The New York Times vs Rive
76 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fdfcf8 Text
#121212 → #1d1d1b Brand
#121212 → #ff5b37 Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.10) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Inter Display Body size
18px → 17px colors 64 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fdfcf8 ~
surface-soft #f7f7f7 → #fdfcf8 ~
text #121212 → #1d1d1b ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #1d1d1b99 ~
text-soft #727272 → #1d1d1b66 ~
brand #121212 → #ff5b37 ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.10) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.06) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.20) ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) → rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.45) ~
success #1a7f37 → #4cc38a ~
warning #b27c00 → #fcc24c ~
danger #d0021b → #ff5b37 ~
info #326891 → #3a7bff +
bg-strong #f5f3ec +
bg-cream #f9f7f0 +
surface-dark #1d1d1b +
text-on-dark #fdfcf8 +
text-on-dark-muted #fdfcf899 +
brand-hover #e54a2a +
brand-active #cc3f23 +
brand-soft #ffe0d6 +
accent-yellow #fcc24c +
accent-yellow-soft #fff1cf +
accent-blue #3a7bff +
accent-blue-soft #dbe7ff +
accent-pink #ff6da6 +
accent-pink-soft #ffe0ec +
accent-green #4cc38a +
accent-green-soft #d6f1e2 +
cta-bg #1d1d1b +
cta-bg-hover #000000 +
cta-text #fdfcf8 +
border-dark rgba(253, 252, 248, 0.12) +
on-brand #ffffff +
shadow-soft rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.05) +
shadow-medium rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.10) +
shadow-deep rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.18) −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-strong #ededed −
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-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) −
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":"Inter Display","size":140} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Inter Display","size":72} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Inter Display","size":48} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Inter","size":17} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":14} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 12px ~
card 14px → 32px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px