Plaid vs Substack
54 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#0a85ea → #ff6719 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Plaid Sans → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 48 changed
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bg-soft #f7f9fb → #f6f6f3 ~
bg-cream #f3efe6 → #fbf9f4 ~
surface #f3f5f8 → #ffffff ~
text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #4a5568 → #878787 ~
text-soft #7a8390 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #a0a8b3 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #0a85ea → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #003c80 → #cc4a0e +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
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-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
bg-blue #eaf3ff −
bg-ink #000000 −
surface-soft #fafbfc −
surface-cream #faf6ed −
text-medium #1a1f29 −
brand-strong #0066c0 −
brand-soft #dceeff −
brand-wash rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) −
accent #000000 −
accent-soft rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) −
link #0a85ea −
link-hover #0066c0 −
selected-bg #eaf3ff −
disabled #c4cad3 −
border-blue rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.30) −
success-bg #dcf3e3 −
success-text #1f5d3f −
warning-bg #fff0c5 −
warning-text #7a5e1f −
danger-bg #fde0e0 −
danger-text #8a2828 −
info-bg #dceeff −
info-text #003c80 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":56} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":44} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing identical
No differences.