What font does MakeUseOf use?

MakeUseOf’s website uses two typefaces: Roboto (headings and body text), served from static0.makeuseofimages.com; video player, self-hosted.

What are MakeUseOf’s brand colours?

The main colours on makeuseof.com are Fire Brick (#BF0D0B), Light Crimson (#FF1540), Red (#EF100E), Medium Sea Green (#10C46E), Dodger Blue (#1E90FF) and Indian Red (#F45967).

What colour is MakeUseOf’s text and background?

Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.

Where is MakeUseOf’s logo from?

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

Is this MakeUseOf’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from makeuseof.com’s public web pages on 24 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with MakeUseOf. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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

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MakeUseOfstyle guide

MakeUseOf’s website (makeuseof.com) uses Roboto for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Fire Brick (#BF0D0B), Light Crimson (#FF1540) and Red (#EF100E), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 24 October 2026.

Website: makeuseof.com
Typefaces: Roboto, video player
Palette: 4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured: 24 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

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Screenshot of the makeuseof.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: MUO - Technology, Simplified.; ● 29 / 60 characters
Meta description: MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.; ● 132 / 160 characters
Site name: MakeUseOf
og:title: MUO - Technology, Simplified.
og:description: MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.
Language: en

In search results

MakeUseOfhttps://www.makeuseof.com/

MUO - Technology, Simplified.

MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

When shared

makeuseof.com

MUO - Technology, Simplified.

MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool…

Logo & favicons

Found as: image in the header. SVG, 277 × 82.

Logo

On white

On black

On Fire Brick

Favicons

5 found

240 px · PNG icon
192 px · PNG icon
144 px · PNG icon
96 px · PNG icon
48 px · PNG icon

MUO - Technology, Simplified.

Light browser tab

MUO - Technology, Simplified.

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 (#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 47.1%
Near Black 17%
Charcoal 16%
Off White 7.7%
Fire Brick 7.6%
Light Crimson 1.3%
Red 0.9%
Medium Sea Green 0.8%
Dodger Blue 0.5%
Indian Red 0.4%
Maroon 0.3%
Dark Slate Grey 0.1%
Deep Crimson 0.1%
Royal Blue 0.1%
Dark Golden Rod 0.1%
Honey Dew 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

White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 0

On text
21.00:1 AAA

On white
—

Text, background, border · .w-google-addus-btn--article-full.w-google-addus-btn--article-header.w-google-ad, .dark-hero-background-active .template-grid-tall.template-grid-tall-extended .fe
Near Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 94

On text
1.10:1 Fail

On white
19.03:1 AAA

Text, background, border · .w-google-addus-btn--article-full.w-google-addus-btn--article-header.w-google-ad, .grid-accordion-widget .grid-accordion-widget__card--secondary-2 .grid-accordion
Charcoal

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 80

On text
1.66:1 Fail

On white
12.63:1 AAA

Background, text, border · .section-title, .section-sub-title
Off White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 11

On text
16.21:1 AAA

On white
1.30:1 Fail

Text, background, border · .always-dark .template-grid-tall.template-grid-tall-extended .display-card .w-di, .always-dark .template-grid-tall.template-grid-tall-extended .featured-cards-con

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Fire Brick

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 93 94 25

On text
3.28:1 AA large

On white
6.41:1 AA

Text, background, border · .grid-accordion-widget .grid-accordion-widget__card--secondary-2 .grid-accordion, .btn-fab.primary-brand
Light Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 92 75 0

On text
5.43:1 AA

On white
3.87:1 AA large

Background, text, border · .btn-user-action.modal-confirm, .nav-link.nav-link-user.has-notification:after
Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 93 94 6

On text
4.75:1 AA

On white
4.42:1 AA large

Text, background, border · .nav-elements .nav-link.highlight, #menu-features .sidenav-elements .sidenav-link.emphasized
Medium Sea Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
92 0 44 23

On text
9.14:1 AAA

On white
2.30:1 Fail

Background, text, border · .w-input-checkbox .input-checkbox:checked~.input-checkbox-icon:before, .btn-premium.primary.is-activated
Dodger Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
88 44 0 0

