The Guardian vs Clerk
87 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #131316 Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#052962 → #6c47ff Border
#dcdcdc → rgba(255,255,255,0.10) Display font
GuardianEgyp → geistSans Body size
17px → 16px colors 75 changed
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bg #ffffff → #131316 ~
surface #ffffff → #22222a ~
surface-soft #f6f6f6 → #1a1a1f ~
surface-strong #dcdcdc → #2c2c35 ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #707070 → #9394a1 ~
text-soft #999999 → #7c7d8a ~
text-faint #bbbbbb → #5e5f6b ~
brand #052962 → #6c47ff ~
brand-light #0c4ea0 → #8a6dff ~
border #dcdcdc → rgba(255,255,255,0.10) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(255,255,255,0.06) ~
border-strong #999999 → rgba(255,255,255,0.16) ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) → rgba(0,0,0,0.32) ~
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) → rgba(0,0,0,0.48) ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) → rgba(0,0,0,0.72) ~
success #1a7f37 → #36d576 ~
warning #ff7f0f → #ffb547 ~
danger #c70000 → #ef2236 ~
info #052962 → #3acefa +
bg-section #1a1a1f +
bg-elevated #22222a +
bg-deep #0a0a0c +
surface-glass rgba(255,255,255,0.04) +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-link #6c47ff +
text-link-hover #8a6dff +
brand-deep #5938e0 +
brand-pale #a48efc +
brand-soft rgba(108,71,255,0.16) +
accent-pink #ff7a8a +
accent-cyan #3acefa +
accent-yellow #fff066 +
border-brand #6c47ff +
hairline-cta #42434d +
on-dark #ffffff +
shadow-glow-violet rgba(108,71,255,0.32) +
success-bg rgba(54,213,118,0.12) +
danger-bg rgba(239,34,58,0.12) −
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-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 #052962 −
link-hover #0c4ea0 −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
on-brand-yellow #121212 −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
border-rule #052962 −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) −
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":"geistSans","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} → {"family":"geistSans","size":64} ~
h2 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} → {"family":"geistSans","size":40} ~
body {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} → {"family":"geistSans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"soehneMono","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 9999px → 6px ~
card 14px → 16px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px