Zed vs Substack
59 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#f5f5f3 → #ffffff Text
#393d45 → #363737 Brand
#004edb → #ff6719 Border
#e2e2de → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) Display font
IBM Plex Serif → Cahuenga Body size
16px → 19px colors 49 changed
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bg #f5f5f3 → #ffffff ~
text #393d45 → #363737 ~
text-strong #16181d → #1a1a1a ~
brand #004edb → #ff6719 ~
brand-hover #003fb5 → #e85412 ~
border #e2e2de → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10) ~
border-strong #d4d4ce → rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20) +
bg-elev #fafaf7 +
bg-cream #fbf9f4 +
bg-soft #f6f6f3 +
surface #ffffff +
surface-warm #fafaf7 +
text-soft #666c70 +
text-faint #a8a8a8 +
text-muted #878787 +
text-link #363737 +
brand-deep #cc4a0e +
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-100 #ffffff −
bg-200 #eeede9 −
bg-300 #e7e6e1 −
surface-card #ffffff −
surface-code #1a1b1e −
text-200 #5a5e66 −
text-300 #6b6f78 −
text-400 #86888f −
brand-soft rgba(0,78,219,0.08) −
cta-secondary-bg #ffffff −
cta-secondary-text #16181d −
link #004edb −
link-hover #003fb5 −
border-focus #004edb −
code-bg #1a1b1e −
code-text #e6e6e3 −
semantic-success #2e7d32 −
semantic-warning #b54708 −
semantic-danger #c01919 −
semantic-info #004edb typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":72} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":56} ~
h1 {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":48} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":36} → {"family":"Cahuenga","size":32} ~
body {"family":"writer","size":16} → {"family":"Spectral","size":19} ~
label {"family":"writer-mono","size":13} → {"family":"Monaco","size":13} radius 1 changed
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card 8px → 12px spacing 4 changed
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xs 0px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
xl 64px → 48px