Substack vs Aesop
43 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fffef2 Text
#363737 → #333333 Brand
#ff6719 → #333333 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #333333 Display font
Cahuenga → Suisse Int'l Body size
19px → 14px colors 32 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fffef2 ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #faf6ea ~
surface #ffffff → #f7ecdd ~
text #363737 → #333333 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #1f1f1f ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #8a8a8a ~
text-muted #878787 → #666666 ~
brand #ff6719 → #333333 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #1f1f1f ~
on-brand #ffffff → #fffef2 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #333333 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #d9cfbe ~
success #0d8050 → #3a5a40 ~
warning #d97706 → #8a6d3b ~
danger #dc2626 → #7a3030 +
surface-deep #efe3d2 +
border-faint #e6dcc9 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-deep #cc4a0e −
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) −
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) −
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) −
border-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) −
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) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} → {"family":"Suisse Int'l","size":48} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Suisse Int'l","size":36} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Suisse Int'l","size":30} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Suisse Int'l","size":14} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Suisse Int'l Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 2px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px