Substack vs Volkswagen
58 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #3c3c3c Brand
#ff6719 → #001e50 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dde1e6 Display font
Cahuenga → VW Head Body size
19px → 16px colors 50 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #f4f5f7 ~
text #363737 → #3c3c3c ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #9aa3ad ~
text-muted #878787 → #6a7280 ~
brand #ff6719 → #001e50 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #000f2c ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #000914 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #dde1e6 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #b6bdc7 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #eceef1 ~
success #0d8050 → #1f8b46 ~
warning #d97706 → #f0a020 ~
danger #dc2626 → #cb2026 ~
info #2563eb → #00b0f0 ~
shadow-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(0,30,80,0.06) +
bg-card #ffffff +
bg-strong #e8eaee +
bg-dark #001e50 +
bg-dark-elev #0a2e6a +
bg-deep #000914 +
bg-id #00b0f0 +
surface-soft #f4f5f7 +
surface-card #ffffff +
surface-table #fafbfc +
text-ink #001e50 +
brand-disabled #cdd5df +
brand-id #00b0f0 +
brand-id-deep #0090d0 +
on-dark #ffffff +
on-dark-soft #bcc6d2 +
on-id #001e50 +
accent-r-line-red #cb2026 +
accent-gti-red #cb2026 +
border-on-dark rgba(255,255,255,0.18) +
link #001e50 +
link-hover #0040a0 +
ring #001e50 +
shadow-elev rgba(0,30,80,0.12) +
shadow-deep rgba(0,9,20,0.32) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-soft #666c70 −
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-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":"VW Head","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"VW Head","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"VW Head","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"VW Text","size":16} ~
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