Substack vs Paper Website
53 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fbf8f3 Text
#363737 → #1a1a1a Brand
#ff6719 → #3d6b8a Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e3dcc9 Display font
Cahuenga → Tiempos Headline Body size
19px → 18px colors 43 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fbf8f3 ~
bg-cream #fbf9f4 → #faf6ec ~
surface #ffffff → #f3eee2 ~
surface-warm #fafaf7 → #f0e9d8 ~
text #363737 → #1a1a1a ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #0d0d0d ~
text-soft #666c70 → #8a8478 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #aba59a ~
text-muted #878787 → #5c574e ~
brand #ff6719 → #3d6b8a ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #2d5570 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #1f3f54 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e3dcc9 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d4cab2 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #ede6d3 ~
success #0d8050 → #4a7a5c ~
warning #d97706 → #a04a35 ~
danger #dc2626 → #8a2e2e +
bg-alt #ffffff +
surface-soft #f8f4ea +
brand-soft #dde6ee +
accent #a04a35 +
accent-hover #8a3d2a +
accent-soft #f0e2d8 +
accent-tint #f6ebe2 +
link #3d6b8a +
link-hover #2d5570 +
link-visited #5b4570 +
success-bg #e6efe9 +
shadow-paper rgba(60,40,15,0.04) +
shadow-warm rgba(80,55,20,0.06) +
shadow-deep rgba(50,30,10,0.10) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
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) −
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":"Tiempos Headline","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Tiempos Headline","size":38} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Tiempos Text","size":18} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"iA Writer Mono","size":12} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 8px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px