Substack vs Monzo
63 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #ff4f40 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e4e4e4 Display font
Cahuenga → MonzoSansDisplay Body size
19px → 16px colors 52 changed
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text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-muted #878787 → #5b5b5b ~
brand #ff6719 → #ff4f40 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #ff6557 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #e83b2d ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e4e4e4 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #000000 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #f0f0f0 ~
shadow-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(9, 23, 35, 0.10) +
surface-soft #fafafa +
surface-coral-tint #fff1ef +
surface-navy #091723 +
surface-navy-soft #13283a +
text-body #1a1a1a +
text-subtle #8a8a8a +
text-on-navy #ffffff +
text-on-navy-muted #b8c2cc +
brand-ink #c42d22 +
brand-soft #fff1ef +
navy #091723 +
navy-hover #13283a +
on-navy #ffffff +
link #c42d22 +
link-hover #ff4f40 +
border-focus #091723 +
border-on-navy rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16) +
semantic-success #1f8a4c +
semantic-warning #c77700 +
semantic-danger #d23b2e +
semantic-info #091723 +
focus-ring rgba(9, 23, 35, 0.45) +
shadow-ambient rgba(9, 23, 35, 0.06) +
shadow-standard rgba(9, 23, 35, 0.14) +
shadow-coral-glow rgba(255, 79, 64, 0.30) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
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) −
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) −
success #0d8050 −
warning #d97706 −
danger #dc2626 −
info #2563eb −
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":"MonzoSansDisplay","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"MonzoSansDisplay","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"MonzoSansDisplay","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"MonzoSansText","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
pill 9999px → 500px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px