Substack vs You.com
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#363737 → #121212 Brand
#ff6719 → #5368ee Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.10) Display font
Cahuenga → Lumen Sans Body size
19px → 16px colors 60 changed
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bg-soft #f6f6f3 → #f6f6f6 ~
text #363737 → #121212 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #000000 ~
text-soft #666c70 → #7c7d87 ~
text-faint #a8a8a8 → #a8a9b1 ~
text-muted #878787 → #5e5f6b ~
brand #ff6719 → #5368ee ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #3a4ec8 ~
brand-deep #cc4a0e → #293b9a ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.10) ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.18) ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.06) +
surface-alt #fafafa +
surface-strong #eef0f4 +
surface-hover #f8f8f8 +
text-medium #2a2b35 +
on-cta #ffffff +
brand-strong #3a4ec8 +
brand-soft #e8ecff +
brand-faint #f4f6ff +
brand-glow rgba(83, 104, 238, 0.20) +
cta-bg #121212 +
cta-bg-hover #2a2b35 +
cta-bg-active #000000 +
cta-text #ffffff +
link #5368ee +
link-hover #3a4ec8 +
selected-bg #e8ecff +
disabled-bg #f6f6f6 +
disabled-text #a8a9b1 +
border-focus #5368ee +
success-bg #dcfce7 +
success-text #15803d +
warning-bg #fef3c7 +
warning-text #854d0e +
danger-bg #fee2e2 +
danger-text #b91c1c +
info-bg #e8ecff +
info-text #293b9a +
shadow-rgb 18, 18, 18 +
shadow-blue 83, 104, 238 +
benchmark-our #5368ee +
benchmark-them #d9d9df +
benchmark-ground #fafafa +
benchmark-axis rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.12) −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
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) −
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":"Lumen Sans","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Lumen Sans","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Lumen Sans","size":30} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Lumen Sans","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} radius identical
No differences.
spacing 5 changed
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xs 4px → 1px ~
sm 8px → 2px ~
md 16px → 6px ~
lg 32px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 20px