shadcn/ui vs Apple
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #1d1d1f Brand
#0a0a0a → #0071e3 Border
#e4e4e7 → rgba(0,0,0,0.16) Display font
Geist → SF Pro Icons Body size
16px → 17px colors 60 changed
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surface #fafafa → #fafafc ~
text #0a0a0a → #1d1d1f ~
text-strong #000000 → #1d1d1f ~
text-muted #71717a → #86868b ~
text-faint #a1a1aa → #a1a1a6 ~
brand #0a0a0a → #0071e3 ~
brand-hover #1a1a1a → #0077ed ~
on-brand #fafafa → #ffffff ~
link #0a0a0a → #0066cc ~
link-hover #3f3f46 → #004999 ~
border #e4e4e7 → rgba(0,0,0,0.16) ~
border-soft #f4f4f5 → rgba(0,0,0,0.08) ~
border-strong #d4d4d8 → rgba(0,0,0,0.32) ~
success #10b981 → #1d8649 ~
warning #f59e0b → #bf4800 ~
info #3b82f6 → #0071e3 +
surface-2 #f5f5f7 +
surface-soft rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
surface-elev #ffffff +
text-soft #6e6e73 +
text-on-dark #f5f5f7 +
text-soft-on-dark #a1a1a6 +
brand-pressed #006edb +
border-on-dark rgba(255,255,255,0.16) +
divider #d2d2d7 +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.48) +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.10) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) +
success-soft #e8f5ee +
warning-soft #fff5ee +
danger #d32f2f +
danger-soft #fdecec +
info-soft #e8f2fc +
accent-product-tv #0071e3 +
accent-product-watch #fa4c5a +
accent-product-vision #a16eff +
bg-dark #000000 +
bg-deep #1d1d1f −
surface-strong #f4f4f5 −
surface-muted #f4f4f5 −
surface-accent #f4f4f5 −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
text-secondary #3f3f46 −
brand-active #27272a −
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) −
chart-1 #e76e50 −
chart-2 #2a9d90 −
chart-3 #274754 −
chart-4 #e8c468 −
chart-5 #f4a462 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Geist","size":56} → {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Geist","size":40} → {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Geist","size":32} → {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":34} ~
body {"family":"Geist","size":16} → {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius identical
No differences.
spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 44px