PostHog vs spectr.pm
Two design systems side by side, measured from the live sites — colour, type, shape, depth, components, states and responsive behaviour.
Ground and ink
Each side painted in its own measured canvas, ink, muted and primary roles.
PostHog
Heading on canvas
Body copy in the measured muted role.
Primary actionspectr.pm
Heading on canvas
Body copy in the measured muted role.
Primary actionPalette
Named roles first, then every colour measured without one.
PostHog
- canvas
#EEEFE9 - surface
#FFFFFF - ink
#000000 - muted
#111827 - hairline
#B17816 - primary
#CD8407 - on-primary
#23251D
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.
PostHog
h1
60px · 700 · shown smaller
heading
36px · 700
heading
36px · 700
h1
36px · 800
h1
36px · 700
h2
30px · 700
h1
30px · 700
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.
PostHog
0px
4px
6px
pill
8px
5px
spectr.pm
0px
Spacing
One shared scale across both sides, so the bars are directly comparable.
PostHog
48121620243240spectr.pm
48121624283240Depth
Shadows cast on each side's own ground.
PostHog
sm
spectr.pm
sm
Buttons
Rendered from the measured computed styles.
PostHog
spectr.pm
The measured values behind the panels above.
At a glance
Colour roles
#CD8407#894DEF#EB9D2A—#F54E00—#EEEFE9#0D0D0D#FFFFFF#171717#000000#FAFAFA#111111#B8B8B8#111827—#B17816#2E2E2E#23251D#FAFAFAFull palette
Every colour each extraction kept, including the ones with no measured role.
Typography
Shape and rhythm
Depth
Components
Interaction states
Read from each site's own stylesheets. An empty side means they were cross-origin and unreadable.
Responsive
Themes
Measured on the live site, not derived.
How this was measured
Differences here are ours, not the brands'.
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