Substack vs Tesla
47 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #393c41 Brand
#ff6719 → #3e6ae1 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #eeeeee Display font
Cahuenga → Universal Sans Display Body size
19px → 14px colors 39 changed
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text #363737 → #393c41 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #171a20 ~
text-muted #878787 → #5c5e62 ~
brand #ff6719 → #3e6ae1 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #345dc4 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #eeeeee ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d0d1d2 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #f4f4f4 ~
success #0d8050 → #3e6ae1 ~
warning #d97706 → #cc8800 ~
danger #dc2626 → #cc0033 ~
info #2563eb → #3e6ae1 +
bg-alt #f4f4f4 +
bg-dark #171a20 +
surface-frost rgba(255,255,255,0.75) +
surface-overlay rgba(128,128,128,0.65) +
text-placeholder #8e8e8e +
brand-active #2b50ad +
ring #3e6ae1 +
link #3e6ae1 +
link-hover #2b50ad +
promo-blue #3e6ae1 +
carbon-deep #000000 +
category-card-overlay rgba(0,0,0,0) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
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) −
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":"Universal Sans Display","size":40} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Universal Sans Display","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Universal Sans Display","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Universal Sans Text","size":14} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 2 changed
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lg 32px → 48px ~
xl 48px → 96px