The Guardian vs Substack
80 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#121212 → #363737 Brand
#052962 → #ff6719 Border
#dcdcdc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
GuardianEgyp → Cahuenga Body size
17px → 19px colors 68 changed
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text #121212 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #707070 → #878787 ~
text-soft #999999 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #bbbbbb → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #052962 → #ff6719 ~
border #dcdcdc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #ebebeb → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #999999 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #1a7f37 → #0d8050 ~
warning #ff7f0f → #d97706 ~
danger #c70000 → #dc2626 ~
info #052962 → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
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) +
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-news #ffffff −
bg-section-opinion #f6f6f6 −
bg-section-longread #fff4e2 −
bg-section-sport #fff4f2 −
bg-section-culture #fdf0e9 −
bg-section-lifestyle #fbeee7 −
bg-dark #1a1a1a −
surface-soft #f6f6f6 −
surface-strong #dcdcdc −
surface-quote #fff4e2 −
brand-light #0c4ea0 −
brand-dark #041c46 −
brand-red #c70000 −
brand-red-hover #a30000 −
brand-yellow #ffe500 −
brand-orange #ff7f0f −
brand-pink #ed145b −
brand-blue-sport #0084c6 −
brand-green-environment #509e2f −
brand-purple-lifestyle #7d0068 −
link #052962 −
link-hover #0c4ea0 −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
on-brand-yellow #121212 −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
border-rule #052962 −
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
success-soft #e3f2e7 −
warning-soft #fff0db −
danger-soft #fde2e2 −
info-soft #e3eaf2 −
live-red #c70000 −
live-pulse #ff3333 −
pillar-news #bb3a3c −
pillar-opinion #e05e00 −
pillar-sport #0084c6 −
pillar-culture #ab0613 −
pillar-lifestyle #bb3b80 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":26} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"GuardianEgyp","size":22} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"GuardianTextEgyptian","size":17} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 9999px → 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