Substack vs Y Combinator
78 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #f26625 Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cccccc Display font
Cahuenga → Verlag Body size
19px → 16px colors 65 changed
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text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #525252 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a0a0a0 ~
text-muted #878787 → #cccccc ~
brand #ff6719 → #f26625 ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #e85d00 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #cc4f00 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #cccccc ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #828282 +
bg-paste #f6f6ef +
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 +
bg-cool #fafafa +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
text-medium #404040 +
text-meta #828282 +
brand-classic #ff6600 +
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) +
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 +
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 +
link #000099 +
link-hover #000066 +
link-visited #828282 +
link-yc #000000 +
selected-bg #fff6f0 +
disabled #cccccc +
cta-bg #f26625 +
cta-text #ffffff +
ink-100 #000000 +
ink-200 #404040 +
ink-300 #525252 +
ink-400 #828282 +
ink-500 #a0a0a0 +
ink-600 #cccccc +
ink-700 #e6e6e6 +
ink-800 #f6f6ef +
border-subtle #e6e6e6 +
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) +
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) +
success-bg #e8f5e0 +
success-text #2d5016 +
warning-bg #fff4d6 +
warning-text #7a5e00 +
danger-bg #fde0d4 +
danger-text #8a2a0a +
info-bg #e0e8f5 +
info-text #000099 −
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-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
border-warm rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
selection-bg rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.20) −
success #0d8050 −
warning #d97706 −
danger #dc2626 −
info #2563eb −
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":"Verlag","size":80} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Verlag","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Verlag","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Verdana","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 6px → 0px ~
card 12px → 0px ~
pill 9999px → 0px spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px