On text
6.49:1 AA

On white
3.24:1 AA large

Background, graphic, text · .btn-user-action, .btn-fab.thread-creation
Indian Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 64 58 4

On text
6.47:1 AA

On white
3.25:1 AA large

Text · .always-dark .btn-premium.tertiary.cancel, .btn-premium.tertiary.cancel
Maroon

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 100 97 56

On text
1.69:1 Fail

On white
12.42:1 AAA

Background, text · .btn-user-action.modal-confirm:hover, .always-dark .w-user-msg.notification.alert-error
Dark Slate Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
91 0 45 77

On text
1.63:1 Fail

On white
12.86:1 AAA

Background, text · footer .w-footer .footer-newsletter:has(.newsletter-widget-finalize-account)>.ne, .always-dark .w-user-msg.notification.alert-success
Deep Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 85 71 18

On text
3.94:1 AA large

On white
5.33:1 AA

Background · .marketplace-card__price.--auction, .w-hub-widgets .w-marketplace-widget .mp-search-box .mp-btn-primary
Royal Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
81 67 0 0

On text
3.84:1 AA large

On white
5.46:1 AA

Background · footer .w-footer .footer-newsletter-form .valnet-newsletter-btn, footer .w-footer .footer-newsletter .newsletter-widget-finalize-account .newslet
Dark Golden Rod

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 24 62 42

On text
4.57:1 AA

On white
4.59:1 AA

Background, text · .always-dark .w-user-msg.notification.alert-info, .w-user-msg.notification.alert-info p
Honey Dew

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
12 0 9 0

On text
19.68:1 AAA

On white
1.07:1 Fail

Background · .user-msg-wrapper.success .w-user-msg, .w-user-msg.notification.alert-success

Gradients

linear-gradient(180deg,hsla(0,0%,9%,0),hsla(0,0%,9%,.1) 35%,hsla(0,0%,9%,.5) 77%,#333)
linear-gradient(180deg,transparent 5%,#bf0d0b 0,#bf0d0b 78%,transparent 0)
linear-gradient(0deg,hsla(0,0%,9%,.9),hsla(0,0%,9%,.9) 10%,hsla(0,0%,9%,0))

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.

Roboto

Aa 400 Aa 900

Roboto

Served from static0.makeuseofimages.com · weights 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 · headings, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

video player

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

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS

Body 16px / 1.231 arial

MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

Paragraph .875rem · 14 px / 1.5em weight 400 · Roboto

MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

Button .75rem · 12 px / 1 weight 800 · Roboto

Get started

Link 1.25rem · 20 px / 1.2 weight 700 · Roboto

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

24pxline 1 · 29 rules
20pxline 1 · 53 rules
18pxline 1 · 32 rules
16pxline 1 · 142 rules
14pxline 1 · 121 rules
13pxline 1 · 19 rules
12pxline 1 · 130 rules
10pxline 1 · 28 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

.btn-user-action · #1E90FF

Corner radius

4px · 127×
8px · 35×
50% · 17×
0 0 4px 4px · 12×
2px · 11×
1rem · 9×

Shadows

0 0 2px #333
0 0 12px rgba(0,0,0,.15)
0 0 12px hsla(0,0%,6%,.25)
0 0 2px #e2e2e2

Layout

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

Grid

Breakpoints

480

481

767

768

1023

1024

1180

1440

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1300 px

800 px

620 px

600 px

400 px

310 px

Notes

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

Notes

● FineThe title is 29 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.

Questions

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

Questions

What font does MakeUseOf use?: MakeUseOf’s website uses two typefaces: Roboto (headings and body text), served from static0.makeuseofimages.com; video player, self-hosted.
What are MakeUseOf’s brand colours?: The main colours on makeuseof.com are Fire Brick (#BF0D0B), Light Crimson (#FF1540), Red (#EF100E), Medium Sea Green (#10C46E), Dodger Blue (#1E90FF) and Indian Red (#F45967).
What colour is MakeUseOf’s text and background?: Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is MakeUseOf’s logo from?: The logo shown in this guide was found on makeuseof.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check MakeUseOf’s own brand or press page.
Is this MakeUseOf’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from makeuseof.com’s public web pages on 24 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with MakeUseOf. 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

