Substack vs Tailscale
64 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #f9f7f6 Text
#363737 → #181717 Brand
#ff6719 → #d04841 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(24, 23, 23, 0.12) Display font
Cahuenga → Inter Body size
19px → 16px colors 54 changed
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bg #ffffff → #f9f7f6 ~
bg-elev #fafaf7 → #f3f0ee ~
surface-warm #fafaf7 → #f9f7f6 ~
text #363737 → #181717 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a39e9b ~
brand #ff6719 → #d04841 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #b83d37 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #9e332e ~
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) → rgba(208, 72, 65, 0.06) ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(24, 23, 23, 0.12) ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → rgba(24, 23, 23, 0.22) ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(24, 23, 23, 0.07) ~
success #0d8050 → #2f7d52 ~
warning #d97706 → #c9821f ~
danger #dc2626 → #d04841 ~
info #2563eb → #181717 +
bg-pure #ffffff +
bg-warm #efeae7 +
bg-ink #181717 +
bg-ink-soft #232222 +
text-secondary #4a4746 +
text-tertiary #736f6d +
text-on-ink #f5f2f0 +
text-on-ink-soft #a39e9b +
brand-soft rgba(208, 72, 65, 0.10) +
link #d04841 +
link-hover #b83d37 +
focus rgba(208, 72, 65, 0.40) +
cta-bg #d04841 +
cta-text #ffffff +
cta-bg-secondary #232222 +
cta-text-secondary #ffffff +
border-ink #181717 +
shadow-ambient rgba(24, 23, 23, 0.04) +
shadow-card rgba(24, 23, 23, 0.06) +
shadow-elev rgba(24, 23, 23, 0.08) +
shadow-deep rgba(24, 23, 23, 0.14) +
scrim rgba(24, 23, 23, 0.45) +
success-soft rgba(47, 125, 82, 0.10) +
warning-soft rgba(201, 130, 31, 0.10) +
danger-soft rgba(208, 72, 65, 0.10) +
info-soft rgba(24, 23, 23, 0.06) −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-muted #878787 −
text-link #363737 −
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":"Inter","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Inter","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Inter","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