Substack vs Caraway
57 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fcfcf9 Text
#363737 → #1f3438 Brand
#ff6719 → #1f3438 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e4e2da Display font
Cahuenga → Suisse Works Body size
19px → 16px colors 46 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fcfcf9 ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #f7f7f4 ~
text #363737 → #1f3438 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #16282b ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #8a999b ~
text-muted #878787 → #5b6f72 ~
brand #ff6719 → #1f3438 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e4e2da ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #1f3438 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #efeee7 ~
success #0d8050 → #3a7a52 ~
warning #d97706 → #c8861a ~
danger #dc2626 → #b04a3a ~
info #2563eb → #33524f +
bg-deeper #f0efe9 +
hero-plate #1f3438 +
surface-soft #f7f7f4 +
brand-soft #33524f +
colorway-cream #f3ead9 +
colorway-sage #b9c4ad +
colorway-navy #2b3a52 +
colorway-terracotta #c97b58 +
colorway-marigold #e9b949 +
cta-bg #1f3438 +
cta-text #ffffff +
cta-bg-hover #33524f +
on-cta-hover #ffffff +
cta-secondary-bg #f7f7f4 +
cta-secondary-text #1f3438 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
link #1f3438 +
link-hover #33524f −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-link #363737 −
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) −
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":"Suisse Works","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Suisse Works","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Suisse Works","size":20} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Moderat","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
pill 9999px → 40px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px