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CBS’s website (cbs.com) uses Proxima Nova Regular for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Deep Royal Blue (#1056C9), Dodger Blue (#0092F3) and Deep Red (#E42121), with #000000 text on #121212. Captured from the live site on 27 October 2026.

Website
cbs.com
Typefaces
Proxima Nova Regular, Proxima Nova SemiBold, Proxima Nova Black
Palette
4 neutrals, 11 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
27 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.cbs.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the cbs.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of cbs.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 27 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
CBS TV Network Primetime, Daytime, Late Night and Classic Television Shows
▲ 74 / 60 characters
Meta description
Watch CBS television online. Find CBS primetime, daytime, late night, and classic tv episodes, videos, and information.
● 119 / 160 characters
Site name
CBS
og:title
CBS TV Network Primetime, Daytime, Late Night and Classic Television Shows
og:description
Watch CBS television online. Find CBS primetime, daytime, late night, and classic tv episodes, videos, and information.
Language
en

In search results

CBShttps://www.cbs.com/

CBS TV Network Primetime, Daytime, Late Night and Classic Tel…

Watch CBS television online. Find CBS primetime, daytime, late night, and classic tv episodes, videos, and information.

When shared

The image CBS shares with links

cbs.com

CBS TV Network Primetime, Daytime, Late Night and Classic Television Shows

Watch CBS television online. Find CBS primetime, daytime, late night, and classic tv episodes, videos, and in…

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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
  • White 47.3%
  • Black 9.6%
  • Deep Royal Blue 9.4%
  • Deep Black 8.6%
  • Light Black 6.9%
  • Dodger Blue 6.3%
  • Deep Red 3.5%
  • Red 2.2%
  • Light Royal Blue 1.5%
  • Medium Blue 1.5%
  • Gold 0.7%
  • Lime Green 0.6%
  • Steel Blue 0.6%
  • Light Red 0.6%
  • Fire Brick 0.6%

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
    21.00:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Text, background, border · .avia-container .cbs-avia-program-overlay.skin-sidebar-plugin .sidebar .base-con, .grid h2

  • Black

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

    Background, text, graphic · div.prompt-container-wrapper div.prompt-container div#right-container div.item-w, header.dark .header__wrap

  • Deep Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 93
    On text
    1.12:1 Fail
    On white
    18.73:1 AAA

    Background, text · body, section.hero-video .marqueeVideoWrapper

  • Light Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 89
    On text
    1.25:1 Fail
    On white
    16.86:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .h2--secondary, .h3--secondary

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Deep Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    92 57 0 21
    On text
    3.20:1 AA large
    On white
    6.57:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .button, .button:before

  • Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 40 0 5
    On text
    6.41:1 AA
    On white
    3.28:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .button, .button:before

  • Deep Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 86 86 11
    On text
    4.54:1 AA
    On white
    4.63:1 AA

    Background, text, border · div.prompt-container-wrapper div.prompt-container div#right-container div.item-w, .notification-below-header-wrapper .notification-below-header.error

  • Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 100 0
    On text
    5.25:1 AA
    On white
    4.00:1 AA large

    Background, border · .avia-container .cbs-avia-program-overlay.skin-sidebar-plugin .sidebar .base-con, section.hero-video .hero__content-wrapper .live-badge-wrapper .reddot

  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 61 0 0
    On text
    4.27:1 AA large
    On white
    4.92:1 AA

    Background, text, border · section.hero-video .swiper-pagination.video .swiper-pagination-bullet b, .rendezvous-code-form-cmp .rendezvous-grid .grid-item form .digit-field-set .fie

  • Medium Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 72 0 23
    On text
    2.35:1 Fail
    On white
    8.93:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · section.hero-video .swiper-pagination.video .swiper-pagination-bullet b, .radio-container .radio-check-container input[type=radio]~.custom-radio--checkma

  • Gold

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 23 78 0
    On text
    13.21:1 AAA
    On white
    1.59:1 Fail

    Background · button.paypal-checkout, #brands .carousel-content .carousel div.carousel-container .swiper-slide .thumb-

  • Lime Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 50 15
    On text
    11.04:1 AAA
    On white
    1.90:1 Fail

    Text · section.hero-video .hero__lockup .hero__content-slide-wrapper div.hero__grid .tu, .callOut

  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 52 0 0
    On text
    5.28:1 AA
    On white
    3.98:1 AA large

    Background, text · .cbs-avia-ad-playback__fill, .swiper-pagination-bullet-active

  • Light Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 75 75 4
    On text
    5.65:1 AA
    On white
    3.71:1 AA large

    Background · div.prompt-container-wrapper div.prompt-container div#right-container div.item-w

  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 100 22
    On text
    3.46:1 AA large
    On white
    6.08:1 AA

    Background · header section#programming-alerts

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(-225deg,#1056c9,#0092f3)

  • linear-gradient(45deg,#0092f3,#1056c9)

  • linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,.597),transparent)

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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.

