Perplexity vs OpenAI
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#fbf9f5 → #ffffff Text
#272520 → #000000 Brand
#20808d → #000000 Border
rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.12) → rgba(0,0,0,0.1) Display font
pplxSans → OpenAI Sans Body size
16px → 16px colors 60 changed
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bg #fbf9f5 → #ffffff ~
bg-soft #f5f1ea → #f1f1f1 ~
surface #ffffff → #fafafa ~
text #272520 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1813 → #000000 ~
text-muted #5d574c → #5d5d5d ~
text-faint #9a9388 → #b4b4b4 ~
brand #20808d → #000000 ~
link #20808d → #000000 ~
link-hover #176874 → #5d5d5d ~
border rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.12) → rgba(0,0,0,0.1) ~
border-strong rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.20) → rgba(0,0,0,0.16) ~
border-soft rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.07) → rgba(0,0,0,0.08) +
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-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 −
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 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"pplxSans","size":72} → {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":48} ~
h1 {"family":"pplxSans","size":48} → {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"pplxSans","size":36} → {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"pplxSans","size":16} → {"family":"OpenAI Sans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"pplxMono","size":12} → {"family":"OpenAI Sans Mono","size":12} radius identical
No differences.
spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 48px