Apple Music vs Substack
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#000000 → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #363737 Brand
#fa233b → #ff6719 Border
rgba(255,255,255,0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
SF Pro → Cahuenga Body size
17px → 19px colors 52 changed
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bg #000000 → #ffffff ~
bg-elev #2a2a2c → #fafaf7 ~
bg-soft #1a1a1c → #f6f6f3 ~
surface #1d1d1f → #ffffff ~
brand #fa233b → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #e51e34 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #cc1729 → #cc4a0e ~
text #ffffff → #363737 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft rgba(255,255,255,0.78) → #666c70 ~
text-faint rgba(255,255,255,0.56) → #a8a8a8 ~
border rgba(255,255,255,0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft rgba(255,255,255,0.06) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong rgba(255,255,255,0.18) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #3aaa50 → #0d8050 ~
warning #ff9f0a → #d97706 ~
danger #ff453a → #dc2626 ~
info #0a84ff → #2563eb +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-muted #878787 +
text-link #363737 +
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) −
bg-panel #1d1d1f −
bg-page #000000 −
surface-glass rgba(29,29,31,0.72) −
surface-glass-light rgba(255,255,255,0.08) −
surface-elev #2a2a2c −
brand-active #c8172c −
brand-soft rgba(250,35,59,0.16) −
brand-glow rgba(250,35,59,0.40) −
brand-gradient-start #fa233b −
brand-gradient-end #ff7b00 −
brand-gradient-radial-end #ff007a −
text-disabled rgba(255,255,255,0.32) −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
link #fa233b −
link-hover #ff4d63 −
selected rgba(250,35,59,0.16) −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.72) −
scrim-light rgba(0,0,0,0.40) −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.40) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.60) −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.80) −
shadow-album rgba(0,0,0,0.50) −
vibrancy-overlay rgba(255,255,255,0.04) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"SF Pro","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"SF Pro","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"SF Pro","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"SF Pro","size":17} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing identical
No differences.