Substack vs MSI
66 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #000000 Text
#363737 → #ffffff Brand
#ff6719 → #ff0000 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #262626 Display font
Cahuenga → Bebas Neue Body size
19px → 16px colors 59 changed
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bg #ffffff → #000000 ~
surface #ffffff → #111111 ~
text #363737 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
text-soft #666c70 → #b3b3b3 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #7a7a7a ~
text-link #363737 → #ff0000 ~
brand #ff6719 → #ff0000 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #cc0000 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #262626 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #ff0000 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #1a1a1a ~
success #0d8050 → #00cc66 ~
warning #d97706 → #ffaa00 ~
danger #dc2626 → #ff0000 ~
info #2563eb → #00bfff +
bg-deep #0a0a0a +
bg-darkest #000000 +
surface-soft #1a1a1a +
surface-strong #262626 +
surface-elevated #1f1f1f +
surface-product-band #0a0a0a +
surface-input #1a1a1a +
text-disabled #4a4a4a +
brand-bright #ff3333 +
brand-darkest #990000 +
brand-glow rgba(255,0,0,0.4) +
brand-gradient linear-gradient(135deg, #ff3333 0%, #ff0000 50%, #990000 100%) +
brand-aero-blue #00bfff +
brand-prestige-rose-gold #b87333 +
cta-primary #ff0000 +
cta-primary-hover #ff3333 +
link-default #ff0000 +
link-visited #ff0000 +
link-hover #ffffff +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.85) +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.6) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.8) +
shadow-msi-glow rgba(255,0,0,0.4) +
badge-new #ff0000 +
badge-pre-order transparent +
badge-msi-best-of-the-best #ff0000 +
badge-out-of-stock #7a7a7a +
price #ffffff +
price-discount #ff0000 +
rating-star #ffaa00 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-muted #878787 −
brand-hover #e85412 −
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":"Bebas Neue","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Bebas Neue","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Bebas Neue","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Bebas Neue","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 4px ~
card 12px → 8px spacing identical
No differences.