The New York Times vs Substack
67 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #363737 Brand
#121212 → #ff6719 Border
#dfdfdf → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
NYT Cheltenham → Cahuenga Body size
18px → 19px colors 55 changed
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text #121212 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #878787 ~
text-soft #727272 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #999999 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #121212 → #ff6719 ~
border #dfdfdf → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #9a9a9a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #1a7f37 → #0d8050 ~
warning #b27c00 → #d97706 ~
danger #d0021b → #dc2626 ~
info #326891 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
brand-deep #cc4a0e +
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) +
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) +
on-brand #ffffff +
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-section #f7f7f5 −
bg-dark #121212 −
surface-soft #f7f7f7 −
surface-strong #ededed −
surface-quote #fbf6e9 −
brand-red #d0021b −
brand-red-hover #a8001a −
brand-red-soft #ffe5e8 −
link #326891 −
link-hover #1a4972 −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
on-ink #ffffff −
border-rule #121212 −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
success-soft #e7f4ec −
warning-soft #fbf3e0 −
danger-soft #ffe5e8 −
info-soft #e7eef5 −
live-red #d0021b −
live-pulse #ff334b −
cooking-orange #cc4b00 −
games-blue #6493b0 −
wirecutter-yellow #ffd400 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":30} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NYT Cheltenham","size":24} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"NYT Imperial","size":18} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"NYT Karnak Condensed","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px