Substack vs Clerk
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #131316 Text
#363737 → #ffffff Brand
#ff6719 → #6c47ff Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255,255,255,0.10) Display font
Cahuenga → geistSans Body size
19px → 16px colors 52 changed
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bg #ffffff → #131316 ~
surface #ffffff → #22222a ~
text #363737 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
text-soft #666c70 → #7c7d8a ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #5e5f6b ~
text-muted #878787 → #9394a1 ~
text-link #363737 → #6c47ff ~
brand #ff6719 → #6c47ff ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #5938e0 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255,255,255,0.10) ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → rgba(255,255,255,0.16) ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(255,255,255,0.06) ~
success #0d8050 → #36d576 ~
warning #d97706 → #ffb547 ~
danger #dc2626 → #ef2236 ~
info #2563eb → #3acefa +
bg-section #1a1a1f +
bg-elevated #22222a +
bg-deep #0a0a0c +
surface-soft #1a1a1f +
surface-strong #2c2c35 +
surface-glass rgba(255,255,255,0.04) +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-link-hover #8a6dff +
brand-light #8a6dff +
brand-pale #a48efc +
brand-soft rgba(108,71,255,0.16) +
accent-pink #ff7a8a +
accent-cyan #3acefa +
accent-yellow #fff066 +
border-brand #6c47ff +
hairline-cta #42434d +
on-dark #ffffff +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.72) +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.32) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.48) +
shadow-glow-violet rgba(108,71,255,0.32) +
success-bg rgba(54,213,118,0.12) +
danger-bg rgba(239,34,58,0.12) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
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) −
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":"geistSans","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"geistSans","size":64} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"geistSans","size":40} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"geistSans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"soehneMono","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 16px spacing identical
No differences.