Bear vs Substack
60 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#444444 → #363737 Brand
#c6f432 → #ff6719 Border
#0000001a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
bearsansheadline → Cahuenga Body size
17px → 19px colors 51 changed
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bg-soft #fafaf8 → #f6f6f3 ~
surface #f4f1ec → #ffffff ~
text #444444 → #363737 ~
text-strong #222222 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #7a7a7a → #878787 ~
text-soft #999999 → #666c70 ~
border #0000001a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #00000010 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #00000028 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #3a7b3a → #0d8050 ~
warning #a35e0a → #d97706 ~
danger #dd4c4f → #dc2626 ~
info #456aa3 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
text-link #363737 +
brand #ff6719 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
brand-deep #cc4a0e +
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) +
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) +
on-brand #ffffff +
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-elev #ebe5dc −
surface-paper #fdfbf5 −
text-deepest #111111 −
text-body #5a5a5a −
accent-red #dd4c4f −
accent-red-hover #c43a3d −
accent-red-soft #fce5e5 −
accent-teal #456aa3 −
accent-teal-soft #cbdaee −
accent-teal-hover #34588f −
accent-teal-deep #2c466f −
cta-bg #1a1a1f −
cta-bg-hover #2a2a2f −
cta-text #ffffff −
shadow-card rgba(34,30,15,0.04) −
shadow-screenshot rgba(0,0,0,0.10) −
shadow-elev rgba(34,30,15,0.08) −
scrim rgba(20,18,15,0.50) −
success-soft #eaf3ea −
warning-soft #fbf1de −
danger-soft #fce5e5 −
info-soft #cbdaee typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"bearsansheadline","size":51} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"bearsansheadline","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"bearsansheadline","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"bearsans","size":17} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 12px → 6px ~
card 16px → 12px spacing 2 changed
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lg 48px → 32px ~
xl 96px → 48px