The New York Times vs Shortwave
60 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0c0e16 Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#121212 → #356aff Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(255,255,255,0.08) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Poppins Body size
18px → 16px colors 50 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0c0e16 ~
surface #ffffff → #161922 ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #9aa3b8 ~
text-soft #727272 → #c4cad8 ~
brand #121212 → #356aff ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(255,255,255,0.08) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(255,255,255,0.04) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → rgba(255,255,255,0.16) ~
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) → rgba(0,0,0,0.48) ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) → rgba(6,7,12,0.72) ~
success #1a7f37 → #3ecf8e ~
success-soft #e7f4ec → rgba(62,207,142,0.14) ~
warning #b27c00 → #f0b429 ~
warning-soft #fbf3e0 → rgba(240,180,41,0.14) ~
danger #d0021b → #ff5c5c ~
danger-soft #ffe5e8 → rgba(255,92,92,0.14) ~
info #326891 → #356aff ~
info-soft #e7eef5 → rgba(53,106,255,0.14) +
bg-elev #11141d +
surface-elev #1d212c +
brand-hover #2a59e6 +
brand-soft #7d9bff +
brand-tint rgba(53,106,255,0.12) +
on-brand #ffffff +
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.32) +
shadow-brand rgba(53,106,255,0.30) −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
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-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) −
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":"Poppins","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Poppins","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Poppins","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 8px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing 3 changed
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xs 2px → 0px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 64px