0c0c0c ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #737373 ~
text-soft #727272 → #a3a3a3 ~
text-faint #999999 → #525252 ~
brand #121212 → #7fee64 ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) ~
success #1a7f37 → #7fee64 ~
warning #b27c00 → #fbbf24 ~
danger #d0021b → #f87171 ~
info #326891 → #60a5fa +
bg-elev-1 #141414 +
bg-elev-2 #1c1c1c +
bg-elev-3 #262626 +
bg-elev-4 #333333 +
bg-overlay rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.78) +
text-on-brand #0c0c0c +
brand-hover #6dd954 +
brand-active #5cc548 +
brand-tint rgba(127, 238, 100, 0.12) +
brand-tint-strong rgba(127, 238, 100, 0.2) +
brand-glow rgba(127, 238, 100, 0.4) +
accent-output #7fee64 +
accent-prompt #a3eb8e +
accent-syntax-keyword #7fee64 +
accent-syntax-string #fbbf24 +
accent-syntax-comment #737373 +
accent-syntax-fn #a3eb8e +
border-subtle rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) +
border-brand rgba(127, 238, 100, 0.4) +
border-focus #7fee64 +
success-bg rgba(127, 238, 100, 0.12) +
warning-bg rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.12) +
danger-bg rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.12) +
info-bg rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.12) +
on-brand #0c0c0c +
on-bg #ffffff +
on-surface #ffffff +
on-warning #0c0c0c +
on-danger #ffffff −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface #ffffff −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-strong #ededed −
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-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":"Söhne","size":88} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Söhne","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Söhne","size":36} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Söhne","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Modal Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 0px ~
sm 4px → 2px ~
md 12px → 8px ~
lg 24px → 20px ~
xl 40px → 32px