Are.na vs Substack
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#fafafa → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#ff6600 → #ff6719 Border
#dddddd → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Inter → Cahuenga Body size
14px → 19px colors 45 changed
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bg #fafafa → #ffffff ~
surface #f1f1f1 → #ffffff ~
text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #666666 → #878787 ~
text-soft #999999 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #bbbbbb → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #ff6600 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #e85a00 → #e85412 ~
border #dddddd → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #eeeeee → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #999999 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #2d6a4f → #0d8050 ~
warning #7a5300 → #d97706 ~
danger #8b1a1a → #dc2626 ~
info #666666 → #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) −
bg-alt #ffffff −
bg-warm #f6f5f3 −
surface-hover #e8e8e8 −
surface-deep #e0e0e0 −
surface-block #ffffff −
text-display #000000 −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
brand-active #cc4f00 −
brand-soft #fff1e6 −
brand-faint #fff8f1 −
link #ff6600 −
link-visited #cc4f00 −
success-bg #e8f0eb −
warning-bg #f5ebd6 −
danger-bg #f3e0e0 −
info-bg #f1f1f1 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":24} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":14} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 3 changed
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button 0px → 6px ~
card 0px → 12px ~
pill 0px → 9999px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 48px