Obsidian vs Substack
55 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#0f0f0f → #ffffff Text
#eeeeee → #363737 Brand
#7c3aed → #ff6719 Border
#2a2a2a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Inter → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 45 changed
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bg #0f0f0f → #ffffff ~
surface #161616 → #ffffff ~
text #eeeeee → #363737 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #a3a3a3 → #878787 ~
text-faint #737373 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #7c3aed → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #6d28d9 → #e85412 ~
border #2a2a2a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #1f1f1f → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #3a3a3a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #4ade80 → #0d8050 ~
warning #fbbf24 → #d97706 ~
danger #f87171 → #dc2626 ~
info #a78bfa → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-deep #cc4a0e +
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 −
surface-elev #1f1f1f −
surface-hover #262626 −
text-secondary #b0b0b0 −
brand-active #5b21b6 −
brand-text #a78bfa −
brand-text-hover #c4b5fd −
brand-soft #2a1a4a −
border-brand #7c3aed −
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.40) −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.50) −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.70) −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.65) −
success-soft #14321f −
warning-soft #33270a −
danger-soft #3a1717 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":60} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px