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Design language comparison

Contra vs Realm

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

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (1)

#ffffff

Contra only

#14171f#677084#373f51#d0d4dc#000000#9ba2b0#e5e7eb#222834#3ab266#666666#4a5264#ddd8ff#45192f#2e1104#8bb2d1#6a57e3#c8b9a7#cd74dd#022710

Realm only

#0a0908#1a322e#eef6f5#535252#f4f0ec#004132

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (8)

4px8px10px12px16px20px24px32px

Contra only

2px6px26px28px

Realm only

40px48px64px80px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Light

Contra

Display
GT Standard L
Body
GT Standard M

Weight ladder

400500600

Side B · Light

Realm

Display
Roobert
Body
Inter

Weight ladder

400500

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

Realm

Base unit
4 px
Container
1312 px
4px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px
24px
32px

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

Realm

Level
moderate
Libraries
GSAP

Durations

300ms600ms900ms

Easings

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