Threads vs Mercury
84 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#000000 → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #101011 Brand
#ffffff → #5f6ad2 Border
rgba(243,245,247,0.15) → #0000000f Display font
Instagram Sans → Tiempos Headline Body size
15px → 16px colors 72 changed
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bg #000000 → #ffffff ~
bg-soft #101010 → #fafafa ~
surface #181818 → #f4f4f2 ~
surface-soft #0a0a0a → #f8f8f6 ~
text #ffffff → #101011 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #000000 ~
text-muted rgba(243,245,247,0.5) → #5b5d5c ~
text-soft rgba(243,245,247,0.4) → #8a8c8b ~
text-faint rgba(243,245,247,0.3) → #b5b6b5 ~
brand #ffffff → #5f6ad2 ~
link rgba(243,245,247,0.5) → #5f6ad2 ~
link-hover #ffffff → #4a55b8 ~
border rgba(243,245,247,0.15) → #0000000f ~
border-strong rgba(243,245,247,0.3) → #0000001f ~
on-brand #000000 → #ffffff ~
success #22c55e → #5e9678 ~
warning #fab421 → #c08a3a ~
danger #fe0169 → #c4564f +
bg-mint #d3e8e0 +
bg-mint-soft #eef6f1 +
bg-ink #101011 +
bg-ink-soft #1a1a1c +
surface-warm #f0f0ed +
surface-on-ink #1a1a1c +
surface-on-ink-elev #26262a +
text-on-ink #fafafa +
text-on-ink-muted #9a9a9a +
text-on-mint #101011 +
brand-hover #4a55b8 +
brand-deep #3a4598 +
brand-soft #e8eaff +
brand-tint #f3f4ff +
accent #d3e8e0 +
accent-strong #9bc5b3 +
accent-soft #eef6f1 +
accent-deep #76a692 +
border-soft #0000000a +
border-on-ink #ffffff14 +
on-mint #101011 +
success-bg #e8f1ec +
warning-bg #f7eed8 +
danger-bg #f7e3e0 +
shadow-soft rgba(0,0,0,0.03) +
shadow-standard rgba(0,0,0,0.06) +
shadow-elevated rgba(0,0,0,0.10) −
bg-light #ffffff −
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 −
info #1da1f2 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":56} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":72} ~
h2 {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":32} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":15} → {"family":"GT America","size":16} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"GT America Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 12px → 6px ~
card 18px → 10px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px