Monzo vs Substack
63 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#ff4f40 → #ff6719 Border
#e4e4e4 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
MonzoSansDisplay → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 52 changed
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text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-muted #5b5b5b → #878787 ~
brand #ff4f40 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #ff6557 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #e83b2d → #cc4a0e ~
border #e4e4e4 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #000000 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft #f0f0f0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
shadow-soft rgba(9, 23, 35, 0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
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) +
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) +
success #0d8050 +
warning #d97706 +
danger #dc2626 +
info #2563eb +
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
surface-soft #fafafa −
surface-coral-tint #fff1ef −
surface-navy #091723 −
surface-navy-soft #13283a −
text-body #1a1a1a −
text-subtle #8a8a8a −
text-on-navy #ffffff −
text-on-navy-muted #b8c2cc −
brand-ink #c42d22 −
brand-soft #fff1ef −
navy #091723 −
navy-hover #13283a −
on-navy #ffffff −
link #c42d22 −
link-hover #ff4f40 −
border-focus #091723 −
border-on-navy rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16) −
semantic-success #1f8a4c −
semantic-warning #c77700 −
semantic-danger #d23b2e −
semantic-info #091723 −
focus-ring rgba(9, 23, 35, 0.45) −
shadow-ambient rgba(9, 23, 35, 0.06) −
shadow-standard rgba(9, 23, 35, 0.14) −
shadow-coral-glow rgba(255, 79, 64, 0.30) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"MonzoSansDisplay","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"MonzoSansDisplay","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"MonzoSansDisplay","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"MonzoSansText","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
pill 500px → 9999px spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px