Substack vs Framer
56 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #0099ff Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e5e5e5 Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Display Body size
19px → 16px colors 44 changed
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bg-elev #fafaf7 → #fafafa ~
surface #ffffff → #fafafa ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #999999 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #bfbfbf ~
text-muted #878787 → #666666 ~
brand #ff6719 → #0099ff ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #0080d6 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e5e5e5 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #cccccc ~
success #0d8050 → #22c55e ~
warning #d97706 → #f59e0b ~
danger #dc2626 → #ef4444 ~
info #2563eb → #0099ff +
bg-elev-2 #f2f2f2 +
surface-2 #f2f2f2 +
surface-3 #ebebeb +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
brand-active #0066ad +
accent-cyan #00d2ff +
accent-magenta #ff00aa +
accent-orange #ff6b00 +
accent-violet #7c3aed +
accent-pink #ff66cc +
accent-blue-deep #0044ff +
border-subtle #f0f0f0 +
success-bg #dcfce7 +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
danger-bg #fee2e2 +
info-bg #dbeafe −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-deep #cc4a0e −
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) −
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) −
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":128} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter Display","size":64} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter Display","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":14} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 10px ~
card 12px → 40px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px