Plain vs The New York Times
74 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #121212 Brand
#1ad379 → #121212 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) → #dfdfdf Display font
ABC Favorit → NYT Cheltenham Body size
16px → 18px colors 62 changed
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text #000000 → #121212 ~
text-soft #5b5b5b → #727272 ~
text-faint #8a8a8a → #999999 ~
text-muted #b8b8b8 → #5a5a5a ~
brand #1ad379 → #121212 ~
link #000000 → #326891 ~
link-hover #1ad379 → #1a4972 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) → #dfdfdf ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) → #9a9a9a +
bg-section #f7f7f5 +
bg-dark #121212 +
surface-soft #f7f7f7 +
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-soft #ebebeb +
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-secondary #f5f5f5 −
bg-tertiary #fafafa −
surface-elev #fafafa −
text-medium #1a1a1a −
brand-hover #0fb866 −
brand-deep #0a8f4f −
brand-soft #e8faf0 −
brand-tint #b8f0d2 −
on-brand #000000 −
cta-bg #1ad379 −
cta-text #000000 −
selected-bg #f5f5f5 −
disabled #b8b8b8 −
border-subtle rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) −
border-brand rgba(26, 211, 121, 0.30) −
success-bg #e8faf0 −
success-text #0a8f4f −
warning-bg #fff4e0 −
warning-text #7a4a00 −
danger-bg #fde6e6 −
danger-text #a82020 −
info-bg #eef2f7 −
info-text #1a1a1a typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"ABC Favorit","size":96} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"ABC Favorit","size":64} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} ~
h2 {"family":"ABC Favorit","size":48} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} ~
body {"family":"ABC Favorit","size":16} → {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} ~
label {"family":"ABC Favorit Mono","size":11} → {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 4px ~
card 8px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 2px ~
sm 2px → 4px ~
md 6px → 12px ~
lg 16px → 24px ~
xl 32px → 40px