beehiiv vs Substack
56 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#ffd60a → #ff6719 Border
#000000 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
PP Neue Machina → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 45 changed
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surface #fafafa → #ffffff ~
text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #666666 → #878787 ~
text-soft #999999 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #cccccc → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #ffd60a → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #e6c000 → #e85412 ~
border #000000 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #e5e5e5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
on-brand #000000 → #ffffff ~
success #15803d → #0d8050 ~
warning #a16207 → #d97706 ~
danger #b91c1c → #dc2626 ~
info #000000 → #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-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
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-yellow #ffd60a −
bg-yellow-soft #fff7c2 −
bg-yellow-deep #e6c000 −
surface-2 #f0f0f0 −
surface-3 #e5e5e5 −
text-display #000000 −
text-on-yellow #000000 −
text-on-yellow-muted #000000a8 −
brand-active #cca800 −
brand-soft #fff7c2 −
accent #000000 −
accent-soft #1a1a1a −
success-bg #dcfce7 −
warning-bg #fef3c7 −
danger-bg #fee2e2 −
info-bg #fafafa typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"PP Neue Machina","size":112} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"PP Neue Machina","size":56} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"PP Neue Machina","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 16px → 32px ~
xl 24px → 48px