Threads vs Y Combinator
93 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#000000 → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #000000 Brand
#ffffff → #f26625 Border
rgba(243,245,247,0.15) → #cccccc Display font
Instagram Sans → Verlag Body size
15px → 16px colors 80 changed
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bg #000000 → #ffffff ~
surface #181818 → #ffffff ~
surface-elevated #252525 → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #000000 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #000000 ~
text-muted rgba(243,245,247,0.5) → #cccccc ~
text-soft rgba(243,245,247,0.4) → #525252 ~
text-faint rgba(243,245,247,0.3) → #a0a0a0 ~
brand #ffffff → #f26625 ~
link rgba(243,245,247,0.5) → #000099 ~
link-hover #ffffff → #000066 ~
border rgba(243,245,247,0.15) → #cccccc ~
border-strong rgba(243,245,247,0.3) → #828282 ~
border-subtle rgba(243,245,247,0.08) → #e6e6e6 ~
on-brand #000000 → #ffffff ~
shadow-color rgba(0,0,0,0.4) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
bg-cool #fafafa +
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-visited #828282 +
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-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) +
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-light #ffffff −
bg-soft #101010 −
bg-deep #000000 −
surface-hover #1f1f1f −
surface-soft #0a0a0a −
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 −
on-bg #ffffff −
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":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":32} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":15} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 12px → 0px ~
card 18px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px