Substack vs Amazon Web Services
74 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #16191f Brand
#ff6719 → #ff9900 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #eaeded Display font
Cahuenga → Amazon Ember Body size
19px → 14px colors 62 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fafafa ~
text #363737 → #16191f ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #0d1116 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #687078 ~
text-muted #878787 → #545b64 ~
brand #ff6719 → #ff9900 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #ec7211 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #000000 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #eaeded ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #aab7b8 ~
success #0d8050 → #1d8102 ~
warning #d97706 → #8d6708 ~
danger #dc2626 → #d13212 ~
info #2563eb → #0073bb +
bg-section #f2f3f3 +
bg-deep #232f3e +
bg-darker #161e2d +
bg-nav-secondary #37475a +
surface-soft #fafafa +
surface-hover #f2f3f3 +
surface-selected #fff8eb +
text-body #16191f +
text-on-deep #ffffff +
text-on-deep-muted #d5dbdb +
brand-active #d45b07 +
brand-soft #fff8eb +
brand-on #000000 +
navy #232f3e +
navy-deep #161e2d +
navy-mid #37475a +
accent #0073bb +
accent-hover #005a92 +
accent-soft #f1faff +
accent-strong #005d8c +
link #0073bb +
link-hover #005a92 +
link-visited #5a3aa3 +
border-subtle #f2f3f3 +
border-input #879596 +
ring-focus #0073bb +
shadow-tile rgba(0,28,36,0.06) +
shadow-elevated rgba(0,28,36,0.20) +
on-accent #ffffff +
on-navy #ffffff +
success-bg #f2f8f0 +
warning-bg #fff8eb +
danger-bg #fdf3f1 +
info-bg #f1faff −
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-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
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":"Amazon Ember","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":32} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Amazon Ember","size":14} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Amazon Ember Mono","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 4px ~
card 12px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 16px ~
xl 48px → 24px