The New York Times vs TikTok
83 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #000000 Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#121212 → #c6f432 Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(255,255,255,0.12) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Proxima Nova Body size
18px → 14px colors 71 changed
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bg #ffffff → #000000 ~
surface #ffffff → #161823 ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → rgba(255,255,255,0.75) ~
text-soft #727272 → rgba(255,255,255,0.5) ~
text-faint #999999 → rgba(255,255,255,0.3) ~
link #326891 → #25f4ee ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #1cd9d3 ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(255,255,255,0.12) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → rgba(255,255,255,0.24) ~
success #1a7f37 → #25f4ee ~
warning #b27c00 → #fac802 ~
danger #d0021b → #fe2c55 ~
info #326891 → #25f4ee +
bg-soft #121212 +
bg-deep #000000 +
surface-hover #1f2030 +
surface-elevated #252734 +
surface-light #ffffff +
text-body #e6e6e6 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
brand-rose #fe2c55 +
brand-cyan #25f4ee +
brand-rose-hover #e8254b +
brand-cyan-hover #1cd9d3 +
brand-rose-deep #b71c3a +
brand-cyan-deep #0fb8b3 +
brand-rose-soft rgba(254,44,85,0.12) +
brand-cyan-soft rgba(37,244,238,0.12) +
border-subtle rgba(255,255,255,0.06) +
on-brand #ffffff +
on-cyan #000000 +
on-bg #ffffff +
shadow-color rgba(0,0,0,0.4) +
shadow-glow-cyan rgba(37,244,238,0.3) +
shadow-glow-rose rgba(254,44,85,0.3) +
heart-active #fe2c55 +
comment-active #ffffff +
share-active #ffffff +
bookmark-active #fac802 +
duet-violet #7d4fff +
for-you-tab #ffffff +
following-tab rgba(255,255,255,0.5) −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-strong #ededed −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
brand #121212 −
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":"Proxima Nova","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Proxima Nova","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Proxima Nova","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Proxima Nova","size":14} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","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