Neon vs Substack
72 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#0a0a0b → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #363737 Brand
#34d59a → #ff6719 Border
#303236 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Esbuild → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 60 changed
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bg #0a0a0b → #ffffff ~
surface #111215 → #ffffff ~
brand #34d59a → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #37c38f → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #1a8d65 → #cc4a0e ~
on-brand #0a0a0b → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #363737 ~
text-muted #94979e → #878787 ~
text-soft #a3a6b3 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #c2c4cc → #a8a8a8 ~
border #303236 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #ffffff14 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #4a4d52 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #34d59a → #0d8050 ~
warning #f5a623 → #d97706 ~
danger #ff5c5c → #dc2626 ~
info #94b5f7 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
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-deep #000000 −
bg-elev-1 #0c0d0d −
bg-elev-2 #111215 −
bg-elev-3 #151617 −
surface-alt #151617 −
surface-tinted #285d49 −
surface-tinted-2 #2c6d4c −
surface-tinted-soft #cae6d9 −
brand-pressed #2cb583 −
brand-glow #34d59a33 −
accent #94b5f7 −
accent-hover #a9c4f9 −
accent-soft #94b5f71f −
link #94b5f7 −
link-hover #a9c4f9 −
link-visited #7d9ce0 −
selected #34d59a26 −
disabled #3a3c40 −
disabled-text #5b5e64 −
text-heading #ffffff −
text-disabled #5b5e64 −
border-brand #34d59a66 −
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.35) −
shadow-standard rgba(0,0,0,0.55) −
shadow-elevated rgba(0,0,0,0.7) −
shadow-glow rgba(52,213,154,0.25) −
success-bg #2c6d4c −
warning-bg #3a2a10 −
danger-bg #3a1818 −
info-bg #1a2240 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Esbuild","size":96} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Esbuild","size":56} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Esbuild","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
card 20px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px