Substack vs Superhuman
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #292827 Brand
#ff6719 → #714cb6 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #0000001a Display font
Cahuenga → Super Sans VF Body size
19px → 16px colors 48 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #fafaf8 ~
surface #ffffff → #f4f1ec ~
text #363737 → #292827 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #15140f ~
text-soft #666c70 → #a8a39a ~
text-muted #878787 → #8a857d ~
brand #ff6719 → #714cb6 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #5b3da0 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #3d2467 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #0000001a ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #0000002e ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #00000010 ~
success #0d8050 → #3a7b3a ~
warning #d97706 → #a35e0a ~
danger #dc2626 → #a8362f ~
info #2563eb → #345897 +
surface-elev #ebe7df +
text-body #3a3935 +
text-on-hero #ffffff +
text-on-hero-muted #cfc7d9 +
brand-soft #d4c7ff +
brand-softer #ece6ff +
brand-glow #9a7ce0 +
hero-gradient-start #3d2467 +
hero-gradient-end #1a0f33 +
accent-cream #f4ebd9 +
accent-paper #f7f4ed +
border-on-dark #ffffff20 +
shadow-card rgba(23,22,15,0.04) +
shadow-elev rgba(23,22,15,0.08) +
shadow-brand rgba(113,76,182,0.18) +
scrim rgba(20,18,15,0.55) +
success-soft #eaf3ea +
warning-soft #fbf1de +
danger-soft #f7e6e4 +
info-soft #e6ecf5 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
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":"Super Sans VF","size":64} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Super Sans VF","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Super Sans VF","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Super Sans VF","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":11} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px