Y Combinator vs Substack
78 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #363737 Brand
#f26625 → #ff6719 Border
#cccccc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
Verlag → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 65 changed
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text #000000 → #363737 ~
text-strong #000000 → #1a1a1a ~
text-soft #525252 → #666c70 ~
text-faint #a0a0a0 → #a8a8a8 ~
text-muted #cccccc → #878787 ~
brand #f26625 → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #e85d00 → #e85412 ~
brand-deep #cc4f00 → #cc4a0e ~
border #cccccc → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #828282 → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
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-soft rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) +
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) −
bg-paste #f6f6ef −
bg-warm-tint #fff6f0 −
bg-cool #fafafa −
surface-elevated #ffffff −
text-medium #404040 −
text-meta #828282 −
brand-classic #ff6600 −
brand-soft rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.10) −
accent-startup-school #ff8c42 −
accent-warm-cream #fff6f0 −
link #000099 −
link-hover #000066 −
link-visited #828282 −
link-yc #000000 −
selected-bg #fff6f0 −
disabled #cccccc −
cta-bg #f26625 −
cta-text #ffffff −
ink-100 #000000 −
ink-200 #404040 −
ink-300 #525252 −
ink-400 #828282 −
ink-500 #a0a0a0 −
ink-600 #cccccc −
ink-700 #e6e6e6 −
ink-800 #f6f6ef −
border-subtle #e6e6e6 −
border-orange rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.40) −
shadow-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) −
shadow-warm rgba(242, 102, 37, 0.15) −
success-bg #e8f5e0 −
success-text #2d5016 −
warning-bg #fff4d6 −
warning-text #7a5e00 −
danger-bg #fde0d4 −
danger-text #8a2a0a −
info-bg #e0e8f5 −
info-text #000099 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Verlag","size":80} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"Verlag","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Verlag","size":32} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Verdana","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"Monaco","size":11} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 3 changed
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button 0px → 6px ~
card 0px → 12px ~
pill 0px → 9999px spacing 5 changed
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xs 1px → 4px ~
sm 2px → 8px ~
md 6px → 16px ~
lg 12px → 32px ~
xl 20px → 48px