Kraken vs Substack
50 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#101114 → #363737 Brand
#7132f5 → #ff6719 Border
#dedee5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Kraken-Brand → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 43 changed
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bg-soft #fafafa → #f6f6f3 ~
text #101114 → #363737 ~
text-muted #9497a9 → #878787 ~
brand #7132f5 → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #5b1ecf → #cc4a0e ~
border #dedee5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft rgba(104,107,130,0.24) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface #ffffff +
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-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) −
bg-card #ffffff −
bg-dark #101114 −
surface-cool rgba(148,151,169,0.08) −
surface-purple-subtle rgba(133,91,251,0.16) −
text-body #33363f −
text-mute-strong #686b82 −
text-mute-soft #484b5e −
brand-dark #5741d8 −
brand-subtle rgba(133,91,251,0.16) −
semantic-success #149e61 −
semantic-success-dark #026b3f −
semantic-success-bg rgba(20,158,97,0.16) −
semantic-error #e23b4a −
semantic-warning #df6500 −
focus-ring rgba(113,50,245,0.30) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Kraken-Brand","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Kraken-Brand","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Kraken-Brand","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Kraken-Product","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 1 changed
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xl 64px → 48px