Tailwind CSS vs The New York Times
87 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0f172a → #121212 Brand
#06b6d4 → #121212 Border
#e2e8f0 → #dfdfdf Display font
Inter Variable → NYT Cheltenham Body size
16px → 18px colors 75 changed
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text #0f172a → #121212 ~
text-soft #475569 → #727272 ~
text-muted #64748b → #5a5a5a ~
text-faint #94a3b8 → #999999 ~
brand #06b6d4 → #121212 ~
border #e2e8f0 → #dfdfdf ~
border-strong #cbd5e1 → #9a9a9a ~
border-soft #f1f5f9 → #ebebeb ~
link #0891b2 → #326891 ~
link-hover #0e7490 → #1a4972 +
bg-section #f7f7f5 +
bg-dark #121212 +
surface-soft #f7f7f7 +
surface-strong #ededed +
surface-quote #fbf6e9 +
text-strong #000000 +
brand-red #d0021b +
brand-red-hover #a8001a +
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
on-ink #ffffff +
border-rule #121212 +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
success #1a7f37 +
success-soft #e7f4ec +
warning #b27c00 +
warning-soft #fbf3e0 +
danger #d0021b +
danger-soft #ffe5e8 +
info #326891 +
info-soft #e7eef5 +
live-red #d0021b +
live-pulse #ff334b +
cooking-orange #cc4b00 +
games-blue #6493b0 +
wirecutter-yellow #ffd400 −
bg-quiet #f8fafc −
bg-elev #f1f5f9 −
bg-elev-2 #e2e8f0 −
bg-tint #ecfeff −
bg-tint-2 #cffafe −
surface-2 #f8fafc −
text-quiet #cbd5e1 −
brand-hover #0891b2 −
brand-active #0e7490 −
brand-soft #cffafe −
brand-soft-2 #ecfeff −
brand-deep #155e75 −
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 −
on-brand #ffffff −
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-soft rgba(15,23,42,0.04) −
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":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter Variable","size":56} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter Variable","size":36} → {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Inter Variable","size":16} → {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} ~
label {"family":"Fira Code Variable","size":12} → {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 4px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px