makeuseof-com-tokens.css

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/* makeuseof.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/makeuseof.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #101010;
  --colour-charcoal: #333333;
  --colour-off-white: #E2E2E2;
  --colour-fire-brick: #BF0D0B;
  --colour-light-crimson: #FF1540;
  --colour-red: #EF100E;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #10C46E;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #1E90FF;
  --colour-indian-red: #F45967;
  --colour-maroon: #700003;
  --colour-dark-slate-grey: #053A20;
  --colour-deep-crimson: #D01F3C;
  --colour-royal-blue: #3154FF;
  --colour-dark-golden-rod: #936F38;
  --colour-honey-dew: #E1FFE9;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(180deg,hsla(0,0%,9%,0),hsla(0,0%,9%,.1) 35%,hsla(0,0%,9%,.5) 77%,#333);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(180deg,transparent 5%,#bf0d0b 0,#bf0d0b 78%,transparent 0);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(0deg,hsla(0,0%,9%,.9),hsla(0,0%,9%,.9) 10%,hsla(0,0%,9%,0));

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'video player';

  /* Type scale */
  --text-body: 16px;
  --leading-body: 1.231;
  --text-p: .875rem;
  --leading-p: 1.5em;
  --text-button: .75rem;
  --leading-button: 1;
  --text-a: 1.25rem;
  --leading-a: 1.2;

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

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 480px;
  --breakpoint-2: 481px;
  --breakpoint-3: 767px;
  --breakpoint-4: 768px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1023px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1180px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1440px;
  --max-width-1: 1300px;
  --max-width-2: 800px;
  --max-width-3: 620px;
  --max-width-4: 600px;
  --max-width-5: 400px;
  --max-width-6: 310px;
}

{
    "site": "makeuseof.com",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/makeuseof.com",
    "text": "#000000",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Near Black",
            "hex": "#101010",
            "rgb": [
                16,
                16,
                16
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Charcoal",
            "hex": "#333333",
            "rgb": [
                51,
                51,
                51
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Off White",
            "hex": "#E2E2E2",
            "rgb": [
                226,
                226,
                226
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Fire Brick",
            "hex": "#BF0D0B",
            "rgb": [
                191,
                13,
                11
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Crimson",
            "hex": "#FF1540",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                21,
                64
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Red",
            "hex": "#EF100E",
            "rgb": [
                239,
                16,
                14
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Medium Sea Green",
            "hex": "#10C46E",
            "rgb": [
                16,
                196,
                110
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dodger Blue",
            "hex": "#1E90FF",
            "rgb": [
                30,
                144,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Indian Red",
            "hex": "#F45967",
            "rgb": [
                244,
                89,
                103
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Maroon",
            "hex": "#700003",
            "rgb": [
                112,
                0,
                3
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Slate Grey",
            "hex": "#053A20",
            "rgb": [
                5,
                58,
                32
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Crimson",
            "hex": "#D01F3C",
            "rgb": [
                208,
                31,
                60
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Royal Blue",
            "hex": "#3154FF",
            "rgb": [
                49,
                84,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Golden Rod",
            "hex": "#936F38",
            "rgb": [
                147,
                111,
                56
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Honey Dew",
            "hex": "#E1FFE9",
            "rgb": [
                225,
                255,
                233
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "Roboto",
            "stack": "Roboto, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                500,
                600,
                700,
                800,
                900
            ],
            "source": "Served from static0.makeuseofimages.com"
        },
        {
            "name": "video player",
            "stack": "video player",
            "weights": [
                400
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        }
    ]
}

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MakeUseOfstyle guide

Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Near Black

Charcoal

Off White

Colours

Fire Brick

Light Crimson

Red

Medium Sea Green

Dodger Blue

Indian Red

Maroon

Dark Slate Grey

Deep Crimson

Royal Blue

Dark Golden Rod

Honey Dew

Gradients

Roboto

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

Share

Run makeuseof.com?

Also set in Roboto

goo.gle

google.rs

google.com.my

google.se

Similar colours

overstock.com

FileZilla

Il Post

guardian.co.uk

Title &
description