Plaid vs Y Combinator
72 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #000000 Brand
#0a85ea → #f26625 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cccccc Display font
Plaid Sans → Verlag Body size
16px → 16px colors 59 changed
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surface #f3f5f8 → #ffffff ~
text-medium #1a1f29 → #404040 ~
text-muted #4a5568 → #cccccc ~
text-soft #7a8390 → #525252 ~
text-faint #a0a8b3 → #a0a0a0 ~
brand #0a85ea → #f26625 ~
brand-deep #003c80 → #cc4f00 ~
brand-soft #dceeff → rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) ~
link #0a85ea → #000099 ~
link-hover #0066c0 → #000066 ~
selected-bg #eaf3ff → #fff6f0 ~
disabled #c4cad3 → #cccccc ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cccccc ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #828282 ~
success-bg #dcf3e3 → #e8f5e0 ~
success-text #1f5d3f → #2d5016 ~
warning-bg #fff0c5 → #fff4d6 ~
warning-text #7a5e1f → #7a5e00 ~
danger-bg #fde0e0 → #fde0d4 ~
danger-text #8a2828 → #8a2a0a ~
info-bg #dceeff → #e0e8f5 ~
info-text #003c80 → #000099 +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
bg-cool #fafafa +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-meta #828282 +
brand-classic #ff6600 +
brand-hover #e85d00 +
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 +
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 +
link-visited #828282 +
link-yc #000000 +
cta-bg #f26625 +
cta-text #ffffff +
ink-100 #000000 +
ink-200 #404040 +
ink-300 #525252 +
ink-400 #828282 +
ink-500 #a0a0a0 +
ink-600 #cccccc +
ink-700 #e6e6e6 +
ink-800 #f6f6ef +
border-subtle #e6e6e6 +
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) −
bg-soft #f7f9fb −
bg-blue #eaf3ff −
bg-cream #f3efe6 −
bg-ink #000000 −
surface-soft #fafbfc −
surface-cream #faf6ed −
brand-strong #0066c0 −
brand-wash rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) −
accent #000000 −
accent-soft rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) −
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
border-blue rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.30) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":80} → {"family":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":56} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":44} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":16} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 8px → 0px ~
card 12px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px