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DHLstyle guide

DHL’s website (dhl.com) uses Delivery for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Fire Brick (#D40511), Dark Red (#9A0000) and Deep Gold (#FFCC00), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 27 October 2026.

Website
dhl.com
Typefaces
Delivery, Verdana, arial
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
27 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.dhl.com/au-en/home.html?locale=true Screenshot
Screenshot of the dhl.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of dhl.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
DHL Home - Global Logistics and International Shipping Australia
▲ 64 / 60 characters
Meta description
DHL is the global leader in the logistics industry. Specializing in international shipping, courier services and transportation.
● 128 / 160 characters
Site name
DHL
og:title
DHL Home - Global Logistics and International Shipping
og:description
DHL is the global leader in the logistics industry. Specializing in international shipping, courier services and transportation.
Language
en-AU

In search results

DHLhttps://www.dhl.com/au-en/home.html?locale=true

DHL Home - Global Logistics and International Shipping Austra…

DHL is the global leader in the logistics industry. Specializing in international shipping, courier services and transportation.

When shared

The image DHL shares with links

dhl.com

DHL Home - Global Logistics and International Shipping

DHL is the global leader in the logistics industry. Specializing in international shipping, courier services …

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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 30.9%
  • Black 23.4%
  • Fire Brick 18.4%
  • Dark Red 5.4%
  • Dark Grey 4.7%
  • Deep Gold 4%
  • Dark Green 3.7%
  • Off White 3.5%
  • Yellow Green 1.2%
  • Beige 0.8%
  • Honey Dew 0.8%
  • Light Steel Blue 0.8%
  • Lavender 0.8%
  • Light Gold 0.6%
  • Maroon 0.6%
  • Pale Golden Rod 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
    —

    Background, text, border · body, .c-slider--control.is-left

  • Black

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

    Text, background, border · body, button

  • Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 60
    On text
    3.66:1 AA large
    On white
    5.74:1 AA

    Text, border · .c-voc-marketing-stage--card-subheading, .c-voc-footer--sitemap-section li:not(.group-heading) .link-external:after

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 8
    On text
    17.62:1 AAA
    On white
    1.19:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · .c-mf-container--skeleton-grey, .cmp-container--grey

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 98 92 17
    On text
    3.83:1 AA large
    On white
    5.48:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .button-color-secondary>.cmp-button, .c-navigation .login-button.button-style.secondary-button

  • Dark Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 100 40
    On text
    2.37:1 Fail
    On white
    8.85:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .button-color-secondary>.cmp-button:hover, .button-icon-separated-text .cmp-button:hover .cmp-button__icon

  • Deep Gold

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 20 100 0
    On text
    13.89:1 AAA
    On white
    1.51:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · body.yellow, .background-color-yellow-500

  • Dark Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 33 61
    On text
    2.90:1 Fail
    On white
    7.23:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .button-color-green>.cmp-button, .title-green .cmp-title__link

  • Yellow Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    38 0 82 26
    On text
    9.07:1 AAA
    On white
    2.31:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · .button-color-green>.cmp-button:hover, .color-green-500

  • Beige

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    3 0 15 11
    On text
    15.81:1 AAA
    On white
    1.33:1 Fail

    Background · .cmp-container--warm-green-strong, .cmp-container--warm-green-strong .cmp-container--horizontal-arrow:before

  • Honey Dew

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    10 0 6 10
    On text
    15.80:1 AAA
    On white
    1.33:1 Fail

    Background · .cmp-container--cool-green-strong, .cmp-container--cool-green-strong .cmp-container--horizontal-arrow:before

  • Light Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    17 9 0 3
    On text
    15.82:1 AAA
    On white
    1.33:1 Fail

    Background · .cmp-container--light-blue-strong, .cmp-container--light-blue-strong .cmp-container--horizontal-arrow:before

  • Lavender

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    12 8 0 4
    On text
    15.83:1 AAA
    On white
    1.33:1 Fail

    Background · .cmp-container--light-violet-strong, .cmp-container--light-violet-strong .cmp-container--horizontal-arrow:before

  • Light Gold

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 13 65 0
    On text
    15.84:1 AAA
    On white
    1.33:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · span.marked, .color-yellow-400

  • Maroon

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 97 92 57
    On text
    1.68:1 Fail
    On white
    12.50:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .button-color-secondary>.cmp-button:active, --color-button-red-pressed

  • Pale Golden Rod

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 6 30 0
    On text
    18.36:1 AAA
    On white
    1.14:1 Fail

    Background, text · .cmp-container--yellow-solid-vertical.cmp-container--horizontal-arrow:after, .color-yellow-300

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(145deg,#ffffff47,#ffffff24 58%,#ffffff0f)

  • linear-gradient(90deg,#fff 0,#fff 0,#fff 50%,#fff0)

  • linear-gradient(270deg,#fff 0,#fff 0,#fff 50%,#fff0)

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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.

