Design language comparison
Granola vs Raycast
Granola runs a light-canvas system while Raycast chose dark, and they pair different display families (__melange_3929d6 vs Inter). Beyond surface, motion divides them — Granola is subtle, Raycast is expressive.
Palette · side by side
Up to 8 dominant swatches eachSide A · light
Granola
Full Page
#e3e3e3
neutral
#0e0f0c
foreground
#000000
foreground
#536471
foreground
#0f1419
foreground
#1d9bf0
accent
#ffffff
background
#b2c248
accent
Side B · dark
Raycast
Full Page
#ffffff
background
#000000
foreground
#434345
foreground
#6a6b6c
foreground
#9c9c9d
foreground
#e6e6e6
background
#02193b
accent
#2f3031
foreground
Typography · side by side
Primary family + weight ladder + sampleSide A · light
Granola
Full Page
- Display
- __quadrant_2f05b1
- Body
- __melange_3929d6
- Weights
- 400
Sample
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1234567890 — Body sample renders in the captured family if your browser has it; otherwise system fallback signals the weight ladder.
Side B · dark
Raycast
Full Page
- Display
- Inter
- Body
- SF Pro Text
- Weights
- 400 · 500 · 600
Sample
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1234567890 — Body sample renders in the captured family if your browser has it; otherwise system fallback signals the weight ladder.
Spacing scale · side by side
Base unit + first 8 scale valuesSide A · light
Granola
Full Page
- Base unit
- 4 px
- Container max
- 1280 px
Side B · dark
Raycast
Full Page
- Base unit
- 4 px
- Container max
- 1204 px
Motion vocabulary · side by side
Level + durations + easingsSide A · light
Granola
Full Page
- Level
- subtle
- Libraries
- —
Durations
Easings
Side B · dark
Raycast
Full Page
- Level
- expressive
- Libraries
- —
Durations
Easings
Palette & spacing overlap
Their palettes share 10% of swatches at the dominant tier — a quiet signal both teams drew from the same neutral library before applying brand accents. Their spacing scales overlap by 75% (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 px shared) — a rhythm any agent can transfer between the two systems with minimal recalibration.
Shared swatches (2)
Curator verdict
Pick a side. Mixing Granola's light-first canvas with Raycast's expressive motion vocabulary produces visual whiplash. Adopt one system as your primary, study the other for individual technique transfers (e.g. Granola's spacing, Raycast's shadow).