Substack vs beehiiv
56 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #ffd60a Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #000000 Display font
Cahuenga → PP Neue Machina Body size
19px → 16px colors 45 changed
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surface #ffffff → #fafafa ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #999999 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #cccccc ~
text-muted #878787 → #666666 ~
brand #ff6719 → #ffd60a ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #e6c000 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #000000 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #000000 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #e5e5e5 ~
success #0d8050 → #15803d ~
warning #d97706 → #a16207 ~
danger #dc2626 → #b91c1c ~
info #2563eb → #000000 +
bg-yellow #ffd60a +
bg-yellow-soft #fff7c2 +
bg-yellow-deep #e6c000 +
surface-2 #f0f0f0 +
surface-3 #e5e5e5 +
text-display #000000 +
text-on-yellow #000000 +
text-on-yellow-muted #000000a8 +
brand-active #cca800 +
brand-soft #fff7c2 +
accent #000000 +
accent-soft #1a1a1a +
success-bg #dcfce7 +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
danger-bg #fee2e2 +
info-bg #fafafa −
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-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) −
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":"PP Neue Machina","size":112} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"PP Neue Machina","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"PP Neue Machina","size":40} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 16px ~
xl 48px → 24px