Y Combinator vs Plaid
72 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #000000 Brand
#f26625 → #0a85ea Border
#cccccc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Verlag → Plaid Sans Body size
16px → 16px colors 59 changed
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surface #ffffff → #f3f5f8 ~
text-medium #404040 → #1a1f29 ~
text-soft #525252 → #7a8390 ~
text-faint #a0a0a0 → #a0a8b3 ~
text-muted #cccccc → #4a5568 ~
brand #f26625 → #0a85ea ~
brand-deep #cc4f00 → #003c80 ~
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) → #dceeff ~
link #000099 → #0a85ea ~
link-hover #000066 → #0066c0 ~
selected-bg #fff6f0 → #eaf3ff ~
disabled #cccccc → #c4cad3 ~
border #cccccc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #828282 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success-bg #e8f5e0 → #dcf3e3 ~
success-text #2d5016 → #1f5d3f ~
warning-bg #fff4d6 → #fff0c5 ~
warning-text #7a5e00 → #7a5e1f ~
danger-bg #fde0d4 → #fde0e0 ~
danger-text #8a2a0a → #8a2828 ~
info-bg #e0e8f5 → #dceeff ~
info-text #000099 → #003c80 +
bg-soft #f7f9fb +
bg-blue #eaf3ff +
bg-cream #f3efe6 +
bg-ink #000000 +
surface-soft #fafbfc +
surface-cream #faf6ed +
brand-strong #0066c0 +
brand-wash rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) +
accent #000000 +
accent-soft rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) +
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
border-blue rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.30) −
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 −
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-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":"Plaid Sans","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Verlag","size":48} → {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"Verlag","size":32} → {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":44} ~
body {"family":"Verdana","size":16} → {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":11} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 3 changed
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button 0px → 8px ~
card 0px → 12px ~
pill 0px → 9999px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 48px