WIRED vs Substack
52 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#1a1a1a → #363737 Brand
#000000 → #ff6719 Border
rgba(0,0,0,0.08) → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
WiredDisplay → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 42 changed
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brand #000000 → #ff6719 ~
brand-deep #000000 → #cc4a0e ~
text #1a1a1a → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-muted #757575 → #878787 ~
border-strong #000000 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) ~
success #0e7c5b → #0d8050 ~
warning #a35316 → #d97706 ~
danger #e53e3e → #dc2626 ~
info #057dbc → #2563eb +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-hover #e85412 +
brand-tint rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.10) +
brand-tint-strong rgba(255, 103, 25, 0.18) +
border rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) +
border-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
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-dark #1a1a1a −
surface-dark #1a1a1a −
brand-accent #057dbc −
text-headline #1a1a1a −
text-disabled #999999 −
text-on-dark #ffffff −
link #1a1a1a −
link-hover #057dbc −
link-visited #5e2a8c −
border-hairline #e2e8f0 −
border-rule #000000 −
border-on-dark #4a5568 −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.6) −
shadow-token transparent −
cookie-red #e53e3e typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"WiredDisplay","size":64} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"WiredDisplay","size":40} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"WiredDisplay","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"BreveText","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"WiredMono","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 0px → 6px ~
card 0px → 12px spacing 3 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px