Retool vs shadcn/ui
73 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #0a0a0a Brand
#3a55fc → #0a0a0a Border
#e4e4e7 → #e4e4e7 Display font
Inter → Geist Body size
16px → 16px colors 68 changed
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surface #ffffff → #fafafa ~
text-muted #525252 → #71717a ~
text-faint #a3a3a3 → #a1a1aa ~
brand #3a55fc → #0a0a0a ~
brand-hover #2c45e5 → #1a1a1a ~
brand-active #2238c9 → #27272a ~
link #3a55fc → #0a0a0a ~
link-hover #2c45e5 → #3f3f46 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #fafafa ~
border-soft #f0f0f2 → #f4f4f5 +
surface-strong #f4f4f5 +
surface-muted #f4f4f5 +
surface-accent #f4f4f5 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-secondary #3f3f46 +
destructive #ef4444 +
destructive-hover #dc2626 +
destructive-foreground #fafafa +
input #e4e4e7 +
input-border #e4e4e7 +
ring #0a0a0a +
selection-bg rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.1) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) +
shadow-color-md rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) +
shadow-color-lg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) +
success #10b981 +
warning #f59e0b +
info #3b82f6 +
chart-1 #e76e50 +
chart-2 #2a9d90 +
chart-3 #274754 +
chart-4 #e8c468 +
chart-5 #f4a462 −
bg-soft #fafafa −
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-soft #737373 −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
text-on-dark-soft #d4d4d8 −
text-on-dark-muted #a1a1aa −
brand-soft #e8edff −
brand-soft-2 #f0f3ff −
brand-deep #1f2db8 −
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 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":80} → {"family":"Geist","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":56} → {"family":"Geist","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":48} → {"family":"Geist","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Geist","size":16} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} radius identical
No differences.
spacing identical
No differences.