Substack vs Kraken
50 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #101114 Brand
#ff6719 → #7132f5 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dedee5 Display font
Cahuenga → Kraken-Brand Body size
19px → 16px colors 43 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fafafa ~
text #363737 → #101114 ~
text-muted #878787 → #9497a9 ~
brand #ff6719 → #7132f5 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #5b1ecf ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dedee5 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(104,107,130,0.24) +
bg-card #ffffff +
bg-dark #101114 +
surface-cool rgba(148,151,169,0.08) +
surface-purple-subtle rgba(133,91,251,0.16) +
text-body #33363f +
text-mute-strong #686b82 +
text-mute-soft #484b5e +
brand-dark #5741d8 +
brand-subtle rgba(133,91,251,0.16) +
semantic-success #149e61 +
semantic-success-dark #026b3f +
semantic-success-bg rgba(20,158,97,0.16) +
semantic-error #e23b4a +
semantic-warning #df6500 +
focus-ring rgba(113,50,245,0.30) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface #ffffff −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-hover #e85412 −
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) −
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) −
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) −
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":"Kraken-Brand","size":48} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Kraken-Brand","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Kraken-Brand","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Kraken-Product","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 1 changed
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xl 48px → 64px