The Washington Post vs Modal
83 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0c0c0c Text
#000000 → #ffffff Brand
#000000 → #7fee64 Border
#cccccc → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) Display font
Postoni → Söhne Body size
18px → 16px colors 71 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0c0c0c ~
text #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #444444 → #737373 ~
text-soft #666666 → #a3a3a3 ~
text-faint #999999 → #525252 ~
brand #000000 → #7fee64 ~
border #cccccc → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) ~
border-strong #888888 → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) ~
success #177a3a → #7fee64 ~
warning #a06200 → #fbbf24 ~
danger #cf202f → #f87171 ~
info #2a64a6 → #60a5fa +
bg-elev-1 #141414 +
bg-elev-2 #1c1c1c +
bg-elev-3 #262626 +
bg-elev-4 #333333 +
bg-overlay rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.78) +
text-on-brand #0c0c0c +
brand-hover #6dd954 +
brand-active #5cc548 +
brand-tint rgba(127, 238, 100, 0.12) +
brand-tint-strong rgba(127, 238, 100, 0.2) +
brand-glow rgba(127, 238, 100, 0.4) +
accent-output #7fee64 +
accent-prompt #a3eb8e +
accent-syntax-keyword #7fee64 +
accent-syntax-string #fbbf24 +
accent-syntax-comment #737373 +
accent-syntax-fn #a3eb8e +
border-subtle rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) +
border-brand rgba(127, 238, 100, 0.4) +
border-focus #7fee64 +
success-bg rgba(127, 238, 100, 0.12) +
warning-bg rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.12) +
danger-bg rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.12) +
info-bg rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.12) +
on-brand #0c0c0c +
on-bg #ffffff +
on-surface #ffffff +
on-warning #0c0c0c +
on-danger #ffffff −
bg-section #f5f5f5 −
bg-dark #000000 −
surface #ffffff −
surface-soft #f8f8f8 −
surface-strong #eeeeee −
surface-quote #f5f0e6 −
brand-tagline #000000 −
brand-red #cf202f −
brand-red-hover #a8001a −
brand-red-soft #ffe5e7 −
link #2a64a6 −
link-hover #173e6e −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
on-ink #ffffff −
border-soft #e0e0e0 −
border-rule #000000 −
border-rule-heavy #000000 −
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(0,0,0,0.55) −
success-soft #e3f2e7 −
warning-soft #faf0db −
danger-soft #ffe5e7 −
info-soft #e3edf7 −
live-red #cf202f −
live-pulse #ff3344 −
democracy-tagline-bg #000000 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Postoni","size":72} → {"family":"Söhne","size":88} ~
h1 {"family":"Postoni","size":28} → {"family":"Söhne","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"Postoni","size":22} → {"family":"Söhne","size":36} ~
body {"family":"Franklin ITC","size":18} → {"family":"Söhne","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"Modal Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 0px ~
sm 4px → 2px ~
md 12px → 8px ~
lg 24px → 20px ~
xl 40px → 32px