The New York Times vs shadcn/ui
74 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #0a0a0a Brand
#121212 → #0a0a0a Border
#dfdfdf → #e4e4e7 Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Geist Body size
18px → 16px colors 62 changed
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surface #ffffff → #fafafa ~
surface-strong #ededed → #f4f4f5 ~
text #121212 → #0a0a0a ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #71717a ~
text-faint #999999 → #a1a1aa ~
brand #121212 → #0a0a0a ~
link #326891 → #0a0a0a ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #3f3f46 ~
border #dfdfdf → #e4e4e7 ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #f4f4f5 ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #d4d4d8 ~
success #1a7f37 → #10b981 ~
warning #b27c00 → #f59e0b ~
info #326891 → #3b82f6 +
surface-muted #f4f4f5 +
surface-accent #f4f4f5 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-secondary #3f3f46 +
brand-hover #1a1a1a +
brand-active #27272a +
on-brand #fafafa +
destructive #ef4444 +
destructive-hover #dc2626 +
destructive-foreground #fafafa +
input #e4e4e7 +
input-border #e4e4e7 +
ring #0a0a0a +
selection-bg rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.1) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) +
shadow-color-md rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) +
shadow-color-lg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) +
chart-1 #e76e50 +
chart-2 #2a9d90 +
chart-3 #274754 +
chart-4 #e8c468 +
chart-5 #f4a462 −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
text-soft #727272 −
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) −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
success-soft #e7f4ec −
warning-soft #fbf3e0 −
danger #d0021b −
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":"Geist","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Geist","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Geist","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Geist","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 8px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px