Instacart vs Substack
51 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#0aad0a → #ff6719 Border
#e0e0e0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Instacart Sans → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 44 changed
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bg-cream #f7f4ee → #fbf9f4 ~
surface #f6f6f6 → #ffffff ~
text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #666666 → #878787 ~
text-faint #999999 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #0aad0a → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #089408 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #003d2a → #cc4a0e ~
border #e0e0e0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #ededed → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #999999 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #0aad0a → #0d8050 ~
warning #ff7a00 → #d97706 ~
danger #e6483d → #dc2626 ~
info #3b82f6 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
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-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
bg-elevated #fafafa −
bg-promo #003d2a −
surface-hover #ededed −
surface-strong #e4e4e4 −
surface-on-promo #005a3e −
text-body #1a1a1a −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
brand-active #067a06 −
brand-soft #e3f5e3 −
accent-orange #ff7a00 −
accent-yellow #ffce5e −
accent-red #e6483d −
link #0aad0a −
link-hover #067a06 −
ring #0aad0a −
rating-gold #fcb53b typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Instacart Sans","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Instacart Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Instacart Sans","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Instacart Sans","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 12px → 6px ~
card 16px → 12px spacing identical
No differences.