Perplexity vs Zed
66 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#fbf9f5 → #f5f5f3 Text
#272520 → #393d45 Brand
#20808d → #004edb Border
rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.12) → #e2e2de Display font
pplxSans → IBM Plex Serif Body size
16px → 16px colors 54 changed
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bg #fbf9f5 → #f5f5f3 ~
text #272520 → #393d45 ~
text-strong #1a1813 → #16181d ~
brand #20808d → #004edb ~
brand-soft #d6ecef → rgba(0,78,219,0.08) ~
link #20808d → #004edb ~
link-hover #176874 → #003fb5 ~
border rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.12) → #e2e2de ~
border-strong rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.20) → #d4d4ce +
bg-100 #ffffff +
bg-200 #eeede9 +
bg-300 #e7e6e1 +
surface-card #ffffff +
surface-code #1a1b1e +
text-200 #5a5e66 +
text-300 #6b6f78 +
text-400 #86888f +
brand-hover #003fb5 +
cta-secondary-bg #ffffff +
cta-secondary-text #16181d +
border-focus #004edb +
code-bg #1a1b1e +
code-text #e6e6e3 +
semantic-success #2e7d32 +
semantic-warning #b54708 +
semantic-danger #c01919 +
semantic-info #004edb −
bg-soft #f5f1ea −
bg-deep #efeae0 −
surface #ffffff −
surface-warm rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.07) −
text-medium #3f3a31 −
text-muted #5d574c −
text-soft #7a7367 −
text-faint #9a9388 −
brand-strong #176874 −
brand-deep #0f4f5a −
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-soft rgba(39, 26, 0, 0.07) −
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":"IBM Plex Serif","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"pplxSans","size":48} → {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"pplxSans","size":36} → {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":36} ~
body {"family":"pplxSans","size":16} → {"family":"writer","size":16} ~
label {"family":"pplxMono","size":12} → {"family":"writer-mono","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
card 12px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 0px ~
sm 2px → 4px ~
md 6px → 12px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 64px