Substack vs Base
54 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #0000ff Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e0e0e0 Display font
Cahuenga → coinbaseSans Body size
19px → 16px colors 46 changed
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bg-cream #fbf9f4 → #f5f5f0 ~
surface #ffffff → #f5f5f5 ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #999999 ~
text-muted #878787 → #666666 ~
brand #ff6719 → #0000ff ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #0000cc ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #000033 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e0e0e0 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #999999 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #ededed ~
success #0d8050 → #10b981 ~
warning #d97706 → #f59e0b ~
danger #dc2626 → #ef4444 ~
info #2563eb → #0000ff +
bg-elevated #fafafa +
bg-blue #0000ff +
bg-dark #000000 +
surface-soft #fafafa +
surface-strong #e8e8e8 +
surface-on-blue #0000cc +
text-body #1a1a1a +
text-on-blue #ffffff +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
brand-active #000099 +
brand-soft #e6e6ff +
accent-cream #f5f5f0 +
accent-yellow #ffd000 +
accent-pink #ff5599 +
border-on-blue #3333ff +
link #0000ff +
link-hover #0000cc +
ring #0000ff −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-soft #666c70 −
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":"coinbaseSans","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"coinbaseSans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"coinbaseSans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"coinbaseDisplay","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"coinbaseMono","size":11} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 2 changed
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lg 32px → 48px ~
xl 48px → 96px