Substack vs Shortwave
49 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #0c0e16 Text
#363737 → #ffffff Brand
#ff6719 → #356aff Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255,255,255,0.08) Display font
Cahuenga → Poppins Body size
19px → 16px colors 39 changed
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bg #ffffff → #0c0e16 ~
bg-elev #fafaf7 → #11141d ~
surface #ffffff → #161922 ~
text #363737 → #ffffff ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
text-soft #666c70 → #c4cad8 ~
text-muted #878787 → #9aa3b8 ~
brand #ff6719 → #356aff ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #2a59e6 ~
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) → rgba(53,106,255,0.12) ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(255,255,255,0.08) ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → rgba(255,255,255,0.16) ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(255,255,255,0.04) ~
success #0d8050 → #3ecf8e ~
warning #d97706 → #f0b429 ~
danger #dc2626 → #ff5c5c ~
info #2563eb → #356aff +
surface-elev #1d212c +
brand-soft #7d9bff +
shadow-ambient rgba(0,0,0,0.32) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.48) +
shadow-brand rgba(53,106,255,0.30) +
scrim rgba(6,7,12,0.72) +
success-soft rgba(62,207,142,0.14) +
warning-soft rgba(240,180,41,0.14) +
danger-soft rgba(255,92,92,0.14) +
info-soft rgba(53,106,255,0.14) −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-deep #cc4a0e −
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":"Poppins","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Poppins","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Poppins","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px