Graphite vs Substack
64 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#070707 → #ffffff Text
#fafafa → #363737 Brand
#3b82f6 → #ff6719 Border
#1f1f1f → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
matterFont → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 54 changed
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bg #070707 → #ffffff ~
surface #0f0f0f → #ffffff ~
text #fafafa → #363737 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
brand #3b82f6 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #60a5fa → #e85412 ~
border #1f1f1f → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #2e2e2e → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #22c55e → #0d8050 ~
warning #f59e0b → #d97706 ~
danger #ef4444 → #dc2626 ~
info #3b82f6 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
text-muted #878787 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-deep #cc4a0e +
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) +
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) +
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
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-level-1 #0f0f0f −
bg-level-2 #171717 −
bg-level-3 #1f1f1f −
bg-overlay rgba(7,7,7,0.72) −
surface-strong #171717 −
surface-tinted-brand rgba(59,130,246,0.08) −
text-secondary #d4d4d4 −
text-tertiary #a3a3a3 −
text-quaternary #737373 −
text-disabled #525252 −
brand-press #2f6fed −
brand-soft rgba(59,130,246,0.16) −
accent #60a5fa −
link #60a5fa −
link-hover #93c5fd −
border-subtle rgba(255,255,255,0.06) −
border-brand #3b82f6 −
cta-fill #262626 −
cta-fill-hover #2e2e2e −
cta-fill-press #1f1f1f −
cta-text #fafafa −
success-bg rgba(34,197,94,0.12) −
warning-bg rgba(245,158,11,0.12) −
danger-bg rgba(239,68,68,0.12) −
info-bg rgba(59,130,246,0.12) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"matterFont","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"matterFont","size":60} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"matterFont","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"matterFont","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