The Guardian vs Axiom
101 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0a0e1a Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#052962 → #1aaaff Border
#dcdcdc → #ffffff14 Display font
GuardianEgyp → Inter Body size
17px → 16px colors 89 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0a0e1a ~
surface #ffffff → #161d33 ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #707070 → #b8c0d4 ~
text-soft #999999 → #7a86a3 ~
text-faint #bbbbbb → #4a5575 ~
brand #052962 → #1aaaff ~
brand-light #0c4ea0 → #5cc4ff ~
link #052962 → #1aaaff ~
link-hover #0c4ea0 → #5cc4ff ~
border #dcdcdc → #ffffff14 ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #ffffff0a ~
border-strong #999999 → #ffffff28 ~
success #1a7f37 → #22c55e ~
warning #ff7f0f → #f59e0b ~
danger #c70000 → #ef4444 ~
info #052962 → #1aaaff +
bg-soft #06080f +
bg-elevated #111729 +
bg-deep #03050a +
surface-hover #1d2540 +
surface-active #243057 +
surface-elevated #1a2240 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-on-light #0a0e1a +
brand-hover #0e8ed8 +
brand-active #0c7ec0 +
brand-soft #0a3050 +
brand-deep #063052 +
accent-cyan #1aaaff +
accent-violet #9c5cff +
accent-green #22c55e +
accent-amber #f59e0b +
accent-red #ef4444 +
accent-pink #ec4899 +
border-brand #1aaaff +
shadow-color rgba(3, 5, 10, 0.50) +
shadow-color-md rgba(3, 5, 10, 0.65) +
shadow-color-lg rgba(3, 5, 10, 0.80) +
shadow-glow-cyan rgba(26, 170, 255, 0.20) +
log-info #1aaaff +
log-warn #f59e0b +
log-error #ef4444 +
log-success #22c55e +
code-bg #06080f +
code-keyword #9c5cff +
code-string #22c55e +
code-comment #7a86a3 +
code-number #f59e0b +
code-operator #1aaaff −
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-dark #041c46 −
brand-red #c70000 −
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-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-soft #e3f2e7 −
warning-soft #fff0db −
danger-soft #fde2e2 −
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":"Inter","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} → {"family":"Inter","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} → {"family":"Inter","size":32} ~
body {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 9999px → 8px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 48px ~
xl 40px → 96px