The Guardian vs Retool
100 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #0a0a0a Brand
#052962 → #3a55fc Border
#dcdcdc → #e4e4e7 Display font
GuardianEgyp → Inter Body size
17px → 16px colors 88 changed
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bg-dark #1a1a1a → #0a0a0a ~
text #121212 → #0a0a0a ~
text-muted #707070 → #525252 ~
text-soft #999999 → #737373 ~
text-faint #bbbbbb → #a3a3a3 ~
brand #052962 → #3a55fc ~
link #052962 → #3a55fc ~
link-hover #0c4ea0 → #2c45e5 ~
border #dcdcdc → #e4e4e7 ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #f0f0f2 ~
border-strong #999999 → #d4d4d8 +
bg-soft #fafafa +
bg-elev #f4f4f5 +
bg-elev-2 #ebebed +
bg-tinted #f0f3ff +
bg-tinted-2 #e8edff +
surface-2 #fafafa +
surface-tint #f0f3ff +
bg-dark-2 #171717 +
bg-dark-3 #262626 +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
text-on-dark-soft #d4d4d8 +
text-on-dark-muted #a1a1aa +
brand-hover #2c45e5 +
brand-active #2238c9 +
brand-soft #e8edff +
brand-soft-2 #f0f3ff +
brand-deep #1f2db8 +
accent-purple #7c3aed +
accent-purple-soft #f3e8ff +
accent-green #10b981 +
accent-green-soft #d1fae5 +
accent-orange #f97316 +
accent-orange-soft #ffedd5 +
accent-red #ef4444 +
accent-red-soft #fee2e2 +
border-dark #262626 +
border-brand #3a55fc +
shadow-soft rgba(10,10,10,0.04) +
shadow-medium rgba(10,10,10,0.08) +
shadow-strong rgba(10,10,10,0.16) +
shadow-brand rgba(58,85,252,0.20) +
semantic-success #10b981 +
semantic-warning #f97316 +
semantic-danger #ef4444 +
semantic-info #3a55fc −
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-soft #f6f6f6 −
surface-strong #dcdcdc −
surface-quote #fff4e2 −
brand-light #0c4ea0 −
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 #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":"Inter","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} → {"family":"Inter","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} → {"family":"Inter","size":48} ~
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 → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px