The Guardian vs Spline
97 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #000000 Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#052962 → #0062ff Border
#dcdcdc → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) Display font
GuardianEgyp → Spline Sans Body size
17px → 16px colors 87 changed
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bg #ffffff → #000000 ~
surface #ffffff → #0d0d10 ~
surface-soft #f6f6f6 → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03) ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #707070 → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7) ~
brand #052962 → #0062ff ~
brand-dark #041c46 → #217ce5 ~
border #dcdcdc → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) ~
border-strong #999999 → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) ~
success #1a7f37 → #47b35f ~
warning #ff7f0f → #ffb01f ~
danger #c70000 → #fd585b ~
info #052962 → #5797ff +
bg-elevated #0a0a0c +
bg-panel #1e1e23 +
bg-dropdown rgba(30, 30, 35, 0.8) +
surface-hover rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) +
text-90 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) +
text-80 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) +
text-60 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) +
text-40 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) +
text-20 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) +
brand-lighter #5797ff +
brand-ios #5966f3 +
cta-secondary-bg rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) +
cta-secondary-text #ffffff +
btn-bg rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) +
btn-bg-highlight rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) +
accent-red #fd585b +
accent-yellow #ffb01f +
accent-purple #a770ff +
accent-purple-wash rgba(143, 102, 255, 0.13) +
accent-pink #ff5cab +
accent-green #47b35f +
accent-green-wash rgba(73, 188, 84, 0.10) +
super #00a376 +
super-darker #008761 +
super-lighter #38e2b3 +
team #915eff +
team-darker #7448d4 +
team-lighter #d680ff +
bg-pink #ffe6e6 +
bg-greenish #c1f6e8 +
shadow-glow-blue rgba(0, 98, 255, 0.4) −
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-strong #dcdcdc −
surface-quote #fff4e2 −
text-strong #000000 −
text-soft #999999 −
text-faint #bbbbbb −
brand-light #0c4ea0 −
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-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
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":"Spline Sans","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} → {"family":"Spline Sans","size":58} ~
h2 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} → {"family":"Spline Sans","size":36} ~
body {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} → {"family":"Spline Sans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"Spline Sans Mono","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 9999px → 8px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing 3 changed
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xs 2px → 0px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 64px