Substack vs Buttondown
49 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #0069ff Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e5e5e5 Display font
Cahuenga → Auto Pro Body size
19px → 16px colors 39 changed
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surface #ffffff → #fafafa ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #737373 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a3a3a3 ~
text-muted #878787 → #525252 ~
brand #ff6719 → #0069ff ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #0052cc ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e5e5e5 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d4d4d4 ~
success #0d8050 → #15803d ~
warning #d97706 → #b45309 ~
info #2563eb → #0069ff +
surface-2 #f4f4f5 +
surface-3 #e9e9eb +
brand-active #0043a8 +
brand-soft #e6f0ff +
accent #fef08a +
accent-soft #fefce8 +
highlight #fef08a +
link #0069ff +
success-bg #dcfce7 +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
danger-bg #fee2e2 +
info-bg #e6f0ff −
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-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":"Auto Pro","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Auto Pro","size":44} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Auto Pro","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Auto Pro","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px