Substack vs Tana
54 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #000000 Text
#363737 → #f0eded Brand
#ff6719 → #e1f0bd Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #1f1f1f Display font
Cahuenga → tanaClassic Body size
19px → 17px colors 46 changed
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bg #ffffff → #000000 ~
bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #0a0a0a ~
surface #ffffff → #141414 ~
text #363737 → #f0eded ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
text-soft #666c70 → #7a7775 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #555250 ~
text-muted #878787 → #a8a5a3 ~
brand #ff6719 → #e1f0bd ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #cde0a3 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #000000 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #1f1f1f ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #2a2a2a ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #161616 ~
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) → #e1f0bd ~
success #0d8050 → #a8d896 ~
warning #d97706 → #e6c07a ~
danger #dc2626 → #e89a8d ~
info #2563eb → #9bb8d4 +
bg-deep #050505 +
surface-raised #1a1a1a +
surface-overlay #1f1f1f +
surface-inverted #f0eded +
text-on-brand #000000 +
text-on-inverted #0a0a0a +
brand-active #b8cc88 +
brand-soft #1f2516 +
accent-italic #d4caa8 +
accent-italic-soft #a8a08a +
link #e1f0bd +
link-hover #ffffff +
border-inverted #d8d5d3 +
focus-ring #e1f0bd +
selection-text #000000 +
shadow rgba(0,0,0,0.6) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-deep #cc4a0e −
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) −
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":"tanaClassic","size":83} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"tanaClassic","size":42} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"tanaClassic","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"SF Pro","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 8px ~
card 12px → 24px spacing 1 changed
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xl 48px → 64px