Clerk vs Substack
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#131316 → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #363737 Brand
#6c47ff → #ff6719 Border
rgba(255,255,255,0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
geistSans → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 52 changed
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bg #131316 → #ffffff ~
surface #22222a → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #363737 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #9394a1 → #878787 ~
text-soft #7c7d8a → #666c70 ~
text-faint #5e5f6b → #a8a8a8 ~
text-link #6c47ff → #363737 ~
brand #6c47ff → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #5938e0 → #cc4a0e ~
border rgba(255,255,255,0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft rgba(255,255,255,0.06) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong rgba(255,255,255,0.16) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #36d576 → #0d8050 ~
warning #ffb547 → #d97706 ~
danger #ef2236 → #dc2626 ~
info #3acefa → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
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) +
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 #1a1a1f −
bg-elevated #22222a −
bg-deep #0a0a0c −
surface-soft #1a1a1f −
surface-strong #2c2c35 −
surface-glass rgba(255,255,255,0.04) −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
text-link-hover #8a6dff −
brand-light #8a6dff −
brand-pale #a48efc −
brand-soft rgba(108,71,255,0.16) −
accent-pink #ff7a8a −
accent-cyan #3acefa −
accent-yellow #fff066 −
border-brand #6c47ff −
hairline-cta #42434d −
on-dark #ffffff −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.72) −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.32) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.48) −
shadow-glow-violet rgba(108,71,255,0.32) −
success-bg rgba(54,213,118,0.12) −
danger-bg rgba(239,34,58,0.12) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"geistSans","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"geistSans","size":64} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"geistSans","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"geistSans","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"soehneMono","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 16px → 12px spacing identical
No differences.