Substack vs PayPal
61 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #001c64 Brand
#ff6719 → #003087 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cbd2d6 Display font
Cahuenga → PayPal Sans Big Body size
19px → 16px colors 53 changed
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text #363737 → #001c64 ~
text-muted #878787 → #545d68 ~
brand #ff6719 → #003087 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cbd2d6 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #9da3a6 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #eaeced ~
shadow-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(0, 28, 100, 0.10) +
bg-cool #f5f7fa +
bg-navy #003087 +
bg-midnight #001c64 +
surface-soft #f5f7fa +
surface-strong #eaeced +
surface-cool #dee3ea +
surface-navy-elevated #0a3d97 +
text-body #2c2e2f +
text-subtle #6c7378 +
text-on-cool #2c2e2f +
brand-bright #009cde +
brand-bright-hover #0070ba +
brand-deep-hover #001c64 +
brand-disabled #aab7c4 +
on-navy #ffffff +
on-navy-soft #aab7c4 +
link #0070ba +
link-hover #003087 +
border-on-navy rgba(255,255,255,0.20) +
semantic-success #108043 +
semantic-warning #f5a623 +
semantic-danger #d20000 +
semantic-info #009cde +
focus-ring rgba(0,156,222,0.45) +
shadow-ambient rgba(0, 28, 100, 0.06) +
shadow-hard rgba(0, 28, 100, 0.18) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
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-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) −
success #0d8050 −
warning #d97706 −
danger #dc2626 −
info #2563eb −
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":"PayPal Sans Big","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"PayPal Sans Big","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"PayPal Sans Big","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"PayPal Sans Small","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"PayPal Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 12px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing 1 changed
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xl 48px → 64px