Substack vs Rare Beauty
53 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fdf6f0 Text
#363737 → #1a1a1a Brand
#ff6719 → #9b6dd4 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e8dccd Display font
Cahuenga → Recoleta Body size
19px → 16px colors 42 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fdf6f0 ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #faf0e6 ~
text #363737 → #1a1a1a ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #8a8a8a ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #bcbcbc ~
text-muted #878787 → #5a5a5a ~
brand #ff6719 → #9b6dd4 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #8557c0 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #583590 ~
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) → #e8dbf5 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e8dccd ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #cdb89c ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #f0e6d8 ~
success #0d8050 → #3d8b62 ~
warning #d97706 → #cb9c45 ~
danger #dc2626 → #a85353 ~
info #2563eb → #9b6dd4 +
bg-deeper #f5e8d8 +
bg-warm #fdf3e8 +
surface-soft #fdf8f0 +
surface-cream #f9efe0 +
brand-pressed #6e44a8 +
brand-soft #d2bfe8 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
link #9b6dd4 +
link-hover #6e44a8 +
selected-bg #e8dbf5 +
border-brand #9b6dd4 +
blush #e8a8a8 +
rose #d4847a +
amber #cb9c45 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
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) −
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":"Recoleta","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Recoleta","size":36} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Recoleta","size":28} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":12} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px