Retool vs Shortwave
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0c0e16 Text
#0a0a0a → #ffffff Brand
#3a55fc → #356aff Border
#e4e4e7 → rgba(255,255,255,0.08) Display font
Inter → Poppins Body size
16px → 16px colors 62 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0c0e16 ~
bg-elev #f4f4f5 → #11141d ~
surface #ffffff → #161922 ~
text #0a0a0a → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #525252 → #9aa3b8 ~
text-soft #737373 → #c4cad8 ~
brand #3a55fc → #356aff ~
brand-hover #2c45e5 → #2a59e6 ~
brand-soft #e8edff → #7d9bff ~
border #e4e4e7 → rgba(255,255,255,0.08) ~
border-soft #f0f0f2 → rgba(255,255,255,0.04) ~
border-strong #d4d4d8 → rgba(255,255,255,0.16) ~
shadow-brand rgba(58,85,252,0.20) → rgba(53,106,255,0.30) +
surface-elev #1d212c +
brand-tint rgba(53,106,255,0.12) +
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.32) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.48) +
scrim rgba(6,7,12,0.72) +
success #3ecf8e +
success-soft rgba(62,207,142,0.14) +
warning #f0b429 +
warning-soft rgba(240,180,41,0.14) +
danger #ff5c5c +
danger-soft rgba(255,92,92,0.14) +
info #356aff +
info-soft rgba(53,106,255,0.14) −
bg-soft #fafafa −
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-faint #a3a3a3 −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
text-on-dark-soft #d4d4d8 −
text-on-dark-muted #a1a1aa −
brand-active #2238c9 −
brand-soft-2 #f0f3ff −
brand-deep #1f2db8 −
link #3a55fc −
link-hover #2c45e5 −
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) −
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":"Poppins","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":56} → {"family":"Poppins","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":48} → {"family":"Poppins","size":32} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"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