Substack vs Paddle
62 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0e1414 Text
#363737 → #0e1414 Brand
#ff6719 → #e4e1d1 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #d9d3c9 Display font
Cahuenga → serrifCondensed Body size
19px → 16px colors 52 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0e1414 ~
surface #ffffff → #fcfcfc ~
surface-warm #fafaf7 → #f9f8f7 ~
text #363737 → #0e1414 ~
brand #ff6719 → #e4e1d1 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #1c1a15 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #d9d3c9 ~
success #0d8050 → #108c3d ~
warning #d97706 → #9b6829 ~
danger #dc2626 → #b42318 +
bg-canvas #0e1414 +
surface-sand #ebe7df +
surface-sand-deep #e8e6e2 +
surface-cream #e4e1d1 +
surface-clay #d6cbb6 +
surface-ink #1c1a15 +
text-ink #1c1a15 +
text-slate #2b3033 +
text-on-dark #fcfcfc +
text-on-dark-soft rgba(252,252,252,0.8) +
text-on-dark-muted rgba(252,252,252,0.6) +
brand-cream #e4e1d1 +
brand-ink #1c1a15 +
on-brand-ink #fcfcfc +
accent #ffd400 +
accent-yellow #ffd400 +
border-sand #ebe7df +
border-ink #0e1414 +
border-on-dark rgba(252,252,252,0.1) +
border-faint rgba(252,252,252,0.02) +
link-on-dark rgba(252,252,252,0.6) +
link-on-light #1c1a15 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
text-muted #878787 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-hover #e85412 −
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-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
border-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) −
info #2563eb −
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":"serrifCondensed","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"serrifCondensed","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"serrifCondensed","size":40} ~
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 → 10px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px