Substack vs Semafor
77 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #f8f5d7 Text
#363737 → #1f1d1a Brand
#ff6719 → #3a6d78 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #d8d0a8 Display font
Cahuenga → FeatureFlatHeadline Body size
19px → 18px colors 65 changed
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bg #ffffff → #f8f5d7 ~
surface #ffffff → #f8f5d7 ~
text #363737 → #1f1d1a ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #7a756f ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a39e96 ~
text-muted #878787 → #5a5651 ~
brand #ff6719 → #3a6d78 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #2d5a64 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #1a3a44 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #d8d0a8 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #7a756f ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #e8e2c2 ~
success #0d8050 → #2a8a4f ~
warning #d97706 → #cc7a00 ~
danger #dc2626 → #a62d2d ~
info #2563eb → #3a6d78 +
bg-section #f8f5d7 +
bg-section-flagship #f8f5d7 +
bg-section-africa #f8f5d7 +
bg-dark #1f1d1a +
bg-darkest #0d0c0a +
surface-paper #ffffff +
surface-soft #f5f1c9 +
surface-strong #e8e3b5 +
surface-quote #fefbe8 +
surface-card-elevated #fcfae0 +
text-on-teal #ffffff +
text-on-dark #f8f5d7 +
brand-active #1f4750 +
brand-soft #cce0e4 +
link #3a6d78 +
link-hover #2d5a64 +
link-visited #7a756f +
on-dark #f8f5d7 +
border-rule #1f1d1a +
border-teal #3a6d78 +
shadow-card rgba(31,29,26,0.06) +
shadow-elev rgba(31,29,26,0.1) +
shadow-modal rgba(31,29,26,0.3) +
scrim rgba(31,29,26,0.6) +
success-soft #dff0e7 +
warning-soft #fde9cc +
danger-soft #f0d4d4 +
info-soft #cce0e4 +
flag-flagship #3a6d78 +
flag-africa #c46b3a +
flag-principals #3a6d78 +
flag-net-zero #2a8a4f +
flag-tech #5a4a8a +
flag-business #3a6d78 +
flag-media #a62d2d +
flag-gulf #c46b3a −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
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) −
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":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":28} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"FeatureFlatHeadline","size":22} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"FeatureFlatText","size":18} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 4px ~
card 12px → 6px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px