DeepSeek vs Substack
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#1a1a1a → #363737 Brand
#4d6bfe → #ff6719 Border
#e5e7eb → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Inter → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 58 changed
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bg-soft #fafbfd → #f6f6f3 ~
surface #f5f7fb → #ffffff ~
text #1a1a1a → #363737 ~
text-strong #0a0a0a → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #6b7280 → #878787 ~
text-soft #8b90a0 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #a8acb8 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #4d6bfe → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #3a55e5 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #2a3eb1 → #cc4a0e ~
border #e5e7eb → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #d1d5db → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft #eef0f4 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
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) +
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-deep #0a0a23 −
bg-deep-strong #050518 −
surface-hover #eef1f8 −
surface-strong #e2e7f1 −
text-medium #2a2a2e −
text-on-dark #e6e8ef −
text-on-dark-muted #a8b0c4 −
on-cta #ffffff −
brand-active #2a44cc −
brand-soft #eaeefe −
brand-faint #f3f5fe −
brand-glow rgba(77, 107, 254, 0.24) −
accent-cyan #5eaaff −
link #4d6bfe −
link-hover #3a55e5 −
selected-bg #eaeefe −
disabled-bg #f5f7fb −
disabled-text #a8acb8 −
border-focus #4d6bfe −
border-on-dark rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) −
success-bg #dcfce7 −
success-text #15803d −
warning-bg #fef3c7 −
warning-text #854d0e −
danger-bg #fee2e2 −
danger-text #b91c1c −
info-bg #eaeefe −
info-text #2a3eb1 −
shadow-rgb 10, 10, 35 −
shadow-blue 77, 107, 254 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":64} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
card 16px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 16px → 32px ~
xl 24px → 48px