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The Denver Post logo

Unofficial style guide

The Denver Poststyle guide

The Denver Post’s website (denverpost.com) uses Noto Sans for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Deep Teal (#007580), Light Teal (#00838F) and Cadet Blue (#0097A7), with #0A0908 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 31 October 2026.

Typefaces
Noto Sans, Newsreader, JetBrains Mono
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
31 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.denverpost.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the denverpost.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of denverpost.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
The Denver Post – Colorado breaking news, sports, business, weather, entertainment.
▲ 83 / 60 characters
Meta description
Latest Denver news, top Colorado news and local breaking news from The Denver Post, including sports, weather, traffic, business, politics, photos and video.
● 157 / 160 characters
Site name
The Denver Post
og:title
The Denver Post
og:description
Colorado breaking news, sports, business, weather, entertainment.
Language
en-US

In search results

The Denver Posthttps://www.denverpost.com/

The Denver Post – Colorado breaking news, sports, business, w…

Latest Denver news, top Colorado news and local breaking news from The Denver Post, including sports, weather, traffic, business, politics, photos and video.

When shared

The image The Denver Post shares with links

denverpost.com

The Denver Post

Colorado breaking news, sports, business, weather, entertainment.

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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 (#0A0908) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 35.8%
  • Black 24.6%
  • Deep Teal 14.9%
  • Light Teal 5.2%
  • Light Grey 3.5%
  • Off White 3.4%
  • Cadet Blue 2.4%
  • Dark Slate Grey 1.8%
  • Fire Brick 1.7%
  • Yellow 1.3%
  • Brown 1.3%
  • Crimson 1%
  • Deep Sky Blue 0.9%
  • Orange Red 0.7%
  • Medium Violet Red 0.7%
  • Sky Blue 0.7%

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
    19.90:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Text, background, border · #content.obits-content.obits-homepage-content .obits-homepage-main-grid-left-sea, body

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 10 20 96
    On text
    —
    On white
    19.90:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .nav-primary .menu .menu-item-has-children ul, .nav-primary .menu .menu-item-has-children.submenu-open

  • Light Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 2 16
    On text
    13.68:1 AAA
    On white
    1.45:1 Fail

    Border, background, text · --site-branding-gray-500, .read-full

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 1 2 5
    On text
    17.33:1 AAA
    On white
    1.15:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · --site-branding-gray-600, .nav-primary li.editors-picks-nav:hover>a

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Deep Teal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 9 0 50
    On text
    3.65:1 AA large
    On white
    5.45:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .site-header .search-button-container .search-button, .related .widget-title

  • Light Teal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 8 0 44
    On text
    4.40:1 AA large
    On white
    4.52:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .filter-expand, .highlights h2

  • Cadet Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 10 0 35
    On text
    5.67:1 AA
    On white
    3.51:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .custom-nav-menu .custom-nav-wrapper #dfm-custom-menu-menu .menu-item-has-childr, .custom-dfm-section .section-highlight .entry-title a

  • Dark Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    90 9 0 62
    On text
    2.48:1 Fail
    On white
    8.02:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · .nav-wrapper-primary .nav-primary-top .digisubs-wrapper .digisubs-wrapper-large , .filter button

  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 80 80 22
    On text
    3.56:1 AA large
    On white
    5.58:1 AA

    Text, background, border · #content.sports-radar-content #sports-radar-wrapper .sr-live-game-container .sr-, --stn-player-progressBarTrackColor

  • Yellow

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 8 100 0
    On text
    16.13:1 AAA
    On white
    1.23:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .breaking-bar h2, #saveArticleModal .optional-button-container button[data-text="I'll do this late

  • Brown

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 94 68 45
    On text
    2.09:1 Fail
    On white
    9.50:1 AAA

    Background, graphic · #content.obits-content.obits-homepage-content .obits-homepage-main-grid-left-sea, --primary-obit

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 92 77 22
    On text
    3.38:1 AA large
    On white
    5.88:1 AA

    Text, background, border · #content.special-investigative-header .special-investigative .investigative-cove, #content.special-investigative-header .special-investigative .investigative-disp

  • Deep Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    72 29 0 0
    On text
    8.91:1 AAA
    On white
    2.23:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · --primary-lighter, .editors-picks-nav .count

  • Orange Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 69 85 6
    On text
    5.44:1 AA
    On white
    3.66:1 AA large

    Background · .custom-dfm-section.dark-layout .landing-row .landing-item:nth-of-type(6n+1) a, .custom-dfm-section .section-highlight .entry-title .category-music

  • Medium Violet Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 71 49 31
    On text
    3.25:1 AA large
    On white
    6.13:1 AA

    Background · .custom-dfm-section.dark-layout .landing-row .landing-item:nth-of-type(6n+2) a, .custom-dfm-section .section-highlight .entry-title .category-outdoors

  • Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    66 13 0 11
    On text
    10.06:1 AAA
    On white
    1.98:1 Fail

    Background · .custom-dfm-section.dark-layout .landing-row .landing-item:nth-of-type(6n+4) a, .custom-dfm-section .section-highlight .entry-title .category-arts

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(0deg, #FFFFFF, #FFFFFF)

  • linear-gradient(0, rgb(255, 255, 255), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0))

  • linear-gradient(to top, rgb(167, 169, 172) 0%, rgb(255, 255, 255) 95%)

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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.

