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Unofficial style guide

Journalstyle guide

Journal’s website (journal.nfwdesign.com) sets its headings in Playfair Display and its body text in Source Serif 4. Its palette is led by Sky Blue (#7EB8D4), Indian Red (#C0504A) and Medium Sea Green (#6DBF6D), with #E8E3DC text on #0F0F0F. Captured from the live site on 25 October 2026.

Typefaces
Source Serif 4, Playfair Display, Apple Color Emoji
Palette
4 neutrals, 6 colours
Captured
25 Oct 2026 · added by @minddumpjournal
https://journal.nfwdesign.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the journal.nfwdesign.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of journal.nfwdesign.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 25 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
Honest Travel Reviews, Relationship Advice & Life Reflections | journal
▲ 71 / 60 characters
Meta description
Real trip reviews from places like Egypt, practical advice for reconnecting in relationships, and honest reflections on everyday life. Written from experience, not theory.
▲ 171 / 160 characters
Site name
Journal
og:title
Honest Travel Reviews, Relationship Advice & Life Reflections | journal
og:description
Real trip reviews from places like Egypt, practical advice for reconnecting in relationships, and honest reflections on everyday life. Written from experience, not theory.
Language
en

In search results

Journalhttps://journal.nfwdesign.com/

Honest Travel Reviews, Relationship Advice & Life Reflections…

Real trip reviews from places like Egypt, practical advice for reconnecting in relationships, and honest reflections on everyday life. Written from experience, n…

When shared

The image Journal shares with links

journal.nfwdesign.com

Honest Travel Reviews, Relationship Advice & Life Reflections | journal

Real trip reviews from places like Egypt, practical advice for reconnecting in relationships, and honest refl…

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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 (#E8E3DC) 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 22.1%
  • Sky Blue 20.7%
  • Warm Off White 15.9%
  • Indian Red 11.9%
  • Medium Sea Green 7.5%
  • Charcoal 5.8%
  • Cool Grey 5.8%
  • Light Sea Green 3.5%
  • Pale Violet Red 3.5%
  • Golden Rod 3.3%

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 94
    On text
    15.02:1 AAA
    On white
    19.17:1 AAA

    Background, text · body, .bg-bg

  • Warm Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 2 5 9
    On text
    —
    On white
    1.28:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · body, .bg-txt

  • Charcoal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 82
    On text
    10.64:1 AAA
    On white
    13.58:1 AAA

    Border, background · .bg-bdr, --bdr

  • Cool Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    11 7 0 31
    On text
    1.99:1 Fail
    On white
    2.54:1 Fail

    Text · input::-moz-placeholder, textarea::-moz-placeholder

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    41 13 0 17
    On text
    1.70:1 Fail
    On white
    2.17:1 Fail

    Text, border, graphic · h1, .bg-h

  • Indian Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 58 61 25
    On text
    3.67:1 AA large
    On white
    4.68:1 AA

    Text, background, border · a, .bg-danger

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    43 0 43 25
    On text
    1.76:1 Fail
    On white
    2.25:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · inline style on <a>, .bg-ok

  • Light Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    53 0 10 38
    On text
    2.50:1 Fail
    On white
    3.20:1 AA large

    Text, background · inline style on <a>, inline style on <div>

  • Pale Violet Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 38 28 23
    On text
    2.52:1 Fail
    On white
    3.22:1 AA large

    Text, background · inline style on <a>, inline style on <div>

  • Golden Rod

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 21 100 17
    On text
    1.75:1 Fail
    On white
    2.23:1 Fail

    Background, text · .bg-\[\#d4a800\], .text-\[\#d4a800\]

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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.

Playfair Display

Aa 300 Aa 500

Source Serif 4

Self-hosted · weights 300, 400, 500 · body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

Playfair Display

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

Aa 400

Apple Color Emoji

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

Aa 400

Courier New

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

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Body 1rem · 16 px / 1.65 weight 300 · Source Serif 4

Real trip reviews from places like Egypt, practical advice for reconnecting in relationships, and honest reflections on everyday life. Writ…

Small 80%

Real trip reviews from places like Egypt, practical advice for reconnecting in relationships, and honest reflections on everyday life. Writ…

Button 100% none

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 56pxline .8 · 2 rules
  • 20pxline 1.4 · 2 rules
  • 18pxline 1.65 · 2 rules
  • 16pxline 1.65 · 3 rules
  • 14pxline 1.5 · 3 rules
  • 11px1 rules
  • 10px1 rules
  • 9px1 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

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #C0504A

Corner radius

  • .25rem · 4×
  • .5rem · 3×
  • 1rem · 1×
  • 9999px · 1×
  • .75rem · 1×
  • 3px · 1×

Shadows

  • 0 0 #0000, 0 0 #0000, 0 0 #0000

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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

640
768
1024

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

600 px
520 px
460 px
440 px
420 px
400 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ▲ CheckThe title is 71 characters. Google usually cuts titles near 60, so the end may not show in results.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is 171 characters. Search results usually show about 160.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does Journal use?
Journal’s website uses two typefaces: Source Serif 4 (body text), self-hosted; Playfair Display (headings), self-hosted.
What are Journal’s brand colours?
The main colours on journal.nfwdesign.com are Sky Blue (#7EB8D4), Indian Red (#C0504A), Medium Sea Green (#6DBF6D), Light Sea Green (#4A9E8E), Pale Violet Red (#C47A8E) and Golden Rod (#D4A800).
What colour is Journal’s text and background?
Body text is #E8E3DC on a #0F0F0F background.
Is this Journal’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from journal.nfwdesign.com’s public web pages on 25 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Journal. 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

journal-nfwdesign-com-tokens.css

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/* journal.nfwdesign.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/journal.nfwdesign.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #E8E3DC;
  --background: #0F0F0F;
  --colour-near-black: #0F0F0F;
  --colour-warm-off-white: #E8E3DC;
  --colour-charcoal: #2E2E2E;
  --colour-cool-grey: #9CA3AF;
  --colour-sky-blue: #7EB8D4;
  --colour-indian-red: #C0504A;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #6DBF6D;
  --colour-light-sea-green: #4A9E8E;
  --colour-pale-violet-red: #C47A8E;
  --colour-golden-rod: #D4A800;

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-body: 'Source Serif 4', 'Georgia', serif;
  --font-headings: 'Playfair Display', 'Georgia', serif;
  --font-other: 'Courier New', monospace;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-body: 1rem;
  --leading-body: 1.65;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: .25rem;
  --radius-2: .5rem;
  --radius-3: 1rem;
  --radius-4: 9999px;
  --radius-5: .75rem;
  --radius-6: 3px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 640px;
  --breakpoint-2: 768px;
  --breakpoint-3: 1024px;
  --max-width-1: 600px;
  --max-width-2: 520px;
  --max-width-3: 460px;
  --max-width-4: 440px;
  --max-width-5: 420px;
  --max-width-6: 400px;
}

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Other websites using Source Serif 4 as their main typeface
Websites whose lead colour is closest to Journal’s

Captured from journal.nfwdesign.com on 25 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Journal; this guide describes the public website for reference.