Retool vs Y Combinator
94 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #000000 Brand
#3a55fc → #f26625 Border
#e4e4e7 → #cccccc Display font
Inter → Verlag Body size
16px → 16px colors 81 changed
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text #0a0a0a → #000000 ~
text-muted #525252 → #cccccc ~
text-soft #737373 → #525252 ~
text-faint #a3a3a3 → #a0a0a0 ~
brand #3a55fc → #f26625 ~
brand-hover #2c45e5 → #e85d00 ~
brand-soft #e8edff → rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) ~
brand-deep #1f2db8 → #cc4f00 ~
link #3a55fc → #000099 ~
link-hover #2c45e5 → #000066 ~
border #e4e4e7 → #cccccc ~
border-strong #d4d4d8 → #828282 +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
bg-cool #fafafa +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-medium #404040 +
text-meta #828282 +
brand-classic #ff6600 +
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 +
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 +
link-visited #828282 +
link-yc #000000 +
selected-bg #fff6f0 +
disabled #cccccc +
cta-bg #f26625 +
cta-text #ffffff +
ink-100 #000000 +
ink-200 #404040 +
ink-300 #525252 +
ink-400 #828282 +
ink-500 #a0a0a0 +
ink-600 #cccccc +
ink-700 #e6e6e6 +
ink-800 #f6f6ef +
border-subtle #e6e6e6 +
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) +
success-bg #e8f5e0 +
success-text #2d5016 +
warning-bg #fff4d6 +
warning-text #7a5e00 +
danger-bg #fde0d4 +
danger-text #8a2a0a +
info-bg #e0e8f5 +
info-text #000099 −
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-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-soft #f0f0f2 −
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":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":56} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":48} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 8px → 0px ~
card 12px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px