Substack vs Costco
69 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #333333 Brand
#ff6719 → #005dab Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cccccc Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Body size
19px → 14px colors 58 changed
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text #363737 → #333333 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #7d7d7d ~
text-muted #878787 → #5e5e5e ~
brand #ff6719 → #005dab ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #003e74 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cccccc ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #999999 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #e0e0e0 ~
success #0d8050 → #3a8b00 ~
warning #d97706 → #cc6600 ~
danger #dc2626 → #e31837 ~
info #2563eb → #005dab +
bg-page #f4f4f4 +
surface-soft #f4f4f4 +
surface-strong #e8e8e8 +
surface-yellow #fff8d6 +
surface-blue-soft #e3f0fa +
masthead #005dab +
masthead-deep #003e74 +
masthead-active #002c52 +
brand-darkest #002c52 +
costco-red #e31837 +
costco-red-deep #b41027 +
costco-red-active #8c0c1f +
warehouse-yellow #ffeb00 +
warehouse-yellow-deep #fdd000 +
text-on-blue #ffffff +
text-on-red #ffffff +
text-on-yellow #000000 +
link #005dab +
link-hover #003e74 +
link-visited #5e2a8c +
border-input #999999 +
rating-yellow #fdd000 +
rating-empty #cccccc +
member-savings #e31837 +
online-only #005dab +
out-of-stock #7d7d7d +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.08) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.16) +
warning-soft #fff7e6 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
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) −
on-brand #ffffff −
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":14} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px