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Unofficial style guide

AbeBooksstyle guide

AbeBooks’s website (abebooks.com) sets its headings in Bookerly Regular and its body text in Amazon Ember. Its palette is led by Teal (#008296), Fire Brick (#C7002C) and Deep Sky Blue (#00B2FF), with #02080E text on #EFEFEF. Captured from the live site on 23 October 2026.

Typefaces
Bookerly Regular, Amazon Ember
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
23 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.abebooks.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the abebooks.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of abebooks.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 23 Oct 2026.

Identity & metadata

What browsers, search engines and social cards show before anyone reaches the page, from the homepage’s <head>.

Title &
description

Page title
AbeBooks | Shop for Books, Art & Collectibles
● 45 / 60 characters
Meta description
Discover a wonderful selection of rare and collectible books, used copies, signed and first editions and more, from booksellers located around the world.
● 153 / 160 characters
Site name
AbeBooks
Language
en

In search results

AbeBookshttps://www.abebooks.com/

AbeBooks | Shop for Books, Art & Collectibles

Discover a wonderful selection of rare and collectible books, used copies, signed and first editions and more, from booksellers located around the world.

When shared

No og:image, so no picture

abebooks.com

AbeBooks | Shop for Books, Art & Collectibles

Discover a wonderful selection of rare and collectible books, used copies, signed and first editions and more…

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Colour

Read from the site’s stylesheets and weighted by where each colour is used. Names are the nearest standard colour name. Click a swatch to copy its hex code.

Contrast is against the site’s text colour (#02080E) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 36.6%
  • Teal 14.5%
  • Near Black 13%
  • Dark Grey 10.5%
  • Off White 8.1%
  • Fire Brick 6.8%
  • Deep Sky Blue 2.3%
  • Dim Grey 2%
  • Dark Slate Blue 1.4%
  • Royal Blue 1.3%
  • Deep Slate Grey 1.2%
  • Cadet Blue 0.5%
  • Steel Blue 0.5%
  • Light Slate Grey 0.5%
  • Slate Grey 0.4%
  • Medium Sea Green 0.4%

By how often each colour appears in the site’s CSS, weighted by where (body, headings, buttons), not by area on the screen.

Neutrals

Text, backgrounds and structure
  • White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    20.12:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · a.AuthenticatedNavigationItem:not([data-button-style]) .AuthenticatedNavigationI, .hero-notification

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 93
    On text
    1.07:1 Fail
    On white
    18.88:1 AAA

    Text, background · h1.ListAccordion-header-title, h1.Form-header-title

  • Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 67
    On text
    2.70:1 Fail
    On white
    7.46:1 AAA

    Text, border · .ArticlePage-actions-below-title, .ListTags-title

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    1 0 0 7
    On text
    17.09:1 AAA
    On white
    1.18:1 Fail

    Background, border · body, .ButtonAbstract[disabled=disabled]

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Teal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 13 0 41
    On text
    4.44:1 AA large
    On white
    4.53:1 AA

    Text, background, border · a.AuthenticatedNavigationItem:not([data-button-style]) .AuthenticatedNavigationI, a.AuthenticatedNavigationItem[data-button-style=primary] .AuthenticatedNavigatio

  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 78 22
    On text
    3.32:1 AA large
    On white
    6.06:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .EcommerceCard-category, .ButtonSecondaryAbstract

  • Deep Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 30 0 0
    On text
    8.44:1 AAA
    On white
    2.38:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · .plyr__menu__container .plyr__control[role=menuitemradio][aria-checked=true]:bef, .plyr__control--overlaid

  • Dim Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    26 16 0 61
    On text
    2.63:1 Fail
    On white
    7.65:1 AAA

    Text, background · .plyr__badge, .plyr__menu__container

  • Dark Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 67 0 40
    On text
    1.85:1 Fail
    On white
    10.86:1 AAA

    Text · #site-links h4, a:link

  • Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    44 19 0 51
    On text
    3.32:1 AA large
    On white
    6.05:1 AA

    Text · #account-nav a, #footer-companies a

  • Deep Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 11 0 69
    On text
    1.91:1 Fail
    On white
    10.56:1 AAA

    Background, border · .gnav-searchbox .gnav-searchbox-button, .gnav-searchbox-m .gnav-searchbox-button-m

  • Cadet Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    23 6 0 31
    On text
    7.61:1 AAA
    On white
    2.64:1 Fail

    Text · .ModalModule-footer-buttons-container a.button-secondary[disabled=disabled]

  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    95 24 0 40
    On text
    3.75:1 AA large
    On white
    5.36:1 AA

    Text · .ModalModule-footer button[data-close-btn]

  • Light Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    32 15 0 63
    On text
    2.42:1 Fail
    On white
    8.31:1 AAA

    Background · .mobile-nav-bg

  • Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    25 15 0 41
    On text
    5.08:1 AA
    On white
    3.96:1 AA large

    Border · .plyr__menu__container .plyr__control--forward:after, .plyr__menu__container .plyr__control--back:after

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    76 0 59 35
    On text
    6.42:1 AA
    On white
    3.13:1 AA large

    Text · ps-message[type=success], --success

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(#0000,#000000bf)

  • linear-gradient(to bottom,#F5F9FA,hsla(0,0%,100%,0) 40%)

  • linear-gradient(90deg,currentColor,#0000 0)

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Typography

Faces from Google Fonts are shown in the real thing. Others are licensed to the site, so they show in your device’s copy if you have one, or a stand-in if not.