Delivery

Aa 300 Aa 800

Delivery

Self-hosted · weights 300, 400, 700, 800 · body, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

Verdana

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

Aa 400

arial

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

Aa 300 Aa 800

Delivery Arabic

Self-hosted · weights 300, 400, 700, 800 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS · root 10 px
Heading 1 2em · 20 px weight 800 · none

DHL

Heading 2 3.6rem · 36 px / 1.3 weight 800 · none

DHL Home - Global Logistics and International S…

Heading 3 3.2rem · 32 px / 1.3 weight 800

DHL Home - Global Logistics and International S…

Heading 4 2.2rem · 22 px / 1.3 weight 800

DHL Home - Global Logistics and International S…

Heading 5 1.8rem · 18 px / 1.3 weight 800

DHL Home - Global Logistics and International S…

Body 1.6rem · 16 px / 1.3

DHL is the global leader in the logistics industry. Specializing in international shipping, courier services and transportation.

Paragraph 1.8rem · 18 px / 1.5 weight 400 · none

DHL is the global leader in the logistics industry. Specializing in international shipping, courier services and transportation.

Small 80%

DHL is the global leader in the logistics industry. Specializing in international shipping, courier services and transportation.

Button 100% / 1.15 none

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Link 1.6rem · 16 px / 1.3 weight 400

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 28pxline 1.3 · 15 rules
  • 22pxline 1 · 22 rules
  • 20pxline 1.3 · 19 rules
  • 18pxline 1.3 · 27 rules
  • 16pxline 1.3 · 67 rules
  • 14pxline 1.3 · 51 rules
  • 12pxline 1.3 · 9 rules
  • 10pxline 1 · 7 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-icon-separated-text .cmp-button .cmp-button__icon · #D40511 · radius 1.2rem

Corner radius

  • 1.2rem · 58×
  • 1.2rem 1.2rem 0 0 · 5×
  • .4rem · 4×
  • 1rem · 4×
  • 50% · 4×
  • 0 0 1.2rem 1.2rem · 4×

Shadows

  • 0 0.1rem 0.4rem 0 #32323280
  • 0 0 0 0.2rem #007acc
  • 0 0 0 0.2rem #fff,0 0 0 0.4rem #007acc
  • 0 0.2rem 0.7rem 0.1rem #5e5e5e80

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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

480
666
767
768
991
1024
1200
1365

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

2184 px
1428 px
998 px
896 px
640 px
448 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ▲ CheckThe title is 64 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 DHL use?
DHL’s website uses two typefaces: Delivery (headings and body text), self-hosted; Delivery Arabic, self-hosted.
What are DHL’s brand colours?
The main colours on dhl.com are Fire Brick (#D40511), Dark Red (#9A0000), Deep Gold (#FFCC00), Dark Green (#006443), Yellow Green (#76BD22) and Beige (#DCE3C2).
What colour is DHL’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is DHL’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on dhl.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check DHL’s own brand or press page.
Is this DHL’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from dhl.com’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with DHL. 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

dhl-com-tokens.css

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/* dhl.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/dhl.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-dark-grey: #666666;
  --colour-off-white: #EBEBEB;
  --colour-fire-brick: #D40511;
  --colour-dark-red: #9A0000;
  --colour-deep-gold: #FFCC00;
  --colour-dark-green: #006443;
  --colour-yellow-green: #76BD22;
  --colour-beige: #DCE3C2;
  --colour-honey-dew: #CDE5D8;
  --colour-light-steel-blue: #CDE2F7;
  --colour-lavender: #D6E0F4;
  --colour-light-gold: #FFDE59;
  --colour-maroon: #6E0309;
  --colour-pale-golden-rod: #FFF0B2;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(145deg,#ffffff47,#ffffff24 58%,#ffffff0f);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(90deg,#fff 0,#fff 0,#fff 50%,#fff0);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(270deg,#fff 0,#fff 0,#fff 50%,#fff0);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-body: 'Delivery', 'Verdana', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Delivery', 'Verdana', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Verdana', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 2em;
  --text-h2: 3.6rem;
  --leading-h2: 1.3;
  --text-h3: 3.2rem;
  --leading-h3: 1.3;
  --text-h4: 2.2rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.3;
  --text-h5: 1.8rem;
  --leading-h5: 1.3;
  --text-body: 1.6rem;
  --leading-body: 1.3;
  --text-p: 1.8rem;
  --leading-p: 1.5;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;
  --leading-button: 1.15;
  --text-a: 1.6rem;
  --leading-a: 1.3;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 1.2rem;
  --radius-2: 1.2rem 1.2rem 0 0;
  --radius-3: .4rem;
  --radius-4: 1rem;
  --radius-5: 50%;
  --radius-6: 0 0 1.2rem 1.2rem;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 480px;
  --breakpoint-2: 666px;
  --breakpoint-3: 767px;
  --breakpoint-4: 768px;
  --breakpoint-5: 991px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1200px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1365px;
  --max-width-1: 2184px;
  --max-width-2: 1428px;
  --max-width-3: 998px;
  --max-width-4: 896px;
  --max-width-5: 640px;
  --max-width-6: 448px;
}

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