Ghost vs Substack
61 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#fff8ed → #ffffff Text
#15171a → #363737 Brand
#30cf43 → #ff6719 Border
#e5e1d6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Inter → Cahuenga Body size
17px → 19px colors 50 changed
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bg #fff8ed → #ffffff ~
surface #f4f3ef → #ffffff ~
surface-warm #fff5e1 → #fafaf7 ~
text #15171a → #363737 ~
text-strong #0b0c0e → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #54595f → #878787 ~
text-soft #7c8087 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #a4a8af → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #30cf43 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #26b337 → #e85412 ~
border #e5e1d6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #d6d0bf → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft #f0ece1 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
success #30cf43 → #0d8050 ~
warning #f59e0b → #d97706 ~
danger #e63946 → #dc2626 ~
info #3b73ff → #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-alt #ffffff −
bg-cream-deep #fef0d9 −
surface-2 #ebe9e0 −
surface-3 #e0ddd1 −
surface-soft #faf8f3 −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
text-on-dark #fff8ed −
brand-active #1f9b2f −
brand-soft #e5fae8 −
accent #ff1a75 −
accent-soft #ffe7f0 −
accent-deep #cc1561 −
accent-blue #3b73ff −
accent-blue-soft #e3ecff −
border-focus #30cf43 −
bg-dark #15171a −
surface-dark #1d1f23 −
success-bg #e5fae8 −
warning-bg #fef3c7 −
danger-bg #fde2e4 −
info-bg #e3ecff typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":44} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":17} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":14} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 24px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px