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

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CNBCstyle guide

CNBC’s website (cnbc.com) uses Proxima Nova for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Light Midnight Blue (#002F6C), Deep Royal Blue (#005594) and Deep Midnight Blue (#071D39), with #171717 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 5 November 2026.

Website
cnbc.com
Typefaces
Proxima Nova, Lyon, Lato
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
5 Nov 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.cnbc.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the cnbc.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of cnbc.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 5 Nov 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
Stock Markets, Business News, Financials, Earnings - CNBC
● 57 / 60 characters
Meta description
CNBC is the world leader in business news and real-time financial market coverage. Find fast, actionable information.
● 117 / 160 characters
Site name
CNBC
og:title
US Top News and Analysis
og:description
CNBC is the world leader in business news and real-time financial market coverage. Find fast, actionable information.
Language
en

In search results

CNBChttps://www.cnbc.com/

Stock Markets, Business News, Financials, Earnings - CNBC

CNBC is the world leader in business news and real-time financial market coverage. Find fast, actionable information.

When shared

The image CNBC shares with links

cnbc.com

US Top News and Analysis

CNBC is the world leader in business news and real-time financial market coverage. Find fast, actionable info…

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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 (#171717) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 29.5%
  • Light Midnight Blue 10.6%
  • Near Black 8.5%
  • Deep Royal Blue 7.7%
  • Grey 6.9%
  • Black 6.7%
  • Deep Midnight Blue 5.4%
  • Midnight Blue 4.7%
  • Golden Rod 4.4%
  • Light Royal Blue 3.7%
  • Steel Blue 2.8%
  • Sea Green 2.8%
  • Crimson 2.5%
  • Medium Sea Green 1.6%
  • Black 1.2%
  • Dodger Blue 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
    17.93:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Text, background, border · .Recommend-endCardWrapper .Recommend-title, .Recommend-titleDark

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 91
    On text
    —
    On white
    17.93:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .AuthForms-container.AuthForms-forgotPassword .AuthForms-headerTitle, .AuthForms-containerNew.AuthForms-forgotPassword .AuthForms-headerTitle

  • Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 55
    On text
    3.84:1 AA large
    On white
    4.67:1 AA

    Text, border, background · .ProgressIndicator-stepTitle, .SearchGroup-itemSubTitle

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 100
    On text
    1.17:1 Fail
    On white
    21.00:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .omega_subtitles, .NotificationProvider-notificationsPanelTitle

Colours

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

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 56 0 58
    On text
    1.39:1 Fail
    On white
    12.94:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .Card-threeUpRectangleSquareMediaDescription .Card-textContent .Card-titleAndFoo, .QuoteFinder-title

  • Deep Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 43 0 42
    On text
    2.33:1 Fail
    On white
    7.70:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .nav-menu-mainLinksWrapper:before, .nav-menu-mainLinksWrapper:after

  • Deep Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    88 49 0 78
    On text
    1.06:1 Fail
    On white
    16.88:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .Card-aboveImageContent, .mega-links-primaryLinkExpanded button

  • Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 67 0 65
    On text
    1.14:1 Fail
    On white
    15.75:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · .nav-menu-navMenu, .nav-menu-navMenuSticky

  • Golden Rod

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 27 100 1
    On text
    10.17:1 AAA
    On white
    1.76:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · .MarketsModule-title:before, .FeaturedVideoHeader-title:before

  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 60 0 19
    On text
    2.68:1 Fail
    On white
    6.69:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .NewsAndPeersSideDrawerPeerWatch-peerTableSectionTitle, .AuthForms-containerNew .AuthForms-createAccount button

  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    82 35 0 29
    On text
    3.74:1 AA large
    On white
    4.80:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .TrendingNow-heading:before, .DisclosureAgreement-checkboxActive

  • Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 35 48
    On text
    3.79:1 AA large
    On white
    4.74:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .AreYouSure-proFlow .AreYouSure-primaryButton, .AuthDropdown-container .AuthDropdown-signupButton

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 79 79 19
    On text
    3.42:1 AA large
    On white
    5.24:1 AA

    Text, background, border · #jw-cnbc-live-stream-player .jw-text-live:before, .SmallStockQuote-negArrow

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 48 34
    On text
    5.75:1 AA
    On white
    3.12:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .AuthForms-unlockButton, .SignedIn-okayButton

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 69 0 90
    On text
    1.12:1 Fail
    On white
    20.01:1 AAA

    Background, border, text · .nav-menu-navMenuLoggedIn, .nav-menu-navMenuStickyLoggedIn

  • Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    98 41 0 0
    On text
    5.82:1 AA
    On white
    3.08:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .AudioButton-base, .AudioButton-flyout

