Spotify vs Substack
62 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#121212 → #ffffff Text
#ffffff → #363737 Brand
#1ed760 → #ff6719 Border
#282828 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Spotify Mix → Cahuenga Body size
14px → 19px colors 56 changed
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bg #121212 → #ffffff ~
surface #181818 → #ffffff ~
text #ffffff → #363737 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #727272 → #878787 ~
brand #1ed760 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #1fdf64 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #137a3a → #cc4a0e ~
on-brand #000000 → #ffffff ~
border #282828 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #181818 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #727272 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #1ed760 → #0d8050 ~
warning #ffa42b → #d97706 ~
danger #e91429 → #dc2626 ~
info #509bf5 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
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-deep #000000 −
bg-base #000000 −
surface-strong #282828 −
surface-soft #1a1a1a −
surface-elevated #2a2a2a −
surface-tinted rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
surface-card #181818 −
surface-now-playing #181818 −
text-base #ffffff −
text-subdued #a7a7a7 −
text-bright-accent #1ed760 −
text-disabled #535353 −
brand-active #169c46 −
brand-classic #1db954 −
accent-pink #ff6437 −
accent-yellow #f0ff5b −
accent-purple #b28cff −
scrim-top linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.6) 0%, transparent 100%) −
scrim-card linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 0%, transparent 100%) −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.76) −
danger-text #f15e6c −
explicit-badge #727272 −
liked-heart #1ed760 −
premium-badge #1ed760 −
equalizer-bar #1ed760 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Spotify Mix","size":96} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Spotify Mix","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Spotify Mix","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spotify Mix","size":14} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 8px → 12px spacing identical
No differences.