Design language comparison
Obsidian OS vs SuperWhisper
Obsidian OS runs a light-canvas system while SuperWhisper chose dark, and they pair different display families (sans-serif vs ui-monospace). Beyond surface, motion divides them — Obsidian OS is moderate, SuperWhisper is subtle.
Palette · side by side
Up to 8 dominant swatches eachSide A · light
Obsidian OS
Full Page
#000000
foreground
#ffffff
background
#0000ee
brand
#1d1d1d
foreground
#ff5700
accent
#0d0d10
foreground
#67d243
accent
#383838
background
Side B · dark
SuperWhisper
Full Page
#fafafa
background
#e5e7eb
neutral
#000000
foreground
#0088ff
accent
#888b91
foreground
#303030
neutral
#22c55e
accent
#dd55e7
accent
Typography · side by side
Primary family + weight ladder + sampleSide A · light
Obsidian OS
Full Page
- Display
- Ivory LL TT Light
- Body
- sans-serif
- Weights
- 300
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
SuperWhisper
Full Page
- Display
- __Inter_f367f3
- Body
- -apple-system
- Mono
- ui-monospace
- 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
Obsidian OS
Full Page
- Base unit
- 4 px
- Container max
- 1512 px
Side B · dark
SuperWhisper
Full Page
- Base unit
- 4 px
- Container max
- 1024 px
Motion vocabulary · side by side
Level + durations + easingsSide A · light
Obsidian OS
Full Page
- Level
- moderate
- Libraries
- Framer Motion
Durations
Easings
Side B · dark
SuperWhisper
Full Page
- Level
- subtle
- Libraries
- Framer Motion
Durations
Easings
Palette & spacing overlap
Their palettes share 5% 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 67% (6, 8, 10, 12, 16 px shared) — a rhythm any agent can transfer between the two systems with minimal recalibration.
Shared swatches (1)
Curator verdict
Pick a side. Mixing Obsidian OS's light-first canvas with SuperWhisper's subtle motion vocabulary produces visual whiplash. Adopt one system as your primary, study the other for individual technique transfers (e.g. Obsidian OS's spacing, SuperWhisper's shadow).