Substack vs ClickHouse
54 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0a0a0a Text
#363737 → #ffffff Brand
#ff6719 → #faff69 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #2a2a2a Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Body size
19px → 16px colors 46 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0a0a0a ~
surface #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
text #363737 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #e6e6e6 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #5a5a5a ~
text-muted #878787 → #888888 ~
brand #ff6719 → #faff69 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #0a0a0a ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #2a2a2a ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #3a3a3a ~
success #0d8050 → #22c55e ~
warning #d97706 → #f59e0b ~
danger #dc2626 → #ef4444 ~
info #2563eb → #3b82f6 +
bg-deep #000000 +
surface-soft #121212 +
surface-elevated #242424 +
surface-yellow-band #faff69 +
text-body #cccccc +
brand-active #e6eb52 +
brand-disabled #3a3a1f +
on-dark #ffffff +
link #faff69 +
link-hover #e6eb52 +
border-yellow #faff69 +
shadow-color rgba(0,0,0,0) +
shadow-glow-yellow rgba(250,255,105,0.15) +
accent-emerald #22c55e +
accent-rose #ef4444 +
accent-blue #3b82f6 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
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-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":"Inter","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 2 changed
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lg 32px → 48px ~
xl 48px → 96px