The Atlantic vs Substack
70 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#fbf8f1 → #ffffff Text
#1a1a1a → #363737 Brand
#fbb33b → #ff6719 Border
#d8d3c5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
AtlanticSerif → Cahuenga Body size
20px → 19px colors 58 changed
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bg #fbf8f1 → #ffffff ~
surface #fbf8f1 → #ffffff ~
text #1a1a1a → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #5a5a5a → #878787 ~
text-soft #7a7a7a → #666c70 ~
text-faint #a0a0a0 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #fbb33b → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #e89e1c → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #c97e07 → #cc4a0e ~
on-brand #1a1a1a → #ffffff ~
border #d8d3c5 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #e0dccf → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #7a7a7a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #1a7f37 → #0d8050 ~
warning #cc7a00 → #d97706 ~
danger #c41e3a → #dc2626 ~
info #1a4972 → #2563eb +
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-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) −
bg-section #f5f1e6 −
bg-feature #ffffff −
bg-dark #1a1a1a −
surface-paper #ffffff −
surface-soft #f5f1e6 −
surface-strong #e8e3d5 −
surface-quote #f5f1e6 −
brand-soft #fef0d4 −
brand-A-red #c41e3a −
link #1a1a1a −
link-hover #000000 −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
border-rule #1a1a1a −
shadow-card rgba(26,26,26,0.06) −
shadow-elev rgba(26,26,26,0.1) −
shadow-modal rgba(26,26,26,0.2) −
scrim rgba(26,26,26,0.5) −
success-soft #e3f2e7 −
warning-soft #fde9cc −
danger-soft #f5d4d8 −
info-soft #dde6ef −
politics-accent #c41e3a −
ideas-accent #fbb33b −
culture-accent #7a3de8 −
technology-accent #1a4972 −
family-accent #0d7060 −
health-accent #127f4e −
cover-tag #fbb33b typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"AtlanticSerif","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"AtlanticSerif","size":26} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"AtlanticSerif","size":22} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"AtlanticSerifBody","size":20} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 14px → 12px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px