Amazon Web Services vs Substack
74 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#16191f → #363737 Brand
#ff9900 → #ff6719 Border
#eaeded → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Amazon Ember → Cahuenga Body size
14px → 19px colors 62 changed
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bg-soft #fafafa → #f6f6f3 ~
text #16191f → #363737 ~
text-strong #0d1116 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #545b64 → #878787 ~
text-faint #687078 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #ff9900 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #ec7211 → #e85412 ~
border #eaeded → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #aab7b8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
on-brand #000000 → #ffffff ~
success #1d8102 → #0d8050 ~
warning #8d6708 → #d97706 ~
danger #d13212 → #dc2626 ~
info #0073bb → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-deep #cc4a0e +
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) +
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-section #f2f3f3 −
bg-deep #232f3e −
bg-darker #161e2d −
bg-nav-secondary #37475a −
surface-soft #fafafa −
surface-hover #f2f3f3 −
surface-selected #fff8eb −
text-body #16191f −
text-on-deep #ffffff −
text-on-deep-muted #d5dbdb −
brand-active #d45b07 −
brand-soft #fff8eb −
brand-on #000000 −
navy #232f3e −
navy-deep #161e2d −
navy-mid #37475a −
accent #0073bb −
accent-hover #005a92 −
accent-soft #f1faff −
accent-strong #005d8c −
link #0073bb −
link-hover #005a92 −
link-visited #5a3aa3 −
border-subtle #f2f3f3 −
border-input #879596 −
ring-focus #0073bb −
shadow-tile rgba(0,28,36,0.06) −
shadow-elevated rgba(0,28,36,0.20) −
on-accent #ffffff −
on-navy #ffffff −
success-bg #f2f8f0 −
warning-bg #fff8eb −
danger-bg #fdf3f1 −
info-bg #f1faff typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":56} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":24} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":14} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"Amazon Ember Mono","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 8px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 16px → 32px ~
xl 24px → 48px