YouTube vs Semafor
92 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#0f0f0f → #f8f5d7 Text
#ffffff → #1f1d1a Brand
#ff0000 → #3a6d78 Border
#3f3f3f → #d8d0a8 Display font
YouTube Sans → FeatureFlatHeadline Body size
14px → 18px colors 80 changed
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bg #0f0f0f → #f8f5d7 ~
surface #272727 → #f8f5d7 ~
surface-strong #3f3f3f → #e8e3b5 ~
surface-soft #1f1f1f → #f5f1c9 ~
text #ffffff → #1f1d1a ~
text-strong #ffffff → #000000 ~
text-muted #aaaaaa → #5a5651 ~
text-soft #717171 → #7a756f ~
brand #ff0000 → #3a6d78 ~
brand-hover #cc0000 → #2d5a64 ~
brand-active #aa0000 → #1f4750 ~
brand-deep #990000 → #1a3a44 ~
border #3f3f3f → #d8d0a8 ~
border-soft #272727 → #e8e2c2 ~
border-strong #5e5e5e → #7a756f ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.4) → rgba(31,29,26,0.06) ~
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0 8px 24px → rgba(31,29,26,0.3) ~
success #0db750 → #2a8a4f ~
warning #f1c21b → #cc7a00 ~
danger #cc0000 → #a62d2d ~
info #3ea6ff → #3a6d78 +
bg-section #f8f5d7 +
bg-section-flagship #f8f5d7 +
bg-section-africa #f8f5d7 +
bg-dark #1f1d1a +
bg-darkest #0d0c0a +
surface-paper #ffffff +
surface-quote #fefbe8 +
surface-card-elevated #fcfae0 +
text-faint #a39e96 +
text-on-teal #ffffff +
text-on-dark #f8f5d7 +
brand-soft #cce0e4 +
link #3a6d78 +
link-hover #2d5a64 +
link-visited #7a756f +
on-dark #f8f5d7 +
border-rule #1f1d1a +
border-teal #3a6d78 +
shadow-elev rgba(31,29,26,0.1) +
scrim rgba(31,29,26,0.6) +
success-soft #dff0e7 +
warning-soft #fde9cc +
danger-soft #f0d4d4 +
info-soft #cce0e4 +
flag-flagship #3a6d78 +
flag-africa #c46b3a +
flag-principals #3a6d78 +
flag-net-zero #2a8a4f +
flag-tech #5a4a8a +
flag-business #3a6d78 +
flag-media #a62d2d +
flag-gulf #c46b3a −
bg-deep #000000 −
bg-light #ffffff −
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-shorts #ff0033 −
accent-link #3ea6ff −
accent-link-light #065fd4 −
accent-premium #f1c21b −
accent-music #ff0033 −
accent-tv #ff0000 −
accent-kids #ff0000 −
border-light #e5e5e5 −
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) −
shorts-tab #ff0033 −
community-tab #3ea6ff typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":72} → {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":40} → {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":28} ~
h2 {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":32} → {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":22} ~
body {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":14} → {"family":"FeatureFlatText","size":18} ~
label {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 4px ~
card 12px → 6px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px