Apple vs Substack
62 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#1d1d1f → #363737 Brand
#0071e3 → #ff6719 Border
rgba(0,0,0,0.16) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
SF Pro Icons → Cahuenga Body size
17px → 19px colors 51 changed
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surface #fafafc → #ffffff ~
text #1d1d1f → #363737 ~
text-strong #1d1d1f → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft #6e6e73 → #666c70 ~
text-muted #86868b → #878787 ~
text-faint #a1a1a6 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #0071e3 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #0077ed → #e85412 ~
border rgba(0,0,0,0.16) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft rgba(0,0,0,0.08) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong rgba(0,0,0,0.32) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #1d8649 → #0d8050 ~
warning #bf4800 → #d97706 ~
danger #d32f2f → #dc2626 ~
info #0071e3 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
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-2 #f5f5f7 −
surface-soft rgba(0,0,0,0.04) −
surface-elev #ffffff −
text-on-dark #f5f5f7 −
text-soft-on-dark #a1a1a6 −
brand-pressed #006edb −
link #0066cc −
link-hover #004999 −
border-on-dark rgba(255,255,255,0.16) −
divider #d2d2d7 −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.48) −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.10) −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) −
success-soft #e8f5ee −
warning-soft #fff5ee −
danger-soft #fdecec −
info-soft #e8f2fc −
accent-product-tv #0071e3 −
accent-product-watch #fa4c5a −
accent-product-vision #a16eff −
bg-dark #000000 −
bg-deep #1d1d1f typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":96} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":34} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":17} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 44px → 48px