Substack vs Plaid
54 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #0a85ea Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Cahuenga → Plaid Sans Body size
19px → 16px colors 48 changed
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bg-cream #fbf9f4 → #f3efe6 ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #f7f9fb ~
surface #ffffff → #f3f5f8 ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #7a8390 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a0a8b3 ~
text-muted #878787 → #4a5568 ~
brand #ff6719 → #0a85ea ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #003c80 +
bg-blue #eaf3ff +
bg-ink #000000 +
surface-soft #fafbfc +
surface-cream #faf6ed +
text-medium #1a1f29 +
brand-strong #0066c0 +
brand-soft #dceeff +
brand-wash rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) +
accent #000000 +
accent-soft rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.08) +
link #0a85ea +
link-hover #0066c0 +
selected-bg #eaf3ff +
disabled #c4cad3 +
border-blue rgba(10, 133, 234, 0.30) +
success-bg #dcf3e3 +
success-text #1f5d3f +
warning-bg #fff0c5 +
warning-text #7a5e1f +
danger-bg #fde0e0 +
danger-text #8a2828 +
info-bg #dceeff +
info-text #003c80 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
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-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":"Plaid Sans","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":44} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Plaid Sans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing identical
No differences.