Substack vs Mux
55 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #e2e4dd Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #ff5d00 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #000000 Display font
Cahuenga → Rotonto Body size
19px → 16px colors 46 changed
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bg #ffffff → #e2e4dd ~
surface #ffffff → #d4d6cf ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #8a8a8a ~
text-muted #878787 → #5a5a5a ~
brand #ff6719 → #ff5d00 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #e54e00 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #000000 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #000000 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #a0a29a ~
success #0d8050 → #00b364 ~
warning #d97706 → #ff8c00 ~
danger #dc2626 → #e6483d ~
info #2563eb → #0066ff +
bg-paper #ffffff +
bg-dark #000000 +
bg-dark-soft #1a1a1a +
surface-soft #ecebe7 +
surface-strong #c8caBF +
surface-on-dark #1a1a1a +
text-body #1a1a1a +
text-on-dark #e2e4dd +
brand-active #c54100 +
brand-soft #ffe5d4 +
accent-blue #0066ff +
accent-green #00b364 +
border-on-dark #2a2a2a +
link #000000 +
link-hover #ff5d00 +
ring #ff5d00 −
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-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) −
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":"Rotonto","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Rotonto","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Rotonto","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Aeonik","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrainsMono","size":11} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 8px spacing 3 changed
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md 16px → 24px ~
lg 32px → 64px ~
xl 48px → 128px