Substack vs Graphite
64 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #070707 Text
#363737 → #fafafa Brand
#ff6719 → #3b82f6 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #1f1f1f Display font
Cahuenga → matterFont Body size
19px → 16px colors 54 changed
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bg #ffffff → #070707 ~
surface #ffffff → #0f0f0f ~
text #363737 → #fafafa ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
brand #ff6719 → #3b82f6 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #60a5fa ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #1f1f1f ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #2e2e2e ~
success #0d8050 → #22c55e ~
warning #d97706 → #f59e0b ~
danger #dc2626 → #ef4444 ~
info #2563eb → #3b82f6 +
bg-level-1 #0f0f0f +
bg-level-2 #171717 +
bg-level-3 #1f1f1f +
bg-overlay rgba(7,7,7,0.72) +
surface-strong #171717 +
surface-tinted-brand rgba(59,130,246,0.08) +
text-secondary #d4d4d4 +
text-tertiary #a3a3a3 +
text-quaternary #737373 +
text-disabled #525252 +
brand-press #2f6fed +
brand-soft rgba(59,130,246,0.16) +
accent #60a5fa +
link #60a5fa +
link-hover #93c5fd +
border-subtle rgba(255,255,255,0.06) +
border-brand #3b82f6 +
cta-fill #262626 +
cta-fill-hover #2e2e2e +
cta-fill-press #1f1f1f +
cta-text #fafafa +
success-bg rgba(34,197,94,0.12) +
warning-bg rgba(245,158,11,0.12) +
danger-bg rgba(239,68,68,0.12) +
info-bg rgba(59,130,246,0.12) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
text-muted #878787 −
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":"matterFont","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"matterFont","size":60} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"matterFont","size":40} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"matterFont","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