Things vs Substack
52 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#f2f5f7 → #ffffff Text
#303336 → #363737 Brand
#5c9cf5 → #ff6719 Border
#26344a1a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Inter → Cahuenga Body size
17px → 19px colors 44 changed
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bg #f2f5f7 → #ffffff ~
bg-soft #ffffff → #f6f6f3 ~
surface #e8ecef → #ffffff ~
text #303336 → #363737 ~
text-strong #0a1320 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #26344a80 → #878787 ~
text-soft #000f24a3 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #26344a40 → #a8a8a8 ~
brand #5c9cf5 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #4385e0 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #2c6dbf → #cc4a0e ~
border #26344a1a → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-soft #26344a10 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) ~
border-strong #26344a2e → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #34a853 → #0d8050 ~
warning #f59e0b → #d97706 ~
danger #dc3545 → #dc2626 ~
info #5c9cf5 → #2563eb +
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) +
shadow-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
shadow-medium rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
reading-rule rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) −
surface-elev #dde2e6 −
surface-card #ffffff −
text-body #3f454d −
brand-soft #dceaff −
brand-softer #eaf2ff −
cta-bg #1a1a1f −
cta-text #ffffff −
shadow-icon rgba(20,30,50,0.08) −
shadow-card rgba(20,30,50,0.04) −
shadow-elev rgba(20,30,50,0.10) −
scrim rgba(10,19,32,0.50) −
success-soft #e6f4ea −
warning-soft #fff8e1 −
danger-soft #fde7ea −
info-soft #dceaff typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Inter","size":56} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Inter","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Inter","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Inter","size":17} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"SFMono-Regular","size":12} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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button 8px → 6px spacing 2 changed
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lg 48px → 32px ~
xl 96px → 48px