Cognition vs Substack
53 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#f7f6f5 → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#191919 → #ff6719 Border
#000000 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
nbInternational → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 41 changed
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bg #f7f6f5 → #ffffff ~
text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-soft #3d3d3d → #666c70 ~
text-faint #6b6b6b → #a8a8a8 ~
text-muted #9a9a9a → #878787 ~
brand #191919 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #000000 → #e85412 ~
on-brand #f7f6f5 → #ffffff ~
border #000000 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
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) +
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) −
bg-secondary #f0efed −
link #000000 −
link-hover #191919 −
selected-bg #0000000d −
disabled #9a9a9a −
border-subtle rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
input-bg rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.031) −
input-bg-hover rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.051) −
success-text #1f5130 −
warning-text #7a5e1f −
danger-text #8a2b2b −
info-text #26416b typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"nbInternational","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"nbInternational","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"nbInternational","size":20} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"stkBureauSerif","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 3 changed
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button 0px → 6px ~
card 0px → 12px ~
pill 0px → 9999px spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px