Substack vs Magic
50 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #1c2024 Brand
#ff6719 → #0090ff Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e8e8ec Display font
Cahuenga → Aeonik Body size
19px → 16px colors 40 changed
~
text #363737 → #1c2024 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #1c2024 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #80838d ~
text-muted #878787 → #60646c ~
brand #ff6719 → #0090ff ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #0586f0 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e8e8ec ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d9d9e0 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #f0f0f3 ~
success #0d8050 → #2c8849 ~
warning #d97706 → #bb6a00 ~
danger #dc2626 → #c62a44 ~
info #2563eb → #0090ff +
surface-soft #fcfcfd +
surface-muted #f9f9fb +
text-body #2c2d2f +
text-disabled #8b8d98 +
brand-strong #0d74ce +
brand-ink #113264 +
link #0d74ce +
link-hover #0090ff +
border-translucent rgba(0, 8, 48, 0.094) +
diff-insert-bg #ecfdee +
diff-delete-bg #feeced +
diff-delete-surface #fcf7f8 +
shadow-tint rgba(0, 5, 9, 0.06) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-deep #cc4a0e −
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) −
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
~
display {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} → {"family":"Aeonik","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Aeonik","size":46} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Aeonik","size":34} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Suisse Intl","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 1 changed
~
card 12px → 8px spacing 4 changed
~
xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px