Substack vs Apple Music
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #000000 Text
#363737 → #ffffff Brand
#ff6719 → #fa233b Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255,255,255,0.10) Display font
Cahuenga → SF Pro Body size
19px → 17px colors 52 changed
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bg #ffffff → #000000 ~
bg-elev #fafaf7 → #2a2a2c ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #1a1a1c ~
surface #ffffff → #1d1d1f ~
text #363737 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
text-soft #666c70 → rgba(255,255,255,0.78) ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → rgba(255,255,255,0.56) ~
brand #ff6719 → #fa233b ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #e51e34 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #cc1729 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255,255,255,0.10) ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → rgba(255,255,255,0.18) ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(255,255,255,0.06) ~
success #0d8050 → #3aaa50 ~
warning #d97706 → #ff9f0a ~
danger #dc2626 → #ff453a ~
info #2563eb → #0a84ff +
bg-panel #1d1d1f +
bg-page #000000 +
surface-glass rgba(29,29,31,0.72) +
surface-glass-light rgba(255,255,255,0.08) +
surface-elev #2a2a2c +
brand-active #c8172c +
brand-soft rgba(250,35,59,0.16) +
brand-glow rgba(250,35,59,0.40) +
brand-gradient-start #fa233b +
brand-gradient-end #ff7b00 +
brand-gradient-radial-end #ff007a +
text-disabled rgba(255,255,255,0.32) +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
link #fa233b +
link-hover #ff4d63 +
selected rgba(250,35,59,0.16) +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.72) +
scrim-light rgba(0,0,0,0.40) +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.40) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.60) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.80) +
shadow-album rgba(0,0,0,0.50) +
vibrancy-overlay rgba(255,255,255,0.04) −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-muted #878787 −
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) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} → {"family":"SF Pro","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"SF Pro","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"SF Pro","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"SF Pro","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing identical
No differences.