Scale AI vs Substack
67 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#5933b2 → #ff6719 Border
#e2e2e2 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Aeonik → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 56 changed
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bg-soft #fafafa → #f6f6f3 ~
surface #f5f5f5 → #ffffff ~
text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-muted #999999 → #878787 ~
brand #5933b2 → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #4a2a96 → #cc4a0e ~
border #e2e2e2 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #eeeeee → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #cccccc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
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-dark #070707 −
bg-deep #000000 −
bg-panel #f5f5f5 −
bg-mute #eaeaea −
surface-dark #0707079a −
text-charcoal #1a1a1a −
text-slate #3d3d3d −
text-steel #575757 −
text-stone #767676 −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
on-dark #ffffff −
on-dark-muted #a8a8a8 −
brand-light #9068c2 −
brand-mauve #8a507e −
brand-periwinkle #7b8ce7 −
gradient-hero linear-gradient(135deg, #5933b2 0%, #8a507e 45%, #9068c2 100%) −
gradient-cool linear-gradient(135deg, #5933b2 0%, #7b8ce7 100%) −
accent-lavender #9068c2 −
accent-violet #5933b2 −
link #000000 −
link-on-dark #9068c2 −
border-dark #2a2a2a −
code-bg #0000000a −
semantic-success #1a7f4b −
semantic-warning-bg #fff6e0 −
semantic-warning-text #6b4e00 −
semantic-error #d12d2d −
semantic-info #5933b2 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Aeonik","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Aeonik","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Aeonik","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Aeonik","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 5 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px