Substack vs The Washington Post
67 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #000000 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cccccc Display font
Cahuenga → Postoni Body size
19px → 18px colors 55 changed
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text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #666666 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #999999 ~
text-muted #878787 → #444444 ~
brand #ff6719 → #000000 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cccccc ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #888888 ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #e0e0e0 ~
success #0d8050 → #177a3a ~
warning #d97706 → #a06200 ~
danger #dc2626 → #cf202f ~
info #2563eb → #2a64a6 +
bg-section #f5f5f5 +
bg-dark #000000 +
surface-soft #f8f8f8 +
surface-strong #eeeeee +
surface-quote #f5f0e6 +
brand-tagline #000000 +
brand-red #cf202f +
brand-red-hover #a8001a +
brand-red-soft #ffe5e7 +
link #2a64a6 +
link-hover #173e6e +
link-visited #5a5a5a +
on-brand-red #ffffff +
on-ink #ffffff +
border-rule #000000 +
border-rule-heavy #000000 +
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(0,0,0,0.55) +
success-soft #e3f2e7 +
warning-soft #faf0db +
danger-soft #ffe5e7 +
info-soft #e3edf7 +
live-red #cf202f +
live-pulse #ff3344 +
democracy-tagline-bg #000000 −
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) −
on-brand #ffffff −
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":"Postoni","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Postoni","size":28} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Postoni","size":22} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Franklin ITC","size":18} ~
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