Substack vs Temporal
50 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #141414 Text
#363737 → #f8fafc Brand
#ff6719 → #444ce7 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #2a2a2a Display font
Cahuenga → Aeonik Body size
19px → 16px colors 40 changed
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bg #ffffff → #141414 ~
surface #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
text #363737 → #f8fafc ~
text-muted #878787 → #94a3b8 ~
brand #ff6719 → #444ce7 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #2a2a2a ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #3a3a3a ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #222222 ~
success #0d8050 → #34d399 ~
warning #d97706 → #fed553 ~
danger #dc2626 → #f43f5e ~
info #2563eb → #444ce7 +
surface-elevated #222222 +
surface-code #243349 +
surface-pre #1f2937 +
text-body #cbd5e1 +
text-inverse #141414 +
brand-bright #5b63f0 +
link #444ce7 +
ring rgba(68,76,231,0.5) +
shadow-color rgba(0,0,0,0.6) +
code-text #f8fafc +
code-keyword #fed553 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-hover #e85412 −
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) −
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":"Aeonik","size":68} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Aeonik","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Aeonik","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Aeonik","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