Substack vs Scale AI
67 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #5933b2 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e2e2e2 Display font
Cahuenga → Aeonik Body size
19px → 16px colors 56 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fafafa ~
surface #ffffff → #f5f5f5 ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-muted #878787 → #999999 ~
brand #ff6719 → #5933b2 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #4a2a96 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e2e2e2 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #cccccc ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #eeeeee +
bg-dark #070707 +
bg-deep #000000 +
bg-panel #f5f5f5 +
bg-mute #eaeaea +
surface-dark #0707079a +
text-charcoal #1a1a1a +
text-slate #3d3d3d +
text-steel #575757 +
text-stone #767676 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
on-dark #ffffff +
on-dark-muted #a8a8a8 +
brand-light #9068c2 +
brand-mauve #8a507e +
brand-periwinkle #7b8ce7 +
gradient-hero linear-gradient(135deg, #5933b2 0%, #8a507e 45%, #9068c2 100%) +
gradient-cool linear-gradient(135deg, #5933b2 0%, #7b8ce7 100%) +
accent-lavender #9068c2 +
accent-violet #5933b2 +
link #000000 +
link-on-dark #9068c2 +
border-dark #2a2a2a +
code-bg #0000000a +
semantic-success #1a7f4b +
semantic-warning-bg #fff6e0 +
semantic-warning-text #6b4e00 +
semantic-error #d12d2d +
semantic-info #5933b2 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
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":"Aeonik","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Aeonik","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Aeonik","size":36} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Aeonik","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px