OpenAI vs Cursor
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #f7f7f4 Text
#000000 → #26251e Brand
#000000 → #f54e00 Border
rgba(0,0,0,0.1) → #e6e5e0 Display font
OpenAI Sans → CursorGothic Body size
16px → 16px colors 51 changed
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bg #ffffff → #f7f7f4 ~
bg-soft #f1f1f1 → #fafaf7 ~
surface #fafafa → #ffffff ~
text #000000 → #26251e ~
text-strong #000000 → #26251e ~
text-muted #5d5d5d → #807d72 ~
text-faint #b4b4b4 → #a09c92 ~
brand #000000 → #f54e00 ~
brand-active #2c2c2c → #d04200 ~
link #000000 → #26251e ~
link-hover #5d5d5d → #f54e00 ~
border rgba(0,0,0,0.1) → #e6e5e0 ~
border-soft rgba(0,0,0,0.08) → #efeee8 ~
border-strong rgba(0,0,0,0.16) → #cfcdc4 ~
success #10a37f → #1f8a65 ~
warning #d97706 → #c08532 ~
danger #cc2525 → #cf2d56 ~
info #3a3a3a → #9fbbe0 +
surface-soft #f2f1ed +
surface-strong #e6e5e0 +
text-body #5a5852 +
text-soft rgba(38, 37, 30, 0.6) +
border-translucent rgba(38, 37, 30, 0.1) +
timeline-thinking #dfa88f +
timeline-grep #9fc9a2 +
timeline-read #9fbbe0 +
timeline-edit #c0a8dd +
timeline-done #c08532 +
selection-orange #f54e00 +
diff-add-bg rgba(31, 138, 101, 0.12) +
diff-remove-bg rgba(207, 45, 86, 0.12) +
shadow-tint rgba(38, 37, 30, 0.08) −
bg-section #f7f7f7 −
surface-card #ffffff −
surface-hover rgba(0,0,0,0.04) −
surface-press rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
text-subtle #8e8e8e −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
text-on-dark #ededed −
brand-hover #1a1a1a −
brand-on-dark #ffffff −
accent #10a37f −
accent-hover #0d8a6b −
accent-soft #d6f3e8 −
link-visited #000000 −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.06) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.10) −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.20) −
warning-soft #fdf3e7 −
danger-soft #fae5e5 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":48} → {"family":"CursorGothic","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":40} → {"family":"CursorGothic","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":32} → {"family":"CursorGothic","size":36} ~
body {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":16} → {"family":"CursorGothic","size":16} ~
label {"family":"OpenAI Sans Mono","size":12} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 20px spacing 1 changed
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xl 48px → 64px