Y Combinator vs shadcn/ui
84 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #0a0a0a Brand
#f26625 → #0a0a0a Border
#cccccc → #e4e4e7 Display font
Verlag → Geist Body size
16px → 16px colors 71 changed
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surface #ffffff → #fafafa ~
text #000000 → #0a0a0a ~
text-faint #a0a0a0 → #a1a1aa ~
text-muted #cccccc → #71717a ~
brand #f26625 → #0a0a0a ~
brand-hover #e85d00 → #1a1a1a ~
on-brand #ffffff → #fafafa ~
link #000099 → #0a0a0a ~
link-hover #000066 → #3f3f46 ~
border #cccccc → #e4e4e7 ~
border-strong #828282 → #d4d4d8 ~
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) +
surface-strong #f4f4f5 +
surface-muted #f4f4f5 +
surface-accent #f4f4f5 +
text-secondary #3f3f46 +
brand-active #27272a +
destructive #ef4444 +
destructive-hover #dc2626 +
destructive-foreground #fafafa +
border-soft #f4f4f5 +
input #e4e4e7 +
input-border #e4e4e7 +
ring #0a0a0a +
selection-bg rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.1) +
shadow-color-md rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) +
shadow-color-lg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) +
success #10b981 +
warning #f59e0b +
info #3b82f6 +
chart-1 #e76e50 +
chart-2 #2a9d90 +
chart-3 #274754 +
chart-4 #e8c468 +
chart-5 #f4a462 −
bg-paste #f6f6ef −
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 −
bg-cool #fafafa −
text-medium #404040 −
text-soft #525252 −
text-meta #828282 −
brand-classic #ff6600 −
brand-deep #cc4f00 −
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) −
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 −
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 −
link-visited #828282 −
link-yc #000000 −
selected-bg #fff6f0 −
disabled #cccccc −
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-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) −
success-bg #e8f5e0 −
success-text #2d5016 −
warning-bg #fff4d6 −
warning-text #7a5e00 −
danger-bg #fde0d4 −
danger-text #8a2a0a −
info-bg #e0e8f5 −
info-text #000099 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Verlag","size":80} → {"family":"Geist","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Verlag","size":48} → {"family":"Geist","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Verlag","size":32} → {"family":"Geist","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Verdana","size":16} → {"family":"Geist","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":11} → {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} 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