Shortwave vs Descript
64 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#0c0e16 → #fff7fa Text
#ffffff → #1a1a1a Brand
#356aff → #651a39 Border
rgba(255,255,255,0.08) → #0000001a Display font
Poppins → Brett Body size
16px → 17px colors 52 changed
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bg #0c0e16 → #fff7fa ~
surface #161922 → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
text-strong #ffffff → #26171d ~
text-muted #9aa3b8 → #c9b9bf ~
text-soft #c4cad8 → #7a6770 ~
brand #356aff → #651a39 ~
brand-hover #2a59e6 → #4a1129 ~
brand-soft #7d9bff → #fde2eb ~
brand-tint rgba(53,106,255,0.12) → #f5cdda ~
border rgba(255,255,255,0.08) → #0000001a ~
border-strong rgba(255,255,255,0.16) → #00000026 +
bg-soft #fffafc +
bg-tertiary #fef0f4 +
surface-rose #f7e8ed +
text-medium #4a3540 +
text-faint #a8949c +
brand-deep #3a0d20 +
accent-red #f73b3b +
accent-orange #ff5340 +
accent-orange-soft #ffd6cc +
accent-coral #ff7a5c +
accent-rose #ff4d7c +
link #651a39 +
link-hover #4a1129 +
selected-bg #fde2eb +
disabled #c9b9bf +
border-subtle #00000010 +
border-brand rgba(101, 26, 57, 0.30) +
success-bg #d9eedb +
success-text #1f4d2c +
warning-bg #fff0d6 +
warning-text #7a4a00 +
danger-bg #fde2eb +
danger-text #651a39 +
info-bg #e6e8f5 +
info-text #2a2a4a −
bg-elev #11141d −
surface-elev #1d212c −
border-soft rgba(255,255,255,0.04) −
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.32) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.48) −
shadow-brand rgba(53,106,255,0.30) −
scrim rgba(6,7,12,0.72) −
success #3ecf8e −
success-soft rgba(62,207,142,0.14) −
warning #f0b429 −
warning-soft rgba(240,180,41,0.14) −
danger #ff5c5c −
danger-soft rgba(255,92,92,0.14) −
info #356aff −
info-soft rgba(53,106,255,0.14) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Poppins","size":64} → {"family":"Brett","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Poppins","size":40} → {"family":"Brett","size":72} ~
h2 {"family":"Poppins","size":32} → {"family":"Brett","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Booton","size":17} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 12px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing 5 changed
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xs 0px → 1px ~
sm 4px → 2px ~
md 12px → 8px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 64px → 48px