Substack vs Intercom
83 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #faf9f6 Text
#363737 → #17100e Brand
#ff6719 → #000ce1 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #17100e1a Display font
Cahuenga → Saans Body size
19px → 16px colors 73 changed
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bg #ffffff → #faf9f6 ~
bg-cream #fbf9f4 → #f4f3ec ~
text #363737 → #17100e ~
text-soft #666c70 → #6b645e ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #9a938c ~
text-muted #878787 → #4a443f ~
brand #ff6719 → #000ce1 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #17100e1a ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #17100e ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #17100e0d ~
success #0d8050 → #1bb157 ~
warning #d97706 → #fbc916 ~
danger #dc2626 → #fd3a57 +
bg-cream-light #fbfaf7 +
bg-chalk #f1eee9 +
bg-canvas #e7e3db +
bg-linen #dedbd6 +
bg-clay #d3cec6 +
bg-navy #020917 +
bg-dark #080e1c +
surface-cream #f4f3ec +
text-off-black #111111 +
text-on-dark #faf9f6 +
text-on-dark-muted #cbc7bf +
brand-light #7a7eef +
brand-lightest #cccef8 +
brand-active #0009a8 +
cta-black #000000 +
cta-near-black #17100e +
accent-pink #ff00af +
accent-pink-light #ff7ad5 +
accent-pink-lightest #ffcbef +
accent-orange #ff5600 +
accent-orange-light #ffa77a +
accent-orange-lightest #ffdccc +
accent-yellow #f6f431 +
accent-yellow-light #faf994 +
accent-yellow-lightest #fdfdd6 +
accent-teal #00edc8 +
accent-teal-light #79f6e2 +
accent-green #00da00 +
accent-green-light #7aec7a +
product-fin #ff5600 +
product-helpdesk #0007cb +
product-operator #441572 +
product-sales #055895 +
product-sales-accent #a3b3ff +
product-ecom #2f6a5e +
product-ecom-accent #e2f947 +
product-voice #5de071 +
product-voice-green #37b54a +
border-on-dark #ffffff33 +
success-dark #128a40 +
success-bg #d7efdc +
warning-dark #6f5502 +
warning-bg #feedaf +
danger-dark #b41d34 +
danger-bg #fed9db −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-link #363737 −
brand-hover #e85412 −
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) −
info #2563eb −
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":"Saans","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Saans","size":54} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Saans","size":40} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Saans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 24px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px