fal vs Substack
40 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#252527 → #ff6719 Border
#e5e7eb → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
focal → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 30 changed
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bg-soft #fafafa → #f6f6f3 ~
text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-muted #6b7280 → #878787 ~
text-faint #9ca3af → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #252527 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #0a0a0a → #e85412 ~
on-brand #fafafa → #ffffff ~
border #e5e7eb → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #d1d5db → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft #f0f0f0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
success #16a34a → #0d8050 +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
text-soft #666c70 +
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) −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
surface-dark #0a0a0a −
surface-soft #f5f5f5 −
text-body #1b1b1d −
text-on-dark #fafafa typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"focal","size":120} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"focal","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"focal","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"publicSansRounded","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px