The Washington Post vs Rive
76 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fdfcf8 Text
#000000 → #1d1d1b Brand
#000000 → #ff5b37 Border
#cccccc → rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.10) Display font
Postoni → Inter Display Body size
18px → 17px colors 64 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fdfcf8 ~
surface-soft #f8f8f8 → #fdfcf8 ~
text #000000 → #1d1d1b ~
text-muted #444444 → #1d1d1b99 ~
text-soft #666666 → #1d1d1b66 ~
brand #000000 → #ff5b37 ~
border #cccccc → rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.10) ~
border-soft #e0e0e0 → rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.06) ~
border-strong #888888 → rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.20) ~
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.55) → rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.45) ~
success #177a3a → #4cc38a ~
warning #a06200 → #fcc24c ~
danger #cf202f → #ff5b37 ~
info #2a64a6 → #3a7bff +
bg-strong #f5f3ec +
bg-cream #f9f7f0 +
surface-dark #1d1d1b +
text-on-dark #fdfcf8 +
text-on-dark-muted #fdfcf899 +
brand-hover #e54a2a +
brand-active #cc3f23 +
brand-soft #ffe0d6 +
accent-yellow #fcc24c +
accent-yellow-soft #fff1cf +
accent-blue #3a7bff +
accent-blue-soft #dbe7ff +
accent-pink #ff6da6 +
accent-pink-soft #ffe0ec +
accent-green #4cc38a +
accent-green-soft #d6f1e2 +
cta-bg #1d1d1b +
cta-bg-hover #000000 +
cta-text #fdfcf8 +
border-dark rgba(253, 252, 248, 0.12) +
on-brand #ffffff +
shadow-soft rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.05) +
shadow-medium rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.10) +
shadow-deep rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.18) −
bg-section #f5f5f5 −
bg-dark #000000 −
surface-strong #eeeeee −
surface-quote #f5f0e6 −
text-faint #999999 −
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-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) −
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":"Inter Display","size":140} ~
h1 {"family":"Postoni","size":28} → {"family":"Inter Display","size":72} ~
h2 {"family":"Postoni","size":22} → {"family":"Inter Display","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Franklin ITC","size":18} → {"family":"Inter","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":14} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 12px ~
card 14px → 32px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px