Tailwind CSS vs Mercury
85 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0f172a → #101011 Brand
#06b6d4 → #5f6ad2 Border
#e2e8f0 → #0000000f Display font
Inter Variable → Tiempos Headline Body size
16px → 16px colors 73 changed
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surface #ffffff → #f4f4f2 ~
text #0f172a → #101011 ~
text-soft #475569 → #8a8c8b ~
text-muted #64748b → #5b5d5c ~
text-faint #94a3b8 → #b5b6b5 ~
brand #06b6d4 → #5f6ad2 ~
brand-hover #0891b2 → #4a55b8 ~
brand-soft #cffafe → #e8eaff ~
brand-deep #155e75 → #3a4598 ~
border #e2e8f0 → #0000000f ~
border-strong #cbd5e1 → #0000001f ~
border-soft #f1f5f9 → #0000000a ~
link #0891b2 → #5f6ad2 ~
link-hover #0e7490 → #4a55b8 ~
shadow-soft rgba(15,23,42,0.04) → rgba(0,0,0,0.03) +
bg-soft #fafafa +
bg-mint #d3e8e0 +
bg-mint-soft #eef6f1 +
bg-ink #101011 +
bg-ink-soft #1a1a1c +
surface-soft #f8f8f6 +
surface-warm #f0f0ed +
surface-on-ink #1a1a1c +
surface-on-ink-elev #26262a +
text-strong #000000 +
text-on-ink #fafafa +
text-on-ink-muted #9a9a9a +
text-on-mint #101011 +
brand-tint #f3f4ff +
accent #d3e8e0 +
accent-strong #9bc5b3 +
accent-soft #eef6f1 +
accent-deep #76a692 +
border-on-ink #ffffff14 +
on-mint #101011 +
success #5e9678 +
success-bg #e8f1ec +
warning #c08a3a +
warning-bg #f7eed8 +
danger #c4564f +
danger-bg #f7e3e0 +
shadow-standard rgba(0,0,0,0.06) +
shadow-elevated rgba(0,0,0,0.10) −
bg-quiet #f8fafc −
bg-elev #f1f5f9 −
bg-elev-2 #e2e8f0 −
bg-tint #ecfeff −
bg-tint-2 #cffafe −
surface-2 #f8fafc −
text-quiet #cbd5e1 −
brand-active #0e7490 −
brand-soft-2 #ecfeff −
brand-bright #22d3ee −
accent-sky #0ea5e9 −
accent-sky-soft #e0f2fe −
accent-blue #3b82f6 −
accent-violet #8b5cf6 −
accent-pink #ec4899 −
accent-emerald #10b981 −
accent-amber #f59e0b −
accent-rose #f43f5e −
border-brand #06b6d4 −
code-bg #0f172a −
code-bg-light #1e293b −
code-text #e2e8f0 −
code-keyword #22d3ee −
code-string #86efac −
code-attribute #fbbf24 −
code-comment #64748b −
code-tag #f87171 −
shadow-medium rgba(15,23,42,0.08) −
shadow-strong rgba(15,23,42,0.16) −
shadow-deep rgba(15,23,42,0.24) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter Variable","size":96} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter Variable","size":56} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":72} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter Variable","size":36} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Inter Variable","size":16} → {"family":"GT America","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Fira Code Variable","size":12} → {"family":"GT America Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
card 12px → 10px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px