OpenAI vs Perplexity
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fbf9f5 Text
#000000 → #272520 Brand
#000000 → #20808d Border
rgba(0,0,0,0.1) → rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.12) Display font
OpenAI Sans → pplxSans Body size
16px → 16px colors 60 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fbf9f5 ~
bg-soft #f1f1f1 → #f5f1ea ~
surface #fafafa → #ffffff ~
text #000000 → #272520 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1813 ~
text-muted #5d5d5d → #5d574c ~
text-faint #b4b4b4 → #9a9388 ~
brand #000000 → #20808d ~
link #000000 → #20808d ~
link-hover #5d5d5d → #176874 ~
border rgba(0,0,0,0.1) → rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.12) ~
border-soft rgba(0,0,0,0.08) → rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.07) ~
border-strong rgba(0,0,0,0.16) → rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.20) +
bg-deep #efeae0 +
surface-warm rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.07) +
text-medium #3f3a31 +
text-soft #7a7367 +
brand-strong #176874 +
brand-deep #0f4f5a +
brand-soft #d6ecef +
brand-wash rgba(32, 128, 141, 0.08) +
cta-bg #272520 +
cta-text #fdfbfa +
cta-hover-bg #3a342b +
cta-active-bg #1a1813 +
selected-bg rgba(32, 128, 141, 0.10) +
disabled #b8b1a4 +
border-brand rgba(32, 128, 141, 0.30) +
success-bg #dceee0 +
success-text #2f5d3f +
warning-bg #f5e8c5 +
warning-text #7a5e1f +
danger-bg #f4dada +
danger-text #8a3a3a +
info-bg #d6ecef +
info-text #0f4f5a −
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-active #2c2c2c −
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) −
success #10a37f −
warning #d97706 −
warning-soft #fdf3e7 −
danger #cc2525 −
danger-soft #fae5e5 −
info #3a3a3a typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":48} → {"family":"pplxSans","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":40} → {"family":"pplxSans","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":32} → {"family":"pplxSans","size":36} ~
body {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":16} → {"family":"pplxSans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"OpenAI Sans Mono","size":12} → {"family":"pplxMono","size":12} radius identical
No differences.
spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px