Motion vs Substack
61 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0d1117 → #363737 Brand
#16a34a → #ff6719 Border
#e2e8e5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Inter Display → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 54 changed
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bg-soft #f8faf9 → #f6f6f3 ~
bg-elev #ffffff → #fafaf7 ~
surface #f8faf9 → #ffffff ~
text #0d1117 → #363737 ~
text-muted #56636e → #878787 ~
text-faint #8d97a3 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #16a34a → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #138a3f → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #0f6e34 → #cc4a0e ~
border #e2e8e5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #c1cdc6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft #eef2ee → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
info #1d4ed8 → #2563eb ~
success #16a34a → #0d8050 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
text-soft #666c70 +
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) +
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-strong #eef2ee −
bg-dark #0d1117 −
bg-dark-elev #161b22 −
text-body #1f2937 −
brand-active #0f6e34 −
brand-soft #dcf2e3 −
ai-purple #7c3aed −
ai-purple-hover #6d28d9 −
ai-purple-active #5b21b6 −
ai-soft #ede9fe −
on-dark #f8faf9 −
link #1d4ed8 −
link-hover #1e40af −
gradient-stop-1 #16a34a −
gradient-stop-2 #7c3aed −
gradient-hero linear-gradient(105deg, #16a34a 0%, #4f46e5 50%, #7c3aed 100%) −
pastel-mint #dcf2e3 −
pastel-lavender #ede9fe −
pastel-sky #dbeafe −
pastel-peach #fde6d3 −
pastel-butter #fef3c7 −
shadow-tint rgba(13, 17, 23, 0.06) −
shadow-deep rgba(13, 17, 23, 0.16) −
warning-soft #fef3c7 −
danger-soft #fee2e2 −
selection rgba(22, 163, 74, 0.18) −
ring-brand rgba(22, 163, 74, 0.45) −
ring-ai rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.45) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter Display","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter Display","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter Display","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":16} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 10px → 6px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing identical
No differences.