Substack vs The Guardian
80 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #121212 Brand
#ff6719 → #052962 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dcdcdc Display font
Cahuenga → GuardianEgyp Body size
19px → 17px colors 68 changed
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text #363737 → #121212 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #999999 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #bbbbbb ~
text-muted #878787 → #707070 ~
brand #ff6719 → #052962 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dcdcdc ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #999999 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #ebebeb ~
success #0d8050 → #1a7f37 ~
warning #d97706 → #ff7f0f ~
danger #dc2626 → #c70000 ~
info #2563eb → #052962 +
bg-section-news #ffffff +
bg-section-opinion #f6f6f6 +
bg-section-longread #fff4e2 +
bg-section-sport #fff4f2 +
bg-section-culture #fdf0e9 +
bg-section-lifestyle #fbeee7 +
bg-dark #1a1a1a +
surface-soft #f6f6f6 +
surface-strong #dcdcdc +
surface-quote #fff4e2 +
brand-light #0c4ea0 +
brand-dark #041c46 +
brand-red #c70000 +
brand-red-hover #a30000 +
brand-yellow #ffe500 +
brand-orange #ff7f0f +
brand-pink #ed145b +
brand-blue-sport #0084c6 +
brand-green-environment #509e2f +
brand-purple-lifestyle #7d0068 +
link #052962 +
link-hover #0c4ea0 +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-yellow #121212 +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
border-rule #052962 +
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) +
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) +
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
success-soft #e3f2e7 +
warning-soft #fff0db +
danger-soft #fde2e2 +
info-soft #e3eaf2 +
live-red #c70000 +
live-pulse #ff3333 +
pillar-news #bb3a3c +
pillar-opinion #e05e00 +
pillar-sport #0084c6 +
pillar-culture #ab0613 +
pillar-lifestyle #bb3b80 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
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":"GuardianEgyp","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Courier New","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 6px → 9999px ~
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