Design language comparison

Anthropic vs Contra

Two references, one frame. Palette, typography and the curator verdict for Anthropic and Contra, read side by side.

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (1)

#000000

Anthropic only

#141413#b0aea5#faf9f5#87867f#eda100

Contra only

#14171f#ffffff#677084#373f51#d0d4dc#9ba2b0#e5e7eb#222834#3ab266#666666#4a5264#ddd8ff#45192f#2e1104#8bb2d1#6a57e3#c8b9a7#cd74dd#022710

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (8)

2px4px8px12px16px24px28px32px

Anthropic only

22px48px53px59px

Contra only

6px10px20px26px

Anthropic

ai · Light

anthropic.com

Palette

#141413: _color-theme---button-tertiary--text-hover
#b0aea5: swatch--cloud-medium
#faf9f5: _color-theme---button-secondary--text-hover
#000000: foreground
#87867f: swatch--cloud-dark

Typography

Anthropic SansAnthropic Serif

Contra

productivity · content · saas · Light

contra.com

Palette

#14171f: foreground
#ffffff: background
#677084: foreground
#373f51: foreground
#d0d4dc: foreground

Typography

GT Standard LGT Standard MGeometric sans

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Light

Anthropic

Display: Anthropic Sans
Body: Anthropic Serif
Mono: Anthropic Mono

Weight ladder

400500600700

Side B · Light

Contra

Display: GT Standard L
Body: GT Standard M

Weight ladder

400500600

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Light

Anthropic

Base unit: 4 px
Container: 1272 px

2px

4px

8px

12px

16px

22px

24px

28px

Side B · Light

Contra

Base unit: 4 px
Container: 1848 px

2px

4px

6px

8px

10px

12px

16px

20px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Light

Anthropic

Level: moderate
Libraries: GSAP

Durations

0.1s0.2s0.3s0.4s0.8s

Easings

easecubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3...cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.1...ease-in

Side B · Light

Contra

Level: expressive
Libraries: -

Durations

0.17s0.2s0.3s0.32s0.35s

Easings

easeease-in-outease-out