Substack vs Bear
60 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #444444 Brand
#ff6719 → #c6f432 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #0000001a Display font
Cahuenga → bearsansheadline Body size
19px → 17px colors 51 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fafaf8 ~
surface #ffffff → #f4f1ec ~
text #363737 → #444444 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #222222 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #999999 ~
text-muted #878787 → #7a7a7a ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #0000001a ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #00000028 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #00000010 ~
success #0d8050 → #3a7b3a ~
warning #d97706 → #a35e0a ~
danger #dc2626 → #dd4c4f ~
info #2563eb → #456aa3 +
surface-elev #ebe5dc +
surface-paper #fdfbf5 +
text-deepest #111111 +
text-body #5a5a5a +
accent-red #dd4c4f +
accent-red-hover #c43a3d +
accent-red-soft #fce5e5 +
accent-teal #456aa3 +
accent-teal-soft #cbdaee +
accent-teal-hover #34588f +
accent-teal-deep #2c466f +
cta-bg #1a1a1f +
cta-bg-hover #2a2a2f +
cta-text #ffffff +
shadow-card rgba(34,30,15,0.04) +
shadow-screenshot rgba(0,0,0,0.10) +
shadow-elev rgba(34,30,15,0.08) +
scrim rgba(20,18,15,0.50) +
success-soft #eaf3ea +
warning-soft #fbf1de +
danger-soft #fce5e5 +
info-soft #cbdaee −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
text-link #363737 −
brand #ff6719 −
brand-hover #e85412 −
brand-deep #cc4a0e −
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) −
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) −
on-brand #ffffff −
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":"bearsansheadline","size":51} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"bearsansheadline","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"bearsansheadline","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"bearsans","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 12px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing 2 changed
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lg 32px → 48px ~
xl 48px → 96px