Substack vs Financial Times
72 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fff1e5 Text
#363737 → #262a33 Brand
#ff6719 → #0d7680 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cdc6c0 Display font
Cahuenga → Financier Display Body size
19px → 18px colors 60 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fff1e5 ~
surface #ffffff → #fff1e5 ~
text #363737 → #262a33 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #807973 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a39e9a ~
text-muted #878787 → #66605c ~
brand #ff6719 → #0d7680 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #0a5a62 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #06434a ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cdc6c0 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #807973 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #e0d9d2 ~
success #0d8050 → #0a8754 ~
warning #d97706 → #cc7a00 ~
danger #dc2626 → #a63335 ~
info #2563eb → #0d7680 +
bg-section-news #fff1e5 +
bg-section-markets #fff1e5 +
bg-section-opinion #fff1e5 +
bg-section-magazine #fff1e5 +
bg-dark #262a33 +
bg-darkest #1c1f26 +
surface-paper #ffffff +
surface-soft #f4e8dd +
surface-strong #e6dccf +
surface-quote #fef5ea +
brand-soft #cce5e8 +
brand-navy #262a33 +
link #0d7680 +
link-hover #0a5a62 +
link-visited #66605c +
on-navy #fff1e5 +
border-rule #262a33 +
shadow-card rgba(38,42,51,0.06) +
shadow-elev rgba(38,42,51,0.1) +
shadow-modal rgba(38,42,51,0.2) +
scrim rgba(38,42,51,0.55) +
success-soft #d4e8de +
warning-soft #fde9cc +
danger-soft #f0d4d4 +
info-soft #cce5e8 +
market-up #0a8754 +
market-down #a63335 +
market-neutral #66605c +
ft-weekend #a63335 +
how-to-spend-it #a63335 +
alphaville #0d7680 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
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) −
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":"Financier Display","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Financier Display","size":24} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Financier Display","size":20} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"FinancierText","size":18} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 4px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px