What font does Live Science use?

Live Science’s website uses one typeface: Arial (headings and body text), a system font.

What are Live Science’s brand colours?

The main colours on livescience.com are Lime Green (#5AAF0B), Crimson (#D21F25), Light Steel Blue (#2F6E91), Midnight Blue (#1A2E44), Dark Slate Blue (#334155) and Light Steel Blue (#8FA5BC).

What colour is Live Science’s text and background?

Body text is #333333 on a #FFFFFF background.

Where is Live Science’s logo from?

The logo shown in this guide was found on livescience.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Live Science’s own brand or press page.

Is this Live Science’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from livescience.com’s public web pages on 25 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Live Science. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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

Unofficial style guide

Live Sciencestyle guide

Live Science’s website (livescience.com) uses Arial for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Lime Green (#5AAF0B), Crimson (#D21F25) and Light Steel Blue (#2F6E91), with #333333 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 25 October 2026.

Website: livescience.com
Typefaces: Arial, Open Sans, Palatino
Palette: 4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured: 25 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

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Screenshot of the livescience.com homepage on a phone — On a phone, 390 px.

Identity & metadata

What browsers, search engines and social cards show before anyone reaches the page, from the homepage’s <head>.

Title &
description

Page title: Live Science | Latest science news and articles for those with curious minds; ▲ 76 / 60 characters
Meta description: Daily discoveries, groundbreaking research and fascinating science breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world, reported by our expert journalists.; ● 153 / 160 characters
Site name: Live Science
Language: en
Theme colour: #f9ae3b

In search results

Live Sciencehttps://www.livescience.com/

Live Science | Latest science news and articles for those wit…

Daily discoveries, groundbreaking research and fascinating science breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world, reported by our expert journalists.

When shared

No og:image, so no picture

livescience.com

Live Science | Latest science news and articles for those with curious minds

Daily discoveries, groundbreaking research and fascinating science breakthroughs that impact you and the wide…

Logo & favicons

Found as: image in the header. PNG, 2025 × 449.

Logo

On white

On black

On Lime Green

Favicons

3 found

180 px · PNG apple-touch-icon
32 px · PNG icon
16 px · PNG icon

Live Science | Latest science news and articles for those with curious minds

Light browser tab

Live Science | Latest science news and articles for those with curious minds

Dark browser tab

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 (#333333) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used

White 50%
Near Black 16%
Charcoal 9.3%
Black 7.5%
Lime Green 5.7%
Crimson 1.3%
Light Steel Blue 1.3%
Midnight Blue 1.1%
Dark Slate Blue 1.1%
Light Steel Blue 1.1%
Orange 1%
Dark Green 1%
Black 1%
Deep Pink 1%
Golden Rod 0.9%
Deep Steel 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
12.63:1 AAA

On white
—

Text, background, border · inline style on <span>, --tw-ring-offset-color
Near Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 89

On text
1.36:1 Fail

On white
17.22:1 AAA

Text, border, background · .flw-header-title .widget-title, .flexi-subscription-page .widget-global-multiquery-wrapper .dynamic-tabs-contain
Charcoal

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 80

On text
—

On white
12.63:1 AAA

Text, background, border · html, .article__body .jw-carousel .carousel__title
Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 100

On text
1.66:1 Fail

On white
21.00:1 AAA

Text, background, border · .newsletter-form__form input[type=submit], #membership-slide-out-2 .flcw-badges-card-title

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Lime Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
49 0 94 31

On text
4.56:1 AA

On white
2.77:1 Fail

Background, text, border · .hawk-title-popular, .hawk-affiliate-link-similar
Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 85 82 18

On text
2.38:1 Fail

On white
5.30:1 AA

Background, text, graphic · .dianomi_gallery_wrapper h3 span, .listing__filter--quickreviewsbutton
Light Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
68 24 0 43

On text
2.26:1 Fail

On white
5.58:1 AA

Text, background · .hawk-title-editors-pick, .hawk-main-toggle-container
Midnight Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
62 32 0 73

On text
1.09:1 Fail

On white
13.83:1 AAA

Background · #premium-homepage-block-5 .flcw-lsp-articles-section-main-article-card, #premium-homepage-block-5 .flcw-lsp-articles-section-articles-card
Dark Slate Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
40 24 0 67

