Airbnb vs Substack
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#222222 → #363737 Brand
#ff385c → #ff6719 Border
#dddddd → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Airbnb Cereal VF → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 47 changed
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text #222222 → #363737 ~
text-strong #222222 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #6a6a6a → #878787 ~
text-soft #929292 → #666c70 ~
brand #ff385c → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #e31c5f → #e85412 ~
border #dddddd → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #c1c1c1 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #008a05 → #0d8050 ~
warning #c13515 → #d97706 ~
danger #c13515 → #dc2626 ~
info #0c5fce → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-deep #cc4a0e +
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) +
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) +
border-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) +
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) +
shadow-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-strong #f2f2f2 −
surface-card #ffffff −
text-body #3f3f3f −
brand-active #e00b41 −
brand-disabled #ffd1da −
accent-luxe #460479 −
accent-plus #92174d −
link-legal #428bff −
star-rating #222222 −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.1) −
shadow-ring rgba(0,0,0,0.02) −
success-soft #e8f5e9 −
warning-soft #fff8f0 −
danger-text-hover #b32505 −
info-soft #e6f0fa −
superhost #ff5a5f −
saved-heart #ff385c typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Airbnb Cereal VF","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Airbnb Cereal VF","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Airbnb Cereal VF","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Airbnb Cereal VF","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 14px → 6px ~
card 20px → 12px spacing 4 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px