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University of California, Berkeley logo

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University of California, Berkeleystyle guide

University of California, Berkeley’s website (berkeley.edu) sets its headings in Berkeley and its body text in Inter. Its palette is led by Light Midnight Blue (#002676), Orange (#FDB515) and Deep Midnight Blue (#010133), with #262626 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 22 October 2026.

Typefaces
Inter, Berkeley, Source Serif 4
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours
Captured
22 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.berkeley.edu/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the berkeley.edu homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of berkeley.edu on a 1440 px desktop screen, 22 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
University of California, Berkeley: Home
● 40 / 60 characters
Meta description
UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.
● 128 / 160 characters
Site name
University of California, Berkeley
og:title
University of California, Berkeley: Home
og:description
UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.
Language
en-US

In search results

University of California, Berkeleyhttps://www.berkeley.edu/

University of California, Berkeley: Home

UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.

When shared

No og:image, so no picture

berkeley.edu

University of California, Berkeley: Home

UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the l…

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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 (#262626) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 43.8%
  • Light Midnight Blue 20.2%
  • Black 11.5%
  • Orange 5.3%
  • Grey 4%
  • Deep Midnight Blue 2.8%
  • Charcoal 2.6%
  • Dark Slate Blue 1.7%
  • Purple 1.4%
  • Khaki 1.3%
  • Indigo 1.1%
  • Crimson 1%
  • Light Sky Blue 0.9%
  • Sea Green 0.9%
  • Dark Slate Grey 0.9%
  • Blue Violet 0.9%

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
    15.13:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Text, background, border · .block--slideshow .slideshow .controls--dots .dots button, header .hero.homepage .content-container .caption .hero__title

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 100
    On text
    1.39:1 Fail
    On white
    21.00:1 AAA

    Text, background, graphic · .bg--california-gold .text--bg-large, .bg--blue-light .text--bg-large

  • Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 50
    On text
    3.83:1 AA large
    On white
    3.95:1 AA large

    Border, background, text · .timelines .timeline-item .timeline-event[aria-expanded=true] .title .text, .bg--gray-dark

  • Charcoal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 85
    On text
    —
    On white
    15.13:1 AAA

    Text, border · body, input

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Light Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 68 0 54
    On text
    1.11:1 Fail
    On white
    13.65:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .block--slideshow .slideshow .controls--dots .dots button.active, header

  • Orange

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 28 92 1
    On text
    8.50:1 AAA
    On white
    1.78:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · --button-color, .block--slideshow .slideshow .controls--dots .dots button:hover

  • Deep Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    98 98 0 80
    On text
    1.32:1 Fail
    On white
    19.93:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · header .hero.homepage .player-wrapper .video-control--no-audio, header .hero.homepage .player-wrapper .video-control--caption

  • Dark Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 57 0 32
    On text
    1.87:1 Fail
    On white
    8.11:1 AAA

    Background, text, graphic · .search .google-results #___gcse_0 .gsc-control-cse .gsc-cursor .gsc-cursor-page, .bg--blue-medium

  • Purple

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 94 40 53
    On text
    1.37:1 Fail
    On white
    11.02:1 AAA

    Background, text, graphic · .bg--rose-dark, .component.blog

  • Khaki

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 9 45 0
    On text
    12.38:1 AAA
    On white
    1.22:1 Fail

    Text, background · .block--featured_alumni:not(.bg--gray-light) .featured-alumni__title, .notice.notice--moderate

  • Indigo

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    40 85 0 56
    On text
    1.12:1 Fail
    On white
    13.52:1 AAA

    Text, background, graphic · .bg--purple-dark, .component.infographic.Icon .shape.purple_dark

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 93 59 9
    On text
    3.34:1 AA large
    On white
    4.53:1 AA

    Text, background, graphic · .bg--rose-medium, .component.infographic.Icon .shape.rose_medium

  • Light Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    38 18 0 0
    On text
    9.40:1 AAA
    On white
    1.61:1 Fail

    Text, background, graphic · .bg--blue-light, .component.infographic.Icon .shape.blue_light

  • Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    99 0 51 46
    On text
    3.36:1 AA large
    On white
    4.51:1 AA

    Text, background, graphic · .bg--green-medium, .component.infographic.Icon .shape.green_medium

  • Dark Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 32 67
    On text
    1.70:1 Fail
    On white
    8.90:1 AAA

    Text, background, graphic · .bg--green-dark, .component.infographic.Icon .shape.green_dark

  • Blue Violet

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    35 73 0 22
    On text
    2.38:1 Fail
    On white
    6.36:1 AA

    Text, background, graphic · .bg--purple-medium, .component.infographic.Icon .shape.purple_medium

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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.

