Semafor vs Substack
77 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#f8f5d7 → #ffffff Text
#1f1d1a → #363737 Brand
#3a6d78 → #ff6719 Border
#d8d0a8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
FeatureFlatHeadline → Cahuenga Body size
18px → 19px colors 65 changed
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bg #f8f5d7 → #ffffff ~
surface #f8f5d7 → #ffffff ~
text #1f1d1a → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #5a5651 → #878787 ~
text-soft #7a756f → #666c70 ~
text-faint #a39e96 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #3a6d78 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #2d5a64 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #1a3a44 → #cc4a0e ~
border #d8d0a8 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #e8e2c2 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #7a756f → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #2a8a4f → #0d8050 ~
warning #cc7a00 → #d97706 ~
danger #a62d2d → #dc2626 ~
info #3a6d78 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
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) +
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-section #f8f5d7 −
bg-section-flagship #f8f5d7 −
bg-section-africa #f8f5d7 −
bg-dark #1f1d1a −
bg-darkest #0d0c0a −
surface-paper #ffffff −
surface-soft #f5f1c9 −
surface-strong #e8e3b5 −
surface-quote #fefbe8 −
surface-card-elevated #fcfae0 −
text-on-teal #ffffff −
text-on-dark #f8f5d7 −
brand-active #1f4750 −
brand-soft #cce0e4 −
link #3a6d78 −
link-hover #2d5a64 −
link-visited #7a756f −
on-dark #f8f5d7 −
border-rule #1f1d1a −
border-teal #3a6d78 −
shadow-card rgba(31,29,26,0.06) −
shadow-elev rgba(31,29,26,0.1) −
shadow-modal rgba(31,29,26,0.3) −
scrim rgba(31,29,26,0.6) −
success-soft #dff0e7 −
warning-soft #fde9cc −
danger-soft #f0d4d4 −
info-soft #cce0e4 −
flag-flagship #3a6d78 −
flag-africa #c46b3a −
flag-principals #3a6d78 −
flag-net-zero #2a8a4f −
flag-tech #5a4a8a −
flag-business #3a6d78 −
flag-media #a62d2d −
flag-gulf #c46b3a typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":28} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":22} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"FeatureFlatText","size":18} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 6px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px