Substack vs Liquid Death
61 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #000000 Text
#363737 → #ffffff Brand
#ff6719 → #ffffff Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #ffffff Display font
Cahuenga → Acumin Pro Body size
19px → 16px colors 49 changed
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bg #ffffff → #000000 ~
surface #ffffff → #000000 ~
text #363737 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
text-soft #666c70 → #6b7280 ~
text-muted #878787 → #9ca3af ~
brand #ff6719 → #ffffff ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #e5e5e5 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #ffffff ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #ffffff ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #262626 ~
success #0d8050 → #22c55e ~
warning #d97706 → #f59e0b ~
danger #dc2626 → #ff0000 ~
info #2563eb → #007aff +
bg-page #000000 +
surface-raised #0a0a0a +
surface-inverse #ffffff +
brand-active #cccccc +
text-on-white #000000 +
text-on-brand #000000 +
link #ffffff +
link-hover #9ca3af +
border-input #ffffff +
outline-focus #ffffff +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.85) +
shadow-card transparent +
shadow-modal transparent +
accent-electric #007aff +
accent-blood #ff0000 +
cta-hell-yes-bg #000000 +
cta-hell-yes-text #ffffff +
cta-contest-bg #ffffff +
cta-contest-text #000000 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
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) −
on-brand #ffffff −
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":"Acumin Pro","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Acumin Pro","size":60} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Acumin Pro","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Acumin Pro","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 3 changed
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button 6px → 0px ~
card 12px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px