Substack vs Netlify
59 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #181a1c Brand
#ff6719 → #32e6e2 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cfd9de Display font
Cahuenga → Figtree Body size
19px → 16px colors 50 changed
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surface #ffffff → #e8e6f0 ~
text #363737 → #181a1c ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #9a9ab0 ~
brand #ff6719 → #32e6e2 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #23d4d0 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #014847 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #181a1c ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cfd9de ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #aab6bd ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #e3e9ec ~
success #0d8050 → #1aa179 ~
warning #d97706 → #d98b00 ~
danger #dc2626 → #e5484d ~
info #2563eb → #5653ed +
bg-hero #181a1c +
bg-ink #0a0a0c +
surface-accent #c6bfd9 +
text-secondary #45455f +
text-tertiary #757575 +
text-on-hero #e6ecf2 +
text-on-hero-soft #cfd9de +
brand-soft rgba(50, 230, 226, 0.12) +
link #5653ed +
link-hover #403fc9 +
link-soft rgba(86, 83, 237, 0.10) +
shadow-ambient rgba(24, 26, 28, 0.04) +
shadow-card rgba(24, 26, 28, 0.06) +
shadow-elev rgba(24, 26, 28, 0.10) +
shadow-deep rgba(24, 26, 28, 0.16) +
scrim rgba(10, 10, 12, 0.50) +
gradient-teal linear-gradient(135deg, #32e6e2 0%, #5653ed 100%) +
success-soft rgba(26, 161, 121, 0.12) +
warning-soft rgba(217, 139, 0, 0.12) +
danger-soft rgba(229, 72, 77, 0.12) +
info-soft rgba(86, 83, 237, 0.10) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-muted #878787 −
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":"Figtree","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Figtree","size":64} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Figtree","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Instrument Sans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
pill 9999px → 360px spacing 2 changed
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lg 32px → 48px ~
xl 48px → 96px