Proxima Nova Regular

Aa 400 Aa 700

Proxima Nova Regular

Served from wwwimage-tve.cbsstatic.com · weights 400, 600, 700 · headings, buttons, body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

Proxima Nova SemiBold

Served from wwwimage-tve.cbsstatic.com · weights 400, 600, 700 · buttons, headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 900

Proxima Nova Black

Served from wwwimage-tve.cbsstatic.com · weights 400, 700, 900 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

Proxima Nova Light

Served from wwwimage-tve.cbsstatic.com · weights 400 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 32px / 38px weight 700 · Proxima Nova Regular

CBS

Heading 2 20px / 24px weight 400 · Proxima Nova SemiBold

CBS TV Network Primetime, Daytime, Late Night a…

Heading 3 18px / 22px weight 400 · Proxima Nova SemiBold

CBS TV Network Primetime, Daytime, Late Night a…

Heading 4 1em · 16 px / 1.25 weight 400

CBS TV Network Primetime, Daytime, Late Night a…

Body — Proxima Nova Regular

Watch CBS television online. Find CBS primetime, daytime, late night, and classic tv episodes, videos, and information.

Paragraph 1.75rem · 28 px / 2.25rem

Watch CBS television online. Find CBS primetime, daytime, late night, and classic tv episodes, videos, and information.

Button 14px / 18px weight 400 · uppercase · Proxima Nova Regular

Get started

Link 12px / 14px weight 400 · none · Proxima Nova Regular

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 32pxline 38px · 6 rules
  • 20pxline 24px · 18 rules
  • 18pxline 22px · 6 rules
  • 16pxline 22px · 40 rules
  • 15pxline 16px · 8 rules
  • 14pxline 18px · 35 rules
  • 12pxline 14px · 43 rules
  • 10pxline 14px · 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

button.paypal-checkout · #FFC438

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #FFFFFF

Corner radius

  • 50% · 17×
  • 5px · 8×
  • 10px · 8×
  • 100% · 4×
  • 20px · 3×
  • 25px · 3×

Shadows

  • 0 0 20px rgba(0,0,0,.4)
  • 0 18px 28px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.45)
  • 0 0 15px 0 #000
  • 0 6px 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.05)

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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

479
480
767
768
1024
1439
1440
1920

On a scale of 0 to 1920 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1018 px
996 px
950 px
520 px
450 px
340 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ▲ CheckThe title is 74 characters. Google usually cuts titles near 60, so the end may not show in results.
  • ▲ CheckBody text (#000000 on #121212) has a contrast of 1.12:1, under the 4.5:1 WCAG asks for.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does CBS use?
CBS’s website uses four typefaces: Proxima Nova Regular (headings and body text), served from wwwimage-tve.cbsstatic.com; Proxima Nova SemiBold, served from wwwimage-tve.cbsstatic.com; Proxima Nova Black, served from wwwimage-tve.cbsstatic.com; Proxima Nova Light, served from wwwimage-tve.cbsstatic.com.
What are CBS’s brand colours?
The main colours on cbs.com are Deep Royal Blue (#1056C9), Dodger Blue (#0092F3), Deep Red (#E42121), Red (#FF0000), Light Royal Blue (#0064FF) and Medium Blue (#0037C5).
What colour is CBS’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #121212 background.
Is this CBS’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from cbs.com’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with CBS. 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

cbs-com-tokens.css

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/* cbs.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/cbs.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #121212;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-deep-black: #121212;
  --colour-light-black: #1D1D1D;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #1056C9;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #0092F3;
  --colour-deep-red: #E42121;
  --colour-red: #FF0000;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #0064FF;
  --colour-medium-blue: #0037C5;
  --colour-gold: #FFC438;
  --colour-lime-green: #00D86D;
  --colour-steel-blue: #007BFF;
  --colour-light-red: #F63D3D;
  --colour-fire-brick: #C80000;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(-225deg,#1056c9,#0092f3);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(45deg,#0092f3,#1056c9);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,.597),transparent);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Proxima Nova Regular', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Proxima Nova Regular', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Proxima Nova Regular', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Proxima Nova Light', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 32px;
  --leading-h1: 38px;
  --text-h2: 20px;
  --leading-h2: 24px;
  --text-h3: 18px;
  --leading-h3: 22px;
  --text-h4: 1em;
  --leading-h4: 1.25;
  --text-p: 1.75rem;
  --leading-p: 2.25rem;
  --text-button: 14px;
  --leading-button: 18px;
  --text-a: 12px;
  --leading-a: 14px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 5px;
  --radius-3: 10px;
  --radius-4: 100%;
  --radius-5: 20px;
  --radius-6: 25px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 479px;
  --breakpoint-2: 480px;
  --breakpoint-3: 767px;
  --breakpoint-4: 768px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1439px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1440px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1920px;
  --max-width-1: 1018px;
  --max-width-2: 996px;
  --max-width-3: 950px;
  --max-width-4: 520px;
  --max-width-5: 450px;
  --max-width-6: 340px;
}

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