Cursor vs Substack
52 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#f7f7f4 → #ffffff Text
#26251e → #363737 Brand
#f54e00 → #ff6719 Border
#e6e5e0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
CursorGothic → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 44 changed
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bg #f7f7f4 → #ffffff ~
bg-soft #fafaf7 → #f6f6f3 ~
text #26251e → #363737 ~
text-strong #26251e → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft rgba(38, 37, 30, 0.6) → #666c70 ~
text-muted #807d72 → #878787 ~
text-faint #a09c92 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #f54e00 → #ff6719 ~
border #e6e5e0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #efeee8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #cfcdc4 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #1f8a65 → #0d8050 ~
warning #c08532 → #d97706 ~
danger #cf2d56 → #dc2626 ~
info #9fbbe0 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
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-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-soft #f2f1ed −
surface-strong #e6e5e0 −
text-body #5a5852 −
brand-active #d04200 −
link #26251e −
link-hover #f54e00 −
border-translucent rgba(38, 37, 30, 0.1) −
timeline-thinking #dfa88f −
timeline-grep #9fc9a2 −
timeline-read #9fbbe0 −
timeline-edit #c0a8dd −
timeline-done #c08532 −
selection-orange #f54e00 −
diff-add-bg rgba(31, 138, 101, 0.12) −
diff-remove-bg rgba(207, 45, 86, 0.12) −
shadow-tint rgba(38, 37, 30, 0.08) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"CursorGothic","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"CursorGothic","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"CursorGothic","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"CursorGothic","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
card 20px → 12px spacing 1 changed
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xl 64px → 48px