Substack vs Wayfair
68 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fafbfc Text
#363737 → #0a0a0a Brand
#ff6719 → #0a0a0a Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #000000 Display font
Cahuenga → Mier B Body size
19px → 16px colors 57 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fafbfc ~
surface #ffffff → #fafbfc ~
text #363737 → #0a0a0a ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #777777 ~
text-muted #878787 → #555555 ~
brand #ff6719 → #0a0a0a ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #000000 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #000000 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #0a0a0a ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #e6e8eb ~
success #0d8050 → #1a7f3c ~
warning #d97706 → #a05a00 ~
danger #dc2626 → #c81e1e ~
info #2563eb → #0a0a0a +
bg-page #ffffff +
surface-soft #f4f5f7 +
surface-strong #eceef1 +
surface-muted #f7f8fa +
brand-active #222222 +
brand-pale #e6e6e6 +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-on-dark #ffffff +
heritage-purple #7B189F +
link #0a0a0a +
link-hover #000000 +
border-input #c8ccd0 +
border-soft-hover #0a0a0a +
rating-fill #0a0a0a +
rating-empty #e6e8eb +
save-heart #cc1c1c +
save-heart-empty #0a0a0a +
promo-yellow #f5d342 +
promo-yellow-text #0a0a0a +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) +
shadow-card rgba(15,17,21,0.06) +
shadow-elev rgba(15,17,21,0.12) +
shadow-hover rgba(15,17,21,0.10) +
success-soft #e8f5ec +
warning-soft #fdf3e2 +
danger-soft #fbe9e9 +
free-shipping #1a7f3c −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
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) −
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":"Mier B","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Mier B","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Mier B","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Mier B","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 6px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
lg 32px → 24px ~
xl 48px → 40px