Shortwave vs Claude.ai
59 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#0c0e16 → #f8f8f6 Text
#ffffff → #121212 Brand
#356aff → #cd6f47 Border
rgba(255,255,255,0.08) → rgba(18,18,18,0.12) Display font
Poppins → Anthropic Serif Body size
16px → 17px colors 50 changed
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bg #0c0e16 → #f8f8f6 ~
surface #161922 → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #121212 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #000000 ~
text-muted #9aa3b8 → #666660 ~
brand #356aff → #cd6f47 ~
brand-soft #7d9bff → #f3e7df ~
border rgba(255,255,255,0.08) → rgba(18,18,18,0.12) ~
border-soft rgba(255,255,255,0.04) → rgba(18,18,18,0.06) ~
border-strong rgba(255,255,255,0.16) → rgba(18,18,18,0.18) ~
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.48) → rgba(18,18,18,0.10) ~
scrim rgba(6,7,12,0.72) → rgba(18,18,18,0.45) ~
success #3ecf8e → #5a8c5a ~
success-soft rgba(62,207,142,0.14) → #e6efe2 ~
warning #f0b429 → #b58a3c ~
warning-soft rgba(240,180,41,0.14) → #fbf3df ~
danger #ff5c5c → #b54a3c ~
danger-soft rgba(255,92,92,0.14) → #fbe8e3 ~
info #356aff → #5a708c +
bg-soft #faf9f5 +
bg-deep #f0efea +
surface-soft #fbfaf6 +
surface-warm #f3f0ea +
text-subtle #8e8e85 +
text-faint #b4b4a8 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-on-cta #f8f8f6 +
text-on-dark #f3f0ea +
brand-paler #fdf0e8 +
brand-strong #a85530 +
brand-deep #7d3c1f +
cta-bg #121212 +
cta-text #f8f8f6 +
cta-hover #2a2a2a +
cta-active #3d3d3d +
link #121212 +
link-hover #cd6f47 +
link-visited #7d3c1f +
shadow-warm rgba(18,18,18,0.04) +
shadow-card rgba(18,18,18,0.06) +
shadow-modal rgba(18,18,18,0.18) +
highlight #fbe8d6 −
bg-elev #11141d −
surface-elev #1d212c −
text-soft #c4cad8 −
brand-hover #2a59e6 −
brand-tint rgba(53,106,255,0.12) −
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.32) −
shadow-brand rgba(53,106,255,0.30) −
info-soft rgba(53,106,255,0.14) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Poppins","size":64} → {"family":"Anthropic Serif","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Poppins","size":40} → {"family":"Anthropic Serif","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Poppins","size":32} → {"family":"Anthropic Serif","size":40} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Anthropic Sans","size":17} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Anthropic Mono","size":12} radius identical
No differences.
spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px