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John Lewis & Partnersstyle guide

John Lewis & Partners’s website (johnlewis.com) uses GillSansforJL for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Light Fire Brick (#CC1426), Deep Fire Brick (#B00015) and Red (#E3001B), with #141414 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 27 October 2026.

Typefaces
GillSansforJL
Palette
4 neutrals, 10 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
27 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.johnlewis.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the johnlewis.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of johnlewis.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
John Lewis & Partners | Never Knowingly Undersold
● 49 / 60 characters
Meta description
Proudly shaping British life for over 150 years, John Lewis blends timeless tradition with modern living across homeware, fashion, and technology. Discover the difference today.
▲ 177 / 160 characters
Site name
John Lewis & Partners
og:title
John Lewis & Partners | Never Knowingly Undersold
og:description
Proudly shaping British life for over 150 years, John Lewis blends timeless tradition with modern living across homeware, fashion, and technology. Discover the difference today.
Language
en
Theme colour
#ffffff

In search results

John Lewis & Partnershttps://www.johnlewis.com/

John Lewis & Partners | Never Knowingly Undersold

Proudly shaping British life for over 150 years, John Lewis blends timeless tradition with modern living across homeware, fashion, and technology. Discover the d…

When shared

The image John Lewis & Partners shares with links

johnlewis.com

John Lewis & Partners | Never Knowingly Undersold

Proudly shaping British life for over 150 years, John Lewis blends timeless tradition with modern living acro…

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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 (#141414) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • Near Black 44.4%
  • White 39.8%
  • Off White 7.5%
  • Dark Grey 5.7%
  • Light Fire Brick 0.7%
  • Deep Fire Brick 0.6%
  • Red 0.2%
  • Forest Green 0.2%
  • Light Dodger Blue 0.2%
  • Dark Slate Grey 0.1%
  • Orange 0.1%
  • Deep Dodger Blue 0.1%
  • Pink 0.1%
  • Teal 0.1%

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
  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 92
    On text
    —
    On white
    18.42:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · --icon-fill, --spinner-fill

  • White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    18.42:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · --theme-loading-spinner-colour-default, .Button-button--underlined--c5f24.Button-button--inverted--eeba2.Button-button--

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 1 2 8
    On text
    15.07:1 AAA
    On white
    1.22:1 Fail

    Background, border · .Button-button--tertiary--067a4, .Button-button--tertiary--067a4.Button-button--submitting--97e98

  • Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 64
    On text
    2.71:1 Fail
    On white
    6.79:1 AA

    Text, background, border · --theme-loading-spinner-colour-default, .Button-button--underlined--c5f24.Button-button--disabled--57b60 .Button-button_

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Light Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 90 81 20
    On text
    3.24:1 AA large
    On white
    5.68:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .Button-c-button--primary--0d006.Button-c-button--sale--39dbc, .Button-module__c-button--primary___FFq3N.Button-module__c-button--sale___TTE1y

  • Deep Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 88 31
    On text
    2.51:1 Fail
    On white
    7.35:1 AAA

    Background · .Button-c-button--primary--0d006.Button-c-button--sale--39dbc.Button-c-button--s, .Button-module__c-button--primary___FFq3N.Button-module__c-button--sale___TTE1y.

  • Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 88 11
    On text
    3.76:1 AA large
    On white
    4.90:1 AA

    Text, graphic · .FlyoutMenu-saleOffersLabel--2d7bc, .FlyoutMenu-selectedLines--81eb6

  • Forest Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    94 0 61 38
    On text
    5.24:1 AA
    On white
    3.52:1 AA large

    Background, graphic, border · .notification-dot-dot--10124, .message-module__message--success___uFpfT.message-module__message--wide-tab___Pk

  • Light Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    66 32 0 16
    On text
    5.52:1 AA
    On white
    3.34:1 AA large

    Graphic, background, border · .message-module__message--information___rODw4.message-module__message--wide-tab_, .message-module_message--information__O5pvR.message-module_message--wide-tab__ZA

  • Dark Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    63 0 0 83
    On text
    1.23:1 Fail
    On white
    14.97:1 AAA

    Background · .prenav-topBar--24704, .prenav-menu-menuOverlay--8f363

  • Orange

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 31 91 0
    On text
    10.07:1 AAA
    On white
    1.83:1 Fail

    Graphic, background, border · .message-module__message--warning___pMBBU.message-module__message--wide-tab___Pk, .message-module_message--warning__j5Cmj.message-module_message--wide-tab__ZAObU

  • Deep Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    84 46 0 0
    On text
    5.37:1 AA
    On white
    3.43:1 AA large

    Border · .Button-c-button--d7ee6:focus-visible, .Button-module__c-button___fXxjI:focus-visible

  • Pink

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 23 21 6
    On text
    10.87:1 AAA
    On white
    1.70:1 Fail

    Border · .FieldInput-module-field-input--has-error--833b6, .FieldSelect-module-field-select__select--has-error--2b565

  • Teal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    42 0 11 52
    On text
    3.79:1 AA large
    On white
    4.86:1 AA

    Text · .card-card_heading__isBlackFriday--7ce28

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(#ffffff,#ffffff)

  • linear-gradient(#141414,#141414)

  • linear-gradient(#a1a1a1,#a1a1a1)

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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.

