The Guardian vs Polygon
93 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #0e0820 Brand
#052962 → #8247e5 Border
#dcdcdc → #e0d8ed Display font
GuardianEgyp → Polygon Display Body size
17px → 16px colors 80 changed
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bg-dark #1a1a1a → #1a1233 ~
text #121212 → #0e0820 ~
text-muted #707070 → #6b5d8a ~
brand #052962 → #8247e5 ~
brand-light #0c4ea0 → #a875ee ~
link #052962 → #8247e5 ~
link-hover #0c4ea0 → #6a35c4 ~
border #dcdcdc → #e0d8ed ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #ebe6f4 ~
border-strong #999999 → #c9bcdd ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) → rgba(14,8,32,0.60) +
bg-soft #f5f3fa +
bg-strong #ebe6f4 +
bg-dark-elev #241844 +
bg-dark-deep #0e0820 +
surface-card #ffffff +
surface-card-soft #f5f3fa +
text-body #3a2f5a +
text-subtle #9c92b5 +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
text-on-dark-soft #a89cc7 +
brand-hover #6a35c4 +
brand-active #522aa3 +
brand-soft #8247e51a +
brand-glow rgba(130,71,229,0.40) +
accent-violet #5a3eff +
accent-cyan #16c4d6 +
accent-pink #e74694 +
semantic-up #22c55e +
semantic-up-soft #22c55e1a +
semantic-down #ef4444 +
semantic-warning #f59e0b +
semantic-info #8247e5 +
gradient-hero linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1233 0%, #2d1c5c 50%, #8247e5 100%) +
gradient-card linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(130,71,229,0.10) 0%, rgba(130,71,229,0.02) 100%) +
focus-ring rgba(130,71,229,0.40) −
bg-section-news #ffffff −
bg-section-opinion #f6f6f6 −
bg-section-longread #fff4e2 −
bg-section-sport #fff4f2 −
bg-section-culture #fdf0e9 −
bg-section-lifestyle #fbeee7 −
surface #ffffff −
surface-soft #f6f6f6 −
surface-strong #dcdcdc −
surface-quote #fff4e2 −
text-strong #000000 −
text-soft #999999 −
text-faint #bbbbbb −
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) −
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":"Polygon Display","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} → {"family":"Polygon Display","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} → {"family":"Polygon Display","size":32} ~
body {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 9999px → 12px ~
card 14px → 16px ~
pill 9999px → 999px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 64px