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Design language comparison

Maze vs Supabase

Maze runs a light-canvas system while Supabase chose dark, and they pair different display families (ui-sans-serif vs Circular). Beyond surface, motion divides them — Maze is expressive, Supabase is moderate.

Palette · side by side

Up to 8 dominant swatches each

Side A · light

Maze

Full Page

#000000

foreground

#212121

foreground

#ffffff

background

#d0d5d2

background

#008000

accent

#1863dc

accent

Side B · dark

Supabase

Full Page

#dfdfdf

neutral

#171717

foreground

#000000

foreground

#b2b2b2

foreground

#707070

foreground

#ffffff

background

#525252

foreground

#c7c7c7

neutral

Typography · side by side

Primary family + weight ladder + sample

Side A · light

Maze

Full Page

Display
Phonic
Body
ui-sans-serif
Weights
300 · 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

Supabase

Full Page

Display
Circular
Body
Source Code Pro
Weights
400 · 500

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 values

Side A · light

Maze

Full Page

Base unit
4 px
Container max
1280 px
1px
4px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px
22px

Side B · dark

Supabase

Full Page

Base unit
4 px
Container max
1600 px
1px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px

Motion vocabulary · side by side

Level + durations + easings

Side A · light

Maze

Full Page

Level
expressive
Libraries
GSAP

Durations

0.15s0.25s0.4s0.5s

Easings

linearcubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)ease-in-out

Side B · dark

Supabase

Full Page

Level
moderate
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

0.15s0.2s0.3s0.6s

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.6, 1)linear

Palette & spacing overlap

Their palettes share 18% 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 83% (1, 4, 8, 10, 12 px shared) — a rhythm any agent can transfer between the two systems with minimal recalibration.

Shared swatches (2)

#000000#ffffff

Curator verdict

Pick a side. Mixing Maze's light-first canvas with Supabase's moderate motion vocabulary produces visual whiplash. Adopt one system as your primary, study the other for individual technique transfers (e.g. Maze's spacing, Supabase's shadow).

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