Noto Sans

Aa 400 Aa 700

Noto Sans

Google Fonts · weights 400, 600, 700 · headings, buttons

Aa 400 Aa 900

Newsreader

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 400, 500, 700, 750, 800, 900 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

JetBrains Mono

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 400, 600, 700 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 100 Aa 700

Archivo

Google Fonts · weights 100, 500, 600, 700 · buttons

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 2.25em · 36 px / 1.1666666667

The Denver Post

Heading 2 1.875em · 30 px / 1.0666666667

The Denver Post – Colorado breaking news, sport…

Heading 3 1.5em · 24 px / 1.1666666667

The Denver Post – Colorado breaking news, sport…

Heading 4 1.25em · 20 px / 1.2

The Denver Post – Colorado breaking news, sport…

Heading 5 1.125em · 18 px / 1.2222222222

The Denver Post – Colorado breaking news, sport…

Heading 6 1em · 16 px / 1.25

The Denver Post – Colorado breaking news, sport…

Body 100% / 1 Helvetica

Latest Denver news, top Colorado news and local breaking news from The Denver Post, including sports, weather, traffic, business, politics,…

Paragraph 100%

Latest Denver news, top Colorado news and local breaking news from The Denver Post, including sports, weather, traffic, business, politics,…

Small 100%

Latest Denver news, top Colorado news and local breaking news from The Denver Post, including sports, weather, traffic, business, politics,…

Link 100%

Read more about The Denver Post

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 20pxline normal · 15 rules
  • 18pxline normal · 25 rules
  • 16pxline normal · 69 rules
  • 15pxline 1.5 · 31 rules
  • 14pxline normal · 36 rules
  • 13pxline 1.3 · 22 rules
  • 12pxline 1.4 · 28 rules
  • 11pxline 1.5 · 17 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

.btn-show-more-headlines · #007580 · radius 3px

Corner radius

  • 50% · 35×
  • 4px · 24×
  • 5px · 19×
  • 3px · 11×
  • 8px · 7×
  • 1px · 2×

Shadows

  • 10px 9px 12px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.2)
  • 0 8px 16px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.2)
  • 0 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.25)
  • 0 8px 16px -4px rgba(0,0,0,.2)

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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

639
640
799
800
1039
1040
1279
1280

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1520 px
1300 px
1280 px
1279 px
1200 px
540 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ▲ CheckThe title is 83 characters. Google usually cuts titles near 60, so the end may not show in results.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does The Denver Post use?
The Denver Post’s website uses two typefaces: Noto Sans (headings and body text), google Fonts; Archivo, google Fonts.
What are The Denver Post’s brand colours?
The main colours on denverpost.com are Deep Teal (#007580), Light Teal (#00838F), Cadet Blue (#0097A7), Dark Slate Grey (#0A5962), Fire Brick (#C72828) and Yellow (#FFEA00).
What colour is The Denver Post’s text and background?
Body text is #0A0908 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is The Denver Post’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on denverpost.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check The Denver Post’s own brand or press page.
Is this The Denver Post’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from denverpost.com’s public web pages on 31 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with The Denver Post. 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

denverpost-com-tokens.css

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/* denverpost.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/denverpost.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #0A0908;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #0A0908;
  --colour-light-grey: #D7D6D2;
  --colour-off-white: #F1EFEB;
  --colour-deep-teal: #007580;
  --colour-light-teal: #00838F;
  --colour-cadet-blue: #0097A7;
  --colour-dark-slate-grey: #0A5962;
  --colour-fire-brick: #C72828;
  --colour-yellow: #FFEA00;
  --colour-brown: #8D092D;
  --colour-crimson: #C8102E;
  --colour-deep-sky-blue: #47B6FF;
  --colour-orange-red: #F04B24;
  --colour-medium-violet-red: #AF325A;
  --colour-sky-blue: #4EC7E4;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(0deg, #FFFFFF, #FFFFFF);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(0, rgb(255, 255, 255), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0));
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(to top, rgb(167, 169, 172) 0%, rgb(255, 255, 255) 95%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Noto Sans';
  --font-buttons: 'Noto Sans';
  --font-other: 'Inter', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 2.25em;
  --leading-h1: 1.1666666667;
  --text-h2: 1.875em;
  --leading-h2: 1.0666666667;
  --text-h3: 1.5em;
  --leading-h3: 1.1666666667;
  --text-h4: 1.25em;
  --leading-h4: 1.2;
  --text-h5: 1.125em;
  --leading-h5: 1.2222222222;
  --text-h6: 1em;
  --leading-h6: 1.25;
  --text-body: 100%;
  --leading-body: 1;
  --text-p: 100%;
  --text-small: 100%;
  --text-a: 100%;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 4px;
  --radius-3: 5px;
  --radius-4: 3px;
  --radius-5: 8px;
  --radius-6: 1px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 639px;
  --breakpoint-2: 640px;
  --breakpoint-3: 799px;
  --breakpoint-4: 800px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1039px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1040px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1279px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1280px;
  --max-width-1: 1520px;
  --max-width-2: 1300px;
  --max-width-3: 1280px;
  --max-width-4: 1279px;
  --max-width-5: 1200px;
  --max-width-6: 540px;
}

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