Substack vs Zed
59 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #f5f5f3 Text
#363737 → #393d45 Brand
#ff6719 → #004edb Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e2e2de Display font
Cahuenga → IBM Plex Serif Body size
19px → 16px colors 49 changed
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bg #ffffff → #f5f5f3 ~
text #363737 → #393d45 ~
text-strong #1a1a1a → #16181d ~
brand #ff6719 → #004edb ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #003fb5 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e2e2de ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #d4d4ce +
bg-100 #ffffff +
bg-200 #eeede9 +
bg-300 #e7e6e1 +
surface-card #ffffff +
surface-code #1a1b1e +
text-200 #5a5e66 +
text-300 #6b6f78 +
text-400 #86888f +
brand-soft rgba(0,78,219,0.08) +
cta-secondary-bg #ffffff +
cta-secondary-text #16181d +
link #004edb +
link-hover #003fb5 +
border-focus #004edb +
code-bg #1a1b1e +
code-text #e6e6e3 +
semantic-success #2e7d32 +
semantic-warning #b54708 +
semantic-danger #c01919 +
semantic-info #004edb −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface #ffffff −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-soft #666c70 −
text-faint #a8a8a8 −
text-muted #878787 −
text-link #363737 −
brand-deep #cc4a0e −
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":"IBM Plex Serif","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":36} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"writer","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"writer-mono","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 12px → 8px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px