Substack vs Neon
72 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0a0a0b Text
#363737 → #ffffff Brand
#ff6719 → #34d59a Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #303236 Display font
Cahuenga → Esbuild Body size
19px → 16px colors 60 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0a0a0b ~
surface #ffffff → #111215 ~
text #363737 → #ffffff ~
text-soft #666c70 → #a3a6b3 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #c2c4cc ~
text-muted #878787 → #94979e ~
brand #ff6719 → #34d59a ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #37c38f ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #1a8d65 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #0a0a0b ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #303236 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #4a4d52 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #ffffff14 ~
success #0d8050 → #34d59a ~
warning #d97706 → #f5a623 ~
danger #dc2626 → #ff5c5c ~
info #2563eb → #94b5f7 +
bg-deep #000000 +
bg-elev-1 #0c0d0d +
bg-elev-2 #111215 +
bg-elev-3 #151617 +
surface-alt #151617 +
surface-tinted #285d49 +
surface-tinted-2 #2c6d4c +
surface-tinted-soft #cae6d9 +
brand-pressed #2cb583 +
brand-glow #34d59a33 +
accent #94b5f7 +
accent-hover #a9c4f9 +
accent-soft #94b5f71f +
link #94b5f7 +
link-hover #a9c4f9 +
link-visited #7d9ce0 +
selected #34d59a26 +
disabled #3a3c40 +
disabled-text #5b5e64 +
text-heading #ffffff +
text-disabled #5b5e64 +
border-brand #34d59a66 +
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.35) +
shadow-standard rgba(0,0,0,0.55) +
shadow-elevated rgba(0,0,0,0.7) +
shadow-glow rgba(52,213,154,0.25) +
success-bg #2c6d4c +
warning-bg #3a2a10 +
danger-bg #3a1818 +
info-bg #1a2240 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
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":"Esbuild","size":96} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Esbuild","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Esbuild","size":40} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
card 12px → 20px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px