The New York Times vs Optimism
76 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #000000 Brand
#121212 → #ff0420 Border
#dfdfdf → #e0e0e0 Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Optimism Display Body size
18px → 16px colors 63 changed
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bg-dark #121212 → #000000 ~
text #121212 → #000000 ~
brand #121212 → #ff0420 ~
link #326891 → #ff0420 ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #cc0319 ~
border #dfdfdf → #e0e0e0 ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #c0c0c0 ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) → rgba(0,0,0,0.65) +
bg-soft #f5f5f5 +
bg-strong #e6e6e6 +
bg-dark-elev #1a1a1a +
bg-dark-deep #0a0a0a +
surface-card #ffffff +
surface-card-soft #f5f5f5 +
text-body #1a1a1a +
text-subtle #8a8a8a +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
text-on-dark-soft #a8a8a8 +
brand-hover #cc0319 +
brand-active #a30214 +
brand-soft #ff04201a +
brand-glow rgba(255,4,32,0.40) +
on-brand #ffffff +
brand-deep #7d020f +
brand-bright #ff3344 +
semantic-up #10b981 +
semantic-down #ef4444 +
semantic-warning #f59e0b +
semantic-info #ff0420 +
gradient-hero linear-gradient(135deg, #000000 0%, #1a1a1a 60%, #7d020f 100%) +
gradient-red linear-gradient(135deg, #ff0420 0%, #cc0319 100%) +
focus-ring rgba(255,4,32,0.45) −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
surface #ffffff −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-strong #ededed −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
text-strong #000000 −
text-soft #727272 −
text-faint #999999 −
brand-red #d0021b −
brand-red-hover #a8001a −
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
on-ink #ffffff −
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) −
success #1a7f37 −
success-soft #e7f4ec −
warning #b27c00 −
warning-soft #fbf3e0 −
danger #d0021b −
danger-soft #ffe5e8 −
info #326891 −
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":"Optimism Display","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Optimism Display","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Optimism Display","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 4px → 12px ~
card 14px → 12px ~
pill 9999px → 999px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 64px