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Billboardstyle guide

Billboard’s website (billboard.com) sets its headings in Crystal Ultra Condensed Bold and its body text in Crystal Extra Bold. Its palette is led by Medium Spring Green (#00FF9A), Blue (#003FFA) and Fire Brick (#CB001C), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 22 October 2026.

Typefaces
Crystal Ultra Condensed Bold, Crystal Extra Bold, Crystal Book
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
22 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.billboard.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the billboard.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of billboard.com 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
Billboard – Music Charts, News, Photos & Video
● 46 / 60 characters
Meta description
Music Charts, News, Photos &amp;amp; Video
▲ 42 / 160 characters
Site name
Billboard
og:title
Billboard
og:description
Music Charts, News, Photos & Video
Language
en-US
Theme colour
#ffffff

In search results

Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/

Billboard – Music Charts, News, Photos & Video

Music Charts, News, Photos &amp;amp; Video

When shared

The image Billboard shares with links

billboard.com

Billboard

Music Charts, News, Photos & Video

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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 (#000000) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • Medium Spring Green 22%
  • Black 18%
  • White 11.8%
  • Blue 11.7%
  • Off White 10.8%
  • Dark Grey 8.5%
  • Fire Brick 2.8%
  • Light Green 1.7%
  • Medium Slate Blue 1.7%
  • Light Cornflower Blue 1.7%
  • Alice Blue 1.7%
  • Crimson 1.7%
  • Violet 1.7%
  • Dark Orange 1.5%
  • Deep Cornflower Blue 1.4%
  • Peach Puff 1.4%

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
  • Black

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

    Text, background, border · .pmc-reg-rd-overlay-banner .btn-close, .charts_sticky_nav_menu_wrapper .charts_sticky_nav__parent-list-item.is-expanded

  • White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    21.00:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · .floating-preroll-ad .floating-preroll-ad-title:empty+.floating-preroll-ad-close, #jwplayer_contextual_player_div-shelf-widget .jw-related-shelf-item .jw-related-

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 7
    On text
    17.81:1 AAA
    On white
    1.18:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · .header-pro .a-subscription-account-menu ul, .header-sticky .expandable-search .search-form input[type=text]

  • Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 71
    On text
    2.37:1 Fail
    On white
    8.86:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .header-pro .expandable-search .search-form input[type=text], .header-pro .expandable-search .is-ExpandableSearch-open

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Medium Spring Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 40 0
    On text
    15.77:1 AAA
    On white
    1.33:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .a-story-arc-title-archive::after, .charts_sticky_nav_menu_wrapper .charts_sticky_nav__parent-list-item.is-expanded

  • Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 75 0 2
    On text
    3.09:1 AA large
    On white
    6.79:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .a-subscription-corporate-landing .contact-form button[type=submit], .lrv-u-background-color-brand-secondary-dark

  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 86 20
    On text
    3.56:1 AA large
    On white
    5.91:1 AA

    Border, background, text · .lrv-u-background-color-brand-accent-red, .lrv-u-color-brand-accent-red

  • Light Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    47 0 35 4
    On text
    15.37:1 AAA
    On white
    1.37:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-mint-green, .lrv-u-color-mint-green

  • Medium Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    57 59 0 2
    On text
    5.02:1 AA
    On white
    4.18:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-royal-blue, .lrv-u-color-royal-blue

  • Light Cornflower Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    48 31 0 2
    On text
    9.21:1 AAA
    On white
    2.28:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-sky-blue, .lrv-u-color-sky-blue

  • Alice Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    14 7 0 2
    On text
    16.66:1 AAA
    On white
    1.26:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-powder-blue, .lrv-u-color-powder-blue

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 71 2
    On text
    5.12:1 AA
    On white
    4.10:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-electric-crimson, .lrv-u-color-electric-crimson

  • Violet

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 45 9 0
    On text
    10.11:1 AAA
    On white
    2.08:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-pink-lavender, .lrv-u-color-pink-lavender

  • Dark Orange

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 45 89 6
    On text
    7.99:1 AAA
    On white
    2.63:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-brand-accent-orange, .lrv-u-color-brand-accent-orange

  • Deep Cornflower Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    47 17 0 25
    On text
    7.18:1 AAA
    On white
    2.93:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-brand-accent-blue-deep, .lrv-u-color-brand-accent-blue-deep

  • Peach Puff

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 19 38 3
    On text
    13.81:1 AAA
    On white
    1.52:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-brand-accent-light-orange, .lrv-u-color-brand-accent-light-orange

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(0, #000 26.31%, #7FAA99 84.56%)

  • linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.91) 43%, rgb(255, 255, 255) 100%)

  • linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(107, 107, 107) 0rem, rgb(107, 107, 107) 34.375rem, rgb(237, 236, 236) 34.375rem)

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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.

