The Washington Post vs Signal
77 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #1c1f23 Brand
#000000 → #3a76f0 Border
#cccccc → #e0e3e8 Display font
Postoni → Inter Body size
18px → 16px colors 65 changed
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surface-soft #f8f8f8 → #f4f7ff ~
surface-strong #eeeeee → #e8eaee ~
text #000000 → #1c1f23 ~
text-strong #000000 → #0a0d11 ~
text-muted #444444 → #5b6068 ~
text-soft #666666 → #7a7f87 ~
brand #000000 → #3a76f0 ~
border #cccccc → #e0e3e8 ~
border-soft #e0e0e0 → #eef0f2 ~
border-strong #888888 → #bcc0c7 ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) → rgba(28,31,35,0.06) ~
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) → rgba(28,31,35,0.20) ~
success #177a3a → #3eaa6c ~
success-soft #e3f2e7 → #e0f3e7 ~
warning #a06200 → #e69138 ~
warning-soft #faf0db → #fdf3e8 ~
danger #cf202f → #d04a3c ~
danger-soft #ffe5e7 → #fbeae6 ~
info #2a64a6 → #3a76f0 ~
info-soft #e3edf7 → #e8efff +
bg-warm #f8f9fa +
bg-muted #f1f3f5 +
bg-promo #e8efff +
bg-cream #fef9e9 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
surface-hover #f8f9fa +
text-disabled #a8acb3 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-link #2e62d8 +
text-link-hover #1f4ab2 +
brand-hover #2e62d8 +
brand-active #234fb8 +
brand-soft #e8efff +
brand-deep #234fb8 +
donate-blue #2c6bed +
accent-cyan #5fb3f9 +
accent-yellow #f1c40f +
accent-orange #e69138 +
accent-red #d04a3c +
accent-green #3eaa6c +
border-focus #3a76f0 +
on-brand #ffffff +
encryption-verified #3eaa6c +
encryption-unverified #7a7f87 +
shadow-popover rgba(28,31,35,0.12) −
bg-section #f5f5f5 −
bg-dark #000000 −
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-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.55) −
live-red #cf202f −
live-pulse #ff3344 −
democracy-tagline-bg #000000 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Postoni","size":72} → {"family":"Inter","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Postoni","size":28} → {"family":"Inter","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Postoni","size":22} → {"family":"Inter","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Franklin ITC","size":18} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 14px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px