Substack vs Ledger
54 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #ff5300 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #000000 Display font
Cahuenga → HMAlphaMono Body size
19px → 16px colors 46 changed
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text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-muted #878787 → #6b6b6b ~
brand #ff6719 → #ff5300 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #e64a00 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #000000 +
bg-dark #000000 +
surface-soft #f5f5f5 +
surface-strong #ebebeb +
surface-card #ffffff +
surface-dark-elevated #141414 +
text-body #3d3d3d +
text-subtle #999999 +
brand-disabled #ffb999 +
on-dark #ffffff +
on-dark-soft #a3a3a3 +
on-dark-faint rgba(255,255,255,0.02) +
accent-mono #000000 +
eyebrow-tint rgba(212,160,255,0.30) +
border-hairline #e0e0e0 +
border-on-dark rgba(255,255,255,0.12) +
semantic-up #16a34a +
semantic-down #dc2626 +
focus-ring rgba(255,83,0,0.40) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface #ffffff −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-deep #cc4a0e −
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-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":"HMAlphaMono","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"HMAlphaMono","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"HMAlphaMono","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"HMAlphaMono","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
pill 9999px → 100px spacing 1 changed
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xl 48px → 64px