Substack vs Snowflake
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #249EDC Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #D8DFE5 Display font
Cahuenga → Texta Body size
19px → 16px colors 58 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #eaf4fb ~
surface #ffffff → #f5fafd ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-muted #878787 → #9A9A9A ~
brand #ff6719 → #249EDC ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #1A82B8 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #D8DFE5 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #B0BBC4 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #E8EDF1 +
bg-surface #f5fafd +
bg-feature #dfeff9 +
bg-deep #0F2A3A +
bg-midnight #091C28 +
bg-ink #000000 +
text-charcoal #111111 +
text-slate #2A2A2A +
text-steel #444444 +
text-stone #6B6B6B +
text-on-deep #ffffff +
text-on-deep-muted #B6D2E2 +
brand-light #45AEE3 +
brand-bright #3DB5E8 +
brand-dark #0F2A3A +
brand-soft #C6E6F6 +
brand-wash #DFEFF9 +
brand-mid #6AC4EA +
on-brand-deep #ffffff +
accent-coral #FF7A59 +
accent-violet #7B61FF +
accent-emerald #16A672 +
accent-amber #F5B400 +
link #1A82B8 +
link-hover #0F2A3A +
border-on-deep #1B3F55 +
semantic-success #16A672 +
semantic-warning-bg #FFF6E0 +
semantic-warning-text #8A6A1A +
semantic-error #D8333C +
semantic-info #1A82B8 −
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":"Texta","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Texta","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Texta","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Texta","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 12px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px