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Aesop vs spectr.pm

Two design systems side by side, measured from the live sites — colour, type, shape, depth, components, states and responsive behaviour.

Aesop: Aesop USA | Formulations for Skin, Hair & Body · Above the fold
Aesop
aesop.com· read 2026-11-03
spectr.pm: Spectr - AI Product Ops: Meetings to PRDs, Specs & Stories · Above the fold
spectr.pm
spectr.pm· read 2026-10-14

Ground and ink

Each side painted in its own measured canvas, ink, muted and primary roles.

Aesop

Heading on canvas

Body copy in the measured muted role.

Primary action
12.5:1 ink on canvas

spectr.pm

Heading on canvas

Body copy in the measured muted role.

Primary action
18.6:1 ink on canvas

Palette

Named roles first, then every colour measured without one.

Aesop

  • canvas#FFFEF2
  • ink#333333
  • muted#FFFFFF
  • primary#333333
  • on-primary#FFFEF2

3 more, no measured role

spectr.pm

  • canvas#0D0D0D
  • surface#171717
  • ink#FAFAFA
  • hairline#2E2E2E
  • primary#894DEF
  • on-primary#FAFAFA

10 more, no measured role

Type scale

Set at the measured size, weight, tracking and leading. Brand typefaces are not loaded, so the metrics are real and the letterforms are not.

Aesop

h2

31px · 400

h1

30px · 400

heading

18px · 700

body

16px · 400

body

16px · 400

body

16px · 400

h3

16px · 400

spectr.pm

hero-display

288px · 900 · shown smaller

display

280px · 900 · shown smaller

display

252px · 900 · shown smaller

display

200px · 900 · shown smaller

display

132px · 800 · shown smaller

display

99px · 600 · shown smaller

h2

92px · 800 · shown smaller

Corners

Drawn at the measured radii.

Aesop

0px

0px

0px

0px

0px

spectr.pm

0px

Spacing

One shared scale across both sides, so the bars are directly comparable.

Aesop

4
8
12
16
20
24
32
36

spectr.pm

4
8
12
16
24
28
32
40

Depth

Shadows cast on each side's own ground.

Aesop

No shadows measured.

spectr.pm

sm

Buttons

Rendered from the measured computed styles.

Aesop

primaryiconfilledicon-2

spectr.pm

primaryfilledprimary-smtext

The measured values behind the panels above.

Aesopspectr.pm

At a glance

Ground — these differLightDark
CornersSharpSharp
Display size — these differ31px288px
Spacing base4px4px
Accent colours — these differ08
Type families — these differ32
Ink on canvas — these differ12.5:118.6:1
Components1111

Colour roles

primary — these differ#333333#894DEF
canvas — these differ#FFFEF2#0D0D0D
surface—#171717
ink — these differ#333333#FAFAFA
body — these differ#666666#B8B8B8
muted#FFFFFF—
hairline—#2E2E2E
on-primary — these differ#FFFEF2#FAFAFA

Full palette

Every colour each extraction kept, including the ones with no measured role.

All colours — these differ#333333#FFFEF2#F6F5E8#666666#FFFFFF#000000#252525#999999#894DEF#A273F2#14532D#78350F#166534#4ADE80#92400E#FBBF24#0D0D0D#171717#FAFAFA#B8B8B8#2E2E2E#6B6B6B#000000#262626
Semantic——

Typography

Families — these differSuisseIntlZapf-HumanistSuisseIntl-MediumInter-e4c28016845df4efJetBrains Mono-33799697913f1f09
hero-display—288px · 900 · 288px · -11.52px · uppercase · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
display—132px · 800 · 198px · -2.64px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h2 — these differ31px · 400 · 41.23px · 0px · Zapf-Humanist44px · 800 · 46.2px · -1.32px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h1 — these differ30px · 400 · 39.9px · 0px · SuisseIntl72px · 800 · 72px · -2.52px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
heading — these differ18px · 700 · 27px · 0px · SuisseIntl16px · 600 · 24px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h3 — these differ16px · 400 · 27.2px · 0px · SuisseIntl-Medium19px · 600 · 28.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
body — these differ14px · 400 · 21px · 0px · SuisseIntl15px · 500 · 23.25px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
label14px · 400 · 40px · 0px · SuisseIntl—
input14px · 400 · normal · 0px · SuisseIntl—
link — these differ14px · 400 · 16.8px · 0px · SuisseIntl-Medium14px · 500 · 20px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
code—13px · 600 · 19.5px · 1.82px · uppercase · JetBrains Mono-33799697913f1f09
list-item — these differ12px · 400 · 19.2px · 0px · SuisseIntl16px · 500 · 24px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
caption — these differ12px · 400 · 18px · 0px · SuisseIntl12px · 500 · 16.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
button — these differ12px · 700 · 14.4px · 0px · SuisseIntl15px · 600 · 22.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef

Shape and rhythm

Radius0px0px
Spacing — these differ4px8px12px16px20px24px32px36px40px44px68px80px4px8px12px16px24px28px32px40px44px48px64px144px
Border widths — these differ1px2px1px

Depth

Strategy — these differcolor-blockingsingle-tier
Shadows — these differ—rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 10px 15px -3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 4px 6px -4px
Gradients——
Opacity — these differ0.350.801.000.700.900.940.650.36
Z-index — these differbase 1base 2base 3base 4base 5base 7base 8dropdown 11dropdown 10dropdown 50

Components

Sharedbutton-primarybutton-fillednavigationfooterlinkbutton-primarybutton-fillednavigationfooterlink
Only here — these differbutton-iconbutton-icon-2button-outlinebutton-outline-lgbadge-textlink-lgbutton-primary-smbutton-textbutton-text-2cardcard-lglink-sm
Signature——

Interaction states

Read from each site's own stylesheets. An empty side means they were cross-origin and unreadable.

Measured — these differother:focus-visibleother:focusinput:hoverinput:focusother:activeinput:disabledother:hoverother:disablednav:hoverlink:hoverbutton:hoverbutton:focuscard:hoverlink:focusother:focus-visibleinput:hoverother:hovercard:hoverother:focusother:disablednav:hovernav:focus-visible

Responsive

Breakpoints — these differ375→365px · 5col768→758px · 6col1024→994px · 2col1280→1200px · 2col1440→1200px · 2col375→343px · 6col768→704px · 3col1024→960px · 5col1280→1216px · 5col1440→1376px · 5col

Themes

Measured on the live site, not derived.

SupportSingle themeSingle theme

How this was measured

Differences here are ours, not the brands'.

Pages read—6
Extracted — these differ2026-11-032026-10-14
Stylesheets — these differPartly blockedReadable
Roles unassigned — these differ310

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