The New York Times vs Semafor
69 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #f8f5d7 Text
#121212 → #1f1d1a Brand
#121212 → #3a6d78 Border
#dfdfdf → #d8d0a8 Display font
NYT Cheltenham → FeatureFlatHeadline Body size
18px → 18px colors 63 changed
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bg #ffffff → #f8f5d7 ~
bg-section #f7f7f5 → #f8f5d7 ~
bg-dark #121212 → #1f1d1a ~
surface #ffffff → #f8f5d7 ~
surface-soft #f7f7f7 → #f5f1c9 ~
surface-strong #ededed → #e8e3b5 ~
surface-quote #fbf6e9 → #fefbe8 ~
text #121212 → #1f1d1a ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #5a5651 ~
text-soft #727272 → #7a756f ~
text-faint #999999 → #a39e96 ~
brand #121212 → #3a6d78 ~
link #326891 → #3a6d78 ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #2d5a64 ~
link-visited #5a5a5a → #7a756f ~
border #dfdfdf → #d8d0a8 ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #e8e2c2 ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #7a756f ~
border-rule #121212 → #1f1d1a ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) → rgba(31,29,26,0.06) ~
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) → rgba(31,29,26,0.1) ~
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) → rgba(31,29,26,0.3) ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) → rgba(31,29,26,0.6) ~
success #1a7f37 → #2a8a4f ~
success-soft #e7f4ec → #dff0e7 ~
warning #b27c00 → #cc7a00 ~
warning-soft #fbf3e0 → #fde9cc ~
danger #d0021b → #a62d2d ~
danger-soft #ffe5e8 → #f0d4d4 ~
info #326891 → #3a6d78 ~
info-soft #e7eef5 → #cce0e4 +
bg-section-flagship #f8f5d7 +
bg-section-africa #f8f5d7 +
bg-darkest #0d0c0a +
surface-paper #ffffff +
surface-card-elevated #fcfae0 +
text-on-teal #ffffff +
text-on-dark #f8f5d7 +
brand-hover #2d5a64 +
brand-active #1f4750 +
brand-soft #cce0e4 +
brand-deep #1a3a44 +
on-brand #ffffff +
on-dark #f8f5d7 +
border-teal #3a6d78 +
flag-flagship #3a6d78 +
flag-africa #c46b3a +
flag-principals #3a6d78 +
flag-net-zero #2a8a4f +
flag-tech #5a4a8a +
flag-business #3a6d78 +
flag-media #a62d2d +
flag-gulf #c46b3a −
brand-red #d0021b −
brand-red-hover #a8001a −
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
on-ink #ffffff −
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":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":28} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":22} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"FeatureFlatText","size":18} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 1 changed
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card 14px → 6px spacing identical
No differences.