CircleCI vs Substack
66 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#343434 → #363737 Brand
#00db75 → #ff6719 Border
#e3e4e8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Inter → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 56 changed
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surface #f7f7f7 → #ffffff ~
text #343434 → #363737 ~
text-faint #9a9a9a → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #00db75 → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #00b85f → #cc4a0e ~
brand-tint rgba(0, 219, 117, 0.06) → rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) ~
on-brand #005700 → #ffffff ~
border #e3e4e8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #eeeff1 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #cdcfd6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #00b85f → #0d8050 ~
warning #e0a000 → #d97706 ~
danger #d93838 → #dc2626 ~
info #1a73c7 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-muted #878787 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
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) −
surface-elev #f0f1f3 −
hero-ink #161618 −
hero-ink-soft #1f2024 −
text-secondary #5a5a5a −
text-tertiary #767676 −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
text-on-dark-soft #c5c8cf −
brand-ink #005700 −
brand-soft rgba(0, 219, 117, 0.12) −
navy #2e3c52 −
navy-deep #243044 −
navy-soft rgba(46, 60, 82, 0.08) −
on-navy #ffffff −
cta-bg #161618 −
cta-text #ffffff −
cta-secondary-bg #2e3c52 −
cta-secondary-text #ffffff −
link #1a73c7 −
link-hover #155a9e −
shadow-ambient rgba(20, 24, 33, 0.04) −
shadow-card rgba(20, 24, 33, 0.08) −
shadow-elev rgba(20, 24, 33, 0.12) −
scrim rgba(22, 22, 24, 0.55) −
success-soft rgba(0, 184, 95, 0.12) −
warning-soft rgba(224, 160, 0, 0.12) −
danger-soft rgba(217, 56, 56, 0.12) −
info-soft rgba(26, 115, 199, 0.10) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":71} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px