Substack vs Pika
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fcfaf7 Text
#363737 → #0d0d0d Brand
#ff6719 → #ffd184 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(13, 13, 13, 0.10) Display font
Cahuenga → telkaExtended Body size
19px → 16px colors 48 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fcfaf7 ~
text #363737 → #0d0d0d ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #8a8a8a ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #b8b8b8 ~
text-muted #878787 → #5c5c5c ~
brand #ff6719 → #ffd184 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #f5be63 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #222222 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(13, 13, 13, 0.10) ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → rgba(13, 13, 13, 0.18) +
bg-alt #f5f1ea +
surface-soft #fbf7f0 +
brand-soft rgba(255, 209, 132, 0.30) +
ink-cta-bg #000000 +
ink-cta-text #ffffff +
dark-cta-bg #222222 +
link #0d0d0d +
link-hover #000000 +
selected-bg rgba(255, 209, 132, 0.30) +
disabled #b8b8b8 +
border-subtle rgba(13, 13, 13, 0.05) +
success-bg rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.12) +
success-text #15803d +
warning-bg rgba(245, 190, 99, 0.20) +
warning-text #92600c +
danger-bg rgba(220, 38, 38, 0.10) +
danger-text #b91c1c +
info-bg rgba(13, 13, 13, 0.06) +
info-text #0d0d0d −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-hover #e85412 −
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) −
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) −
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
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":"telkaExtended","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"telkaExtended","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"telkaExtended","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"telka","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