Cartesia vs Substack
61 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #363737 Brand
#2563eb → #ff6719 Border
#e5e5e5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Inter → Cahuenga Body size
15px → 19px colors 51 changed
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bg-soft #fafafa → #f6f6f3 ~
surface #f5f5f5 → #ffffff ~
text #0a0a0a → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #525252 → #878787 ~
text-soft #737373 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #a3a3a3 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #2563eb → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #1d4fd7 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #1e40af → #cc4a0e ~
border #e5e5e5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #d4d4d4 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft #f0f0f0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
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) +
success #0d8050 +
warning #d97706 +
danger #dc2626 +
info #2563eb +
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-strong #e5e5e5 −
surface-hover #f0f0f0 −
text-medium #262626 −
on-cta #ffffff −
brand-soft #dbeafe −
brand-faint #eff6ff −
accent #0a0a0a −
link #2563eb −
link-hover #1d4fd7 −
selected-bg #eff6ff −
disabled-bg #f5f5f5 −
disabled-text #a3a3a3 −
border-focus #2563eb −
success-bg #dcfce7 −
success-text #15803d −
warning-bg #fef3c7 −
warning-text #a16207 −
danger-bg #fee2e2 −
danger-text #b91c1c −
info-bg #dbeafe −
info-text #1e40af −
shadow-rgb 0, 0, 0 −
shadow-blue 37, 99, 235 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":96} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":15} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius identical
No differences.
spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 48px