Descript vs Substack
62 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#fff7fa → #ffffff Text
#1a1a1a → #363737 Brand
#651a39 → #ff6719 Border
#0000001a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Brett → Cahuenga Body size
17px → 19px colors 51 changed
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bg #fff7fa → #ffffff ~
bg-soft #fffafc → #f6f6f3 ~
text #1a1a1a → #363737 ~
text-strong #26171d → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft #7a6770 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #a8949c → #a8a8a8 ~
text-muted #c9b9bf → #878787 ~
brand #651a39 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #4a1129 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #3a0d20 → #cc4a0e ~
brand-tint #f5cdda → rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) ~
border #0000001a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #00000026 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) +
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
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-tertiary #fef0f4 −
surface-rose #f7e8ed −
text-medium #4a3540 −
brand-soft #fde2eb −
accent-red #f73b3b −
accent-orange #ff5340 −
accent-orange-soft #ffd6cc −
accent-coral #ff7a5c −
accent-rose #ff4d7c −
link #651a39 −
link-hover #4a1129 −
selected-bg #fde2eb −
disabled #c9b9bf −
border-subtle #00000010 −
border-brand rgba(101, 26, 57, 0.30) −
success-bg #d9eedb −
success-text #1f4d2c −
warning-bg #fff0d6 −
warning-text #7a4a00 −
danger-bg #fde2eb −
danger-text #651a39 −
info-bg #e6e8f5 −
info-text #2a2a4a typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Brett","size":96} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Brett","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Brett","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Booton","size":17} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 12px → 6px ~
card 16px → 12px spacing 4 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 8px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px