Substack vs Are.na
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fafafa Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #ff6600 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dddddd Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Body size
19px → 14px colors 45 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fafafa ~
surface #ffffff → #f1f1f1 ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #999999 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #bbbbbb ~
text-muted #878787 → #666666 ~
brand #ff6719 → #ff6600 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #e85a00 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dddddd ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #999999 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #eeeeee ~
success #0d8050 → #2d6a4f ~
warning #d97706 → #7a5300 ~
danger #dc2626 → #8b1a1a ~
info #2563eb → #666666 +
bg-alt #ffffff +
bg-warm #f6f5f3 +
surface-hover #e8e8e8 +
surface-deep #e0e0e0 +
surface-block #ffffff +
text-display #000000 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
brand-active #cc4f00 +
brand-soft #fff1e6 +
brand-faint #fff8f1 +
link #ff6600 +
link-visited #cc4f00 +
success-bg #e8f0eb +
warning-bg #f5ebd6 +
danger-bg #f3e0e0 +
info-bg #f1f1f1 −
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":"Inter","size":40} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter","size":32} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":14} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 3 changed
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button 6px → 0px ~
card 12px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px