shadcn/ui vs Arc
76 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #FFFCEC Text
#0a0a0a → #000000 Brand
#0a0a0a → #2404AA Border
#e4e4e7 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) Display font
Geist → Marlin Soft SQ Body size
16px → 16px colors 64 changed
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bg #ffffff → #FFFCEC ~
surface #fafafa → #FFFFFF ~
text #0a0a0a → #000000 ~
text-muted #71717a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) ~
text-faint #a1a1aa → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) ~
brand #0a0a0a → #2404AA ~
on-brand #fafafa → #FFFCEC ~
link #0a0a0a → #2404AA ~
link-hover #3f3f46 → #3139FB ~
border #e4e4e7 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) ~
border-strong #d4d4d8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
bg-secondary #FFF8DC +
surface-elev #FFFEF7 +
text-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) +
text-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) +
brand-deep #1A0388 +
brand-blue #3139FB +
brand-red #FB3A4D +
brand-coral-soft #FFE3E6 +
cta-bg #FFFFFF +
cta-text #2702C2 +
swatch-pale-green #D7F0D2 +
swatch-salmon #FFD9CF +
swatch-pale-yellow #FFF1A8 +
swatch-soft-blue #D1E2FF +
swatch-lavender #E6DCFF +
selected-bg rgba(36, 4, 170, 0.08) +
disabled rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) +
border-subtle rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
border-brand rgba(36, 4, 170, 0.30) +
success-bg #D7F0D2 +
success-text #1F4D24 +
warning-bg #FFF1A8 +
warning-text #7A5A00 +
danger-bg #FFE3E6 +
danger-text #A8112A +
info-bg #D1E2FF +
info-text #1A2B6B −
surface-strong #f4f4f5 −
surface-muted #f4f4f5 −
surface-accent #f4f4f5 −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
text-secondary #3f3f46 −
brand-hover #1a1a1a −
brand-active #27272a −
destructive #ef4444 −
destructive-hover #dc2626 −
destructive-foreground #fafafa −
border-soft #f4f4f5 −
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 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Geist","size":56} → {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"Geist","size":40} → {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":46} ~
h2 {"family":"Geist","size":32} → {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":36} ~
body {"family":"Geist","size":16} → {"family":"Marlin","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} → {"family":"ABC Favorit Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 10px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px