Nintendo vs Substack
49 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#1f1f1f → #363737 Brand
#e60012 → #ff6719 Border
#e5e5e5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Nintendo Sans → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 37 changed
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bg-soft #f5f5f5 → #f6f6f3 ~
brand #e60012 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #cc0010 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #8a000a → #cc4a0e ~
brand-tint #ffeeee → rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) ~
text #1f1f1f → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #878787 ~
text-soft #8a8a8a → #666c70 ~
text-faint #bcbcbc → #a8a8a8 ~
border #e5e5e5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #cccccc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft #f0f0f0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
success #00a345 → #0d8050 ~
warning #ff8c00 → #d97706 ~
danger #e60012 → #dc2626 ~
info #0066cc → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
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-warm #fff8f0 −
bg-tinted #ffeeee −
surface-soft #fafafa −
surface-strong #f5f5f5 −
brand-active #a8000d −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
link #0066cc −
link-hover #cc0010 −
selected-bg #ffeeee −
border-brand #e60012 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Nintendo Sans","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Nintendo Sans","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Nintendo Sans","size":28} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 12px → 6px ~
card 16px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px