Optimism vs The Washington Post
76 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #000000 Brand
#ff0420 → #000000 Border
#e0e0e0 → #cccccc Display font
Optimism Display → Postoni Body size
16px → 18px colors 63 changed
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text-muted #5a5a5a → #444444 ~
brand #ff0420 → #000000 ~
border #e0e0e0 → #cccccc ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #e0e0e0 ~
border-strong #c0c0c0 → #888888 ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.65) → rgba(0,0,0,0.55) ~
link #ff0420 → #2a64a6 ~
link-hover #cc0319 → #173e6e +
bg-section #f5f5f5 +
surface #ffffff +
surface-soft #f8f8f8 +
surface-strong #eeeeee +
surface-quote #f5f0e6 +
text-strong #000000 +
text-soft #666666 +
text-faint #999999 +
brand-tagline #000000 +
brand-red #cf202f +
brand-red-hover #a8001a +
brand-red-soft #ffe5e7 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
on-ink #ffffff +
border-rule #000000 +
border-rule-heavy #000000 +
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 #177a3a +
success-soft #e3f2e7 +
warning #a06200 +
warning-soft #faf0db +
danger #cf202f +
danger-soft #ffe5e7 +
info #2a64a6 +
info-soft #e3edf7 +
live-red #cf202f +
live-pulse #ff3344 +
democracy-tagline-bg #000000 −
bg-soft #f5f5f5 −
bg-strong #e6e6e6 −
bg-dark-elev #1a1a1a −
bg-dark-deep #0a0a0a −
surface-card #ffffff −
surface-card-soft #f5f5f5 −
text-body #1a1a1a −
text-subtle #8a8a8a −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
text-on-dark-soft #a8a8a8 −
brand-hover #cc0319 −
brand-active #a30214 −
brand-soft #ff04201a −
brand-glow rgba(255,4,32,0.40) −
on-brand #ffffff −
brand-deep #7d020f −
brand-bright #ff3344 −
semantic-up #10b981 −
semantic-down #ef4444 −
semantic-warning #f59e0b −
semantic-info #ff0420 −
gradient-hero linear-gradient(135deg, #000000 0%, #1a1a1a 60%, #7d020f 100%) −
gradient-red linear-gradient(135deg, #ff0420 0%, #cc0319 100%) −
focus-ring rgba(255,4,32,0.45) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Optimism Display","size":72} → {"family":"Postoni","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Optimism Display","size":40} → {"family":"Postoni","size":28} ~
h2 {"family":"Optimism Display","size":32} → {"family":"Postoni","size":22} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Franklin ITC","size":18} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 12px → 4px ~
card 12px → 14px ~
pill 999px → 9999px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 64px → 40px