The New York Times vs YouTube
85 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0f0f0f Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#121212 → #ff0000 Border
#dfdfdf → #3f3f3f Display font
NYT Cheltenham → YouTube Sans Body size
18px → 14px colors 73 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0f0f0f ~
surface #ffffff → #272727 ~
surface-soft #f7f7f7 → #1f1f1f ~
surface-strong #ededed → #3f3f3f ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #aaaaaa ~
text-soft #727272 → #717171 ~
brand #121212 → #ff0000 ~
border #dfdfdf → #3f3f3f ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #272727 ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → #5e5e5e ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) → rgba(0,0,0,0.4) ~
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) → rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0 8px 24px ~
success #1a7f37 → #0db750 ~
warning #b27c00 → #f1c21b ~
danger #d0021b → #cc0000 ~
info #326891 → #3ea6ff +
bg-deep #000000 +
bg-light #ffffff +
surface-card transparent +
surface-overlay rgba(0,0,0,0.85) +
surface-light #f9f9f9 +
text-body #ffffff +
text-inverse #0f0f0f +
text-disabled #717171 +
text-light #0f0f0f +
text-light-muted #606060 +
brand-hover #cc0000 +
brand-active #aa0000 +
brand-deep #990000 +
brand-shorts #ff0033 +
on-brand #ffffff +
accent-link #3ea6ff +
accent-link-light #065fd4 +
accent-premium #f1c21b +
accent-music #ff0033 +
accent-tv #ff0000 +
accent-kids #ff0000 +
border-light #e5e5e5 +
scrim-thumb linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 0%, transparent 60%) +
progress-watched #ff0000 +
progress-rail rgba(255,255,255,0.2) +
progress-buffer rgba(255,255,255,0.4) +
recording-dot #ff0000 +
live-badge-bg #ff0000 +
duration-badge-bg rgba(0,0,0,0.6) +
shorts-tab #ff0033 +
community-tab #3ea6ff −
bg-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
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-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
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":"YouTube Sans","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":14} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} 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