The New York Times vs Threads
82 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #000000 Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#121212 → #ffffff Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(243,245,247,0.15) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Instagram Sans Body size
18px → 15px colors 70 changed
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bg #ffffff → #000000 ~
surface #ffffff → #181818 ~
surface-soft #f7f7f7 → #0a0a0a ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → rgba(243,245,247,0.5) ~
text-soft #727272 → rgba(243,245,247,0.4) ~
text-faint #999999 → rgba(243,245,247,0.3) ~
brand #121212 → #ffffff ~
link #326891 → rgba(243,245,247,0.5) ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #ffffff ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(243,245,247,0.15) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → rgba(243,245,247,0.3) ~
success #1a7f37 → #22c55e ~
warning #b27c00 → #fab421 ~
danger #d0021b → #fe0169 ~
info #326891 → #1da1f2 +
bg-light #ffffff +
bg-soft #101010 +
bg-deep #000000 +
surface-hover #1f1f1f +
surface-elevated #252525 +
text-body #f5f5f5 +
text-on-light #000000 +
text-on-light-muted rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
primary-action #ffffff +
primary-action-hover #e0e0e0 +
secondary-action #000000 +
border-subtle rgba(243,245,247,0.08) +
on-brand #000000 +
on-bg #ffffff +
shadow-color rgba(0,0,0,0.4) +
reply-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
reply-active #ffffff +
repost-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
repost-active #22c55e +
like-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
like-active #fe0169 +
share-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
thread-line rgba(243,245,247,0.2) +
follow-button-bg #ffffff +
followed-button-bg transparent +
verified-blue #1da1f2 +
notification-dot #fe0169 −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-strong #ededed −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
brand-red #d0021b −
brand-red-hover #a8001a −
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
on-ink #ffffff −
border-soft #ebebeb −
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-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":"Instagram Sans","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":15} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 12px ~
card 14px → 18px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px