Signal vs The Guardian
90 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#1c1f23 → #121212 Brand
#3a76f0 → #052962 Border
#e0e3e8 → #dcdcdc Display font
Inter → GuardianEgyp Body size
16px → 17px colors 78 changed
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surface-soft #f4f7ff → #f6f6f6 ~
surface-strong #e8eaee → #dcdcdc ~
text #1c1f23 → #121212 ~
text-strong #0a0d11 → #000000 ~
text-muted #5b6068 → #707070 ~
text-soft #7a7f87 → #999999 ~
brand #3a76f0 → #052962 ~
border #e0e3e8 → #dcdcdc ~
border-soft #eef0f2 → #ebebeb ~
border-strong #bcc0c7 → #999999 ~
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 → #ff7f0f ~
warning-soft #fdf3e8 → #fff0db ~
danger #d04a3c → #c70000 ~
danger-soft #fbeae6 → #fde2e2 ~
info #3a76f0 → #052962 ~
info-soft #e8efff → #e3eaf2 +
bg-section-news #ffffff +
bg-section-opinion #f6f6f6 +
bg-section-longread #fff4e2 +
bg-section-sport #fff4f2 +
bg-section-culture #fdf0e9 +
bg-section-lifestyle #fbeee7 +
bg-dark #1a1a1a +
surface-quote #fff4e2 +
text-faint #bbbbbb +
brand-light #0c4ea0 +
brand-dark #041c46 +
brand-red #c70000 +
brand-red-hover #a30000 +
brand-yellow #ffe500 +
brand-orange #ff7f0f +
brand-pink #ed145b +
brand-blue-sport #0084c6 +
brand-green-environment #509e2f +
brand-purple-lifestyle #7d0068 +
link #052962 +
link-hover #0c4ea0 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-yellow #121212 +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
border-rule #052962 +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
live-red #c70000 +
live-pulse #ff3333 +
pillar-news #bb3a3c +
pillar-opinion #e05e00 +
pillar-sport #0084c6 +
pillar-culture #ab0613 +
pillar-lifestyle #bb3b80 −
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-hover #2e62d8 −
brand-active #234fb8 −
brand-soft #e8efff −
brand-deep #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":"GuardianEgyp","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":40} → {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":32} → {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 9999px ~
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