OpenAI vs Y Combinator
84 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #000000 Brand
#000000 → #f26625 Border
rgba(0,0,0,0.1) → #cccccc Display font
OpenAI Sans → Verlag Body size
16px → 16px colors 71 changed
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surface #fafafa → #ffffff ~
text-muted #5d5d5d → #cccccc ~
text-faint #b4b4b4 → #a0a0a0 ~
brand #000000 → #f26625 ~
brand-hover #1a1a1a → #e85d00 ~
link #000000 → #000099 ~
link-hover #5d5d5d → #000066 ~
link-visited #000000 → #828282 ~
border rgba(0,0,0,0.1) → #cccccc ~
border-strong rgba(0,0,0,0.16) → #828282 +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
bg-cool #fafafa +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-medium #404040 +
text-soft #525252 +
text-meta #828282 +
brand-classic #ff6600 +
brand-deep #cc4f00 +
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) +
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 +
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 +
link-yc #000000 +
selected-bg #fff6f0 +
disabled #cccccc +
cta-bg #f26625 +
cta-text #ffffff +
ink-100 #000000 +
ink-200 #404040 +
ink-300 #525252 +
ink-400 #828282 +
ink-500 #a0a0a0 +
ink-600 #cccccc +
ink-700 #e6e6e6 +
ink-800 #f6f6ef +
border-subtle #e6e6e6 +
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) +
success-bg #e8f5e0 +
success-text #2d5016 +
warning-bg #fff4d6 +
warning-text #7a5e00 +
danger-bg #fde0d4 +
danger-text #8a2a0a +
info-bg #e0e8f5 +
info-text #000099 −
bg-soft #f1f1f1 −
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-active #2c2c2c −
brand-on-dark #ffffff −
accent #10a37f −
accent-hover #0d8a6b −
accent-soft #d6f3e8 −
border-soft rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
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":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":32} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":16} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} ~
label {"family":"OpenAI Sans Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 8px → 0px ~
card 12px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px