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Unofficial A style guide made by SiteStyleGuide from bustle.com’s public web pages. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Bustle. The real site is bustle.com ↗

Bustle logo

Unofficial style guide

Bustlestyle guide

Bustle’s website (bustle.com) sets its headings in UntitledSansSerif and its body text in UntitledSerif. Its palette is led by Light Indian Red (#E9474B), Crimson (#DB3336) and Light Slate Blue (#51325A), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 31 October 2026.

Website
bustle.com
Typefaces
UntitledSansSerif, Acta, UntitledSerif
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
31 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.bustle.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the bustle.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of bustle.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 31 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
Bustle
● 6 / 60 characters
Meta description
Bustle is the premier digital destination for young women. Since launching in 2013, Bustle has been creating relatable and impactful dialogue through content from a diverse set of voices. Covering politics, sex and relationships, fashion, beauty, entertainment, and more, Bustle empowers women to be curious, to be themselves, and to be excited about owning their place in the world.
▲ 383 / 160 characters
Site name
Bustle
og:title
Bustle
og:description
Bustle is the premier digital destination for young women. Since launching in 2013, Bustle has been creating relatable and impactful dialogue through content from a diverse set of voices. Covering politics, sex and relationships, fashion, beauty, entertainment, and more, Bustle empowers women to be curious, to be themselves, and to be excited about owning their place in the world.
Language
en

In search results

Bustlehttps://www.bustle.com/

Bustle

Bustle is the premier digital destination for young women. Since launching in 2013, Bustle has been creating relatable and impactful dialogue through content fro…

When shared

The image Bustle shares with links

bustle.com

Bustle

Bustle is the premier digital destination for young women. Since launching in 2013, Bustle has been creating …

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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
  • Black 30%
  • White 29.2%
  • Light Indian Red 17.1%
  • Crimson 8.2%
  • Near Black 4.6%
  • Light Slate Blue 1.8%
  • Red 1.3%
  • Cool Off White 1.2%
  • Deep Slate Blue 0.9%
  • Deep Indian Red 0.9%
  • Teal 0.9%
  • Dark Olive Green 0.9%
  • Fire Brick 0.9%
  • Orange Red 0.9%
  • Sienna 0.9%
  • Orange 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
  • Black

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

    Text, background, border · body, button.qgj

  • White

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

    Background, text, border · body, button.qgj

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 90
    On text
    1.21:1 Fail
    On white
    17.40:1 AAA

    Text · --slot3, --slot4

  • Cool Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    7 7 0 5
    On text
    16.41:1 AAA
    On white
    1.28:1 Fail

    Background, text · .WZI.hkF, .t40.hkF

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Light Indian Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 70 68 9
    On text
    5.47:1 AA
    On white
    3.84:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .GXO .Juf h2, --metaColor

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 77 75 14
    On text
    4.54:1 AA
    On white
    4.63:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .lXj, .VrW

  • Light Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    10 44 0 65
    On text
    1.95:1 Fail
    On white
    10.75:1 AAA

    Used · --slot3, --slot4

  • Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 69 81 8
    On text
    5.46:1 AA
    On white
    3.84:1 AA large

    Used · --slot3, --slot9

  • Deep Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    51 44 0 66
    On text
    1.68:1 Fail
    On white
    12.50:1 AAA

    Background · .A_d, .Ont

  • Deep Indian Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 45 54 31
    On text
    4.61:1 AA
    On white
    4.55:1 AA

    Background · .nYi, .fCW

  • Teal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    64 8 0 45
    On text
    4.66:1 AA
    On white
    4.51:1 AA

    Background · .IQY, .ukR

  • Dark Olive Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    5 0 49 52
    On text
    4.66:1 AA
    On white
    4.51:1 AA

    Background · .WIq, .ONE

  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 76 90 25
    On text
    3.57:1 AA large
    On white
    5.88:1 AA

    Used · --slot4, --slot11

  • Orange Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 57 77 14
    On text
    5.73:1 AA
    On white
    3.67:1 AA large

    Used · --slot3, --slot9

  • Sienna

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 61 83 30
    On text
    3.81:1 AA large
    On white
    5.51:1 AA

    Used · --slot4, --slot11

  • Orange

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 29 74 0
    On text
    11.86:1 AAA
    On white
    1.77:1 Fail

    Background, border · .lsP, .lsP:after

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(0deg,#00000088,#00000000 70%)

  • radial-gradient(circle farthest-side at right center,#fff,#fff0 50%)

  • linear-gradient(to right,#e9474b 33%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 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.

