Reddit vs Buttondown
60 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#dae0e6 → #ffffff Text
#1a1a1b → #000000 Brand
#ff4500 → #0069ff Border
#edeff1 → #e5e5e5 Display font
IBM Plex Sans → Auto Pro Body size
14px → 16px colors 51 changed
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bg #dae0e6 → #ffffff ~
surface #ffffff → #fafafa ~
text #1a1a1b → #000000 ~
text-strong #030303 → #000000 ~
text-muted #7c7c7c → #525252 ~
text-soft #878a8c → #737373 ~
text-faint #9b9b9b → #a3a3a3 ~
brand #ff4500 → #0069ff ~
brand-hover #e63e00 → #0052cc ~
brand-active #cc3700 → #0043a8 ~
brand-soft #ffe4d6 → #e6f0ff ~
link #0079d3 → #0069ff ~
border #edeff1 → #e5e5e5 ~
border-strong #ccc → #d4d4d4 ~
success #46d160 → #15803d ~
warning #ffb000 → #b45309 ~
danger #ea0027 → #dc2626 ~
info #0079d3 → #0069ff +
surface-2 #f4f4f5 +
surface-3 #e9e9eb +
accent #fef08a +
accent-soft #fefce8 +
highlight #fef08a +
success-bg #dcfce7 +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
danger-bg #fee2e2 +
info-bg #e6f0ff −
bg-soft #f6f7f8 −
bg-deep #030303 −
surface-hover #f6f7f8 −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
surface-deep #1a1a1b −
text-body #1c1c1c −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
brand-deep #a83100 −
upvote #ff4500 −
downvote #7193ff −
link-hover #0061a8 −
link-visited #7c4dff −
border-subtle #f6f7f8 −
border-card #ccc −
on-bg #1a1a1b −
shadow-color rgba(28,28,28,0.08) −
shadow-elevated rgba(28,28,28,0.16) −
award-gold #ffb000 −
award-silver #c8c9d0 −
award-platinum #39d8ff −
flair-blue #46d160 −
flair-pink #ff66ac −
flair-green #46d160 −
community-blue #0079d3 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":56} → {"family":"Auto Pro","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Auto Pro","size":44} ~
h2 {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":32} → {"family":"Auto Pro","size":32} ~
body {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":14} → {"family":"Auto Pro","size":16} ~
label {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":12} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius identical
No differences.
spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px