Substack vs Lego
66 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #1a1a1a Brand
#ff6719 → #ffd500 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e0e0e0 Display font
Cahuenga → Lego Sans Body size
19px → 15px colors 54 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #f5f5f5 ~
text #363737 → #1a1a1a ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #8a8a8a ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #bcbcbc ~
text-muted #878787 → #5a5a5a ~
brand #ff6719 → #ffd500 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #e6c000 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #a89200 ~
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) → #fff8d0 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e0e0e0 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #cccccc ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #f0f0f0 ~
success #0d8050 → #179a35 ~
warning #d97706 → #ffd500 ~
danger #dc2626 → #d62027 ~
info #2563eb → #0055bf +
bg-warm #fffaf0 +
surface-soft #fafafa +
surface-strong #f0f0f0 +
brand-pressed #cca900 +
brand-soft #ffec8a +
red #d62027 +
red-deep #a8161c +
red-soft #ffd5d8 +
blue #0055bf +
blue-deep #003e8e +
blue-soft #cee0f5 +
green #179a35 +
green-deep #0c7826 +
green-soft #cdf0d4 +
text-on-brand #1a1a1a +
text-on-red #ffffff +
text-on-blue #ffffff +
text-on-green #ffffff +
link #0055bf +
link-hover #003e8e +
selected-bg #fff8d0 +
border-brand #ffd500 +
age-0plus #179a35 +
age-6plus #0055bf +
age-12plus #d62027 +
age-adult #1a1a1a −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
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) −
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":"Lego Sans","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Lego Sans","size":32} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Lego Sans","size":24} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Lego Sans","size":15} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 12px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px