Bookerly Regular

Aa 400

Bookerly Regular

Served from assets.brightspot.abebooks.a2z.com · weights 400 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

Amazon Ember

Served from assets.brightspot.abebooks.a2z.com · weights 400, 700 · body, headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 ! ? & @ % $ – ’ “ ”

Type scale

From the site’s CSS · root 10 px
Heading 1 20px / 1.25 weight 400 · Bookerly Regular

AbeBooks

Heading 2 18px / 1.25 weight 700 · Amazon Ember

AbeBooks | Shop for Books, Art & Collectibles

Heading 3 14px / 1.25 weight 700 · Amazon Ember

AbeBooks | Shop for Books, Art & Collectibles

Heading 4 14px / 1.25 weight 700 · Amazon Ember

AbeBooks | Shop for Books, Art & Collectibles

Heading 5 / 1.25 weight 700 · Amazon Ember

AbeBooks | Shop for Books, Art & Collectibles

Heading 6 / 1.25 weight 700 · Amazon Ember

AbeBooks | Shop for Books, Art & Collectibles

Body 14px / 1.428 Amazon Ember

Discover a wonderful selection of rare and collectible books, used copies, signed and first editions and more, from booksellers located aro…

Small 80%

Discover a wonderful selection of rare and collectible books, used copies, signed and first editions and more, from booksellers located aro…

Button 13px / normal weight 400 · none

Get started

Link 12px / normal weight 500

Read more about AbeBooks

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 24pxline normal · 4 rules
  • 20pxline 1.25 · 5 rules
  • 16pxline 20px · 6 rules
  • 15pxline 1.33 · 5 rules
  • 14pxline 1.5 · 13 rules
  • 13pxline 1.3 · 16 rules
  • 12pxline 140% · 9 rules
  • 10px4 rules

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Elements

The main button and link as the site’s CSS draws them, and the corner radii and shadows it uses most.

Elements

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #003399

Corner radius

  • 8px · 63×
  • 2px · 29×
  • 4px · 15×
  • 100% · 14×
  • 50% · 11×
  • 13px · 6×

Shadows

  • 0 1px 2px #00000026
  • 0 1px 1px #23282f26,0 0 0 1px #23282f33
  • 0 1px 1px #23282f26,0 0 0 1px #23282f33,0 0 0 3px #23282f1a

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Layout

Breakpoints from the site’s media queries and the widths its content is held to, with how often each appears.

Grid

Breakpoints

320
568
767
768
1023
1024
1240
1440

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1240 px
800 px
600 px
480 px
350 px
320 px

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Notes

Plain checks on what was found. Worth fixing if you look after this site.

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 45 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThere is no og:image, so links shared on social media show no picture.

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Questions

Quick answers, from the same capture as the rest of this guide.

Questions

What font does AbeBooks use?
AbeBooks’s website uses two typefaces: Bookerly Regular (headings), served from assets.brightspot.abebooks.a2z.com; Amazon Ember (body text), served from assets.brightspot.abebooks.a2z.com.
What are AbeBooks’s brand colours?
The main colours on abebooks.com are Teal (#008296), Fire Brick (#C7002C), Deep Sky Blue (#00B2FF), Dim Grey (#4A5464), Dark Slate Blue (#003399) and Royal Blue (#47667E).
What colour is AbeBooks’s text and background?
Body text is #02080E on a #EFEFEF background.
Where is AbeBooks’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on abebooks.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check AbeBooks’s own brand or press page.
Is this AbeBooks’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from abebooks.com’s public web pages on 23 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with AbeBooks. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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Design tokens

Everything above as CSS variables, ready to paste into a project. Members can download the tokens as files for Figma (Tokens Studio), Style Dictionary and Tailwind.

Tokens

abebooks-com-tokens.css

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/* abebooks.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/abebooks.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #02080E;
  --background: #EFEFEF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #111111;
  --colour-dark-grey: #555555;
  --colour-off-white: #EAEDED;
  --colour-teal: #008296;
  --colour-fire-brick: #C7002C;
  --colour-deep-sky-blue: #00B2FF;
  --colour-dim-grey: #4A5464;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #003399;
  --colour-royal-blue: #47667E;
  --colour-deep-slate-grey: #00464F;
  --colour-cadet-blue: #86A4AF;
  --colour-steel-blue: #077398;
  --colour-light-slate-grey: #40505E;
  --colour-slate-grey: #728197;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #28A745;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(#0000,#000000bf);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to bottom,#F5F9FA,hsla(0,0%,100%,0) 40%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(90deg,currentColor,#0000 0);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Bookerly Regular', 'Impact', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Amazon Ember', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 20px;
  --leading-h1: 1.25;
  --text-h2: 18px;
  --leading-h2: 1.25;
  --text-h3: 14px;
  --leading-h3: 1.25;
  --text-h4: 14px;
  --leading-h4: 1.25;
  --text-body: 14px;
  --leading-body: 1.428;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 13px;
  --leading-button: normal;
  --text-a: 12px;
  --leading-a: normal;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 8px;
  --radius-2: 2px;
  --radius-3: 4px;
  --radius-4: 100%;
  --radius-5: 50%;
  --radius-6: 13px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 320px;
  --breakpoint-2: 568px;
  --breakpoint-3: 767px;
  --breakpoint-4: 768px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1023px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1240px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1440px;
  --max-width-1: 1240px;
  --max-width-2: 800px;
  --max-width-3: 600px;
  --max-width-4: 480px;
  --max-width-5: 350px;
  --max-width-6: 320px;
}

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