The Economist vs Threads
79 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #000000 Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#e3120b → #ffffff Border
#cccccc → rgba(243,245,247,0.15) Display font
EconMilo Display → Instagram Sans Body size
17px → 15px colors 67 changed
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bg #ffffff → #000000 ~
surface #ffffff → #181818 ~
surface-soft #f7f7f0 → #0a0a0a ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → rgba(243,245,247,0.5) ~
text-soft #707070 → rgba(243,245,247,0.4) ~
text-faint #9a9a9a → rgba(243,245,247,0.3) ~
brand #e3120b → #ffffff ~
link #e3120b → rgba(243,245,247,0.5) ~
link-hover #b80f08 → #ffffff ~
on-brand #ffffff → #000000 ~
border #cccccc → rgba(243,245,247,0.15) ~
border-strong #888888 → rgba(243,245,247,0.3) ~
success #1a7f37 → #22c55e ~
warning #a06200 → #fab421 ~
danger #e3120b → #fe0169 ~
info #1a4972 → #1da1f2 +
bg-light #ffffff +
bg-soft #101010 +
bg-deep #000000 +
surface-hover #1f1f1f +
surface-elevated #252525 +
text-body #f5f5f5 +
text-on-light #000000 +
text-on-light-muted rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
primary-action #ffffff +
primary-action-hover #e0e0e0 +
secondary-action #000000 +
border-subtle rgba(243,245,247,0.08) +
on-bg #ffffff +
shadow-color rgba(0,0,0,0.4) +
reply-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
reply-active #ffffff +
repost-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
repost-active #22c55e +
like-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
like-active #fe0169 +
share-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
thread-line rgba(243,245,247,0.2) +
follow-button-bg #ffffff +
followed-button-bg transparent +
verified-blue #1da1f2 +
notification-dot #fe0169 −
bg-section #f7f7f0 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-strong #e8e8e1 −
surface-quote #fff5e6 −
brand-hover #b80f08 −
brand-soft #fce5e3 −
brand-deep #9a0e09 −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
border-soft #e0e0e0 −
border-rule #121212 −
border-rule-red #e3120b −
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-soft #e3f2e7 −
warning-soft #faf0db −
danger-soft #fce5e3 −
info-soft #e3eaf2 −
podcast-accent #1a4972 −
espresso-accent #5a3000 −
briefing-rule #e3120b typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"EconMilo Display","size":72} → {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"EconMilo Display","size":24} → {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"EconMilo Display","size":20} → {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"EconMilo Serif","size":17} → {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":15} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 12px ~
card 14px → 18px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px