Zed vs Clerk
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#f5f5f3 → #131316 Text
#393d45 → #ffffff Brand
#004edb → #6c47ff Border
#e2e2de → rgba(255,255,255,0.10) Display font
IBM Plex Serif → geistSans Body size
16px → 16px colors 60 changed
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bg #f5f5f3 → #131316 ~
text #393d45 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #16181d → #ffffff ~
brand #004edb → #6c47ff ~
brand-soft rgba(0,78,219,0.08) → rgba(108,71,255,0.16) ~
border #e2e2de → rgba(255,255,255,0.10) ~
border-strong #d4d4ce → rgba(255,255,255,0.16) +
bg-section #1a1a1f +
bg-elevated #22222a +
bg-deep #0a0a0c +
surface #22222a +
surface-soft #1a1a1f +
surface-strong #2c2c35 +
surface-glass rgba(255,255,255,0.04) +
text-muted #9394a1 +
text-soft #7c7d8a +
text-faint #5e5f6b +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-link #6c47ff +
text-link-hover #8a6dff +
brand-deep #5938e0 +
brand-light #8a6dff +
brand-pale #a48efc +
accent-pink #ff7a8a +
accent-cyan #3acefa +
accent-yellow #fff066 +
border-soft rgba(255,255,255,0.06) +
border-brand #6c47ff +
hairline-cta #42434d +
on-dark #ffffff +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.72) +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.32) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.48) +
shadow-glow-violet rgba(108,71,255,0.32) +
success #36d576 +
success-bg rgba(54,213,118,0.12) +
warning #ffb547 +
danger #ef2236 +
danger-bg rgba(239,34,58,0.12) +
info #3acefa −
bg-100 #ffffff −
bg-200 #eeede9 −
bg-300 #e7e6e1 −
surface-card #ffffff −
surface-code #1a1b1e −
text-200 #5a5e66 −
text-300 #6b6f78 −
text-400 #86888f −
brand-hover #003fb5 −
cta-secondary-bg #ffffff −
cta-secondary-text #16181d −
link #004edb −
link-hover #003fb5 −
border-focus #004edb −
code-bg #1a1b1e −
code-text #e6e6e3 −
semantic-success #2e7d32 −
semantic-warning #b54708 −
semantic-danger #c01919 −
semantic-info #004edb typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":72} → {"family":"geistSans","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":48} → {"family":"geistSans","size":64} ~
h2 {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":36} → {"family":"geistSans","size":40} ~
body {"family":"writer","size":16} → {"family":"geistSans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"writer-mono","size":13} → {"family":"soehneMono","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 8px → 16px spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px