Retool vs Cartesia
72 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #0a0a0a Brand
#3a55fc → #2563eb Border
#e4e4e7 → #e5e5e5 Display font
Inter → Inter Body size
16px → 15px colors 62 changed
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surface #ffffff → #f5f5f5 ~
brand #3a55fc → #2563eb ~
brand-hover #2c45e5 → #1d4fd7 ~
brand-soft #e8edff → #dbeafe ~
brand-deep #1f2db8 → #1e40af ~
link #3a55fc → #2563eb ~
link-hover #2c45e5 → #1d4fd7 ~
border #e4e4e7 → #e5e5e5 ~
border-soft #f0f0f2 → #f0f0f0 ~
border-strong #d4d4d8 → #d4d4d4 +
surface-strong #e5e5e5 +
surface-hover #f0f0f0 +
text-medium #262626 +
on-cta #ffffff +
brand-faint #eff6ff +
accent #0a0a0a +
selected-bg #eff6ff +
disabled-bg #f5f5f5 +
disabled-text #a3a3a3 +
border-focus #2563eb +
success-bg #dcfce7 +
success-text #15803d +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
warning-text #a16207 +
danger-bg #fee2e2 +
danger-text #b91c1c +
info-bg #dbeafe +
info-text #1e40af +
shadow-rgb 0, 0, 0 +
shadow-blue 37, 99, 235 −
bg-elev #f4f4f5 −
bg-elev-2 #ebebed −
bg-tinted #f0f3ff −
bg-tinted-2 #e8edff −
surface-2 #fafafa −
surface-tint #f0f3ff −
bg-dark #0a0a0a −
bg-dark-2 #171717 −
bg-dark-3 #262626 −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
text-on-dark-soft #d4d4d8 −
text-on-dark-muted #a1a1aa −
brand-active #2238c9 −
brand-soft-2 #f0f3ff −
accent-purple #7c3aed −
accent-purple-soft #f3e8ff −
accent-green #10b981 −
accent-green-soft #d1fae5 −
accent-orange #f97316 −
accent-orange-soft #ffedd5 −
accent-red #ef4444 −
accent-red-soft #fee2e2 −
border-dark #262626 −
border-brand #3a55fc −
shadow-soft rgba(10,10,10,0.04) −
shadow-medium rgba(10,10,10,0.08) −
shadow-strong rgba(10,10,10,0.16) −
shadow-brand rgba(58,85,252,0.20) −
semantic-success #10b981 −
semantic-warning #f97316 −
semantic-danger #ef4444 −
semantic-info #3a55fc typography 4 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":80} → {"family":"Inter","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":56} → {"family":"Inter","size":72} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Inter","size":15} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px