shadcn/ui vs Y Combinator
84 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #000000 Brand
#0a0a0a → #f26625 Border
#e4e4e7 → #cccccc Display font
Geist → Verlag Body size
16px → 16px colors 71 changed
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surface #fafafa → #ffffff ~
text #0a0a0a → #000000 ~
text-muted #71717a → #cccccc ~
text-faint #a1a1aa → #a0a0a0 ~
brand #0a0a0a → #f26625 ~
brand-hover #1a1a1a → #e85d00 ~
on-brand #fafafa → #ffffff ~
link #0a0a0a → #000099 ~
link-hover #3f3f46 → #000066 ~
border #e4e4e7 → #cccccc ~
border-strong #d4d4d8 → #828282 ~
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
bg-cool #fafafa +
text-medium #404040 +
text-soft #525252 +
text-meta #828282 +
brand-classic #ff6600 +
brand-deep #cc4f00 +
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) +
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 +
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 +
link-visited #828282 +
link-yc #000000 +
selected-bg #fff6f0 +
disabled #cccccc +
cta-bg #f26625 +
cta-text #ffffff +
ink-100 #000000 +
ink-200 #404040 +
ink-300 #525252 +
ink-400 #828282 +
ink-500 #a0a0a0 +
ink-600 #cccccc +
ink-700 #e6e6e6 +
ink-800 #f6f6ef +
border-subtle #e6e6e6 +
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) +
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) +
success-bg #e8f5e0 +
success-text #2d5016 +
warning-bg #fff4d6 +
warning-text #7a5e00 +
danger-bg #fde0d4 +
danger-text #8a2a0a +
info-bg #e0e8f5 +
info-text #000099 −
surface-strong #f4f4f5 −
surface-muted #f4f4f5 −
surface-accent #f4f4f5 −
text-secondary #3f3f46 −
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-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":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Geist","size":40} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Geist","size":32} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Geist","size":16} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 8px → 0px ~
card 12px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px