Polygon vs The Guardian
93 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0e0820 → #121212 Brand
#8247e5 → #052962 Border
#e0d8ed → #dcdcdc Display font
Polygon Display → GuardianEgyp Body size
16px → 17px colors 80 changed
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bg-dark #1a1233 → #1a1a1a ~
text #0e0820 → #121212 ~
text-muted #6b5d8a → #707070 ~
brand #8247e5 → #052962 ~
brand-light #a875ee → #0c4ea0 ~
border #e0d8ed → #dcdcdc ~
border-soft #ebe6f4 → #ebebeb ~
border-strong #c9bcdd → #999999 ~
scrim rgba(14,8,32,0.60) → rgba(0,0,0,0.5) ~
link #8247e5 → #052962 ~
link-hover #6a35c4 → #0c4ea0 +
bg-section-news #ffffff +
bg-section-opinion #f6f6f6 +
bg-section-longread #fff4e2 +
bg-section-sport #fff4f2 +
bg-section-culture #fdf0e9 +
bg-section-lifestyle #fbeee7 +
surface #ffffff +
surface-soft #f6f6f6 +
surface-strong #dcdcdc +
surface-quote #fff4e2 +
text-strong #000000 +
text-soft #999999 +
text-faint #bbbbbb +
brand-dark #041c46 +
brand-red #c70000 +
brand-red-hover #a30000 +
brand-yellow #ffe500 +
brand-orange #ff7f0f +
brand-pink #ed145b +
brand-blue-sport #0084c6 +
brand-green-environment #509e2f +
brand-purple-lifestyle #7d0068 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-yellow #121212 +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
border-rule #052962 +
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 #e3f2e7 +
warning #ff7f0f +
warning-soft #fff0db +
danger #c70000 +
danger-soft #fde2e2 +
info #052962 +
info-soft #e3eaf2 +
live-red #c70000 +
live-pulse #ff3333 +
pillar-news #bb3a3c +
pillar-opinion #e05e00 +
pillar-sport #0084c6 +
pillar-culture #ab0613 +
pillar-lifestyle #bb3b80 −
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-soft #8247e51a −
brand-glow rgba(130,71,229,0.40) −
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":"GuardianEgyp","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Polygon Display","size":40} → {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} ~
h2 {"family":"Polygon Display","size":32} → {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 12px → 9999px ~
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