Microsoft vs Substack
69 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#fffdfb → #ffffff Text
#0e1726 → #363737 Brand
#0067b8 → #ff6719 Border
rgba(6,22,31,0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Segoe UI Variable Display → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 58 changed
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bg #fffdfb → #ffffff ~
bg-soft #f5f5f5 → #f6f6f3 ~
text #0e1726 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #091f2c → #878787 ~
text-faint #616161 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #0067b8 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #005490 → #e85412 ~
border rgba(6,22,31,0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #737373 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #0e7c41 → #0d8050 ~
warning #d83b01 → #d97706 ~
danger #c50f1f → #dc2626 ~
info #0067b8 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
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-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
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-tinted #dceef8 −
bg-deep #0e1726 −
bg-deeper #05111c −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
surface-hover #efefef −
text-body #17253d −
text-disabled #dcdcdc −
text-on-deep #ffffff −
brand-active #003e6c −
brand-soft #dceef8 −
logo-orange #f25022 −
logo-green #7fba00 −
logo-cyan #00a4ef −
logo-yellow #ffb900 −
accent #00a4ef −
accent-strong #0078d4 −
accent-soft #dceef8 −
link #0067b8 −
link-hover #005490 −
link-visited #3c4858 −
selected rgba(0,103,184,0.10) −
border-subtle rgba(6,22,31,0.06) −
ring-focus #0067b8 −
shadow-fluent rgba(0,0,0,0.10) 0 6.4px 14.4px −
shadow-fluent-lifted rgba(0,0,0,0.12) 0 12.8px 28.8px −
on-accent #ffffff −
success-bg #dff6dd −
warning-bg #fed9cc −
danger-bg #fde7e9 −
info-bg #dceef8 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Segoe UI Variable Display","size":96} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Segoe UI Variable Display","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Segoe UI Variable Display","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Segoe UI Variable Text","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"Cascadia Code","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 8px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 8px → 16px ~
lg 20px → 32px ~
xl 32px → 48px