Skip to content

Now in the official shadcn registry directory.

Start free
Design language comparison

Chronicle vs Raycast

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

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (2)

#000000#ffffff

Chronicle only

#0000ee#151515#e2e2e2#b3b3b3#292929

Raycast only

#434345#6a6b6c#9c9c9d#e6e6e6#02193b#2f3031#63a1ff#ff6363#2e6fcf#1b1c1e#452324#9ebed7#59d499#d72a2a

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (6)

8px10px12px20px24px32px

Chronicle only

3px16px30px48px58px60px

Raycast only

2px4px6px15px22px29px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Light + Dark

Chronicle

Display
Diatype
Body
Diatype

Weight ladder

400500

Side B · Dark

Raycast

Display
Inter
Body
SF Pro Text

Weight ladder

400500600

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Light + Dark

Chronicle

Base unit
4 px
Container
1212 px
3px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px
24px
30px

Side B · Dark

Raycast

Base unit
4 px
Container
1204 px
2px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
15px
20px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Light + Dark

Chronicle

Level
expressive
Libraries
GSAP, Lottie

Durations

220ms400ms600ms900ms

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3...cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.3...

Side B · Dark

Raycast

Level
expressive
Libraries
-

Durations

0.2s0.3s0.4s0.7s1.5s

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.3...cubic-bezier(0.215, 0.61,...cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84,...ease