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Design language comparison

Cursor vs Hex

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

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (2)

#000000#ffffff

Cursor only

#666666

Hex only

#01011b#31263b#717a94#22863a#472d7b#ecedf2#5ec962#addc30#fde725#2458b3#005cc5#dbd7da#9e91d6#cd5973#f5c0c0#fffcfc#e46f2e#5ba67c

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (1)

12px

Cursor only

3px19px64px96px

Hex only

1px4px6px8px10px14px16px18px20px33px40px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Dark

Cursor

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

Weight ladder

200

Side B · Dark

Hex

Display
IBM Plex Sans
Body
Cinetype
Mono
IBM Plex Mono

Weight ladder

400500600700

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 · Dark

Hex

Base unit
4 px
Container
1000 px
1px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
14px
16px

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 · Dark

Hex

Level
subtle
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

100ms150ms250ms

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0...easelinear