UntitledSansSerif

Aa 400 Aa 700

UntitledSansSerif

Self-hosted · weights 400, 700 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

Acta

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

Aa 400 Aa 700

UntitledSerif

Self-hosted · 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
Heading 1 — / 1.2 UntitledSerif

Bustle

Heading 2 130% / 1.08 weight 400 · Acta

Bustle

Heading 3 115% / 1.08 weight 400 · Acta

Bustle

Heading 4 — / 1.2 UntitledSerif

Bustle

Body — UntitledSerif

Bustle is the premier digital destination for young women. Since launching in 2013, Bustle has been creating relatable and impactful dialog…

Paragraph 90% / 1.4 UntitledSerif

Bustle is the premier digital destination for young women. Since launching in 2013, Bustle has been creating relatable and impactful dialog…

Link .75rem · 12 px weight 700

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 24pxline 1.1 · 15 rules
  • 20pxline 1.1 · 16 rules
  • 18pxline 1.2 · 20 rules
  • 16pxline 1.2 · 16 rules
  • 14pxline 1.2 · 33 rules
  • 13pxline 1.65 · 14 rules
  • 12pxline 1.2 · 23 rules
  • 10pxline 1.2 · 34 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

button.qgj · #000000

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #000000

Corner radius

  • 50% · 9×
  • 6px · 5×
  • 4px · 4×
  • 10px · 2×
  • .5rem .5rem 0 0 · 2×
  • 0 0 0 .5rem · 1×

Shadows

  • 0 4px 6px -1px #00000014,0 2px 4px -2px #00000014
  • 0 20px 25px -5px #0000001a,0 8px 10px -6px #0000001a
  • 0 4px 6px -1px #00000012,0 2px 4px -2px #00000012
  • 0 10px 12px -3px #00000017,0 4px 8px -4px #00000017

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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

768
1024
1025
1200
1440

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

900 px
800 px
750 px
738 px
605 px
600 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 6 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is 383 characters. Search results usually show about 160.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does Bustle use?
Bustle’s website uses three typefaces: UntitledSansSerif (headings), self-hosted; Acta, self-hosted; UntitledSerif (body text), self-hosted.
What are Bustle’s brand colours?
The main colours on bustle.com are Light Indian Red (#E9474B), Crimson (#DB3336), Light Slate Blue (#51325A), Red (#EA482C), Deep Slate Blue (#2B3157) and Deep Indian Red (#AF6050).
What colour is Bustle’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Bustle’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on bustle.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Bustle’s own brand or press page.
Is this Bustle’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from bustle.com’s public web pages on 31 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Bustle. 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

bustle-com-tokens.css

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/* bustle.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/bustle.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #1A1A1A;
  --colour-cool-off-white: #E2E2F3;
  --colour-light-indian-red: #E9474B;
  --colour-crimson: #DB3336;
  --colour-light-slate-blue: #51325A;
  --colour-red: #EA482C;
  --colour-deep-slate-blue: #2B3157;
  --colour-deep-indian-red: #AF6050;
  --colour-teal: #33818C;
  --colour-dark-olive-green: #757B3F;
  --colour-fire-brick: #BE2D13;
  --colour-orange-red: #DC5F32;
  --colour-sienna: #B3461E;
  --colour-orange: #FFB442;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(0deg,#00000088,#00000000 70%);
  --gradient-2: radial-gradient(circle farthest-side at right center,#fff,#fff0 50%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(to right,#e9474b 33%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'UntitledSansSerif', 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'UntitledSerif', 'Charter', serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h2: 130%;
  --leading-h2: 1.08;
  --text-h3: 115%;
  --leading-h3: 1.08;
  --text-p: 90%;
  --leading-p: 1.4;
  --text-a: .75rem;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 6px;
  --radius-3: 4px;
  --radius-4: 10px;
  --radius-5: .5rem .5rem 0 0;
  --radius-6: 0 0 0 .5rem;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 768px;
  --breakpoint-2: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-3: 1025px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1200px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1440px;
  --max-width-1: 900px;
  --max-width-2: 800px;
  --max-width-3: 750px;
  --max-width-4: 738px;
  --max-width-5: 605px;
  --max-width-6: 600px;
}

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