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(180deg,#1e579900 0,#000)

  • linear-gradient(270deg,#0000,#005594)

  • linear-gradient(270deg,#005594,#0000)

Dark mode

When the device is set to dark
  • Cool Off White

    #DCE0E4

  • Black

    #000000

  • Cool Dark Grey

    #3E4855

  • White

    #FFFFFF

  • Steel Blue

    #0477C9

  • Cool Grey

    #9A9FA7

  • Charcoal

    #272727

  • Light Grey

    #B2B2B2

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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

Aa 400 Aa 900

Proxima Nova

Served from static-redesign.cnbcfm.com · weights 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 · headings, buttons, body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 800

Lyon

Served from static-redesign.cnbcfm.com · weights 400, 500, 600, 800 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 900

Lato

Served from static-redesign.cnbcfm.com · weights 400, 700, 900 · headings, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 800

Averta

Served from static-redesign.cnbcfm.com · weights 400, 600, 700, 800 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 2 24px / 27px weight 900 · uppercase

Stock Markets, Business News, Financials, Earni…

Body — Proxima Nova

CNBC is the world leader in business news and real-time financial market coverage. Find fast, actionable information.

Paragraph calc(2cqi + 6px) / 2 weight 500 · Proxima Nova

CNBC is the world leader in business news and real-time financial market coverage. Find fast, actionable information.

Button 12px / 70px weight 600 · Proxima Nova

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Link 12px / 15px weight 700 · uppercase · Proxima Nova

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 24pxline 32px · 26 rules
  • 20pxline 24px · 33 rules
  • 18pxline 22px · 55 rules
  • 16pxline 1.2 · 79 rules
  • 14pxline 16px · 147 rules
  • 12pxline 12px · 160 rules
  • 11pxline 13px · 37 rules
  • 10pxline 12px · 33 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

.mega-links-primaryLinkExpanded button · #071D39

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #FFFFFF

Corner radius

  • 3px · 44×
  • 4px · 28×
  • 2px · 11×
  • 100% · 11×
  • 50% · 10×
  • 5px · 9×

Shadows

  • 0 0 0 0 #ce2b2b
  • 5px 5px 20px #1717171a
  • 0 4px 4px #00000040
  • 0 0 0 0 #fff

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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

360
759
760
1019
1020
1180
1339
1340

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1290 px
1000 px
960 px
678 px
350 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 57 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does CNBC use?
CNBC’s website uses four typefaces: Proxima Nova (headings and body text), served from static-redesign.cnbcfm.com; Lyon, served from static-redesign.cnbcfm.com; Lato, served from static-redesign.cnbcfm.com; Averta, served from static-redesign.cnbcfm.com.
What are CNBC’s brand colours?
The main colours on cnbc.com are Light Midnight Blue (#002F6C), Deep Royal Blue (#005594), Deep Midnight Blue (#071D39), Midnight Blue (#001E5A), Golden Rod (#FCB700) and Light Royal Blue (#0053CF).
What colour is CNBC’s text and background?
Body text is #171717 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is CNBC’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on cnbc.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check CNBC’s own brand or press page.
Is this CNBC’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from cnbc.com’s public web pages on 5 November 2026, and isn’t affiliated with CNBC. 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

cnbc-com-tokens.css

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/* cnbc.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/cnbc.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #171717;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #171717;
  --colour-grey: #747474;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-light-midnight-blue: #002F6C;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #005594;
  --colour-deep-midnight-blue: #071D39;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #001E5A;
  --colour-golden-rod: #FCB700;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #0053CF;
  --colour-steel-blue: #2077B6;
  --colour-sea-green: #008456;
  --colour-crimson: #CE2B2B;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #00A857;
  --colour-black-2: #00081A;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #0496FF;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(180deg,#1e579900 0,#000);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(270deg,#0000,#005594);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(270deg,#005594,#0000);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Proxima Nova', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Proxima Nova', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Proxima Nova', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Averta', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h2: 24px;
  --leading-h2: 27px;
  --text-p: calc(2cqi + 6px);
  --leading-p: 2;
  --text-button: 12px;
  --leading-button: 70px;
  --text-a: 12px;
  --leading-a: 15px;

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

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 360px;
  --breakpoint-2: 759px;
  --breakpoint-3: 760px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1019px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1020px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1180px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1339px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1340px;
  --max-width-1: 1290px;
  --max-width-2: 1000px;
  --max-width-3: 960px;
  --max-width-4: 678px;
  --max-width-5: 350px;
  --max-width-6: 300px;
}

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Other websites using Proxima Nova as their main typeface
Websites whose lead colour is closest to CNBC’s

Captured from cnbc.com on 5 November 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by CNBC; this guide describes the public website for reference.