shadcn/ui vs The Washington Post
74 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #000000 Brand
#0a0a0a → #000000 Border
#e4e4e7 → #cccccc Display font
Geist → Postoni Body size
16px → 18px colors 62 changed
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surface #fafafa → #ffffff ~
surface-strong #f4f4f5 → #eeeeee ~
text #0a0a0a → #000000 ~
text-muted #71717a → #444444 ~
text-faint #a1a1aa → #999999 ~
brand #0a0a0a → #000000 ~
link #0a0a0a → #2a64a6 ~
link-hover #3f3f46 → #173e6e ~
border #e4e4e7 → #cccccc ~
border-soft #f4f4f5 → #e0e0e0 ~
border-strong #d4d4d8 → #888888 ~
success #10b981 → #177a3a ~
warning #f59e0b → #a06200 ~
info #3b82f6 → #2a64a6 +
bg-section #f5f5f5 +
bg-dark #000000 +
surface-soft #f8f8f8 +
surface-quote #f5f0e6 +
text-soft #666666 +
brand-tagline #000000 +
brand-red #cf202f +
brand-red-hover #a8001a +
brand-red-soft #ffe5e7 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
on-ink #ffffff +
border-rule #000000 +
border-rule-heavy #000000 +
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(0,0,0,0.55) +
success-soft #e3f2e7 +
warning-soft #faf0db +
danger #cf202f +
danger-soft #ffe5e7 +
info-soft #e3edf7 +
live-red #cf202f +
live-pulse #ff3344 +
democracy-tagline-bg #000000 −
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":"Postoni","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Geist","size":40} → {"family":"Postoni","size":28} ~
h2 {"family":"Geist","size":32} → {"family":"Postoni","size":22} ~
body {"family":"Geist","size":16} → {"family":"Franklin ITC","size":18} ~
label {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} → {"family":"Courier New","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