Reddit vs Substack
59 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#dae0e6 → #ffffff Text
#1a1a1b → #363737 Brand
#ff4500 → #ff6719 Border
#edeff1 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
IBM Plex Sans → Cahuenga Body size
14px → 19px colors 53 changed
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bg #dae0e6 → #ffffff ~
bg-soft #f6f7f8 → #f6f6f3 ~
text #1a1a1b → #363737 ~
text-strong #030303 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #7c7c7c → #878787 ~
text-soft #878a8c → #666c70 ~
text-faint #9b9b9b → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #ff4500 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #e63e00 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #a83100 → #cc4a0e ~
border #edeff1 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #ccc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #46d160 → #0d8050 ~
warning #ffb000 → #d97706 ~
danger #ea0027 → #dc2626 ~
info #0079d3 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) +
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) +
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
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 #030303 −
surface-hover #f6f7f8 −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
surface-deep #1a1a1b −
text-body #1c1c1c −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
brand-active #cc3700 −
brand-soft #ffe4d6 −
upvote #ff4500 −
downvote #7193ff −
link #0079d3 −
link-hover #0061a8 −
link-visited #7c4dff −
border-subtle #f6f7f8 −
border-card #ccc −
on-bg #1a1a1b −
shadow-color rgba(28,28,28,0.08) −
shadow-elevated rgba(28,28,28,0.16) −
award-gold #ffb000 −
award-silver #c8c9d0 −
award-platinum #39d8ff −
flair-blue #46d160 −
flair-pink #ff66ac −
flair-green #46d160 −
community-blue #0079d3 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":56} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"IBM Plex Sans","size":14} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"IBM Plex Mono","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing identical
No differences.