The New York Times vs Tailwind CSS
87 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #0f172a Brand
#121212 → #06b6d4 Border
#dfdfdf → #e2e8f0 Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Inter Variable Body size
18px → 16px colors 75 changed
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text #121212 → #0f172a ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #64748b ~
text-soft #727272 → #475569 ~
text-faint #999999 → #94a3b8 ~
brand #121212 → #06b6d4 ~
link #326891 → #0891b2 ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #0e7490 ~
border #dfdfdf → #e2e8f0 ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #f1f5f9 ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #cbd5e1 +
bg-quiet #f8fafc +
bg-elev #f1f5f9 +
bg-elev-2 #e2e8f0 +
bg-tint #ecfeff +
bg-tint-2 #cffafe +
surface-2 #f8fafc +
text-quiet #cbd5e1 +
brand-hover #0891b2 +
brand-active #0e7490 +
brand-soft #cffafe +
brand-soft-2 #ecfeff +
brand-deep #155e75 +
brand-bright #22d3ee +
accent-sky #0ea5e9 +
accent-sky-soft #e0f2fe +
accent-blue #3b82f6 +
accent-violet #8b5cf6 +
accent-pink #ec4899 +
accent-emerald #10b981 +
accent-amber #f59e0b +
accent-rose #f43f5e +
border-brand #06b6d4 +
on-brand #ffffff +
code-bg #0f172a +
code-bg-light #1e293b +
code-text #e2e8f0 +
code-keyword #22d3ee +
code-string #86efac +
code-attribute #fbbf24 +
code-comment #64748b +
code-tag #f87171 +
shadow-soft rgba(15,23,42,0.04) +
shadow-medium rgba(15,23,42,0.08) +
shadow-strong rgba(15,23,42,0.16) +
shadow-deep rgba(15,23,42,0.24) −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-strong #ededed −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
text-strong #000000 −
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 #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":"Inter Variable","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Inter Variable","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Inter Variable","size":36} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Inter Variable","size":16} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Fira Code Variable","size":12} 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