Substack vs Obsidian
55 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0f0f0f Text
#363737 → #eeeeee Brand
#ff6719 → #7c3aed Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #2a2a2a Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Body size
19px → 16px colors 45 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0f0f0f ~
surface #ffffff → #161616 ~
text #363737 → #eeeeee ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #737373 ~
text-muted #878787 → #a3a3a3 ~
brand #ff6719 → #7c3aed ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #6d28d9 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #2a2a2a ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #3a3a3a ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #1f1f1f ~
success #0d8050 → #4ade80 ~
warning #d97706 → #fbbf24 ~
danger #dc2626 → #f87171 ~
info #2563eb → #a78bfa +
bg-deep #0a0a0a +
surface-elev #1f1f1f +
surface-hover #262626 +
text-secondary #b0b0b0 +
brand-active #5b21b6 +
brand-text #a78bfa +
brand-text-hover #c4b5fd +
brand-soft #2a1a4a +
border-brand #7c3aed +
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.40) +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.50) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.70) +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.65) +
success-soft #14321f +
warning-soft #33270a +
danger-soft #3a1717 −
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-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","size":60} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px