The New York Times vs xAI
74 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #0a0a0a Brand
#121212 → #0a0a0a Border
#dfdfdf → #d5d9e2 Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Universal Sans Display Body size
18px → 16px colors 64 changed
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surface #ffffff → #f9f8f6 ~
text #121212 → #0a0a0a ~
text-strong #000000 → #0a0a0a ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #6b7280 ~
brand #121212 → #0a0a0a ~
link #326891 → #111827 ~
link-hover #1a4972 → #0a0a0a ~
link-visited #5a5a5a → #111827 ~
border #dfdfdf → #d5d9e2 ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(10,10,10,0.08) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → rgba(10,10,10,0.16) ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) → rgba(10,10,10,0.5) ~
success #1a7f37 → #248430 ~
warning #b27c00 → #b45309 ~
danger #d0021b → #be2e31 ~
info #326891 → #3b82f6 +
bg-soft #fafafa +
surface-terminal #f8f7f5 +
surface-card #fffffff2 +
surface-hover rgba(10,10,10,0.04) +
surface-press rgba(10,10,10,0.08) +
header-bg rgba(255,255,255,0.85) +
text-terminal #262626 +
text-subtle #8a8f98 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
brand-hover #1f1f1f +
brand-active #2c2c2c +
on-brand #0a0a0a +
ring #3b82f6 +
shadow-color rgba(0,0,0,0.10) +
terminal-fg #262626 +
terminal-green #248430 +
terminal-green-bg #e3efe4 +
terminal-red #be2e31 +
terminal-red-bg #f8eaea +
success-bg #ecfdf3 +
info-bg #f0f8ff +
warning-bg #fffcf0 +
danger-bg #fff0f0 −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-strong #ededed −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
text-soft #727272 −
text-faint #999999 −
brand-red #d0021b −
brand-red-hover #a8001a −
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 −
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) −
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":"Universal Sans Display","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Universal Sans Display","size":60} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Universal Sans Display","size":48} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Universal Sans","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