Retool vs Substack
65 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#0a0a0a → #363737 Brand
#3a55fc → #ff6719 Border
#e4e4e7 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Inter → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 59 changed
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bg-soft #fafafa → #f6f6f3 ~
bg-elev #f4f4f5 → #fafaf7 ~
text #0a0a0a → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #525252 → #878787 ~
text-soft #737373 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #a3a3a3 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #3a55fc → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #2c45e5 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #1f2db8 → #cc4a0e ~
border #e4e4e7 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #f0f0f2 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #d4d4d8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
shadow-soft rgba(10,10,10,0.04) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
shadow-medium rgba(10,10,10,0.08) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
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-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) +
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) +
success #0d8050 +
warning #d97706 +
danger #dc2626 +
info #2563eb +
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
bg-elev-2 #ebebed −
bg-tinted #f0f3ff −
bg-tinted-2 #e8edff −
surface-2 #fafafa −
surface-tint #f0f3ff −
bg-dark #0a0a0a −
bg-dark-2 #171717 −
bg-dark-3 #262626 −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
text-on-dark-soft #d4d4d8 −
text-on-dark-muted #a1a1aa −
brand-active #2238c9 −
brand-soft #e8edff −
brand-soft-2 #f0f3ff −
link #3a55fc −
link-hover #2c45e5 −
accent-purple #7c3aed −
accent-purple-soft #f3e8ff −
accent-green #10b981 −
accent-green-soft #d1fae5 −
accent-orange #f97316 −
accent-orange-soft #ffedd5 −
accent-red #ef4444 −
accent-red-soft #fee2e2 −
border-dark #262626 −
border-brand #3a55fc −
shadow-strong rgba(10,10,10,0.16) −
shadow-brand rgba(58,85,252,0.20) −
semantic-success #10b981 −
semantic-warning #f97316 −
semantic-danger #ef4444 −
semantic-info #3a55fc typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":56} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing identical
No differences.