Substack vs Excalidraw
66 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fffefd Text
#363737 → #1b1b1f Brand
#ff6719 → #6965db Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #1b1b1f1a Display font
Cahuenga → Excalifont Body size
19px → 16px colors 55 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fffefd ~
surface-warm #fafaf7 → #f5f0e0 ~
text #363737 → #1b1b1f ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #0f0f12 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #8a8a8a ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #bababa ~
text-muted #878787 → #5b5b5b ~
brand #ff6719 → #6965db ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #5651c5 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #1b1b1f1a ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #1b1b1f33 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #1b1b1f0d ~
success #0d8050 → #16a34a ~
info #2563eb → #6965db +
bg-canvas #ffffff +
bg-warm #fdf6e3 +
bg-paper #fafafa +
surface-soft #fafafa +
surface-hover #f5f5f5 +
surface-soft-warm #fdfaf2 +
text-display #1b1b1f +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-on-pastel #1b1b1f +
brand-active #443fa3 +
brand-soft #e8e7fb +
brand-faint #f3f2fd +
link #6965db +
accent-yellow #ffe066 +
accent-yellow-deep #fad434 +
accent-pink #ffadad +
accent-pink-deep #ff8888 +
accent-green #9be7c4 +
accent-green-deep #6fd29f +
accent-blue #bde0fe +
accent-blue-deep #92c8fa +
accent-orange #ffb997 +
accent-orange-deep #ff9970 +
accent-purple #d4c5f9 +
border-hand #1b1b1f +
success-bg #dcfce7 +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
danger-bg #fee2e2 +
info-bg #e8e7fb −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-deep #cc4a0e −
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) −
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":"Excalifont","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Excalifont","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Excalifont","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Assistant","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Cascadia Code","size":12} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px