Datadog vs Substack
57 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#212529 → #363737 Brand
#632ca6 → #ff6719 Border
#e5e7eb → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
NationalWeb → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 47 changed
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bg-soft #f7f7f7 → #f6f6f3 ~
surface #eef1f5 → #ffffff ~
text #212529 → #363737 ~
text-strong #0c0c0c → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #555555 → #878787 ~
text-soft #6b7280 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #9ca3af → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #632ca6 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #52248a → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #411a6e → #cc4a0e ~
brand-tint rgba(99, 44, 166, 0.10) → rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) ~
border #e5e7eb → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #f0f0f0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #cbd5e0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #16a34a → #0d8050 ~
warning #f59f3a → #d97706 ~
info #3b6ec7 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
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-cool #f4f5f7 −
surface-hover #e2e6eb −
surface-strong #dde1e7 −
bg-dark #262626 −
bg-deep #1a1a1a −
bg-darker #0c0c0c −
text-on-dark #f3f4f6 −
text-on-dark-muted #a1a1aa −
brand-soft #f0e8fa −
link #632ca6 −
link-hover #52248a −
chart-purple #632ca6 −
chart-blue #3b6ec7 −
chart-teal #1aa1b6 −
chart-green #3eb049 −
chart-yellow #f1c40f −
chart-orange #f59f3a −
chart-red #e74c3c −
chart-pink #d65297 −
border-dark rgba(255,255,255,0.10) typography 4 changed
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display {"family":"NationalWeb","size":68} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"NationalWeb","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NationalWeb","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NationalWeb","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} radius 1 changed
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card 8px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 8px → 16px ~
lg 20px → 32px ~
xl 32px → 48px