Y Combinator vs YouTube
100 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0f0f0f Text
#000000 → #ffffff Brand
#f26625 → #ff0000 Border
#cccccc → #3f3f3f Display font
Verlag → YouTube Sans Body size
16px → 14px colors 87 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0f0f0f ~
surface #ffffff → #272727 ~
text #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #000000 → #ffffff ~
text-soft #525252 → #717171 ~
text-muted #cccccc → #aaaaaa ~
brand #f26625 → #ff0000 ~
brand-hover #e85d00 → #cc0000 ~
brand-deep #cc4f00 → #990000 ~
border #cccccc → #3f3f3f ~
border-strong #828282 → #5e5e5e +
bg-deep #000000 +
bg-light #ffffff +
surface-strong #3f3f3f +
surface-soft #1f1f1f +
surface-card transparent +
surface-overlay rgba(0,0,0,0.85) +
surface-light #f9f9f9 +
text-body #ffffff +
text-inverse #0f0f0f +
text-disabled #717171 +
text-light #0f0f0f +
text-light-muted #606060 +
brand-active #aa0000 +
brand-shorts #ff0033 +
accent-link #3ea6ff +
accent-link-light #065fd4 +
accent-premium #f1c21b +
accent-music #ff0033 +
accent-tv #ff0000 +
accent-kids #ff0000 +
border-soft #272727 +
border-light #e5e5e5 +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.4) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0 8px 24px +
scrim-thumb linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 0%, transparent 60%) +
progress-watched #ff0000 +
progress-rail rgba(255,255,255,0.2) +
progress-buffer rgba(255,255,255,0.4) +
recording-dot #ff0000 +
live-badge-bg #ff0000 +
duration-badge-bg rgba(0,0,0,0.6) +
success #0db750 +
warning #f1c21b +
danger #cc0000 +
info #3ea6ff +
shorts-tab #ff0033 +
community-tab #3ea6ff −
bg-paste #f6f6ef −
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 −
bg-cool #fafafa −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
text-medium #404040 −
text-meta #828282 −
text-faint #a0a0a0 −
brand-classic #ff6600 −
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) −
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 −
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 −
link #000099 −
link-hover #000066 −
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-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
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":"YouTube Sans","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Verlag","size":48} → {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Verlag","size":32} → {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Verdana","size":16} → {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":14} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":11} → {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} 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