Tailwind CSS vs The Washington Post
87 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0f172a → #000000 Brand
#06b6d4 → #000000 Border
#e2e8f0 → #cccccc Display font
Inter Variable → Postoni Body size
16px → 18px colors 75 changed
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text #0f172a → #000000 ~
text-soft #475569 → #666666 ~
text-muted #64748b → #444444 ~
text-faint #94a3b8 → #999999 ~
brand #06b6d4 → #000000 ~
border #e2e8f0 → #cccccc ~
border-strong #cbd5e1 → #888888 ~
border-soft #f1f5f9 → #e0e0e0 ~
link #0891b2 → #2a64a6 ~
link-hover #0e7490 → #173e6e +
bg-section #f5f5f5 +
bg-dark #000000 +
surface-soft #f8f8f8 +
surface-strong #eeeeee +
surface-quote #f5f0e6 +
text-strong #000000 +
brand-tagline #000000 +
brand-red #cf202f +
brand-red-hover #a8001a +
brand-red-soft #ffe5e7 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
on-ink #ffffff +
border-rule #000000 +
border-rule-heavy #000000 +
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(0,0,0,0.55) +
success #177a3a +
success-soft #e3f2e7 +
warning #a06200 +
warning-soft #faf0db +
danger #cf202f +
danger-soft #ffe5e7 +
info #2a64a6 +
info-soft #e3edf7 +
live-red #cf202f +
live-pulse #ff3344 +
democracy-tagline-bg #000000 −
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":"Postoni","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter Variable","size":56} → {"family":"Postoni","size":28} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter Variable","size":36} → {"family":"Postoni","size":22} ~
body {"family":"Inter Variable","size":16} → {"family":"Franklin ITC","size":18} ~
label {"family":"Fira Code Variable","size":12} → {"family":"Courier New","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