Berkeley

Aa 300 Aa 900

Inter

Google Fonts · weights 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 · body, buttons

Aa 400 Aa 500

Berkeley

Self-hosted · weights 400, 500 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 200 Aa 900

Source Serif 4

Google Fonts · weights 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 3rem · 48 px / 1.3 weight 900 · none

University of California, Berkeley

Heading 2 3rem · 48 px / 1.5 weight 300 · none

University of California, Berkeley: Home

Heading 3 2rem · 32 px / 1.2 weight 800 · none

University of California, Berkeley: Home

Heading 4 1.3rem · 21 px / 1.4 weight 700 · none

University of California, Berkeley: Home

Heading 5 1.0625rem · 17 px / 1.3 weight 700 · none

University of California, Berkeley: Home

Heading 6 1rem · 16 px / 1.3 weight 700 · none

University of California, Berkeley: Home

Body 1rem · 16 px / 1.5 Inter

UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.

Paragraph 1rem · 16 px / 1.5 Inter

UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.

Button 1.3rem · 21 px weight 700 · Inter

Get started

Link 1.4rem · 22 px / 1.375 weight 700 · Inter

Read more about University of California, Berkeley

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 32pxline 1.2 · 7 rules
  • 24pxline .04167em · 7 rules
  • 20pxline 1.5625 · 9 rules
  • 18pxline 1.625 · 7 rules
  • 16pxline 1.5rem · 24 rules
  • 15pxline 1.375 · 6 rules
  • 14pxline .07143em · 7 rules
  • 12pxline .08333em · 12 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

Button

Get started

.audience-search form button.btn.btn-audience · #002676 · radius 4px

Corner radius

  • 3px · 6×
  • 2em · 5×
  • 9px · 4×
  • 50% · 4×
  • 30px · 4×
  • 1.875rem · 4×

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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

515
600
768
992
1200

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1170 px
1088 px
1000 px
970 px
960 px
768 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 40 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 University of California, Berkeley use?
University of California, Berkeley’s website uses three typefaces: Inter (body text), google Fonts; Berkeley (headings), self-hosted; Source Serif 4, google Fonts.
What are University of California, Berkeley’s brand colours?
The main colours on berkeley.edu are Light Midnight Blue (#002676), Orange (#FDB515), Deep Midnight Blue (#010133), Dark Slate Blue (#004AAE), Purple (#770747) and Khaki (#FFE88D).
What colour is University of California, Berkeley’s text and background?
Body text is #262626 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is University of California, Berkeley’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on berkeley.edu’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check University of California, Berkeley’s own brand or press page.
Is this University of California, Berkeley’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from berkeley.edu’s public web pages on 22 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with University of California, Berkeley. 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

berkeley-edu-tokens.css

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/* berkeley.edu design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/berkeley.edu) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #262626;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-grey: #808080;
  --colour-charcoal: #262626;
  --colour-light-midnight-blue: #002676;
  --colour-orange: #FDB515;
  --colour-deep-midnight-blue: #010133;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #004AAE;
  --colour-purple: #770747;
  --colour-khaki: #FFE88D;
  --colour-indigo: #431170;
  --colour-crimson: #E7115E;
  --colour-light-sky-blue: #9FD1FF;
  --colour-sea-green: #018943;
  --colour-dark-slate-grey: #00553A;
  --colour-blue-violet: #8236C7;

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-body: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  --font-headings: 'Berkeley', serif;
  --font-other: 'Source Serif 4', serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 3rem;
  --leading-h1: 1.3;
  --text-h2: 3rem;
  --leading-h2: 1.5;
  --text-h3: 2rem;
  --leading-h3: 1.2;
  --text-h4: 1.3rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.4;
  --text-h5: 1.0625rem;
  --leading-h5: 1.3;
  --text-h6: 1rem;
  --leading-h6: 1.3;
  --text-body: 1rem;
  --leading-body: 1.5;
  --text-p: 1rem;
  --leading-p: 1.5;
  --text-button: 1.3rem;
  --text-a: 1.4rem;
  --leading-a: 1.375;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 3px;
  --radius-2: 2em;
  --radius-3: 9px;
  --radius-4: 50%;
  --radius-5: 30px;
  --radius-6: 1.875rem;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 515px;
  --breakpoint-2: 600px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 992px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1200px;
  --max-width-1: 1170px;
  --max-width-2: 1088px;
  --max-width-3: 1000px;
  --max-width-4: 970px;
  --max-width-5: 960px;
  --max-width-6: 768px;
}

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