On text
1.22:1 Fail

On white
10.35:1 AAA

Background, text · inline style on <span>, --flcw-premium-analysis-badge-news-bg
Light Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
24 12 0 26

On text
4.98:1 AA

On white
2.54:1 Fail

Text, border · .widget-dynamic-default .wdyn-item .wdyn-item-subtitle, #premium-homepage-block-5 .flcw-lsp-feature-description-text
Orange

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 30 76 2

On text
6.71:1 AA

On white
1.88:1 Fail

Background, theme · .flexi-subscription-page .widget-global-multiquery-wrapper .dynamic-tabs-contain, theme-color meta tag
Dark Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 0 100 63

On text
1.59:1 Fail

On white
7.96:1 AAA

Background · .hawk-affiliate-link-deal-button:hover, --hawk-site-color-hover
Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
56 38 0 85

On text
1.40:1 Fail

On white
17.74:1 AAA

Text · .chargebee-checkout-processing-title, .chargebee-checkout-active-sub-title
Deep Pink

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 84 40 10

On text
3.00:1 AA large

On white
4.21:1 AA large

Text, background · .widget-content-parsed-fields_query.landscape-hero .cp-article-title, .hawk-deal-countdown-in-progress .hawk-deal-countdown-time-string
Golden Rod

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 27 85 4

On text
6.83:1 AA

On white
1.85:1 Fail

Text, background, border · #premium-homepage-block-5 .flcw-lsp-main-container-btn, #premium-homepage-block-5 .flcw-lsp-articles-section-featured-meta-text
Deep Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
99 33 0 36

On text
2.21:1 Fail

On white
5.72:1 AA

Text, background · --primary-link-colour, body.flexi-page.flexi-home .widget-dynamic-listv2 a:hover h2.wdn-listv2-item-con

Gradients

linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(123,203,202,0),)
linear-gradient(initial)
linear-gradient(135deg,#006edc,color-mix(in srgb,#006edc 70%,#fff))

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.

Arial

Aa 600 Aa 700

Arial

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

Aa 400 Aa 600

Open Sans

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

Aa 400 Aa 600

Palatino

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

Aa 700

Helvetica

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

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS

Body 100%

Daily discoveries, groundbreaking research and fascinating science breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world, reported by our exper…

Paragraph 100%

Daily discoveries, groundbreaking research and fascinating science breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world, reported by our exper…

Small 100%

Daily discoveries, groundbreaking research and fascinating science breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world, reported by our exper…

Button .75rem · 12 px / 16px weight 700 · uppercase

Get started

Link 100%

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

20pxline 24px · 30 rules
18pxline 22px · 45 rules
16pxline 24px · 86 rules
15pxline 18px · 19 rules
14pxline 20px · 114 rules
13pxline 1 · 82 rules
12pxline 18px · 65 rules
11pxline 14px · 18 rules

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

.newsletter-form__form input[type=submit] · #000000

Corner radius

50% · 22×
4px · 18×
8px · 8×
2px · 8×
12px · 7×

Shadows

0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0),0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0),0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0),0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0),0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)
0 0 0 2px #fde047,0 0 0 4px #000
0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)
0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0),0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0),0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)

Layout

Breakpoints from the site’s media queries and the widths its content is held to, with how often each appears.

Grid

Breakpoints

450

500

699

700

768

900

1024

1280

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1280 px

1200 px

980 px

970 px

800 px

400 px

Notes

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

Notes

▲ CheckThe title is 76 characters. Google usually cuts titles near 60, so the end may not show in results.
▲ CheckThere is no og:image, so links shared on social media show no picture.

