Attio vs Notion: design style comparison
Attio is Next-Gen CRM Spreadsheet-Grid Precision & Inter Display; Notion is Warm Workspace Canvas & Monumental NotionInter Display. Both were extracted with the same taste-skill pipeline, so every value below is directly comparable. 14 of 18 tracked tokens differ.
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#E4E7ECrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)Key differences
- Both are light-mode designs, but the canvases differ:
#FFFFFFvs#FFFFFF. - Accent:
#1C1D1F(Attio) vs#0075DE(Notion). - Headings:
interDisplayvsNotionInter. - Display type: Attio H1 is
64px / 0.95 (w600); Notion H1 is96px / -0.048em (w600)— Notion sets 32px larger headlines. - Primary button radius:
10pxvs8px; height 36px vs 36px. - Depth: Attio uses
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) 0px 1px 3px 0px, rgba(28, 40, 64, 0.18) 0px 0px 2px 0pxmost; Notion usesrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.01) 0px 0.175px 1.041px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0.8px 2.925px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.027) 0px 2.025px 7.847px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) 0px 4px 18px 0pxmost. - Motion:
cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1)vscubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 1, 1).
Token table
| Token | Attio | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Canvas same | #FFFFFF | #FFFFFF |
| Surface | #F3F4F6 | #F6F5F4 |
| Text | #1C1D1F | #000000 |
| Muted text | #6F7988 | #615D59 |
| Accent | #1C1D1F | #0075DE |
| Border | #E4E7EC | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) |
| Heading font | interDisplay | NotionInter |
| Body font | Inter | NotionInter |
| Mono font | JetBrains Mono | SFMono-Regular |
| H1 | 64px / 0.95 (w600) | 96px / -0.048em (w600) |
| Button radius | 10px | 8px |
| Button height same | 36px | 36px |
| Most-used radius same | 8px | 8px |
| Most-used shadow | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) 0px 1px 3px 0px, rgba(28, 40, 64, 0.18) 0px 0px 2px 0px | rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.01) 0px 0.175px 1.041px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0.8px 2.925px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.027) 0px 2.025px 7.847px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) 0px 4px 18px 0px |
| Easing | cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0, 1) | cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 1, 1) |
| Duration | 0.5s | 0.2s |
| Container max-width | 1440px | 1184px |
| Mode same | light | light |
Primary buttons
| Rendered | Height | Padding | Radius | Background / Text | Border | Font |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talk to sales | 36px | 0px 12px | 10px | #FFFFFF#2E3238 | 1px solid #CAD0D9 | 14px / 500 |
| Talk to sales | 36px | 0px 12px | 10px | #101010#EDEFF3 | 1px solid #2E3238 | 14px / 500 |
| Subscribe | 40px | 0px 12px | 10px | #202124#F3F4F6 | 1px solid #505967 | 14px / 500 |
| Rendered | Height | Padding | Radius | Background / Text | Border | Font |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Notion free | 36px | 4px 14px | 8px | #0075DE#FFFFFF | none | 16px / 500 |
| Get Notion free | 38px | 6px 15px | 8px | #0075DE#FFFFFF | none | 16px / 500 |
| Request a demo | 38px | 6px 15px | 8px | #E6F3FE#005BAB | none | 16px / 500 |
Which style should you pick?
Pick Attio if you want Crisp #F3F4F6 / #FFFFFF daylight UI with exposed #E4E7EC 1px data-table grid lines, 64px Inter Display headlines (0.95 line-height, -0.02em), JetBrains Mono badges, and #1C1D1F monochrome controls — signals: crm, saas, data-grid, bento, attio, inter-display, precision, b2b, clean.
Pick Notion if you want Crisp #FFFFFF & warm stone #F6F5F4 workspace surfaces with rgba(0,0,0,0.1) hairlines, monumental 96px NotionInter headlines (-0.048em tracking), and #0075DE cobalt + #FFB110 amber accents — signals: workspace, productivity, docs, wiki, ai, notion, warm-gray, minimalist.
Shared traits: light.
Rules that differ
Attio never:
- NEVER substitute generic uncalibrated gray backgrounds for Attio’s exact
#FFFFFFcanvas and#F3F4F6surface pairing. - NEVER replace
interDisplaydisplay typography or ignore its signature scale (64px / 0.95 (w600)). - NEVER use thick opaque borders that clash with
#E4E7EC(1px solid #E4E7EC).
Notion never:
- NEVER substitute generic uncalibrated gray backgrounds for Notion’s exact
#FFFFFFcanvas and#F6F5F4surface pairing. - NEVER replace
NotionInterdisplay typography or ignore its signature scale (96px / -0.048em (w600)). - NEVER use thick opaque borders that clash with
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)(1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)).
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