Substack vs Ghost
61 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fff8ed Text
#363737 → #15171a Brand
#ff6719 → #30cf43 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e5e1d6 Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Body size
19px → 17px colors 50 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fff8ed ~
surface #ffffff → #f4f3ef ~
surface-warm #fafaf7 → #fff5e1 ~
text #363737 → #15171a ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #0b0c0e ~
text-soft #666c70 → #7c8087 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a4a8af ~
text-muted #878787 → #54595f ~
brand #ff6719 → #30cf43 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #26b337 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e5e1d6 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d6d0bf ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #f0ece1 ~
success #0d8050 → #30cf43 ~
warning #d97706 → #f59e0b ~
danger #dc2626 → #e63946 ~
info #2563eb → #3b73ff +
bg-alt #ffffff +
bg-cream-deep #fef0d9 +
surface-2 #ebe9e0 +
surface-3 #e0ddd1 +
surface-soft #faf8f3 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-on-dark #fff8ed +
brand-active #1f9b2f +
brand-soft #e5fae8 +
accent #ff1a75 +
accent-soft #ffe7f0 +
accent-deep #cc1561 +
accent-blue #3b73ff +
accent-blue-soft #e3ecff +
border-focus #30cf43 +
bg-dark #15171a +
surface-dark #1d1f23 +
success-bg #e5fae8 +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
danger-bg #fde2e4 +
info-bg #e3ecff −
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":"Inter","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter","size":44} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter","size":36} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":14} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 24px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px