Zed vs shadcn/ui
67 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#f5f5f3 → #ffffff Text
#393d45 → #0a0a0a Brand
#004edb → #0a0a0a Border
#e2e2de → #e4e4e7 Display font
IBM Plex Serif → Geist Body size
16px → 16px colors 56 changed
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bg #f5f5f3 → #ffffff ~
text #393d45 → #0a0a0a ~
text-strong #16181d → #000000 ~
brand #004edb → #0a0a0a ~
brand-hover #003fb5 → #1a1a1a ~
on-brand #ffffff → #fafafa ~
link #004edb → #0a0a0a ~
link-hover #003fb5 → #3f3f46 ~
border #e2e2de → #e4e4e7 ~
border-strong #d4d4ce → #d4d4d8 +
surface #fafafa +
surface-strong #f4f4f5 +
surface-muted #f4f4f5 +
surface-accent #f4f4f5 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-secondary #3f3f46 +
text-muted #71717a +
text-faint #a1a1aa +
brand-active #27272a +
destructive #ef4444 +
destructive-hover #dc2626 +
destructive-foreground #fafafa +
border-soft #f4f4f5 +
input #e4e4e7 +
input-border #e4e4e7 +
ring #0a0a0a +
selection-bg rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.1) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) +
shadow-color-md rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) +
shadow-color-lg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) +
success #10b981 +
warning #f59e0b +
info #3b82f6 +
chart-1 #e76e50 +
chart-2 #2a9d90 +
chart-3 #274754 +
chart-4 #e8c468 +
chart-5 #f4a462 −
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-soft rgba(0,78,219,0.08) −
cta-secondary-bg #ffffff −
cta-secondary-text #16181d −
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":"Geist","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":48} → {"family":"Geist","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":36} → {"family":"Geist","size":32} ~
body {"family":"writer","size":16} → {"family":"Geist","size":16} ~
label {"family":"writer-mono","size":13} → {"family":"Geist Mono","size":14} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
card 8px → 12px spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px