Substack vs Medium
48 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #242424 Brand
#ff6719 → #1a8917 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.1) Display font
Cahuenga → GT Super Body size
19px → 16px colors 40 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fafafa ~
text #363737 → #242424 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #6b6b6b ~
text-muted #878787 → #8e8e8e ~
brand #ff6719 → #1a8917 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #0f730c ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #0a5d09 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.1) ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.25) ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.06) ~
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) → rgba(26, 137, 23, 0.15) ~
success #0d8050 → #1a8917 ~
warning #d97706 → #c89a16 ~
danger #dc2626 → #c94a4a ~
info #2563eb → #386dba +
surface-soft #fafafa +
surface-elev #ffffff +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
brand-active #0a5d09 +
brand-soft rgba(26, 137, 23, 0.08) +
link #242424 +
link-hover #1a8917 +
link-underline rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.4) +
border-focus #1a8917 +
shadow-color rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.06) +
shadow-color-md rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.12) +
shadow-color-lg rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.18) +
highlight-yellow #fff8c5 +
member-only #c89a16 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
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) −
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":"GT Super","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"GT Super","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"GT Super","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"sohne","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"source-code-pro","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 2 changed
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lg 32px → 48px ~
xl 48px → 96px