Substack vs Cash App
66 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0e0e0e Text
#363737 → #ffffff Brand
#ff6719 → #00d54b Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) Display font
Cahuenga → Cash Sans Body size
19px → 16px colors 58 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0e0e0e ~
text #363737 → #ffffff ~
text-muted #878787 → #a0a0a0 ~
brand #ff6719 → #00d54b ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #00a83a ~
on-brand #ffffff → #0e0e0e ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.20) ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) ~
shadow-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) +
bg-pure #000000 +
bg-elevated #1a1a1a +
bg-card #1f1f1f +
bg-elevated-2 #2a2a2a +
surface-light-rare #ffffff +
surface-light-cool #f5f5f5 +
text-body #e8e8e8 +
text-subtle #6c6c6c +
text-on-light #0e0e0e +
text-body-on-light #1f1f1f +
brand-bright #21fb6f +
brand-soft rgba(0, 213, 75, 0.12) +
accent-blue #00cfff +
accent-orange #ff7800 +
accent-purple #9b59ff +
accent-pink #ff4d8b +
link #00d54b +
link-hover #21fb6f +
border-on-light #d8d8d8 +
border-on-green rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
semantic-success #00d54b +
semantic-warning #ffb800 +
semantic-danger #ff4d4d +
semantic-info #00cfff +
focus-ring rgba(0, 213, 75, 0.50) +
shadow-glow rgba(0, 213, 75, 0.45) +
shadow-ambient rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) +
shadow-hard rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface #ffffff −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-hover #e85412 −
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) −
success #0d8050 −
warning #d97706 −
danger #dc2626 −
info #2563eb −
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":"Cash Sans","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Cash Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Cash Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Cash Sans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Cash Sans Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 12px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing 1 changed
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xl 48px → 64px