Klarna vs Substack
57 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0b051d → #363737 Brand
#ffa8cd → #ff6719 Border
#e4e2e8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Klarna Title → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 49 changed
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bg-soft #f7f7f8 → #f6f6f3 ~
surface #0b051d → #ffffff ~
text #0b051d → #363737 ~
text-muted #4a4458 → #878787 ~
brand #ffa8cd → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #eb6f9e → #cc4a0e ~
on-brand #0b051d → #ffffff ~
border #e4e2e8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #0b051d → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
shadow-soft rgba(11, 5, 29, 0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
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) +
success #0d8050 +
warning #d97706 +
danger #dc2626 +
info #2563eb +
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
bg-pink-wash #fff0f6 −
surface-card #0b051d −
surface-light #ffffff −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
text-subtle #76707f −
brand-strong #ffb3c7 −
brand-soft #ffe2ee −
cta-dark #0b051d −
cta-dark-hover #1c1430 −
on-cta-dark #ffffff −
link #0b051d −
link-hover #eb6f9e −
border-pink #ffa8cd −
semantic-success #1f8a4c −
semantic-warning #b8740f −
semantic-danger #d23c3c −
semantic-info #0b051d −
focus-ring #0b051d −
shadow-ambient rgba(11, 5, 29, 0.06) −
shadow-strong rgba(11, 5, 29, 0.16) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Klarna Title","size":96} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Klarna Title","size":56} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Klarna Title","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Klarna Title","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
card 24px → 12px spacing 1 changed
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xl 64px → 48px