Magic vs Substack
50 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#1c2024 → #363737 Brand
#0090ff → #ff6719 Border
#e8e8ec → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Aeonik → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 40 changed
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text #1c2024 → #363737 ~
text-strong #1c2024 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #60646c → #878787 ~
text-faint #80838d → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #0090ff → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #0586f0 → #e85412 ~
border #e8e8ec → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #f0f0f3 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #d9d9e0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #2c8849 → #0d8050 ~
warning #bb6a00 → #d97706 ~
danger #c62a44 → #dc2626 ~
info #0090ff → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-deep #cc4a0e +
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) −
surface-soft #fcfcfd −
surface-muted #f9f9fb −
text-body #2c2d2f −
text-disabled #8b8d98 −
brand-strong #0d74ce −
brand-ink #113264 −
link #0d74ce −
link-hover #0090ff −
border-translucent rgba(0, 8, 48, 0.094) −
diff-insert-bg #ecfdee −
diff-delete-bg #feeced −
diff-delete-surface #fcf7f8 −
shadow-tint rgba(0, 5, 9, 0.06) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Aeonik","size":64} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Aeonik","size":46} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Aeonik","size":34} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Suisse Intl","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 8px → 12px spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px