Coinbase vs Substack
52 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0b0d → #363737 Brand
#0052ff → #ff6719 Border
#dee1e6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Coinbase Display → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 43 changed
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text #0a0b0d → #363737 ~
text-muted #7c828a → #878787 ~
brand #0052ff → #ff6719 ~
border #dee1e6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #eef0f3 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface #ffffff +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
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-dark #0a0b0d −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-strong #eef0f3 −
surface-card #ffffff −
surface-dark-elevated #16181c −
text-body #5b616e −
text-subtle #a8acb3 −
brand-active #003ecc −
brand-disabled #a8b8cc −
on-dark #ffffff −
on-dark-soft #a8acb3 −
semantic-up #05b169 −
semantic-down #cf202f −
accent-yellow #f4b000 −
focus-ring rgba(0,82,255,0.30) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Coinbase Display","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Coinbase Display","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Coinbase Display","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Coinbase Sans","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"Coinbase Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 3 changed
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button 12px → 6px ~
card 16px → 12px ~
pill 100px → 9999px spacing 1 changed
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xl 64px → 48px