Substack vs Descript
62 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fff7fa Text
#363737 → #1a1a1a Brand
#ff6719 → #651a39 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #0000001a Display font
Cahuenga → Brett Body size
19px → 17px colors 51 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fff7fa ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fffafc ~
text #363737 → #1a1a1a ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #26171d ~
text-soft #666c70 → #7a6770 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a8949c ~
text-muted #878787 → #c9b9bf ~
brand #ff6719 → #651a39 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #4a1129 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #3a0d20 ~
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) → #f5cdda ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #0000001a ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #00000026 +
bg-tertiary #fef0f4 +
surface-rose #f7e8ed +
text-medium #4a3540 +
brand-soft #fde2eb +
accent-red #f73b3b +
accent-orange #ff5340 +
accent-orange-soft #ffd6cc +
accent-coral #ff7a5c +
accent-rose #ff4d7c +
link #651a39 +
link-hover #4a1129 +
selected-bg #fde2eb +
disabled #c9b9bf +
border-subtle #00000010 +
border-brand rgba(101, 26, 57, 0.30) +
success-bg #d9eedb +
success-text #1f4d2c +
warning-bg #fff0d6 +
warning-text #7a4a00 +
danger-bg #fde2eb +
danger-text #651a39 +
info-bg #e6e8f5 +
info-text #2a2a4a −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
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) −
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":"Brett","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Brett","size":72} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Brett","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Booton","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 12px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 8px ~
lg 32px → 24px