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Design language comparison

Neon vs Plain

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

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (2)

#ffffff#000000

Neon only

#2c6d4c#94979e#797d86#c9cbcf#afb1b6#61646b#18191b#303236#e4e5e7#00e599#ff3621#e4f1eb#494b50#34d59a

Plain only

#0a2414#17b267#0000ee#f3fbe9#1f1f28#f9f6f1#9797a9#ffbac3#6e6e7a#e23c3c#e3e3eb#e3e3e3#fffffe#5059c9#f7faf9#7b83eb#141414#360003

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (7)

4px8px10px12px16px20px24px

Neon only

6px14px18px28px32px

Plain only

30px33px40px60px62px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Dark

Neon

Display
Inter
Body
Inter
Mono
GeistMono

Weight ladder

400500

Side B · Dark

Plain

Display
ABC Favorit Regular
Body
sans-serif
Mono
Geist Mono

Weight ladder

400

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Dark

Neon

Base unit
4 px
Container
1856 px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
14px
16px
18px

Side B · Dark

Plain

Base unit
4 px
Container
1200 px
4px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px
24px
30px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Dark

Neon

Level
expressive
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

180ms300ms500ms800ms

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.3...cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3...

Side B · Dark

Plain

Level
subtle
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

0.4s

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.44, 0, 0.5...