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Design language comparison

Contra vs GitBook

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

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (2)

#ffffff#000000

Contra only

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

GitBook only

#0000ee#57534d#79716b#fe551b

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (10)

2px4px6px8px10px12px16px20px24px32px

Contra only

26px28px

GitBook only

14px40px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Light

Contra

Display
GT Standard L
Body
GT Standard M

Weight ladder

400500600

Side B · Light

GitBook

Display
General Sans Variable Variable Bold
Body
sans-serif
Mono
Geist Mono

Weight ladder

700

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Light

Contra

Base unit
4 px
Container
1848 px
2px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px

Side B · Light

GitBook

Base unit
4 px
Container
1160 px
2px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
14px
16px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Light

Contra

Level
expressive
Libraries
-

Durations

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

Easings

easeease-in-outease-out

Side B · Light

GitBook

Level
moderate
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

0.2s0.3s0.5s

Easings

easeease-in-out