The Guardian vs Y Combinator
103 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #000000 Brand
#052962 → #f26625 Border
#dcdcdc → #cccccc Display font
GuardianEgyp → Verlag Body size
17px → 16px colors 90 changed
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text #121212 → #000000 ~
text-muted #707070 → #cccccc ~
text-soft #999999 → #525252 ~
text-faint #bbbbbb → #a0a0a0 ~
brand #052962 → #f26625 ~
link #052962 → #000099 ~
link-hover #0c4ea0 → #000066 ~
link-visited #5a5a5a → #828282 ~
border #dcdcdc → #cccccc ~
border-strong #999999 → #828282 +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
bg-cool #fafafa +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-medium #404040 +
text-meta #828282 +
brand-classic #ff6600 +
brand-hover #e85d00 +
brand-deep #cc4f00 +
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) +
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 +
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 +
link-yc #000000 +
selected-bg #fff6f0 +
disabled #cccccc +
cta-bg #f26625 +
cta-text #ffffff +
ink-100 #000000 +
ink-200 #404040 +
ink-300 #525252 +
ink-400 #828282 +
ink-500 #a0a0a0 +
ink-600 #cccccc +
ink-700 #e6e6e6 +
ink-800 #f6f6ef +
border-subtle #e6e6e6 +
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) +
success-bg #e8f5e0 +
success-text #2d5016 +
warning-bg #fff4d6 +
warning-text #7a5e00 +
danger-bg #fde0d4 +
danger-text #8a2a0a +
info-bg #e0e8f5 +
info-text #000099 −
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-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 −
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 #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":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 9999px → 0px ~
card 14px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 1px ~
sm 4px → 2px ~
md 12px → 6px ~
lg 24px → 12px ~
xl 40px → 20px