Substack vs DeepSeek
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #1a1a1a Brand
#ff6719 → #4d6bfe Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e5e7eb Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Body size
19px → 16px colors 58 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fafbfd ~
surface #ffffff → #f5f7fb ~
text #363737 → #1a1a1a ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #0a0a0a ~
text-soft #666c70 → #8b90a0 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a8acb8 ~
text-muted #878787 → #6b7280 ~
brand #ff6719 → #4d6bfe ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #3a55e5 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #2a3eb1 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e5e7eb ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d1d5db ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #eef0f4 +
bg-deep #0a0a23 +
bg-deep-strong #050518 +
surface-hover #eef1f8 +
surface-strong #e2e7f1 +
text-medium #2a2a2e +
text-on-dark #e6e8ef +
text-on-dark-muted #a8b0c4 +
on-cta #ffffff +
brand-active #2a44cc +
brand-soft #eaeefe +
brand-faint #f3f5fe +
brand-glow rgba(77, 107, 254, 0.24) +
accent-cyan #5eaaff +
link #4d6bfe +
link-hover #3a55e5 +
selected-bg #eaeefe +
disabled-bg #f5f7fb +
disabled-text #a8acb8 +
border-focus #4d6bfe +
border-on-dark rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) +
success-bg #dcfce7 +
success-text #15803d +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
warning-text #854d0e +
danger-bg #fee2e2 +
danger-text #b91c1c +
info-bg #eaeefe +
info-text #2a3eb1 +
shadow-rgb 10, 10, 35 +
shadow-blue 77, 107, 254 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
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) −
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":"Inter","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter","size":64} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter","size":40} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 16px ~
xl 48px → 24px