Signal vs The Economist
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#1c1f23 → #121212 Brand
#3a76f0 → #e3120b Border
#e0e3e8 → #cccccc Display font
Inter → EconMilo Display Body size
16px → 17px colors 58 changed
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surface-soft #f4f7ff → #f7f7f0 ~
surface-strong #e8eaee → #e8e8e1 ~
text #1c1f23 → #121212 ~
text-strong #0a0d11 → #000000 ~
text-muted #5b6068 → #5a5a5a ~
text-soft #7a7f87 → #707070 ~
brand #3a76f0 → #e3120b ~
brand-hover #2e62d8 → #b80f08 ~
brand-soft #e8efff → #fce5e3 ~
brand-deep #234fb8 → #9a0e09 ~
border #e0e3e8 → #cccccc ~
border-soft #eef0f2 → #e0e0e0 ~
border-strong #bcc0c7 → #888888 ~
shadow-card rgba(28,31,35,0.06) → rgba(0,0,0,0.04) ~
shadow-modal rgba(28,31,35,0.20) → rgba(0,0,0,0.18) ~
success #3eaa6c → #1a7f37 ~
success-soft #e0f3e7 → #e3f2e7 ~
warning #e69138 → #a06200 ~
warning-soft #fdf3e8 → #faf0db ~
danger #d04a3c → #e3120b ~
danger-soft #fbeae6 → #fce5e3 ~
info #3a76f0 → #1a4972 ~
info-soft #e8efff → #e3eaf2 +
bg-section #f7f7f0 +
bg-dark #121212 +
surface-quote #fff5e6 +
text-faint #9a9a9a +
link #e3120b +
link-hover #b80f08 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
border-rule #121212 +
border-rule-red #e3120b +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
podcast-accent #1a4972 +
espresso-accent #5a3000 +
briefing-rule #e3120b −
bg-warm #f8f9fa −
bg-muted #f1f3f5 −
bg-promo #e8efff −
bg-cream #fef9e9 −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
surface-hover #f8f9fa −
text-disabled #a8acb3 −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
text-link #2e62d8 −
text-link-hover #1f4ab2 −
brand-active #234fb8 −
donate-blue #2c6bed −
accent-cyan #5fb3f9 −
accent-yellow #f1c40f −
accent-orange #e69138 −
accent-red #d04a3c −
accent-green #3eaa6c −
border-focus #3a76f0 −
encryption-verified #3eaa6c −
encryption-unverified #7a7f87 −
shadow-popover rgba(28,31,35,0.12) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":56} → {"family":"EconMilo Display","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":40} → {"family":"EconMilo Display","size":24} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":32} → {"family":"EconMilo Display","size":20} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"EconMilo Serif","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 4px ~
card 8px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px