Y Combinator vs Character.AI
79 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #f4f4f5 Text
#000000 → #26272b Brand
#f26625 → #9b6cff Border
#cccccc → rgba(38, 39, 43, 0.12) Display font
Verlag → atHauss Body size
16px → 16px colors 69 changed
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bg #ffffff → #f4f4f5 ~
text #000000 → #26272b ~
text-strong #000000 → #0f0f12 ~
text-medium #404040 → #3f3f46 ~
text-soft #525252 → #8a8b8f ~
text-faint #a0a0a0 → #a1a1a6 ~
text-muted #cccccc → #6b6c70 ~
brand #f26625 → #9b6cff ~
brand-deep #cc4f00 → #5a2ee0 ~
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) → #ede4ff ~
on-brand #ffffff → #fafafa ~
link #000099 → #202024 ~
link-hover #000066 → #9b6cff ~
selected-bg #fff6f0 → #ede4ff ~
cta-bg #f26625 → #202024 ~
cta-text #ffffff → #fafafa ~
border #cccccc → rgba(38, 39, 43, 0.12) ~
border-strong #828282 → rgba(38, 39, 43, 0.20) ~
success-bg #e8f5e0 → #dcfce7 ~
success-text #2d5016 → #15803d ~
warning-bg #fff4d6 → #fef3c7 ~
warning-text #7a5e00 → #854d0e ~
danger-bg #fde0d4 → #fee2e2 ~
danger-text #8a2a0a → #b91c1c ~
info-bg #e0e8f5 → #ede4ff ~
info-text #000099 → #5a2ee0 +
bg-soft #fafafa +
bg-elevated #ffffff +
surface-hover #f8f8f9 +
surface-strong #e4e4e7 +
on-cta #fafafa +
brand-strong #7e4cff +
brand-faint #f7f2ff +
brand-glow rgba(155, 108, 255, 0.32) +
cta-bg-strong #0f0f12 +
social-bg #131316 +
social-bg-hover #202024 +
social-text #fafafa +
disabled-bg #e4e4e7 +
disabled-text #a1a1a6 +
border-soft rgba(38, 39, 43, 0.06) +
border-focus #9b6cff +
border-focus-cta #202024 +
shadow-rgb 38, 39, 43 +
shadow-glow 155, 108, 255 −
bg-paste #f6f6ef −
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 −
bg-cool #fafafa −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
text-meta #828282 −
brand-classic #ff6600 −
brand-hover #e85d00 −
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 −
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 −
link-visited #828282 −
link-yc #000000 −
disabled #cccccc −
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-subtle #e6e6e6 −
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) −
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Verlag","size":80} → {"family":"atHauss","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"Verlag","size":48} → {"family":"atHauss","size":36} ~
h2 {"family":"Verlag","size":32} → {"family":"atHauss","size":28} ~
body {"family":"Verdana","size":16} → {"family":"atHauss","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 3 changed
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button 0px → 12px ~
card 0px → 16px ~
pill 0px → 30px spacing 2 changed
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lg 12px → 16px ~
xl 20px → 24px