Substack vs dbt Labs
62 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #030711 Brand
#ff6719 → #fe6703 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e2e8f0 Display font
Cahuenga → polymath Body size
19px → 16px colors 51 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #f8fafc ~
surface #ffffff → #f1f5f9 ~
text #363737 → #030711 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #0f172a ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #94a3b8 ~
text-muted #878787 → #64748b ~
brand #ff6719 → #fe6703 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #e85d02 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #b34902 ~
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) → #ffe2cc ~
on-brand #ffffff → #030711 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e2e8f0 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #cbd5e1 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #eef2f6 +
bg-surface #f1f5f9 +
bg-warm #fff5ec +
bg-dark #030711 +
bg-dark-soft #0b1220 +
text-body #334155 +
text-slate #475569 +
text-on-brand #030711 +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
on-dark #ffffff +
on-dark-muted #94a3b8 +
brand-pressed #cc5302 +
brand-soft #fff5ec +
accent-cta-white #ffffff +
link #fe6703 +
link-hover #cc5302 +
link-ink #030711 +
border-dark #1e293b +
semantic-success #0f9d58 +
semantic-warning-bg #fff7e0 +
semantic-warning-text #7a5a00 +
semantic-error #dc2626 +
semantic-info #2563eb −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-link #363737 −
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-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":"polymath","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"polymath","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"polymath","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"polymath-text","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px