shadcn/ui vs The New York Times
74 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #121212 Brand
#0a0a0a → #121212 Border
#e4e4e7 → #dfdfdf Display font
Geist → NYT Cheltenham Body size
16px → 18px colors 62 changed
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surface #fafafa → #ffffff ~
surface-strong #f4f4f5 → #ededed ~
text #0a0a0a → #121212 ~
text-muted #71717a → #5a5a5a ~
text-faint #a1a1aa → #999999 ~
brand #0a0a0a → #121212 ~
link #0a0a0a → #326891 ~
link-hover #3f3f46 → #1a4972 ~
border #e4e4e7 → #dfdfdf ~
border-soft #f4f4f5 → #ebebeb ~
border-strong #d4d4d8 → #9a9a9a ~
success #10b981 → #1a7f37 ~
warning #f59e0b → #b27c00 ~
info #3b82f6 → #326891 +
bg-section #f7f7f5 +
bg-dark #121212 +
surface-soft #f7f7f7 +
surface-quote #fbf6e9 +
text-soft #727272 +
brand-red #d0021b +
brand-red-hover #a8001a +
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
on-ink #ffffff +
border-rule #121212 +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
success-soft #e7f4ec +
warning-soft #fbf3e0 +
danger #d0021b +
danger-soft #ffe5e8 +
info-soft #e7eef5 +
live-red #d0021b +
live-pulse #ff334b +
cooking-orange #cc4b00 +
games-blue #6493b0 +
wirecutter-yellow #ffd400 −
surface-muted #f4f4f5 −
surface-accent #f4f4f5 −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
text-secondary #3f3f46 −
brand-hover #1a1a1a −
brand-active #27272a −
on-brand #fafafa −
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":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Geist","size":40} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} ~
h2 {"family":"Geist","size":32} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Geist","size":16} → {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} ~
label {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} → {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 4px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px