Substack vs Affirm
64 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #13131f Text
#363737 → #101820 Brand
#ff6719 → #4a4af4 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255,255,255,0.12) Display font
Cahuenga → Axiforma for Affirm Body size
19px → 16px colors 52 changed
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bg #ffffff → #13131f ~
surface #ffffff → #1c1c2b ~
text #363737 → #101820 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #4a4a57 ~
brand #ff6719 → #4a4af4 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #3a3ad6 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #2e2eb0 ~
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) → #e6e6fe ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255,255,255,0.12) ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → rgba(255,255,255,0.24) ~
success #0d8050 → #1f9d55 ~
warning #d97706 → #b06a00 ~
danger #dc2626 → #d92d2d ~
shadow-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(0,0,0,0.28) +
bg-deep #0c0c14 +
surface-elev #23233a +
surface-light #ffffff +
surface-light-quiet #f6f6fb +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
text-on-dark-muted rgba(255,255,255,0.72) +
text-on-dark-subtle rgba(255,255,255,0.55) +
text-subdued #6b6b78 +
brand-light #7a7af7 +
brand-bg-hover rgba(74,74,244,0.08) +
brand-on-dark-tint rgba(74,74,244,0.18) +
accent-mint #7affc1 +
accent-sky #9fd8ff +
border-light #e2e2ec +
border-brand #4a4af4 +
link #9fa0ff +
link-on-light #4a4af4 +
success-text #0f7a3e +
success-bg rgba(31,157,85,0.16) +
warning-bg rgba(176,106,0,0.14) +
danger-bg rgba(217,45,45,0.14) +
shadow-deep rgba(0,0,0,0.45) +
shadow-light rgba(16,24,32,0.10) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
text-muted #878787 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) −
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
border-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) −
info #2563eb −
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":"Axiforma for Affirm","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Axiforma for Affirm","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Axiforma for Affirm","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Calibre","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 3 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
card 12px → 24px ~
pill 9999px → 96px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px