Semafor vs Shortwave
68 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#f8f5d7 → #0c0e16 Text
#1f1d1a → #ffffff Brand
#3a6d78 → #356aff Border
#d8d0a8 → rgba(255,255,255,0.08) Display font
FeatureFlatHeadline → Poppins Body size
18px → 16px colors 58 changed
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bg #f8f5d7 → #0c0e16 ~
surface #f8f5d7 → #161922 ~
text #1f1d1a → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #5a5651 → #9aa3b8 ~
text-soft #7a756f → #c4cad8 ~
brand #3a6d78 → #356aff ~
brand-hover #2d5a64 → #2a59e6 ~
brand-soft #cce0e4 → #7d9bff ~
border #d8d0a8 → rgba(255,255,255,0.08) ~
border-soft #e8e2c2 → rgba(255,255,255,0.04) ~
border-strong #7a756f → rgba(255,255,255,0.16) ~
shadow-elev rgba(31,29,26,0.1) → rgba(0,0,0,0.48) ~
scrim rgba(31,29,26,0.6) → rgba(6,7,12,0.72) ~
success #2a8a4f → #3ecf8e ~
success-soft #dff0e7 → rgba(62,207,142,0.14) ~
warning #cc7a00 → #f0b429 ~
warning-soft #fde9cc → rgba(240,180,41,0.14) ~
danger #a62d2d → #ff5c5c ~
danger-soft #f0d4d4 → rgba(255,92,92,0.14) ~
info #3a6d78 → #356aff ~
info-soft #cce0e4 → rgba(53,106,255,0.14) +
bg-elev #11141d +
surface-elev #1d212c +
brand-tint rgba(53,106,255,0.12) +
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.32) +
shadow-brand rgba(53,106,255,0.30) −
bg-section #f8f5d7 −
bg-section-flagship #f8f5d7 −
bg-section-africa #f8f5d7 −
bg-dark #1f1d1a −
bg-darkest #0d0c0a −
surface-paper #ffffff −
surface-soft #f5f1c9 −
surface-strong #e8e3b5 −
surface-quote #fefbe8 −
surface-card-elevated #fcfae0 −
text-faint #a39e96 −
text-on-teal #ffffff −
text-on-dark #f8f5d7 −
brand-active #1f4750 −
brand-deep #1a3a44 −
link #3a6d78 −
link-hover #2d5a64 −
link-visited #7a756f −
on-dark #f8f5d7 −
border-rule #1f1d1a −
border-teal #3a6d78 −
shadow-card rgba(31,29,26,0.06) −
shadow-modal rgba(31,29,26,0.3) −
flag-flagship #3a6d78 −
flag-africa #c46b3a −
flag-principals #3a6d78 −
flag-net-zero #2a8a4f −
flag-tech #5a4a8a −
flag-business #3a6d78 −
flag-media #a62d2d −
flag-gulf #c46b3a typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":72} → {"family":"Poppins","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":28} → {"family":"Poppins","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":22} → {"family":"Poppins","size":32} ~
body {"family":"FeatureFlatText","size":18} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 8px ~
card 6px → 12px spacing 3 changed
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xs 2px → 0px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 64px