Plaid vs The Economist
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #121212 Brand
#0a85ea → #e3120b Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cccccc Display font
Plaid Sans → EconMilo Display Body size
16px → 17px colors 58 changed
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surface #f3f5f8 → #ffffff ~
surface-soft #fafbfc → #f7f7f0 ~
text #000000 → #121212 ~
text-muted #4a5568 → #5a5a5a ~
text-soft #7a8390 → #707070 ~
text-faint #a0a8b3 → #9a9a9a ~
brand #0a85ea → #e3120b ~
brand-deep #003c80 → #9a0e09 ~
brand-soft #dceeff → #fce5e3 ~
link #0a85ea → #e3120b ~
link-hover #0066c0 → #b80f08 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cccccc ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #888888 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #e0e0e0 +
bg-section #f7f7f0 +
bg-dark #121212 +
surface-strong #e8e8e1 +
surface-quote #fff5e6 +
brand-hover #b80f08 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
border-rule #121212 +
border-rule-red #e3120b +
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 #e3f2e7 +
warning #a06200 +
warning-soft #faf0db +
danger #e3120b +
danger-soft #fce5e3 +
info #1a4972 +
info-soft #e3eaf2 +
podcast-accent #1a4972 +
espresso-accent #5a3000 +
briefing-rule #e3120b −
bg-soft #f7f9fb −
bg-blue #eaf3ff −
bg-cream #f3efe6 −
bg-ink #000000 −
surface-cream #faf6ed −
text-medium #1a1f29 −
brand-strong #0066c0 −
brand-wash rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) −
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":"EconMilo Display","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":56} → {"family":"EconMilo Display","size":24} ~
h2 {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":44} → {"family":"EconMilo Display","size":20} ~
body {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":16} → {"family":"EconMilo Serif","size":17} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Courier New","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