Substack vs Penpot
53 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #31efb8 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #d9d9d9 Display font
Cahuenga → Work Sans Body size
19px → 16px colors 43 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #f5f8fb ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-muted #878787 → #888888 ~
brand #ff6719 → #31efb8 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #2bd9a6 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #151035 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #d9d9d9 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #dddddd ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #f0f0f0 +
surface-soft #f8f8f8 +
surface-dark #151035 +
text-indigo #151035 +
text-on-dark #fafafa +
text-on-dark-pure #ffffff +
accent-cyan #14ceca +
on-accent #151035 +
inverse-bg #151035 +
inverse-text #fafafa +
link #151035 +
link-hover #14ceca +
semantic-success #52c41a +
semantic-warning #faad14 +
semantic-error #ff4d4f +
semantic-info #1677ff −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
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) −
success #0d8050 −
warning #d97706 −
danger #dc2626 −
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":"Work Sans","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Work Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Work Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Work Sans","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