Threads vs Cognition
68 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#000000 → #f7f6f5 Text
#ffffff → #000000 Brand
#ffffff → #191919 Border
rgba(243,245,247,0.15) → #000000 Display font
Instagram Sans → nbInternational Body size
15px → 16px colors 56 changed
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bg #000000 → #f7f6f5 ~
surface #181818 → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #000000 ~
text-muted rgba(243,245,247,0.5) → #9a9a9a ~
text-soft rgba(243,245,247,0.4) → #3d3d3d ~
text-faint rgba(243,245,247,0.3) → #6b6b6b ~
brand #ffffff → #191919 ~
link rgba(243,245,247,0.5) → #000000 ~
link-hover #ffffff → #191919 ~
border rgba(243,245,247,0.15) → #000000 ~
border-subtle rgba(243,245,247,0.08) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
on-brand #000000 → #f7f6f5 +
bg-secondary #f0efed +
brand-hover #000000 +
selected-bg #0000000d +
disabled #9a9a9a +
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) +
input-bg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.031) +
input-bg-hover rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.051) +
success-text #1f5130 +
warning-text #7a5e1f +
danger-text #8a2b2b +
info-text #26416b −
bg-light #ffffff −
bg-soft #101010 −
bg-deep #000000 −
surface-hover #1f1f1f −
surface-elevated #252525 −
surface-soft #0a0a0a −
text-strong #ffffff −
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-strong rgba(243,245,247,0.3) −
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 −
success #22c55e −
warning #fab421 −
danger #fe0169 −
info #1da1f2 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":56} → {"family":"nbInternational","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":40} → {"family":"nbInternational","size":36} ~
h2 {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":32} → {"family":"nbInternational","size":20} ~
body {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":15} → {"family":"stkBureauSerif","size":16} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 3 changed
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button 12px → 0px ~
card 18px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px