Figma vs Substack
62 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#000000 → #ff6719 Border
#e6e6e6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
figmaSans → Cahuenga Body size
18px → 19px colors 50 changed
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bg-soft #f7f7f5 → #f6f6f3 ~
text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft #1e1e1e → #666c70 ~
text-muted #666666 → #878787 ~
text-faint #999999 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #000000 → #ff6719 ~
border #e6e6e6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #f1f1f1 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #cccccc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
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) +
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) −
surface-soft #f7f7f5 −
brand-pressed #1e1e1e −
inverse-bg #000000 −
inverse-text #ffffff −
link #000000 −
link-hover #1e1e1e −
block-lime #dceeb1 −
block-lilac #c5b0f4 −
block-cream #f4ecd6 −
block-pink #efd4d4 −
block-mint #c8e6cd −
block-coral #f3c9b6 −
block-navy #1f1d3d −
accent-magenta #ff3d8b −
accent-blue #0d99ff −
accent-green #0fa958 −
accent-red #f24822 −
accent-purple #9747ff −
accent-yellow #ffcd29 −
semantic-success #1ea64a −
semantic-warning #ff9800 −
semantic-error #f24822 −
overlay-scrim rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"figmaSans","size":86} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"figmaSans","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"figmaSans","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"figmaSans","size":18} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"figmaMono","size":18} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 3 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
card 48px → 12px ~
pill 50px → 9999px spacing 4 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px