The Guardian vs Signal
90 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #1c1f23 Brand
#052962 → #3a76f0 Border
#dcdcdc → #e0e3e8 Display font
GuardianEgyp → Inter Body size
17px → 16px colors 78 changed
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surface-soft #f6f6f6 → #f4f7ff ~
surface-strong #dcdcdc → #e8eaee ~
text #121212 → #1c1f23 ~
text-strong #000000 → #0a0d11 ~
text-muted #707070 → #5b6068 ~
text-soft #999999 → #7a7f87 ~
brand #052962 → #3a76f0 ~
border #dcdcdc → #e0e3e8 ~
border-soft #ebebeb → #eef0f2 ~
border-strong #999999 → #bcc0c7 ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) → rgba(28,31,35,0.06) ~
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) → rgba(28,31,35,0.20) ~
success #1a7f37 → #3eaa6c ~
success-soft #e3f2e7 → #e0f3e7 ~
warning #ff7f0f → #e69138 ~
warning-soft #fff0db → #fdf3e8 ~
danger #c70000 → #d04a3c ~
danger-soft #fde2e2 → #fbeae6 ~
info #052962 → #3a76f0 ~
info-soft #e3eaf2 → #e8efff +
bg-warm #f8f9fa +
bg-muted #f1f3f5 +
bg-promo #e8efff +
bg-cream #fef9e9 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
surface-hover #f8f9fa +
text-disabled #a8acb3 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-link #2e62d8 +
text-link-hover #1f4ab2 +
brand-hover #2e62d8 +
brand-active #234fb8 +
brand-soft #e8efff +
brand-deep #234fb8 +
donate-blue #2c6bed +
accent-cyan #5fb3f9 +
accent-yellow #f1c40f +
accent-orange #e69138 +
accent-red #d04a3c +
accent-green #3eaa6c +
border-focus #3a76f0 +
encryption-verified #3eaa6c +
encryption-unverified #7a7f87 +
shadow-popover rgba(28,31,35,0.12) −
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 −
text-faint #bbbbbb −
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 #052962 −
link-hover #0c4ea0 −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
on-brand-yellow #121212 −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
border-rule #052962 −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
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":56} ~
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":"Roboto Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 9999px → 6px ~
card 14px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px