YouTube vs Mercury
88 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#0f0f0f → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #101011 Brand
#ff0000 → #5f6ad2 Border
#3f3f3f → #0000000f Display font
YouTube Sans → Tiempos Headline Body size
14px → 16px colors 76 changed
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bg #0f0f0f → #ffffff ~
surface #272727 → #f4f4f2 ~
surface-soft #1f1f1f → #f8f8f6 ~
text #ffffff → #101011 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #000000 ~
text-muted #aaaaaa → #5b5d5c ~
text-soft #717171 → #8a8c8b ~
brand #ff0000 → #5f6ad2 ~
brand-hover #cc0000 → #4a55b8 ~
brand-deep #990000 → #3a4598 ~
border #3f3f3f → #0000000f ~
border-soft #272727 → #0000000a ~
border-strong #5e5e5e → #0000001f ~
success #0db750 → #5e9678 ~
warning #f1c21b → #c08a3a ~
danger #cc0000 → #c4564f +
bg-soft #fafafa +
bg-mint #d3e8e0 +
bg-mint-soft #eef6f1 +
bg-ink #101011 +
bg-ink-soft #1a1a1c +
surface-warm #f0f0ed +
surface-on-ink #1a1a1c +
surface-on-ink-elev #26262a +
text-faint #b5b6b5 +
text-on-ink #fafafa +
text-on-ink-muted #9a9a9a +
text-on-mint #101011 +
brand-soft #e8eaff +
brand-tint #f3f4ff +
accent #d3e8e0 +
accent-strong #9bc5b3 +
accent-soft #eef6f1 +
accent-deep #76a692 +
border-on-ink #ffffff14 +
link #5f6ad2 +
link-hover #4a55b8 +
on-mint #101011 +
success-bg #e8f1ec +
warning-bg #f7eed8 +
danger-bg #f7e3e0 +
shadow-soft rgba(0,0,0,0.03) +
shadow-standard rgba(0,0,0,0.06) +
shadow-elevated rgba(0,0,0,0.10) −
bg-deep #000000 −
bg-light #ffffff −
surface-strong #3f3f3f −
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-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) −
info #3ea6ff −
shorts-tab #ff0033 −
community-tab #3ea6ff typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":72} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":72} ~
h2 {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":32} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":48} ~
body {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":14} → {"family":"GT America","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} → {"family":"GT America Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
card 12px → 10px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px