PayPal vs Substack
61 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#001c64 → #363737 Brand
#003087 → #ff6719 Border
#cbd2d6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
PayPal Sans Big → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 53 changed
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text #001c64 → #363737 ~
text-muted #545d68 → #878787 ~
brand #003087 → #ff6719 ~
border #cbd2d6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #9da3a6 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
border-soft #eaeced → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
shadow-soft rgba(0, 28, 100, 0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
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) +
border-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) +
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) +
success #0d8050 +
warning #d97706 +
danger #dc2626 +
info #2563eb +
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
bg-cool #f5f7fa −
bg-navy #003087 −
bg-midnight #001c64 −
surface-soft #f5f7fa −
surface-strong #eaeced −
surface-cool #dee3ea −
surface-navy-elevated #0a3d97 −
text-body #2c2e2f −
text-subtle #6c7378 −
text-on-cool #2c2e2f −
brand-bright #009cde −
brand-bright-hover #0070ba −
brand-deep-hover #001c64 −
brand-disabled #aab7c4 −
on-navy #ffffff −
on-navy-soft #aab7c4 −
link #0070ba −
link-hover #003087 −
border-on-navy rgba(255,255,255,0.20) −
semantic-success #108043 −
semantic-warning #f5a623 −
semantic-danger #d20000 −
semantic-info #009cde −
focus-ring rgba(0,156,222,0.45) −
shadow-ambient rgba(0, 28, 100, 0.06) −
shadow-hard rgba(0, 28, 100, 0.18) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"PayPal Sans Big","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"PayPal Sans Big","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"PayPal Sans Big","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"PayPal Sans Small","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"PayPal Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 12px → 6px ~
card 16px → 12px spacing 1 changed
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xl 64px → 48px