Ledger vs Substack
54 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#ff5300 → #ff6719 Border
#000000 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
HMAlphaMono → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 46 changed
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text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-muted #6b6b6b → #878787 ~
brand #ff5300 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #e64a00 → #e85412 ~
border #000000 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface #ffffff +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-deep #cc4a0e +
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-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-dark #000000 −
surface-soft #f5f5f5 −
surface-strong #ebebeb −
surface-card #ffffff −
surface-dark-elevated #141414 −
text-body #3d3d3d −
text-subtle #999999 −
brand-disabled #ffb999 −
on-dark #ffffff −
on-dark-soft #a3a3a3 −
on-dark-faint rgba(255,255,255,0.02) −
accent-mono #000000 −
eyebrow-tint rgba(212,160,255,0.30) −
border-hairline #e0e0e0 −
border-on-dark rgba(255,255,255,0.12) −
semantic-up #16a34a −
semantic-down #dc2626 −
focus-ring rgba(255,83,0,0.40) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"HMAlphaMono","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"HMAlphaMono","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"HMAlphaMono","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"HMAlphaMono","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
pill 100px → 9999px spacing 1 changed
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xl 64px → 48px