Substack vs Apple
62 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #1d1d1f Brand
#ff6719 → #0071e3 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(0,0,0,0.16) Display font
Cahuenga → SF Pro Icons Body size
19px → 17px colors 51 changed
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surface #ffffff → #fafafc ~
text #363737 → #1d1d1f ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #1d1d1f ~
text-soft #666c70 → #6e6e73 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a1a1a6 ~
text-muted #878787 → #86868b ~
brand #ff6719 → #0071e3 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #0077ed ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(0,0,0,0.16) ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → rgba(0,0,0,0.32) ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(0,0,0,0.08) ~
success #0d8050 → #1d8649 ~
warning #d97706 → #bf4800 ~
danger #dc2626 → #d32f2f ~
info #2563eb → #0071e3 +
surface-2 #f5f5f7 +
surface-soft rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
surface-elev #ffffff +
text-on-dark #f5f5f7 +
text-soft-on-dark #a1a1a6 +
brand-pressed #006edb +
link #0066cc +
link-hover #004999 +
border-on-dark rgba(255,255,255,0.16) +
divider #d2d2d7 +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.48) +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.10) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) +
success-soft #e8f5ee +
warning-soft #fff5ee +
danger-soft #fdecec +
info-soft #e8f2fc +
accent-product-tv #0071e3 +
accent-product-watch #fa4c5a +
accent-product-vision #a16eff +
bg-dark #000000 +
bg-deep #1d1d1f −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-deep #cc4a0e −
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 Icons","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":34} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"SF Pro Icons","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 44px