The Guardian vs Threads
96 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #000000 Text
#121212 → #ffffff Brand
#052962 → #ffffff Border
#dcdcdc → rgba(243,245,247,0.15) Display font
GuardianEgyp → Instagram Sans Body size
17px → 15px colors 84 changed
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bg #ffffff → #000000 ~
surface #ffffff → #181818 ~
surface-soft #f6f6f6 → #0a0a0a ~
text #121212 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #707070 → rgba(243,245,247,0.5) ~
text-soft #999999 → rgba(243,245,247,0.4) ~
text-faint #bbbbbb → rgba(243,245,247,0.3) ~
brand #052962 → #ffffff ~
link #052962 → rgba(243,245,247,0.5) ~
link-hover #0c4ea0 → #ffffff ~
on-brand #ffffff → #000000 ~
border #dcdcdc → rgba(243,245,247,0.15) ~
border-strong #999999 → rgba(243,245,247,0.3) ~
success #1a7f37 → #22c55e ~
warning #ff7f0f → #fab421 ~
danger #c70000 → #fe0169 ~
info #052962 → #1da1f2 +
bg-light #ffffff +
bg-soft #101010 +
bg-deep #000000 +
surface-hover #1f1f1f +
surface-elevated #252525 +
text-body #f5f5f5 +
text-on-light #000000 +
text-on-light-muted rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
primary-action #ffffff +
primary-action-hover #e0e0e0 +
secondary-action #000000 +
border-subtle rgba(243,245,247,0.08) +
on-bg #ffffff +
shadow-color rgba(0,0,0,0.4) +
reply-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
reply-active #ffffff +
repost-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
repost-active #22c55e +
like-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
like-active #fe0169 +
share-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) +
thread-line rgba(243,245,247,0.2) +
follow-button-bg #ffffff +
followed-button-bg transparent +
verified-blue #1da1f2 +
notification-dot #fe0169 −
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 −
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-soft #ebebeb −
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-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":"Instagram Sans","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} → {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} → {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} → {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":15} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 9999px → 12px ~
card 14px → 18px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px