Design language comparison
Luma vs Plain
Luma runs a light-canvas system while Plain chose dark, and they pair different display families (__graphik_7126cf vs sans-serif). Beyond surface, motion divides them — Luma is expressive, Plain is subtle.
Palette · side by side
Up to 8 dominant swatches eachSide A · light
Luma
Full Page
#000000
foreground
#ffffff
background
#737373
foreground
#8c8c8c
foreground
#a6a6a6
foreground
#cccccc
foreground
Side B · dark
Plain
Full Page
#000000
foreground
#0a2414
brand
#17b267
brand
#0000ee
accent
#f3fbe9
background
#ffffff
background
#1f1f28
foreground
#f9f6f1
background
Typography · side by side
Primary family + weight ladder + sampleSide A · light
Luma
Full Page
- Display
- __graphik_7126cf
- Body
- __graphik_7126cf
- Weights
- 400 · 500 · 600 · 700
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
Plain
Full Page
- Display
- ABC Favorit Regular
- Body
- sans-serif
- Mono
- Geist Mono
- 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.
Spacing scale · side by side
Base unit + first 8 scale valuesSide A · light
Luma
Full Page
- Base unit
- 4 px
- Container max
- 1280 px
Side B · dark
Plain
Full Page
- Base unit
- 4 px
- Container max
- 1200 px
Motion vocabulary · side by side
Level + durations + easingsSide A · light
Luma
Full Page
- Level
- expressive
- Libraries
- —
Durations
Easings
Side B · dark
Plain
Full Page
- Level
- subtle
- Libraries
- Framer Motion
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 58% (8, 10, 12, 16, 20 px shared) — a rhythm any agent can transfer between the two systems with minimal recalibration.
Shared swatches (2)
Curator verdict
Pick a side. Mixing Luma's light-first canvas with Plain's subtle motion vocabulary produces visual whiplash. Adopt one system as your primary, study the other for individual technique transfers (e.g. Luma's spacing, Plain's shadow).