GitLab vs Substack
56 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#171321 → #363737 Brand
#fc6d26 → #ff6719 Border
#171321 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
GitLab Sans → Cahuenga Body size
18px → 19px colors 46 changed
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bg-soft #f2f1f5 → #f6f6f3 ~
text #171321 → #363737 ~
text-strong #171321 → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft #4d4a57 → #666c70 ~
text-muted #6e6b78 → #878787 ~
text-faint #9b99a3 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #fc6d26 → #ff6719 ~
border #171321 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #dcd9e3 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
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-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
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 #f2f1f5 −
surface-ink #171321 −
brand-red #e24329 −
brand-purple #6e49cb −
brand-soft rgba(252, 109, 38, 0.10) −
brand-gradient linear-gradient(135deg, #fc6d26 0%, #e24329 50%, #6e49cb 100%) −
cta-bg #171321 −
cta-text #ffffff −
cta-hover #2b2640 −
cta-light-bg #ffffff −
cta-light-text #171321 −
link #6e49cb −
link-hover #5a3aa8 −
border-faint #ece9f1 −
semantic-success #108548 −
semantic-warning #c17d10 −
semantic-danger #dd2b0e −
semantic-info #6e49cb −
shadow-tint rgba(23, 19, 33, 0.10) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"GitLab Sans","size":96} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"GitLab Sans","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"GitLab Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"GitLab Sans","size":18} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"GitLab Mono","size":14} → {"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