dbt Labs vs Substack
62 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#030711 → #363737 Brand
#fe6703 → #ff6719 Border
#e2e8f0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
polymath → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 51 changed
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bg-soft #f8fafc → #f6f6f3 ~
surface #f1f5f9 → #ffffff ~
text #030711 → #363737 ~
text-strong #0f172a → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #64748b → #878787 ~
text-faint #94a3b8 → #a8a8a8 ~
on-brand #030711 → #ffffff ~
brand #fe6703 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #e85d02 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #b34902 → #cc4a0e ~
brand-tint #ffe2cc → rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) ~
border #e2e8f0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #eef2f6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #cbd5e1 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-soft #666c70 +
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) +
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-surface #f1f5f9 −
bg-warm #fff5ec −
bg-dark #030711 −
bg-dark-soft #0b1220 −
text-body #334155 −
text-slate #475569 −
text-on-brand #030711 −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
on-dark #ffffff −
on-dark-muted #94a3b8 −
brand-pressed #cc5302 −
brand-soft #fff5ec −
accent-cta-white #ffffff −
link #fe6703 −
link-hover #cc5302 −
link-ink #030711 −
border-dark #1e293b −
semantic-success #0f9d58 −
semantic-warning-bg #fff7e0 −
semantic-warning-text #7a5a00 −
semantic-error #dc2626 −
semantic-info #2563eb typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"polymath","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"polymath","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"polymath","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"polymath-text","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 5 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px