Substack vs Capacities
59 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #1a1a1f Brand
#ff6719 → #c6f432 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #0000001a Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Body size
19px → 17px colors 51 changed
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bg-cream #fbf9f4 → #fff4d6 ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fef9e8 ~
surface #ffffff → #faf3df ~
text #363737 → #1a1a1f ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #0e0f12 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #9a969f ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #c4c0c8 ~
text-muted #878787 → #6b6770 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #1a1a1f ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #0000001a ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #00000033 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #00000010 ~
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) → #fce98c ~
success #0d8050 → #5b9a4f ~
warning #d97706 → #e6b430 ~
danger #dc2626 → #c4554d ~
info #2563eb → #5a8eb5 +
bg-cream-soft #fff9e8 +
bg-tinted #fdf6e3 +
surface-raised #f5edd0 +
surface-overlay #ffffff +
text-on-cta #ffffff +
text-on-yellow #1a1a1f +
brand-yellow #f5c842 +
brand-yellow-deep #e6b430 +
brand-yellow-soft #fce98c +
brand-yellow-pale #fef4c2 +
cta-bg #1a1a1f +
cta-text #ffffff +
cta-hover #0e0f12 +
cta-active #000000 +
link #1a1a1f +
link-hover #0e0f12 +
link-underline #f5c842 +
border-cream #e8dfb8 +
focus-ring #1a1a1f +
selection-text #1a1a1f +
shadow rgba(0,0,0,0.06) +
shadow-warm rgba(180,140,40,0.10) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
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) −
border-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
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":"Inter","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter","size":64} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
card 12px → 24px spacing 1 changed
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xl 48px → 64px