Excalidraw vs Substack
66 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#fffefd → #ffffff Text
#1b1b1f → #363737 Brand
#6965db → #ff6719 Border
#1b1b1f1a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Excalifont → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 55 changed
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bg #fffefd → #ffffff ~
surface-warm #f5f0e0 → #fafaf7 ~
text #1b1b1f → #363737 ~
text-strong #0f0f12 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #5b5b5b → #878787 ~
text-soft #8a8a8a → #666c70 ~
text-faint #bababa → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #6965db → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #5651c5 → #e85412 ~
border #1b1b1f1a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #1b1b1f33 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft #1b1b1f0d → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
success #16a34a → #0d8050 ~
info #6965db → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
text-link #363737 +
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) −
bg-canvas #ffffff −
bg-warm #fdf6e3 −
bg-paper #fafafa −
surface-soft #fafafa −
surface-hover #f5f5f5 −
surface-soft-warm #fdfaf2 −
text-display #1b1b1f −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
text-on-pastel #1b1b1f −
brand-active #443fa3 −
brand-soft #e8e7fb −
brand-faint #f3f2fd −
link #6965db −
accent-yellow #ffe066 −
accent-yellow-deep #fad434 −
accent-pink #ffadad −
accent-pink-deep #ff8888 −
accent-green #9be7c4 −
accent-green-deep #6fd29f −
accent-blue #bde0fe −
accent-blue-deep #92c8fa −
accent-orange #ffb997 −
accent-orange-deep #ff9970 −
accent-purple #d4c5f9 −
border-hand #1b1b1f −
success-bg #dcfce7 −
warning-bg #fef3c7 −
danger-bg #fee2e2 −
info-bg #e8e7fb typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Excalifont","size":64} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Excalifont","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Excalifont","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Assistant","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"Cascadia Code","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 8px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 48px