Mercedes-Benz vs Substack
55 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#000000 → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #363737 Brand
#00adef → #ff6719 Border
#2a2a2a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
MBCorpo Title → Cahuenga Body size
14px → 19px colors 47 changed
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bg #000000 → #ffffff ~
surface #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #363737 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #7a7a7a → #878787 ~
text-faint #5a5a5a → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #00adef → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #0095d0 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #003d5b → #cc4a0e ~
border #2a2a2a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #1a1a1a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
success #00a651 → #0d8050 ~
warning #ffa500 → #d97706 ~
danger #cc0000 → #dc2626 ~
info #00adef → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-link #363737 +
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) +
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-elevated #0a0a0a −
bg-light #ffffff −
surface-strong #2a2a2a −
surface-light #f5f5f5 −
surface-on-light #ffffff −
text-body #a8a8a8 −
text-on-light #000000 −
text-body-on-light #3a3a3a −
brand-active #007fb3 −
brand-soft #d4f1fc −
accent-amg-red #cc0000 −
accent-amg-yellow #fdca00 −
accent-maybach-rose #ddc090 −
border-on-light #d8d8d8 −
link #ffffff −
link-hover #00adef −
ring #00adef −
ring-on-light #000000 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"MBCorpo Title","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"MBCorpo Title","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"MBCorpo Title","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"MBCorpo Text","size":14} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 8px → 12px spacing 2 changed
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lg 40px → 32px ~
xl 64px → 48px