Substack vs Retool
65 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #0a0a0a Brand
#ff6719 → #3a55fc Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e4e4e7 Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Body size
19px → 16px colors 59 changed
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bg-elev #fafaf7 → #f4f4f5 ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fafafa ~
text #363737 → #0a0a0a ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #737373 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a3a3a3 ~
text-muted #878787 → #525252 ~
brand #ff6719 → #3a55fc ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #2c45e5 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #1f2db8 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e4e4e7 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d4d4d8 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #f0f0f2 ~
shadow-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(10,10,10,0.04) ~
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(10,10,10,0.08) +
bg-elev-2 #ebebed +
bg-tinted #f0f3ff +
bg-tinted-2 #e8edff +
surface-2 #fafafa +
surface-tint #f0f3ff +
bg-dark #0a0a0a +
bg-dark-2 #171717 +
bg-dark-3 #262626 +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
text-on-dark-soft #d4d4d8 +
text-on-dark-muted #a1a1aa +
brand-active #2238c9 +
brand-soft #e8edff +
brand-soft-2 #f0f3ff +
link #3a55fc +
link-hover #2c45e5 +
accent-purple #7c3aed +
accent-purple-soft #f3e8ff +
accent-green #10b981 +
accent-green-soft #d1fae5 +
accent-orange #f97316 +
accent-orange-soft #ffedd5 +
accent-red #ef4444 +
accent-red-soft #fee2e2 +
border-dark #262626 +
border-brand #3a55fc +
shadow-strong rgba(10,10,10,0.16) +
shadow-brand rgba(58,85,252,0.20) +
semantic-success #10b981 +
semantic-warning #f97316 +
semantic-danger #ef4444 +
semantic-info #3a55fc −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
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 −
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} → {"family":"Inter","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter","size":56} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter","size":48} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing identical
No differences.