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Neon vs spectr.pm

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

Neon: Neon — Postgres backends for apps and agents · Above the fold
Neon
neon.tech· 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.

Neon

Heading on canvas

Body copy in the measured muted role.

Primary action
21:1 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.

Neon

  • canvas#000000
  • surface#CDDFD7
  • ink#FFFFFF
  • muted#D7D8DB
  • hairline#242628
  • primary#FFFFFF
  • on-primary#000000

5 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.

Neon

code

128px · 400 · shown smaller

display

98px · 400 · shown smaller

display

80px · 400 · shown smaller

h2

72px · 400 · shown smaller

display

64px · 400 · shown smaller

display

64px · 400 · shown smaller

h1

60px · 400 · shown smaller

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.

Neon

4px

0px

pill

pill

spectr.pm

0px

Spacing

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

Neon

4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32

spectr.pm

4
8
12
16
24
28
32
40

Depth

Shadows cast on each side's own ground.

Neon

sm

md

lg

xl

spectr.pm

sm

Buttons

Rendered from the measured computed styles.

Neon

primaryfilledfilled-2primary-2

spectr.pm

primaryfilledprimary-smtext

The measured values behind the panels above.

Neonspectr.pm

At a glance

GroundDarkDark
Corners — these differPillSharp
Display size — these differ128px288px
Spacing base4px4px
Accent colours — these differ28
Type families22
Ink on canvas — these differ21.0:118.6:1
Components — these differ1211

Colour roles

primary — these differ#FFFFFF#894DEF
accent#34D59A—
canvas — these differ#000000#0D0D0D
surface — these differ#CDDFD7#171717
ink — these differ#FFFFFF#FAFAFA
body — these differ#E4E5E7#B8B8B8
muted#D7D8DB—
hairline — these differ#242628#2E2E2E
on-primary — these differ#000000#FAFAFA

Full palette

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

All colours — these differ#FFFFFF#34D59A#303236#18191B#648DFF#000000#CDDFD7#E4E5E7#D7D8DB#C9CBCF#242628#AFB1B6#94979E#894DEF#A273F2#14532D#78350F#166534#4ADE80#92400E#FBBF24#0D0D0D#171717#FAFAFA#B8B8B8#2E2E2E#6B6B6B#000000#262626
Semantic——

Typography

Families — these differInterGeistMonoInter-e4c28016845df4efJetBrains Mono-33799697913f1f09
hero-display—288px · 900 · 288px · -11.52px · uppercase · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h1 — these differ48px · 500 · 54px · -1.92px · Inter72px · 800 · 72px · -2.52px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
display — these differ44px · 400 · 49.5px · -1.76px · Inter132px · 800 · 198px · -2.64px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
heading — these differ36px · 400 · 40.5px · -1.44px · Inter16px · 600 · 24px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h2 — these differ28px · 500 · 35px · -1.12px · Inter44px · 800 · 46.2px · -1.32px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h428px · 400 · 28px · -1.12px · Inter—
quote24px · 400 · 36px · -0.48px · Inter—
h3 — these differ20px · 400 · 27.5px · -0.4px · Inter19px · 600 · 28.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
input18px · 400 · 27px · -0.36px · Inter—
list-item — these differ16px · 400 · 24px · 0px · Inter16px · 500 · 24px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
body — these differ15px · 400 · 20.625px · -0.3px · Inter15px · 500 · 23.25px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
link — these differ15px · 400 · 15px · -0.3px · Inter14px · 500 · 20px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
button — these differ15px · 400 · 22.5px · -0.15px · Inter15px · 600 · 22.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
label14px · 400 · 20px · -0.36px · Inter—
code — these differ14px · 400 · 16.8px · -0.28px · GeistMono13px · 600 · 19.5px · 1.82px · uppercase · JetBrains Mono-33799697913f1f09
nav-link13px · 400 · 16.25px · -0.26px · Inter—
caption — these differ10px · 500 · 10px · -0.1px · uppercase · Inter12px · 500 · 16.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef

Shape and rhythm

Radius — these differ0px4px9999px0px
Spacing — these differ4px8px12px16px20px24px28px32px48px64px80px128px4px8px12px16px24px28px32px40px44px48px64px144px
Border widths1px1px

Depth

Strategy — these differlayered-microsingle-tier
Shadows — these differrgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 8px 20px 0pxrgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 4px 10px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 4px 30px 0pxrgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0pxrgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 14px 20px 0pxrgba(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 — these differsection: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 100%)—
Opacity — these differ0.600.800.070.200.900.501.000.700.900.940.650.36
Z-index — these differbase 1dropdown 10dropdown 20dropdown 30dropdown 40dropdown 50dropdown 55dropdown 10dropdown 50

Components

Sharedbutton-primarybutton-fillednavigationfooterlinkcardbutton-primarybutton-fillednavigationfooterlinkcard
Only here — these differbutton-filled-2button-primary-2navigation-lglink-lgcard-smcard-featuredbutton-primary-smbutton-textbutton-text-2card-lglink-sm
Signature——

Interaction states

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

Measured — these differbutton:focus-visibleother:hoverinput:hoverinput:focuslink:hoverother:focuscard:hovernav:hoverother:focus-visibleother:activeother:focus-visibleinput:hoverother:hovercard:hoverother:focusother:disablednav:hovernav:focus-visible

Responsive

Breakpoints — these differ375→1920px768→1920px1024→1920px · 4col1280→1175px · 4col1440→1920px · 4col375→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 read66
Extracted — these differ2026-11-032026-10-14
StylesheetsReadableReadable
Roles unassigned — these differ510

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