Medium vs Substack
48 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#242424 → #363737 Brand
#1a8917 → #ff6719 Border
rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.1) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
GT Super → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 40 changed
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bg-soft #fafafa → #f6f6f3 ~
text #242424 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft #6b6b6b → #666c70 ~
text-muted #8e8e8e → #878787 ~
brand #1a8917 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #0f730c → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #0a5d09 → #cc4a0e ~
border rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.1) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.25) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.06) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
selection-bg rgba(26, 137, 23, 0.15) → rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) ~
success #1a8917 → #0d8050 ~
warning #c89a16 → #d97706 ~
danger #c94a4a → #dc2626 ~
info #386dba → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
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) +
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 #fafafa −
surface-elev #ffffff −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
brand-active #0a5d09 −
brand-soft rgba(26, 137, 23, 0.08) −
link #242424 −
link-hover #1a8917 −
link-underline rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.4) −
border-focus #1a8917 −
shadow-color rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.06) −
shadow-color-md rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.12) −
shadow-color-lg rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.18) −
highlight-yellow #fff8c5 −
member-only #c89a16 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"GT Super","size":56} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"GT Super","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"GT Super","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"sohne","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"source-code-pro","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 2 changed
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lg 48px → 32px ~
xl 96px → 48px