Ford vs Substack
55 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#333333 → #363737 Brand
#003478 → #ff6719 Border
#dde2e8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
FordF1 → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 47 changed
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bg-soft #f5f7fa → #f6f6f3 ~
text #333333 → #363737 ~
text-muted #666666 → #878787 ~
text-faint #9aa3ad → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #003478 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #002757 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #00142e → #cc4a0e ~
border #dde2e8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #b6bdc7 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft #eceff3 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
shadow-soft rgba(16,43,78,0.06) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
success #258636 → #0d8050 ~
warning #f26822 → #d97706 ~
danger #bf152c → #dc2626 ~
info #0860a8 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-soft #666c70 +
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) +
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
bg-card #ffffff −
bg-strong #e6ebf2 −
bg-dark #102b4e −
bg-dark-elev #1a3a64 −
bg-deep #00142e −
surface-soft #f5f7fa −
surface-card #ffffff −
surface-table #fafbfc −
text-ink #102b4e −
brand-light #0860a8 −
brand-disabled #cdd5df −
on-dark #ffffff −
on-dark-soft #bcc6d2 −
accent-red #bf152c −
accent-orange #f26822 −
border-on-dark rgba(255,255,255,0.18) −
link #0860a8 −
link-hover #003478 −
ring #003478 −
shadow-elev rgba(16,43,78,0.12) −
shadow-deep rgba(0,20,46,0.28) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"FordF1","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"FordF1","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"FordF1","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"FordF1","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 2 changed
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lg 48px → 32px ~
xl 96px → 48px