YouTube vs SoundCloud
76 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#0f0f0f → #f2f2f2 Text
#ffffff → #333333 Brand
#ff0000 → #ff5500 Border
#3f3f3f → #e5e5e5 Display font
YouTube Sans → Interstate Body size
14px → 14px colors 67 changed
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bg #0f0f0f → #f2f2f2 ~
bg-deep #000000 → #ffffff ~
surface #272727 → #ffffff ~
surface-strong #3f3f3f → #f7f7f7 ~
surface-soft #1f1f1f → #f8f8f8 ~
text #ffffff → #333333 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #1f1f1f ~
text-muted #aaaaaa → #999999 ~
text-disabled #717171 → #cccccc ~
brand #ff0000 → #ff5500 ~
brand-hover #cc0000 → #ff6e1f ~
brand-active #aa0000 → #cc4400 ~
brand-deep #990000 → #a83600 ~
border #3f3f3f → #e5e5e5 ~
border-soft #272727 → #eeeeee ~
border-strong #5e5e5e → #cccccc ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.4) → rgba(0,0,0,0.08) ~
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0 8px 24px → rgba(0,0,0,0.2) ~
success #0db750 → #5cd363 ~
warning #f1c21b → #ffba00 ~
info #3ea6ff → #3399ff +
bg-dark #333333 +
bg-band #fafafa +
surface-pro #333333 +
text-subdued #666666 +
text-link #ff5500 +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
accent-brand-2 #f50 +
border-on-dark #444444 +
waveform-played #ff5500 +
waveform-unplayed #999999 +
waveform-buffered #cccccc +
waveform-hover #ff8e62 +
playhead #ff5500 +
comment-marker #ff5500 +
danger-text #cc0000 +
badge-pro #ff5500 +
badge-go-plus #7711d4 +
verified-blue #0099ff +
repost-green #5cd363 +
like-orange #ff5500 −
bg-light #ffffff −
surface-card transparent −
surface-overlay rgba(0,0,0,0.85) −
surface-light #f9f9f9 −
text-body #ffffff −
text-soft #717171 −
text-inverse #0f0f0f −
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 4 changed
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display {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":72} → {"family":"Interstate","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Interstate","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":32} → {"family":"Interstate","size":32} ~
body {"family":"YouTube Sans","size":14} → {"family":"Interstate","size":14} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 4px ~
card 12px → 6px spacing 3 changed
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md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 36px