Plaid vs The New York Times
76 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #121212 Brand
#0a85ea → #121212 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dfdfdf Display font
Plaid Sans → NYT Cheltenham Body size
16px → 18px colors 64 changed
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surface #f3f5f8 → #ffffff ~
surface-soft #fafbfc → #f7f7f7 ~
text #000000 → #121212 ~
text-muted #4a5568 → #5a5a5a ~
text-soft #7a8390 → #727272 ~
text-faint #a0a8b3 → #999999 ~
brand #0a85ea → #121212 ~
link #0a85ea → #326891 ~
link-hover #0066c0 → #1a4972 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dfdfdf ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #9a9a9a ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #ebebeb +
bg-section #f7f7f5 +
bg-dark #121212 +
surface-strong #ededed +
surface-quote #fbf6e9 +
brand-red #d0021b +
brand-red-hover #a8001a +
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
on-ink #ffffff +
border-rule #121212 +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
success #1a7f37 +
success-soft #e7f4ec +
warning #b27c00 +
warning-soft #fbf3e0 +
danger #d0021b +
danger-soft #ffe5e8 +
info #326891 +
info-soft #e7eef5 +
live-red #d0021b +
live-pulse #ff334b +
cooking-orange #cc4b00 +
games-blue #6493b0 +
wirecutter-yellow #ffd400 −
bg-soft #f7f9fb −
bg-blue #eaf3ff −
bg-cream #f3efe6 −
bg-ink #000000 −
surface-cream #faf6ed −
text-medium #1a1f29 −
brand-strong #0066c0 −
brand-deep #003c80 −
brand-soft #dceeff −
brand-wash rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) −
on-brand #ffffff −
accent #000000 −
accent-soft rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) −
selected-bg #eaf3ff −
disabled #c4cad3 −
border-blue rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.30) −
success-bg #dcf3e3 −
success-text #1f5d3f −
warning-bg #fff0c5 −
warning-text #7a5e1f −
danger-bg #fde0e0 −
danger-text #8a2828 −
info-bg #dceeff −
info-text #003c80 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":80} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":56} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} ~
h2 {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":44} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":16} → {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 4px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px