Substack vs The Atlantic
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fbf8f1 Text
#363737 → #1a1a1a Brand
#ff6719 → #fbb33b Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #d8d3c5 Display font
Cahuenga → AtlanticSerif Body size
19px → 20px colors 58 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fbf8f1 ~
surface #ffffff → #fbf8f1 ~
text #363737 → #1a1a1a ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #7a7a7a ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a0a0a0 ~
text-muted #878787 → #5a5a5a ~
brand #ff6719 → #fbb33b ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #e89e1c ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #c97e07 ~
on-brand #ffffff → #1a1a1a ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #d8d3c5 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #7a7a7a ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #e0dccf ~
success #0d8050 → #1a7f37 ~
warning #d97706 → #cc7a00 ~
danger #dc2626 → #c41e3a ~
info #2563eb → #1a4972 +
bg-section #f5f1e6 +
bg-feature #ffffff +
bg-dark #1a1a1a +
surface-paper #ffffff +
surface-soft #f5f1e6 +
surface-strong #e8e3d5 +
surface-quote #f5f1e6 +
brand-soft #fef0d4 +
brand-A-red #c41e3a +
link #1a1a1a +
link-hover #000000 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
border-rule #1a1a1a +
shadow-card rgba(26,26,26,0.06) +
shadow-elev rgba(26,26,26,0.1) +
shadow-modal rgba(26,26,26,0.2) +
scrim rgba(26,26,26,0.5) +
success-soft #e3f2e7 +
warning-soft #fde9cc +
danger-soft #f5d4d8 +
info-soft #dde6ef +
politics-accent #c41e3a +
ideas-accent #fbb33b +
culture-accent #7a3de8 +
technology-accent #1a4972 +
family-accent #0d7060 +
health-accent #127f4e +
cover-tag #fbb33b −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-link #363737 −
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":"AtlanticSerif","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"AtlanticSerif","size":26} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"AtlanticSerif","size":22} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"AtlanticSerifBody","size":20} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 4px ~
card 12px → 14px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 2px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px