Substack vs Telegram
66 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #2aabee Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dadce0 Display font
Cahuenga → Telegram Sans Body size
19px → 15px colors 59 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #f4f4f5 ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #a8b3bd ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #cccccc ~
text-muted #878787 → #707579 ~
brand #ff6719 → #2aabee ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #1c8db8 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #0088cc ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dadce0 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #a8b3bd ~
success #0d8050 → #4fae4e ~
warning #d97706 → #f59e0b ~
danger #dc2626 → #e53935 ~
info #2563eb → #2aabee +
bg-deep #1c2733 +
bg-chat-light #e4ebf2 +
bg-chat-dark #0e1621 +
surface-hover #f4f4f5 +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
surface-dark #1c2733 +
surface-soft #fafafa +
text-body #222222 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-on-light #000000 +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
brand-active #0088cc +
brand-soft rgba(42,171,238,0.08) +
brand-light #daf0fa +
outgoing-bubble-light #effdde +
outgoing-bubble-dark #766ac8 +
incoming-bubble-light #ffffff +
incoming-bubble-dark #182533 +
link #2aabee +
link-hover #1c8db8 +
border-subtle #f4f4f5 +
on-bg #000000 +
shadow-color rgba(0,0,0,0.08) +
shadow-elevated rgba(0,0,0,0.16) +
unread-badge #4fae4e +
status-online #4fae4e +
status-away #f59e0b +
reaction-bg #daf0fa +
message-time #707579 +
reply-quote #2aabee +
call-active #4fae4e +
message-read #2aabee −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) −
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) −
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
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":"Telegram Sans","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Telegram Sans","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Telegram Sans","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Telegram Sans","size":15} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":12} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 12px ~
card 12px → 16px spacing identical
No differences.