Snowflake vs Substack
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#249EDC → #ff6719 Border
#D8DFE5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Texta → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 58 changed
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bg-soft #eaf4fb → #f6f6f3 ~
surface #f5fafd → #ffffff ~
text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-muted #9A9A9A → #878787 ~
brand #249EDC → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #1A82B8 → #cc4a0e ~
border #D8DFE5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #E8EDF1 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #B0BBC4 → 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-surface #f5fafd −
bg-feature #dfeff9 −
bg-deep #0F2A3A −
bg-midnight #091C28 −
bg-ink #000000 −
text-charcoal #111111 −
text-slate #2A2A2A −
text-steel #444444 −
text-stone #6B6B6B −
text-on-deep #ffffff −
text-on-deep-muted #B6D2E2 −
brand-light #45AEE3 −
brand-bright #3DB5E8 −
brand-dark #0F2A3A −
brand-soft #C6E6F6 −
brand-wash #DFEFF9 −
brand-mid #6AC4EA −
on-brand-deep #ffffff −
accent-coral #FF7A59 −
accent-violet #7B61FF −
accent-emerald #16A672 −
accent-amber #F5B400 −
link #1A82B8 −
link-hover #0F2A3A −
border-on-deep #1B3F55 −
semantic-success #16A672 −
semantic-warning-bg #FFF6E0 −
semantic-warning-text #8A6A1A −
semantic-error #D8333C −
semantic-info #1A82B8 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Texta","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Texta","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Texta","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Texta","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 12px → 6px ~
card 16px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px