Substack vs Deel
87 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0c0c0c Text
#363737 → #f4f1ec Brand
#ff6719 → #ff4d2e Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Display Body size
19px → 17px colors 80 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0c0c0c ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #141414 ~
surface #ffffff → #181818 ~
surface-warm #fafaf7 → #1c1814 ~
text #363737 → #f4f1ec ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
text-soft #666c70 → #7a7771 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #5a5751 ~
text-muted #878787 → #a8a59f ~
brand #ff6719 → #ff4d2e ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #ff5e42 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #c93418 ~
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) → rgba(255, 77, 46, 0.12) ~
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, 0.18) ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) ~
success #0d8050 → #3aa75c ~
warning #d97706 → #f9c459 ~
danger #dc2626 → #ff4d2e ~
info #2563eb → #5b8def +
bg-deep #000000 +
bg-light #f4f1ec +
bg-light-soft #faf6ef +
bg-light-strong #ede9e0 +
bg-warm-tint #1a1612 +
bg-coral-soft #fff0e8 +
bg-coral-deep #3a1810 +
surface-soft #1f1f1f +
surface-light #fafaf7 +
surface-light-soft #f0ece4 +
text-body #e8e3d8 +
text-dark #0c0c0c +
text-dark-strong #000000 +
text-dark-body #1c1c19 +
text-dark-muted #5a5751 +
text-dark-soft #8a8782 +
text-on-coral #ffffff +
brand-strong #e63d1f +
brand-soft #3a1810 +
brand-glow rgba(255, 77, 46, 0.32) +
accent #ffb84d +
accent-strong #f9c459 +
accent-soft #fff0e0 +
accent-glow rgba(255, 184, 77, 0.24) +
on-dark #f4f1ec +
on-light #0c0c0c +
link #ff4d2e +
link-hover #e63d1f +
link-on-dark #f4f1ec +
border-light rgba(12, 12, 12, 0.10) +
border-light-soft rgba(12, 12, 12, 0.06) +
border-light-strong rgba(12, 12, 12, 0.18) +
border-coral rgba(255, 77, 46, 0.40) +
shadow-ambient-dark rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
shadow-ambient-light rgba(12, 12, 12, 0.06) +
shadow-card-dark rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32) 0 4px 20px +
shadow-card-light rgba(12, 12, 12, 0.08) 0 4px 20px +
shadow-elev rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.40) 0 12px 32px -8px +
shadow-popover rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.50) 0 16px 40px -16px +
shadow-modal rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.60) 0 24px 64px -16px +
shadow-glow-coral rgba(255, 77, 46, 0.32) 0 8px 24px -8px +
shadow-light-leak rgba(255, 77, 46, 0.16) 0 30px 60px -30px +
scrim rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.70) +
success-soft-dark rgba(58, 167, 92, 0.16) +
success-soft-light rgba(58, 167, 92, 0.10) +
warning-soft-dark rgba(249, 196, 89, 0.16) +
warning-soft-light rgba(249, 196, 89, 0.18) +
danger-soft-dark rgba(255, 77, 46, 0.16) +
danger-soft-light rgba(255, 77, 46, 0.10) +
info-soft-dark rgba(91, 141, 239, 0.16) +
info-soft-light rgba(91, 141, 239, 0.10) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
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) −
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 Display","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter Display","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter Display","size":40} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 10px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing identical
No differences.