Shopify vs Substack
66 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#000000 → #ffffff Text
#FFFFFF → #363737 Brand
#c6f432 → #ff6719 Border
rgba(0,0,0,0.08) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
NeueHaasGrotesk → Cahuenga Body size
18px → 19px colors 58 changed
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bg #000000 → #ffffff ~
surface #02090A → #ffffff ~
text #FFFFFF → #363737 ~
text-muted #A1A1AA → #878787 ~
on-brand #000000 → #ffffff +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-strong #1a1a1a +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
text-link #363737 +
brand #ff6719 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
brand-deep #cc4a0e +
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) +
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) +
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
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-deep-teal #02090A −
bg-dark-forest #061A1C −
bg-forest #102620 −
surface-elev #061A1C −
surface-elev-2 #102620 −
border-card #1E2C31 −
border-light #E4E4E7 −
border-shade-30 #D4D4D8 −
brand-white #FFFFFF −
brand-black #000000 −
accent-neon #36F4A4 −
accent-aloe #C1FBD4 −
accent-pistachio #D4F9E0 −
accent-aloe-deep #9BE9B7 −
text-shade-30 #D4D4D8 −
text-shade-50 #71717A −
text-shade-60 #52525B −
text-shade-70 #3F3F46 −
link-muted #9797A2 −
link-sage #9DABAD −
link-lavender #BDBDCA −
link-mint #99B3AD −
on-accent #000000 −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.75) −
shadow-card-1 rgba(0,0,0,0.10) −
shadow-card-inset rgba(255,255,255,0.03) −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.25) −
ring #36F4A4 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"NeueHaasGrotesk","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"NeueHaasGrotesk","size":70} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"NeueHaasGrotesk","size":55} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter-Variable","size":18} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 12px → 6px ~
card 20px → 12px spacing 1 changed
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xl 40px → 48px