Ideogram vs Substack
57 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0e0e10 → #363737 Brand
#8864e4 → #ff6719 Border
rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.05) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Inter → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 47 changed
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surface #f7f7f8 → #ffffff ~
text #0e0e10 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft #585964 → #666c70 ~
text-muted #606066 → #878787 ~
text-faint #9b9ba0 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #8864e4 → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #7e4dda → #cc4a0e ~
brand-tint #f6f4fe → rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) ~
brand-tint-strong #ede7fc → rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) ~
border rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.05) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.12) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
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) −
bg-alt #fafafc −
surface-soft #ececee −
surface-violet #f6f4fe −
surface-violet-deep #ede7fc −
text-medium #2b2b2f −
link #7e4dda −
link-hover #8864e4 −
selected-bg #f6f4fe −
disabled #cfcfd4 −
border-subtle rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.03) −
border-violet rgba(136, 100, 228, 0.30) −
success-bg #e7f5ec −
success-text #1f6b3e −
warning-bg #fef6e4 −
warning-text #7a5a14 −
danger-bg #fbebec −
danger-text #9a2c34 −
info-bg #f6f4fe −
info-text #5b3eb8 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius identical
No differences.
spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 48px