GillSansforJL

Aa 200 Aa 700

GillSansforJL

Self-hosted · weights 200, 400, 500, 600, 700 · headings, body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 24px / 28px

John Lewis & Partners

Heading 2 20px / 28px

John Lewis & Partners | Never Knowingly Underso…

Heading 3 16px / 20px

John Lewis & Partners | Never Knowingly Underso…

Heading 4 16px / 22px

John Lewis & Partners | Never Knowingly Underso…

Heading 5 16px / 22px

John Lewis & Partners | Never Knowingly Underso…

Heading 6 16px / 22px

John Lewis & Partners | Never Knowingly Underso…

Body 16px / 22px GillSansforJL

Proudly shaping British life for over 150 years, John Lewis blends timeless tradition with modern living across homeware, fashion, and tech…

Paragraph 16px / 22px

Proudly shaping British life for over 150 years, John Lewis blends timeless tradition with modern living across homeware, fashion, and tech…

Small 80%

Proudly shaping British life for over 150 years, John Lewis blends timeless tradition with modern living across homeware, fashion, and tech…

Button 100% / 1.15 none

Get started

Link 16px / 20px weight 500

Read more about John Lewis & Partners

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 32pxline 36px · 8 rules
  • 24pxline 28px · 4 rules
  • 20pxline 28px · 40 rules
  • 16pxline 22px · 37 rules
  • 14pxline normal · 41 rules
  • 12pxline 29px · 2 rules
  • 11pxline normal · 1 rules
  • 10pxline 13px · 12 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-c-button--primary--0d006.Button-c-button--sale--39dbc · #CC1426 · radius 2px

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #141414

Corner radius

  • 4px · 114×
  • 50% · 46×
  • 2px · 44×
  • 0 0 0 0 · 16×
  • 8px · 2×
  • 100% · 2×

Shadows

  • 0 0 2px 1px #fff
  • 0 0 8px rgba(0,0,0,.8)

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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

599
600
768
1023
1024
1200
1280
1440

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1920 px
1439 px
1320 px
1200 px
1198 px
400 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 49 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is 177 characters. Search results usually show about 160.
  • ▲ CheckThe favicon is dark on a see-through background, so it nearly disappears on dark browser tabs.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does John Lewis & Partners use?
John Lewis & Partners’s website uses one typeface: GillSansforJL (headings and body text), self-hosted.
What are John Lewis & Partners’s brand colours?
The main colours on johnlewis.com are Light Fire Brick (#CC1426), Deep Fire Brick (#B00015), Red (#E3001B), Forest Green (#099E3D), Light Dodger Blue (#4891D6) and Dark Slate Grey (#102B2B).
What colour is John Lewis & Partners’s text and background?
Body text is #141414 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is John Lewis & Partners’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on johnlewis.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check John Lewis & Partners’s own brand or press page.
Is this John Lewis & Partners’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from johnlewis.com’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with John Lewis & Partners. 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

johnlewis-com-tokens.css

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/* johnlewis.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/johnlewis.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #141414;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #141414;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-off-white: #EAE8E6;
  --colour-dark-grey: #5B5B5B;
  --colour-light-fire-brick: #CC1426;
  --colour-deep-fire-brick: #B00015;
  --colour-red: #E3001B;
  --colour-forest-green: #099E3D;
  --colour-light-dodger-blue: #4891D6;
  --colour-dark-slate-grey: #102B2B;
  --colour-orange: #FFB017;
  --colour-deep-dodger-blue: #2989FF;
  --colour-pink: #F0B9BE;
  --colour-teal: #477B6D;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(#ffffff,#ffffff);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(#141414,#141414);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(#a1a1a1,#a1a1a1);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'GillSansforJL', 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'GillSansMTStd-Medium', 'Avenir', 'Corbel';
  --font-body: 'GillSansforJL', 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'GillSansMTStd-Medium', 'Avenir', 'Corbel';

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 24px;
  --leading-h1: 28px;
  --text-h2: 20px;
  --leading-h2: 28px;
  --text-h3: 16px;
  --leading-h3: 20px;
  --text-h4: 16px;
  --leading-h4: 22px;
  --text-h5: 16px;
  --leading-h5: 22px;
  --text-h6: 16px;
  --leading-h6: 22px;
  --text-body: 16px;
  --leading-body: 22px;
  --text-p: 16px;
  --leading-p: 22px;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;
  --leading-button: 1.15;
  --text-a: 16px;
  --leading-a: 20px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 4px;
  --radius-2: 50%;
  --radius-3: 2px;
  --radius-4: 0 0 0 0;
  --radius-5: 8px;
  --radius-6: 100%;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 599px;
  --breakpoint-2: 600px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1023px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1200px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1280px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1440px;
  --max-width-1: 1920px;
  --max-width-2: 1439px;
  --max-width-3: 1320px;
  --max-width-4: 1200px;
  --max-width-5: 1198px;
  --max-width-6: 400px;
}

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