Anthropic vs Substack
68 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#faf9f5 → #ffffff Text
#141413 → #363737 Brand
#cc785c → #ff6719 Border
rgba(20, 20, 19, 0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Anthropic Sans → Cahuenga Body size
20px → 19px colors 57 changed
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bg #faf9f5 → #ffffff ~
text #141413 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft #5e5d59 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #87867f → #a8a8a8 ~
text-muted #b0aea5 → #878787 ~
brand #cc785c → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #a04a2c → #cc4a0e ~
on-brand #faf9f5 → #ffffff ~
border rgba(20, 20, 19, 0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong rgba(20, 20, 19, 0.20) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) +
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) +
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
border-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) +
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) +
success #0d8050 +
warning #d97706 +
danger #dc2626 +
info #2563eb +
shadow-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
bg-secondary #f0eee6 −
bg-secondary-hover #e8e6dc −
text-medium #3d3d3a −
brand-warm #d97757 −
swatch-clay #d97757 −
swatch-kraft #d4a27f −
swatch-manilla #ebdbbc −
swatch-oat #e3dacc −
swatch-coral #ebcece −
swatch-fig #c46686 −
swatch-heather #cbcadb −
swatch-cactus #bcd1ca −
swatch-olive #788c5d −
swatch-sky #6a9bcc −
link #141413 −
link-hover #cc785c −
selected-bg #f0eee6 −
disabled #b0aea5 −
border-subtle rgba(20, 20, 19, 0.05) −
border-clay rgba(204, 120, 92, 0.30) −
success-bg #bcd1ca −
success-text #3d5a47 −
warning-bg #ebdbbc −
warning-text #7a5e1f −
danger-bg #ebcece −
danger-text #8a3a3a −
info-bg #cbcadb −
info-text #3a3a6a typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Anthropic Sans","size":96} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Anthropic Sans","size":64} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Anthropic Sans","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Anthropic Serif","size":20} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"Anthropic Mono","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 48px