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Pinterest vs spectr.pm

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

Pinterest: Pinterest · Above the fold
Pinterest
pinterest.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.

Pinterest

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.

Pinterest

  • canvas#FFFFFF
  • ink#000000
  • muted#211922
  • primary#E60023
  • on-primary#000000

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.

Pinterest

h1

78px · 400 · shown smaller

h2

70px · 600 · shown smaller

h1

64px · 400 · shown smaller

display

64px · 700 · shown smaller

display

50px · 700 · shown smaller

display

48px · 900 · shown smaller

h3

48px · 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.

Pinterest

0px

pill

12px

20px

16px

8px

spectr.pm

0px

Spacing

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

Pinterest

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.

Pinterest

sm

md

spectr.pm

sm

Buttons

Rendered from the measured computed styles.

Pinterest

primaryfilledfilled-2outline

spectr.pm

primaryfilledprimary-smtext

The measured values behind the panels above.

Pinterestspectr.pm

At a glance

Ground — these differLightDark
Corners — these differPillSharp
Display size — these differ78px288px
Spacing base4px4px
Accent colours — these differ58
Type families — these differ32
Ink on canvas — these differ21.0:118.6:1
Components — these differ1411

Colour roles

primary — these differ#E60023#894DEF
link#2B48D4—
canvas — these differ#FFFFFF#0D0D0D
surface—#171717
ink — these differ#000000#FAFAFA
body — these differ#111111#B8B8B8
muted#211922—
hairline—#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#E60023#2B48D4#0000EE#FFFFFF#000000#111111#211922#50504D#62625B#E5E5E0#DD0E0E#435EE5#894DEF#A273F2#14532D#78350F#166534#4ADE80#92400E#FBBF24#0D0D0D#171717#FAFAFA#B8B8B8#2E2E2E#6B6B6B#000000#262626
Semantic — these differerror #DD0E0EFocus Ring #435EE5—

Typography

Families — these differPin SansPinSansPinterestSansProInter-e4c28016845df4efJetBrains Mono-33799697913f1f09
hero-display—288px · 900 · 288px · -11.52px · uppercase · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
display — these differ48px · 900 · 52.8px · -0.5px · Pin Sans132px · 800 · 198px · -2.64px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h3 — these differ48px · 400 · 55.2px · 0px · PinterestSansPro19px · 600 · 28.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
heading — these differ38px · 700 · normal · 0px · Pin Sans16px · 600 · 24px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h1 — these differ36px · 700 · 39.6px · -0.5px · Pin Sans72px · 800 · 72px · -2.52px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h2 — these differ28px · 700 · 30.8px · -0.5px · Pin Sans44px · 800 · 46.2px · -1.32px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
input16px · 400 · normal · 0px · Pin Sans—
button — these differ16px · 500 · 19.2px · 0px · Pin Sans15px · 600 · 22.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
body — these differ16px · 400 · 22.4px · 0px · Pin Sans15px · 500 · 23.25px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
list-item—16px · 500 · 24px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
code—13px · 600 · 19.5px · 1.82px · uppercase · JetBrains Mono-33799697913f1f09
caption — these differ12px · 400 · 18px · 0px · Pin Sans12px · 500 · 16.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
link — these differ12px · 500 · normal · 0px · Pin Sans14px · 500 · 20px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef

Shape and rhythm

Radius — these differ0px8px12px16px20px9999px0px
Spacing — these differ4px8px12px16px20px24px32px36px48px92px112px120px4px8px12px16px24px28px32px40px44px48px64px144px
Border widths — these differ1px2px1px

Depth

Strategy — these differprogressivesingle-tier
Shadows — these differrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0px 0px 16px 0pxrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 3px 12px 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(rgb(246, 246, 243) 0%, rgba(246, 246, 243, 0) 100%)section: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 100%)section: linear-gradient(rgb(17, 17, 17), rgb(17, 17, 17))section: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255, 0, 0, 0), rgb(255, 255, 255))—
Opacity — these differ0.051.000.700.900.940.650.36
Z-index — these differbase 1base 2base 3dropdown 10dropdown 60dropdown 98sticky 100sticky 110dropdown 10dropdown 50

Components

Sharedbutton-primarybutton-fillednavigationfooterlinklink-smcardbutton-primarybutton-fillednavigationfooterlinklink-smcard
Only here — these differbutton-filled-2button-outlinebutton-iconbutton-icon-smnavigation-smfooter-lgcard-2button-primary-smbutton-textbutton-text-2card-lg
Signature——

Interaction states

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

Measured — these differother:hoverother:focuslink:hoverlink:activelink:focusother:activeother:focus-visibleinput:hoverother:hovercard:hoverother:focusother:disablednav:hovernav:focus-visible

Responsive

Breakpoints — these differ375→359px · 4col768→752px · 4col1024→1008px · 4col1280→1140px · 4col1440→1140px · 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
Stylesheets — these differPartly blockedReadable
Roles unassigned — these differ310

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