Questions

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

Questions

What font does Live Science use?: Live Science’s website uses one typeface: Arial (headings and body text), a system font.
What are Live Science’s brand colours?: The main colours on livescience.com are Lime Green (#5AAF0B), Crimson (#D21F25), Light Steel Blue (#2F6E91), Midnight Blue (#1A2E44), Dark Slate Blue (#334155) and Light Steel Blue (#8FA5BC).
What colour is Live Science’s text and background?: Body text is #333333 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Live Science’s logo from?: The logo shown in this guide was found on livescience.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Live Science’s own brand or press page.
Is this Live Science’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from livescience.com’s public web pages on 25 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Live Science. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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

livescience-com-tokens.css

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/* livescience.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/livescience.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #333333;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #1B1B1B;
  --colour-charcoal: #333333;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-lime-green: #5AAF0B;
  --colour-crimson: #D21F25;
  --colour-light-steel-blue: #2F6E91;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #1A2E44;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #334155;
  --colour-light-steel-blue-2: #8FA5BC;
  --colour-orange: #F9AE3B;
  --colour-dark-green: #005F00;
  --colour-black-2: #111827;
  --colour-deep-pink: #E6248A;
  --colour-golden-rod: #F5B324;
  --colour-deep-steel-blue: #026CA2;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(123,203,202,0),);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(initial);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(135deg,#006edc,color-mix(in srgb,#006edc 70%,#fff));

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Arial', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-body: 100%;
  --text-p: 100%;
  --text-small: 100%;
  --text-button: .75rem;
  --leading-button: 16px;
  --text-a: 100%;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 4px;
  --radius-3: 8px;
  --radius-4: 2px;
  --radius-5: 12px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 450px;
  --breakpoint-2: 500px;
  --breakpoint-3: 699px;
  --breakpoint-4: 700px;
  --breakpoint-5: 768px;
  --breakpoint-6: 900px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1280px;
  --max-width-1: 1280px;
  --max-width-2: 1200px;
  --max-width-3: 980px;
  --max-width-4: 970px;
  --max-width-5: 800px;
  --max-width-6: 400px;
}

{
    "site": "livescience.com",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/livescience.com",
    "text": "#333333",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Near Black",
            "hex": "#1B1B1B",
            "rgb": [
                27,
                27,
                27
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Charcoal",
            "hex": "#333333",
            "rgb": [
                51,
                51,
                51
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Black",
            "hex": "#000000",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                0,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Lime Green",
            "hex": "#5AAF0B",
            "rgb": [
                90,
                175,
                11
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Crimson",
            "hex": "#D21F25",
            "rgb": [
                210,
                31,
                37
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#2F6E91",
            "rgb": [
                47,
                110,
                145
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Midnight Blue",
            "hex": "#1A2E44",
            "rgb": [
                26,
                46,
                68
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Slate Blue",
            "hex": "#334155",
            "rgb": [
                51,
                65,
                85
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#8FA5BC",
            "rgb": [
                143,
                165,
                188
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Orange",
            "hex": "#F9AE3B",
            "rgb": [
                249,
                174,
                59
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Green",
            "hex": "#005F00",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                95,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Black",
            "hex": "#111827",
            "rgb": [
                17,
                24,
                39
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Pink",
            "hex": "#E6248A",
            "rgb": [
                230,
                36,
                138
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Golden Rod",
            "hex": "#F5B324",
            "rgb": [
                245,
                179,
                36
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#026CA2",
            "rgb": [
                2,
                108,
                162
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "Arial",
            "stack": "Arial, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                600,
                700
            ],
            "source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
        },
        {
            "name": "Open Sans",
            "stack": "\"Open Sans\", \"Open Sans-fallback\", sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                600
            ],
            "source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
        },
        {
            "name": "Palatino",
            "stack": "Palatino, Georgia, serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                600
            ],
            "source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
        },
        {
            "name": "Helvetica",
            "stack": "\"Helvetica\"",
            "weights": [
                700
            ],
            "source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
        }
    ]
}

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Live Sciencestyle guide

Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Near Black

Charcoal

Black

Colours

Lime Green

Crimson

Light Steel Blue

Midnight Blue

Dark Slate Blue

Light Steel Blue

Orange

Dark Green

Black

Deep Pink

Golden Rod

Deep Steel Blue

Gradients

Arial

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

Share

Run livescience.com?

Also set in Arial

DaFont

Fauna Robotics

SendSpace

ieee.org

Similar colours

CodeCanyon

NVIDIA

Search Engine Roundtable

HugeDomains

Title &
description