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Design language comparison

Arc vs Tailwind CSS

Two references, one frame. Palette, typography and the curator verdict for Arc and Tailwind CSS, read side by side.

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (2)

#000000#ffffff

Arc only

#3139fb#fffcec#696969#210784#ff9999

Tailwind CSS only

None

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (9)

4px6px8px10px12px16px20px24px32px

Arc only

48px58px128px

Tailwind CSS only

2px28px36px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Light

Arc

Display
Marlin Soft SQ
Body
Marlin
Mono
ABC Favorit Mono

Weight ladder

500700

Side B · Light

Tailwind CSS

Display
inter
Body
plexMono
Mono
plexMono

Weight ladder

400500600

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Light

Arc

Base unit
4 px
Container
1440 px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px
24px

Side B · Light

Tailwind CSS

Base unit
4 px
Container
1920 px
2px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Light

Arc

Level
subtle
Libraries
-

Durations

0.1s0.15s0.2s

Easings

easeease-outease-in-out

Side B · Light

Tailwind CSS

Level
subtle
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

0.15s0.3s0.35s1s

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1)