Pinterest vs Substack
47 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#e60023 → #ff6719 Border
#e5e5e0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Pin Sans → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 35 changed
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text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-faint #91918c → #a8a8a8 ~
text-muted #62625b → #878787 ~
brand #e60023 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #cc001f → #e85412 ~
border #e5e5e0 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #f6f6f3 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #c8c8c1 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #097239 → #0d8050 ~
warning #b24700 → #d97706 ~
danger #b60c0c → #dc2626 ~
info #62625b → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
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) −
surface-elevated #fbfbf9 −
surface-wash #f6f6f3 −
text-subtle #62625b −
brand-pressed #b2001b −
success-bg #e3f7ec −
warning-bg #ffede0 −
danger-bg #ffebeb −
info-bg #f6f6f3 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Pin Sans","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Pin Sans","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Pin Sans","size":28} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Pin Sans","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 8px → 6px ~
pill 999px → 9999px spacing 5 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 32px → 48px