MSI vs Substack
66 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#000000 → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #363737 Brand
#ff0000 → #ff6719 Border
#262626 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Bebas Neue → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 59 changed
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bg #000000 → #ffffff ~
surface #111111 → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #363737 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft #b3b3b3 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #7a7a7a → #a8a8a8 ~
text-link #ff0000 → #363737 ~
brand #ff0000 → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #cc0000 → #cc4a0e ~
border #262626 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #1a1a1a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #ff0000 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #00cc66 → #0d8050 ~
warning #ffaa00 → #d97706 ~
danger #ff0000 → #dc2626 ~
info #00bfff → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-muted #878787 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
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-deep #0a0a0a −
bg-darkest #000000 −
surface-soft #1a1a1a −
surface-strong #262626 −
surface-elevated #1f1f1f −
surface-product-band #0a0a0a −
surface-input #1a1a1a −
text-disabled #4a4a4a −
brand-bright #ff3333 −
brand-darkest #990000 −
brand-glow rgba(255,0,0,0.4) −
brand-gradient linear-gradient(135deg, #ff3333 0%, #ff0000 50%, #990000 100%) −
brand-aero-blue #00bfff −
brand-prestige-rose-gold #b87333 −
cta-primary #ff0000 −
cta-primary-hover #ff3333 −
link-default #ff0000 −
link-visited #ff0000 −
link-hover #ffffff −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.85) −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.6) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.8) −
shadow-msi-glow rgba(255,0,0,0.4) −
badge-new #ff0000 −
badge-pre-order transparent −
badge-msi-best-of-the-best #ff0000 −
badge-out-of-stock #7a7a7a −
price #ffffff −
price-discount #ff0000 −
rating-star #ffaa00 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Bebas Neue","size":96} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Bebas Neue","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Bebas Neue","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Bebas Neue","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 8px → 12px spacing identical
No differences.