Substack vs Glossier
59 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #000000 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e9e9eb Display font
Cahuenga → Apercu Pro Body size
19px → 14px colors 47 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #f7f7f7 ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #555555 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #999999 ~
text-muted #878787 → #666666 ~
brand #ff6719 → #000000 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #1a1a1a ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e9e9eb ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d4d4d8 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #f0f0f0 ~
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) → #f6e3e6 ~
success #0d8050 → #468254 ~
warning #d97706 → #f94200 ~
danger #dc2626 → #d30000 ~
info #2563eb → #0600ff +
bg-deeper #f0f0f0 +
bg-pink-wash #faf2f4 +
surface-soft #f7f7f7 +
button-default #e8e8e8 +
button-hover #000000 +
on-button-hover #ffffff +
promo-bar #000000 +
on-promo-bar #ffffff +
pink-badge #f6e3e6 +
pink-badge-deep #e8c8cd +
accent-cobalt #0600ff +
accent-red-orange #f94200 +
accent-red-deep #d30000 +
accent-blue-deep #3860be +
accent-sage #468254 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-secondary #333333 +
link #000000 +
link-hover #666666 +
border-brand #000000 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
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-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
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":"Apercu Pro","size":48} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Apercu Pro","size":32} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Apercu Pro","size":20} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Apercu Pro","size":14} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Apercu Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 2px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px