Threads vs The Guardian
96 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#000000 → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #121212 Brand
#ffffff → #052962 Border
rgba(243,245,247,0.15) → #dcdcdc Display font
Instagram Sans → GuardianEgyp Body size
15px → 17px colors 84 changed
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bg #000000 → #ffffff ~
surface #181818 → #ffffff ~
surface-soft #0a0a0a → #f6f6f6 ~
text #ffffff → #121212 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #000000 ~
text-muted rgba(243,245,247,0.5) → #707070 ~
text-soft rgba(243,245,247,0.4) → #999999 ~
text-faint rgba(243,245,247,0.3) → #bbbbbb ~
brand #ffffff → #052962 ~
link rgba(243,245,247,0.5) → #052962 ~
link-hover #ffffff → #0c4ea0 ~
border rgba(243,245,247,0.15) → #dcdcdc ~
border-strong rgba(243,245,247,0.3) → #999999 ~
on-brand #000000 → #ffffff ~
success #22c55e → #1a7f37 ~
warning #fab421 → #ff7f0f ~
danger #fe0169 → #c70000 ~
info #1da1f2 → #052962 +
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 −
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 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":56} → {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":40} → {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} ~
h2 {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":32} → {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} ~
body {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":15} → {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 12px → 9999px ~
card 18px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px