Crystal Ultra Condensed Bold

Aa 500 Aa 900

Crystal Ultra Condensed Bold

Self-hosted · weights 500, 600, 700, 900 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 700 Aa 800

Crystal Extra Bold

Self-hosted · weights 700, 800 · headings, body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 300 Aa 600

Crystal Book

Self-hosted · weights 300, 400, 600 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

Georgia

System font, or not loaded on this page · body, headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 2 — weight 900 · Fletcha S

Billboard – Music Charts, News, Photos & Video

Heading 3 — weight 700 · Crystal Book

Billboard – Music Charts, News, Photos & Video

Body — / 1.35 Georgia

Music Charts, News, Photos &amp;amp; Video

Link 0.78125rem · 13 px / 1.1375rem weight 700 · Crystal Ultra Condensed Black

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 20pxline 1.5rem · 9 rules
  • 18pxline 1.375rem · 12 rules
  • 16pxline 1.5rem · 16 rules
  • 15pxline 1.0625rem · 16 rules
  • 14pxline 1.125rem · 14 rules
  • 13pxline 1.0625rem · 20 rules
  • 11pxline 0.9625rem · 8 rules
  • 9pxline 1 · 6 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

.a-subscription-corporate-landing .contact-form button[type=submit] · #003FFA

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #00FF9A

Corner radius

  • 50% · 16×
  • 10px · 4×
  • 6px · 4×
  • 2px · 3×
  • 4px · 3×
  • 3px · 2×

Shadows

  • 0px 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.1607843137)
  • 0 2px 10px #333
  • 0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.08)
  • 0px 0px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.16)

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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

375
480
568
728
767
768
1000
1260

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1000 px
960 px
860 px
830 px
500 px
300 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 46 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is only 42 characters. There is room to say more.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does Billboard use?
Billboard’s website uses three typefaces: Crystal Ultra Condensed Bold (headings), self-hosted; Crystal Extra Bold (body text), self-hosted; Crystal Book, self-hosted.
What are Billboard’s brand colours?
The main colours on billboard.com are Medium Spring Green (#00FF9A), Blue (#003FFA), Fire Brick (#CB001C), Light Green (#81F49F), Medium Slate Blue (#6D68FB) and Light Cornflower Blue (#81ACFA).
What colour is Billboard’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Billboard’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on billboard.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Billboard’s own brand or press page.
Is this Billboard’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from billboard.com’s public web pages on 22 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Billboard. 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

billboard-com-tokens.css

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/* billboard.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/billboard.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-off-white: #EDECEC;
  --colour-dark-grey: #4A4A4A;
  --colour-medium-spring-green: #00FF9A;
  --colour-blue: #003FFA;
  --colour-fire-brick: #CB001C;
  --colour-light-green: #81F49F;
  --colour-medium-slate-blue: #6D68FB;
  --colour-light-cornflower-blue: #81ACFA;
  --colour-alice-blue: #D6E7F9;
  --colour-crimson: #F90047;
  --colour-violet: #FF8BE8;
  --colour-dark-orange: #EF841A;
  --colour-deep-cornflower-blue: #649EBE;
  --colour-peach-puff: #F8C99A;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(0, #000 26.31%, #7FAA99 84.56%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.91) 43%, rgb(255, 255, 255) 100%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(107, 107, 107) 0rem, rgb(107, 107, 107) 34.375rem, rgb(237, 236, 236) 34.375rem);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Crystal Ultra Condensed Bold', serif;
  --font-body: 'Crystal Extra Bold', 'Arial', serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-a: 0.78125rem;
  --leading-a: 1.1375rem;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 10px;
  --radius-3: 6px;
  --radius-4: 2px;
  --radius-5: 4px;
  --radius-6: 3px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 375px;
  --breakpoint-2: 480px;
  --breakpoint-3: 568px;
  --breakpoint-4: 728px;
  --breakpoint-5: 767px;
  --breakpoint-6: 768px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1000px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1260px;
  --max-width-1: 1000px;
  --max-width-2: 960px;
  --max-width-3: 860px;
  --max-width-4: 830px;
  --max-width-5: 500px;
  --max-width-6: 300px;
}

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