Perplexity vs shadcn/ui
72 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#fbf9f5 → #ffffff Text
#272520 → #0a0a0a Brand
#20808d → #0a0a0a Border
rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.12) → #e4e4e7 Display font
pplxSans → Geist Body size
16px → 16px colors 62 changed
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bg #fbf9f5 → #ffffff ~
surface #ffffff → #fafafa ~
text #272520 → #0a0a0a ~
text-strong #1a1813 → #000000 ~
text-muted #5d574c → #71717a ~
text-faint #9a9388 → #a1a1aa ~
brand #20808d → #0a0a0a ~
on-brand #ffffff → #fafafa ~
link #20808d → #0a0a0a ~
link-hover #176874 → #3f3f46 ~
border rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.12) → #e4e4e7 ~
border-strong rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.20) → #d4d4d8 ~
border-soft rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.07) → #f4f4f5 +
surface-strong #f4f4f5 +
surface-muted #f4f4f5 +
surface-accent #f4f4f5 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-secondary #3f3f46 +
brand-hover #1a1a1a +
brand-active #27272a +
destructive #ef4444 +
destructive-hover #dc2626 +
destructive-foreground #fafafa +
input #e4e4e7 +
input-border #e4e4e7 +
ring #0a0a0a +
selection-bg rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.1) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) +
shadow-color-md rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) +
shadow-color-lg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) +
success #10b981 +
warning #f59e0b +
info #3b82f6 +
chart-1 #e76e50 +
chart-2 #2a9d90 +
chart-3 #274754 +
chart-4 #e8c468 +
chart-5 #f4a462 −
bg-soft #f5f1ea −
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":"Geist","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"pplxSans","size":48} → {"family":"Geist","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"pplxSans","size":36} → {"family":"Geist","size":32} ~
body {"family":"pplxSans","size":16} → {"family":"Geist","size":16} ~
label {"family":"pplxMono","size":12} → {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} 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