Substack vs Motion
61 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #0d1117 Brand
#ff6719 → #16a34a Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e2e8e5 Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Display Body size
19px → 16px colors 54 changed
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bg-elev #fafaf7 → #ffffff ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #f8faf9 ~
surface #ffffff → #f8faf9 ~
text #363737 → #0d1117 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #8d97a3 ~
text-muted #878787 → #56636e ~
brand #ff6719 → #16a34a ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #138a3f ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #0f6e34 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e2e8e5 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #c1cdc6 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #eef2ee ~
success #0d8050 → #16a34a ~
info #2563eb → #1d4ed8 +
bg-strong #eef2ee +
bg-dark #0d1117 +
bg-dark-elev #161b22 +
text-body #1f2937 +
brand-active #0f6e34 +
brand-soft #dcf2e3 +
ai-purple #7c3aed +
ai-purple-hover #6d28d9 +
ai-purple-active #5b21b6 +
ai-soft #ede9fe +
on-dark #f8faf9 +
link #1d4ed8 +
link-hover #1e40af +
gradient-stop-1 #16a34a +
gradient-stop-2 #7c3aed +
gradient-hero linear-gradient(105deg, #16a34a 0%, #4f46e5 50%, #7c3aed 100%) +
pastel-mint #dcf2e3 +
pastel-lavender #ede9fe +
pastel-sky #dbeafe +
pastel-peach #fde6d3 +
pastel-butter #fef3c7 +
shadow-tint rgba(13, 17, 23, 0.06) +
shadow-deep rgba(13, 17, 23, 0.16) +
warning-soft #fef3c7 +
danger-soft #fee2e2 +
selection rgba(22, 163, 74, 0.18) +
ring-brand rgba(22, 163, 74, 0.45) +
ring-ai rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.45) −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
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) −
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":"Inter Display","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter Display","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter Display","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":16} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 10px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing identical
No differences.