Shortwave vs Reddit
63 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#0c0e16 → #dae0e6 Text
#ffffff → #1a1a1b Brand
#356aff → #ff4500 Border
rgba(255,255,255,0.08) → #edeff1 Display font
Poppins → IBM Plex Sans Body size
16px → 14px colors 54 changed
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bg #0c0e16 → #dae0e6 ~
surface #161922 → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #1a1a1b ~
text-strong #ffffff → #030303 ~
text-muted #9aa3b8 → #7c7c7c ~
text-soft #c4cad8 → #878a8c ~
brand #356aff → #ff4500 ~
brand-hover #2a59e6 → #e63e00 ~
brand-soft #7d9bff → #ffe4d6 ~
border rgba(255,255,255,0.08) → #edeff1 ~
border-strong rgba(255,255,255,0.16) → #ccc ~
success #3ecf8e → #46d160 ~
warning #f0b429 → #ffb000 ~
danger #ff5c5c → #ea0027 ~
info #356aff → #0079d3 +
bg-soft #f6f7f8 +
bg-deep #030303 +
surface-hover #f6f7f8 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
surface-deep #1a1a1b +
text-body #1c1c1c +
text-faint #9b9b9b +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
brand-active #cc3700 +
brand-deep #a83100 +
upvote #ff4500 +
downvote #7193ff +
link #0079d3 +
link-hover #0061a8 +
link-visited #7c4dff +
border-subtle #f6f7f8 +
border-card #ccc +
on-bg #1a1a1b +
shadow-color rgba(28,28,28,0.08) +
shadow-elevated rgba(28,28,28,0.16) +
award-gold #ffb000 +
award-silver #c8c9d0 +
award-platinum #39d8ff +
flair-blue #46d160 +
flair-pink #ff66ac +
flair-green #46d160 +
community-blue #0079d3 −
bg-elev #11141d −
surface-elev #1d212c −
brand-tint rgba(53,106,255,0.12) −
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-soft rgba(62,207,142,0.14) −
warning-soft rgba(240,180,41,0.14) −
danger-soft rgba(255,92,92,0.14) −
info-soft rgba(53,106,255,0.14) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Poppins","size":64} → {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Poppins","size":40} → {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Poppins","size":32} → {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":14} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"IBM Plex 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