Shortwave vs The Economist
54 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#0c0e16 → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #121212 Brand
#356aff → #e3120b Border
rgba(255,255,255,0.08) → #cccccc Display font
Poppins → EconMilo Display Body size
16px → 17px colors 44 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 → #707070 ~
brand #356aff → #e3120b ~
brand-hover #2a59e6 → #b80f08 ~
brand-soft #7d9bff → #fce5e3 ~
border rgba(255,255,255,0.08) → #cccccc ~
border-soft rgba(255,255,255,0.04) → #e0e0e0 ~
border-strong rgba(255,255,255,0.16) → #888888 ~
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) → #e3f2e7 ~
warning #f0b429 → #a06200 ~
warning-soft rgba(240,180,41,0.14) → #faf0db ~
danger #ff5c5c → #e3120b ~
danger-soft rgba(255,92,92,0.14) → #fce5e3 ~
info #356aff → #1a4972 ~
info-soft rgba(53,106,255,0.14) → #e3eaf2 +
bg-section #f7f7f0 +
bg-dark #121212 +
surface-soft #f7f7f0 +
surface-strong #e8e8e1 +
surface-quote #fff5e6 +
text-faint #9a9a9a +
brand-deep #9a0e09 +
link #e3120b +
link-hover #b80f08 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
border-rule #121212 +
border-rule-red #e3120b +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) +
podcast-accent #1a4972 +
espresso-accent #5a3000 +
briefing-rule #e3120b −
bg-elev #11141d −
surface-elev #1d212c −
brand-tint rgba(53,106,255,0.12) −
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":"EconMilo Display","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Poppins","size":40} → {"family":"EconMilo Display","size":24} ~
h2 {"family":"Poppins","size":32} → {"family":"EconMilo Display","size":20} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"EconMilo Serif","size":17} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Courier New","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