Substack vs Zora
65 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #fffaee Text
#363737 → #000000 Brand
#ff6719 → #5a3eff Border
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e8dcb8 Display font
Cahuenga → Zora Display Body size
19px → 16px colors 56 changed
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bg #ffffff → #fffaee ~
text #363737 → #000000 ~
text-muted #878787 → #5a5a5a ~
brand #ff6719 → #5a3eff ~
brand-hover #e85412 → #3f29c2 ~
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) → #e8dcb8 ~
border-strong rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) → #c9b97e ~
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) → #f0e6c4 +
bg-strong #fff3d6 +
bg-vivid #fff0c2 +
bg-dark #000000 +
bg-dark-elev #1a1a1a +
surface-card #ffffff +
surface-card-hover #fff3d6 +
text-body #1a1a1a +
text-subtle #8a8a8a +
text-on-dark #fffaee +
text-on-dark-soft #a8a8a8 +
brand-active #2e1f99 +
brand-soft #5a3eff1a +
brand-glow rgba(90,62,255,0.40) +
accent-orange #ff5b00 +
accent-orange-soft #ff5b001a +
accent-yellow #ffd400 +
accent-mint #00d8a8 +
semantic-up #00b87a +
semantic-up-soft #00b87a1a +
semantic-down #e64545 +
semantic-down-soft #e645451a +
semantic-warning #ff5b00 +
semantic-info #5a3eff +
focus-ring rgba(90,62,255,0.40) +
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.55) +
link #5a3eff +
link-hover #3f29c2 −
bg-elev #fafaf7 −
bg-cream #fbf9f4 −
bg-soft #f6f6f3 −
surface #ffffff −
surface-warm #fafaf7 −
text-strong #1a1a1a −
text-soft #666c70 −
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) −
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":"Zora Display","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} → {"family":"Zora Display","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} → {"family":"Zora Display","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Spectral","size":19} → {"family":"Inter Tight","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":13} → {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":11} radius 3 changed
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button 6px → 14px ~
card 12px → 14px ~
pill 9999px → 999px spacing 1 changed
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xl 48px → 64px