Shortwave vs The New York Times
60 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#0c0e16 → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #121212 Brand
#356aff → #121212 Border
rgba(255,255,255,0.08) → #dfdfdf Display font
Poppins → NYT Cheltenham Body size
16px → 18px colors 50 changed
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bg #0c0e16 → #ffffff ~
surface #161922 → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #121212 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #000000 ~
text-muted #9aa3b8 → #5a5a5a ~
text-soft #c4cad8 → #727272 ~
brand #356aff → #121212 ~
border rgba(255,255,255,0.08) → #dfdfdf ~
border-soft rgba(255,255,255,0.04) → #ebebeb ~
border-strong rgba(255,255,255,0.16) → #9a9a9a ~
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.48) → rgba(0,0,0,0.08) ~
scrim rgba(6,7,12,0.72) → rgba(0,0,0,0.5) ~
success #3ecf8e → #1a7f37 ~
success-soft rgba(62,207,142,0.14) → #e7f4ec ~
warning #f0b429 → #b27c00 ~
warning-soft rgba(240,180,41,0.14) → #fbf3e0 ~
danger #ff5c5c → #d0021b ~
danger-soft rgba(255,92,92,0.14) → #ffe5e8 ~
info #356aff → #326891 ~
info-soft rgba(53,106,255,0.14) → #e7eef5 +
bg-section #f7f7f5 +
bg-dark #121212 +
surface-soft #f7f7f7 +
surface-strong #ededed +
surface-quote #fbf6e9 +
text-faint #999999 +
brand-red #d0021b +
brand-red-hover #a8001a +
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 +
link #326891 +
link-hover #1a4972 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
on-ink #ffffff +
border-rule #121212 +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) +
live-red #d0021b +
live-pulse #ff334b +
cooking-orange #cc4b00 +
games-blue #6493b0 +
wirecutter-yellow #ffd400 −
bg-elev #11141d −
surface-elev #1d212c −
brand-hover #2a59e6 −
brand-soft #7d9bff −
brand-tint rgba(53,106,255,0.12) −
on-brand #ffffff −
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.32) −
shadow-brand rgba(53,106,255,0.30) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Poppins","size":64} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Poppins","size":40} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} ~
h2 {"family":"Poppins","size":32} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 4px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing 3 changed
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xs 0px → 2px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 64px → 40px