Substack vs fal
40 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #252527 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e5e7eb Display font
Cahuenga → focal Body size
19px → 16px colors 30 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fafafa ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #9ca3af ~
text-muted #878787 → #6b7280 ~
brand #ff6719 → #252527 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #0a0a0a ~
on-brand #ffffff → #fafafa ~
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) → #f0f0f0 ~
success #0d8050 → #16a34a +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
surface-dark #0a0a0a +
surface-soft #f5f5f5 +
text-body #1b1b1d +
text-on-dark #fafafa −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
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":"focal","size":120} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"focal","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"focal","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"publicSansRounded","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px