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Design language comparison

Cursor vs Granola

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

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (2)

#000000#ffffff

Cursor only

#666666

Granola only

#e3e3e3#0e0f0c#536471#0f1419#1d9bf0#b2c248#72726e#292929#f91880#eaebe5#cfd9de#4e4d4b#788c15#5b6f00#e5eacd#b8d5ff#ffbcef#bd4a30

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (1)

12px

Cursor only

3px19px64px96px

Granola only

2px4px6px8px10px16px20px24px32px48px56px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Dark

Cursor

Display
ui-monospace
Body
-apple-system
Mono
ui-monospace

Weight ladder

200

Side B · Light

Granola

Display
__quadrant_2f05b1
Body
__melange_3929d6

Weight ladder

400

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Dark

Cursor

Base unit
4 px
Container
1536 px
3px
12px
19px
64px
96px

Side B · Light

Granola

Base unit
4 px
Container
1280 px
2px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Dark

Cursor

Level
subtle
Libraries
-

Durations

150ms300ms600ms

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3...

Side B · Light

Granola

Level
subtle
Libraries
-

Durations

150ms200ms300ms

Easings

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