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Design language comparison

Clerk vs Mintlify

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

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (2)

#000000#ffffff

Clerk only

#d9d9de#131316#747686#5e5f6e#2f3037#9394a1#5de3ff#42434d#ef4444#6c47ff#b7b8c2#ffc107#4caf50#1976d2

Mintlify only

#121715#969e9b#0c8c5e#faf8f5#fefdfb#ffb100#cfcdca#717d79#004cff#46ea78#80cc28#a3fb35#34a853

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (10)

4px6px8px10px12px14px16px20px24px28px

Clerk only

1px30px

Mintlify only

32px40px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Light

Clerk

Display
geistNumbers
Body
ui-sans-serif
Mono
soehneMono

Weight ladder

400500

Side B · Light

Mintlify

Display
inter
Body
inter
Mono
paperMono

Weight ladder

400500

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Light

Clerk

Base unit
4 px
Container
1280 px
1px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
14px
16px

Side B · Light

Mintlify

Base unit
4 px
Container
1024 px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
14px
16px
20px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Light

Clerk

Level
moderate
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

150ms300ms450ms500ms

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.33, 1, 0.6...cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.36, 0...cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)

Side B · Light

Mintlify

Level
moderate
Libraries
-

Durations

0.1s0.15s0.2s0.3s0.5s0.7s

Easings

cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.3...cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1)