The Guardian vs Arc
93 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #FFFCEC Text
#121212 → #000000 Brand
#052962 → #2404AA Border
#dcdcdc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) Display font
GuardianEgyp → Marlin Soft SQ Body size
17px → 16px colors 81 changed
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bg #ffffff → #FFFCEC ~
surface #ffffff → #FFFFFF ~
text #121212 → #000000 ~
text-muted #707070 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) ~
text-soft #999999 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) ~
text-faint #bbbbbb → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) ~
brand #052962 → #2404AA ~
brand-red #c70000 → #FB3A4D ~
link #052962 → #2404AA ~
link-hover #0c4ea0 → #3139FB ~
on-brand #ffffff → #FFFCEC ~
border #dcdcdc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) ~
border-strong #999999 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
bg-secondary #FFF8DC +
surface-elev #FFFEF7 +
text-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) +
brand-deep #1A0388 +
brand-blue #3139FB +
brand-coral-soft #FFE3E6 +
cta-bg #FFFFFF +
cta-text #2702C2 +
swatch-pale-green #D7F0D2 +
swatch-salmon #FFD9CF +
swatch-pale-yellow #FFF1A8 +
swatch-soft-blue #D1E2FF +
swatch-lavender #E6DCFF +
selected-bg rgba(36, 4, 170, 0.08) +
disabled rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) +
border-subtle rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
border-brand rgba(36, 4, 170, 0.30) +
success-bg #D7F0D2 +
success-text #1F4D24 +
warning-bg #FFF1A8 +
warning-text #7A5A00 +
danger-bg #FFE3E6 +
danger-text #A8112A +
info-bg #D1E2FF +
info-text #1A2B6B −
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-soft #f6f6f6 −
surface-strong #dcdcdc −
surface-quote #fff4e2 −
brand-light #0c4ea0 −
brand-dark #041c46 −
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-visited #5a5a5a −
on-brand-yellow #121212 −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
border-soft #ebebeb −
border-rule #052962 −
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 #e3f2e7 −
warning #ff7f0f −
warning-soft #fff0db −
danger #c70000 −
danger-soft #fde2e2 −
info #052962 −
info-soft #e3eaf2 −
live-red #c70000 −
live-pulse #ff3333 −
pillar-news #bb3a3c −
pillar-opinion #e05e00 −
pillar-sport #0084c6 −
pillar-culture #ab0613 −
pillar-lifestyle #bb3b80 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":72} → {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} → {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":46} ~
h2 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} → {"family":"Marlin Soft SQ","size":36} ~
body {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} → {"family":"Marlin","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"ABC Favorit Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 9999px → 10px ~
card 14px → 16px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 1px ~
sm 4px → 2px ~
md 12px → 6px ~
lg 24px → 12px ~
xl 40px → 20px