PayPal vs Y Combinator
86 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#001c64 → #000000 Brand
#003087 → #f26625 Border
#cbd2d6 → #cccccc Display font
PayPal Sans Big → Verlag Body size
16px → 16px colors 73 changed
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bg-cool #f5f7fa → #fafafa ~
text #001c64 → #000000 ~
text-muted #545d68 → #cccccc ~
brand #003087 → #f26625 ~
link #0070ba → #000099 ~
link-hover #003087 → #000066 ~
border #cbd2d6 → #cccccc ~
border-strong #9da3a6 → #828282 +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-strong #000000 +
text-medium #404040 +
text-soft #525252 +
text-meta #828282 +
text-faint #a0a0a0 +
brand-classic #ff6600 +
brand-hover #e85d00 +
brand-deep #cc4f00 +
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) +
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 +
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 +
link-visited #828282 +
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-navy #003087 −
bg-midnight #001c64 −
surface-soft #f5f7fa −
surface-strong #eaeced −
surface-cool #dee3ea −
surface-navy-elevated #0a3d97 −
text-body #2c2e2f −
text-subtle #6c7378 −
text-on-cool #2c2e2f −
brand-bright #009cde −
brand-bright-hover #0070ba −
brand-deep-hover #001c64 −
brand-disabled #aab7c4 −
on-navy #ffffff −
on-navy-soft #aab7c4 −
border-soft #eaeced −
border-on-navy rgba(255,255,255,0.20) −
semantic-success #108043 −
semantic-warning #f5a623 −
semantic-danger #d20000 −
semantic-info #009cde −
focus-ring rgba(0,156,222,0.45) −
shadow-ambient rgba(0, 28, 100, 0.06) −
shadow-soft rgba(0, 28, 100, 0.10) −
shadow-hard rgba(0, 28, 100, 0.18) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"PayPal Sans Big","size":72} → {"family":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"PayPal Sans Big","size":40} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"PayPal Sans Big","size":32} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"PayPal Sans Small","size":16} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} ~
label {"family":"PayPal Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 12px → 0px ~
card 16px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 64px → 20px