Substack vs Kit
68 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #f9f7f4 Text
#363737 → #1e1e1e Brand
#ff6719 → #44b1ff Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #0000000f Display font
Cahuenga → KitSansFont Body size
19px → 18px colors 56 changed
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bg #ffffff → #f9f7f4 ~
text #363737 → #1e1e1e ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #0f0f0f ~
text-soft #666c70 → #00000099 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #00000066 ~
text-muted #878787 → #0000004d ~
brand #ff6719 → #44b1ff ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #2c8fd6 ~
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) → #bce1fa ~
on-brand #ffffff → #1e1e1e ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #0000000f ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #00000019 +
bg-alt #f2efe9 +
bg-tertiary #ebe6dd +
surface-elev #fffdf9 +
text-medium #000000cc +
brand-soft #44b1ffd9 +
accent-sky #bce1fa +
accent-sky-deep #a2d1f1 +
accent-peach #ffd0ad +
accent-mint #b9e9c5 +
accent-lilac #e7c9f1 +
accent-gold #f2ba41 +
accent-gold-soft #fce8b8 +
accent-rose #f7c4cd +
link #44b1ff +
link-hover #2c8fd6 +
selected-bg #f2efe9 +
disabled #0000004d +
border-subtle #00000008 +
border-brand rgba(68, 177, 255, 0.30) +
success-bg #b9e9c5 +
success-text #1f4d2c +
warning-bg #fce8b8 +
warning-text #7a5a00 +
danger-bg #f7c4cd +
danger-text #a8113a +
info-bg #bce1fa +
info-text #1a3a7a −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-hover #e85412 −
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) −
success #0d8050 −
warning #d97706 −
danger #dc2626 −
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":"KitSansFont","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"KitSansFont","size":64} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"KitSansFont","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Libre Franklin","size":18} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 16px ~
xl 48px → 24px