Polygon vs The New York Times
81 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0e0820 → #121212 Brand
#8247e5 → #121212 Border
#e0d8ed → #dfdfdf Display font
Polygon Display → NYT Cheltenham Body size
16px → 18px colors 68 changed
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bg-dark #1a1233 → #121212 ~
text #0e0820 → #121212 ~
text-muted #6b5d8a → #5a5a5a ~
brand #8247e5 → #121212 ~
border #e0d8ed → #dfdfdf ~
border-soft #ebe6f4 → #ebebeb ~
border-strong #c9bcdd → #9a9a9a ~
scrim rgba(14,8,32,0.60) → rgba(0,0,0,0.5) ~
link #8247e5 → #326891 ~
link-hover #6a35c4 → #1a4972 +
bg-section #f7f7f5 +
surface #ffffff +
surface-soft #f7f7f7 +
surface-strong #ededed +
surface-quote #fbf6e9 +
text-strong #000000 +
text-soft #727272 +
text-faint #999999 +
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) +
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 #f5f3fa −
bg-strong #ebe6f4 −
bg-dark-elev #241844 −
bg-dark-deep #0e0820 −
surface-card #ffffff −
surface-card-soft #f5f3fa −
text-body #3a2f5a −
text-subtle #9c92b5 −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
text-on-dark-soft #a89cc7 −
brand-hover #6a35c4 −
brand-active #522aa3 −
brand-light #a875ee −
brand-soft #8247e51a −
brand-glow rgba(130,71,229,0.40) −
on-brand #ffffff −
accent-violet #5a3eff −
accent-cyan #16c4d6 −
accent-pink #e74694 −
semantic-up #22c55e −
semantic-up-soft #22c55e1a −
semantic-down #ef4444 −
semantic-warning #f59e0b −
semantic-info #8247e5 −
gradient-hero linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1233 0%, #2d1c5c 50%, #8247e5 100%) −
gradient-card linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(130,71,229,0.10) 0%, rgba(130,71,229,0.02) 100%) −
focus-ring rgba(130,71,229,0.40) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Polygon Display","size":72} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Polygon Display","size":40} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} ~
h2 {"family":"Polygon Display","size":32} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 12px → 4px ~
card 16px → 14px ~
pill 999px → 9999px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 64px → 40px