SiteStyleGuide

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netbeans.orgstyle guide

netbeans.org’s website (netbeans.org) uses Open Sans for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Steel Blue (#1779BA), Indian Red (#CC4B37) and Medium Spring Green (#3ADB76), with #0A0A0A text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 5 November 2026.

Typefaces
Open Sans, Helvetica Neue, Consolas
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 1 gradient
Captured
5 Nov 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://netbeans.apache.org/front/main/index.html Screenshot
Screenshot of the netbeans.org homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of netbeans.org on a 1440 px desktop screen, 5 Nov 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
Welcome to Apache NetBeans
● 26 / 60 characters
Meta description
Apache NetBeans
▲ 15 / 160 characters
Language
en
Theme colour
#ffffff

In search results

netbeans.orghttps://netbeans.apache.org/front/main/index.html

Welcome to Apache NetBeans

Apache NetBeans

When shared

No og:image, so no picture

netbeans.org

Welcome to Apache NetBeans

Apache NetBeans

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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 (#0A0A0A) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 32.1%
  • Black 14.9%
  • Steel Blue 13.7%
  • Off White 9%
  • Light Grey 6.2%
  • Indian Red 4%
  • Medium Spring Green 3.4%
  • Orange 3.4%
  • Dark Slate Blue 2.9%
  • Light Royal Blue 2%
  • Deep Royal Blue 1.8%
  • Brown 1.4%
  • Sea Green 1.4%
  • Saddle Brown 1.4%
  • Maroon 1.4%
  • Yellow Green 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
    19.63:1 AAA
    On white
    1.01:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · body, .menu-icon::after

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 96
    On text
    —
    On white
    19.80:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · body, .title-bar

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 10
    On text
    15.86:1 AAA
    On white
    1.25:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · footer h1, section.hero .grid-container .cell h1

  • Light Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 21
    On text
    12.08:1 AAA
    On white
    1.64:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .orbit-bullets button, .nav-panel-explore .component .version a

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    88 35 0 27
    On text
    4.22:1 AA large
    On white
    4.69:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .menu .is-active > a, .menu .active > a

  • Indian Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 63 73 20
    On text
    4.36:1 AA large
    On white
    4.54:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .button.hollow.alert, .button-group.hollow.alert .button

  • Medium Spring Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    74 0 46 14
    On text
    10.91:1 AAA
    On white
    1.81:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .button.hollow.success, .button-group.hollow.success .button

  • Orange

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 32 100 0
    On text
    10.66:1 AAA
    On white
    1.86:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .button.hollow.warning, .button-group.hollow.warning .button

  • Dark Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    87 34 0 64
    On text
    1.74:1 Fail
    On white
    11.41:1 AAA

    Text, border · .button.hollow:hover, .button.hollow.primary:hover

  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    86 46 0 22
    On text
    3.70:1 AA large
    On white
    5.35:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .h1, .paragraph.card

  • Deep Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    88 35 0 42
    On text
    2.99:1 Fail
    On white
    6.63:1 AA

    Background, text · .button.primary:hover, .button-group.primary .button:hover

  • Brown

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 96 62 35
    On text
    2.55:1 Fail
    On white
    7.78:1 AAA

    Text, border, background · .dropdown.menu.medium-horizontal > li.is-dropdown-submenu-parent > a::after, .paragraph.card.magenta

  • Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    82 0 51 54
    On text
    3.43:1 AA large
    On white
    5.78:1 AA

    Text, border · .button.hollow.success:hover, .button-group.hollow.success .button:hover

  • Saddle Brown

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 31 100 50
    On text
    3.08:1 AA large
    On white
    6.43:1 AA

    Text, border · .button.hollow.warning:hover, .button-group.hollow.warning .button:hover

  • Maroon

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 64 75 60
    On text
    1.75:1 Fail
    On white
    11.31:1 AAA

    Text, border · .button.hollow.alert:hover, .button-group.hollow.alert .button:hover

  • Yellow Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    18 0 73 23
    On text
    9.95:1 AAA
    On white
    1.99:1 Fail

    Text, background · .paragraph.card.green, .reviewed i

Gradients

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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.

Open Sans

Aa 400 Aa 700

Open Sans

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

Aa 400

Helvetica Neue

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

Aa 400

Consolas

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

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 1.5rem · 24 px / 1.4 weight 400 · Open Sans

netbeans.org

Heading 2 1.25rem · 20 px / 1.4 weight 400 · Open Sans

Welcome to Apache NetBeans

Heading 3 1.1875rem · 19 px / 1.4 weight 400 · Open Sans

Welcome to Apache NetBeans

Heading 4 1.125rem · 18 px / 1.4 weight 400 · Open Sans

Welcome to Apache NetBeans

Heading 5 1.0625rem · 17 px / 1.4 weight 400 · Open Sans

Welcome to Apache NetBeans

Heading 6 1rem · 16 px / 1.4 weight 400 · Open Sans

Welcome to Apache NetBeans

Body — / 1.5 weight 400 · Open Sans

Apache NetBeans

Paragraph 10pt · 13 px / 1.6

Apache NetBeans

Small 80%

Apache NetBeans

Button 100% / 1 none

Get started

Link 0.75rem · 12 px / 1 weight 700

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 32pxline 1 · 4 rules
  • 24pxline 1.4 · 2 rules
  • 20pxline 1.4 · 4 rules
  • 16pxline 1.5 · 9 rules
  • 14pxline 1.8 · 5 rules
  • 13pxline 1 · 7 rules
  • 12pxline 1.4 · 11 rules
  • 10px4 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

.orbit-bullets button · #CACACA · radius 50%

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #1779BA

Corner radius

  • 0 0 0 0 · 5×
  • 50% · 2×
  • 4px · 2×
  • .1em · 1×
  • 0.25rem · 1×
  • 100px · 1×

Shadows

  • 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24)
  • 0 0 5px #cacaca
  • 0 0 10px rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.7)
  • 0 0 0 1px rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.2)

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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

250
640
769
1024
1200
1216

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1000 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 26 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is only 15 characters. There is room to say more.
  • ▲ CheckThere is no og:image, so links shared on social media show no picture.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does netbeans.org use?
netbeans.org’s website uses one typeface: Open Sans (headings and body text), self-hosted.
What are netbeans.org’s brand colours?
The main colours on netbeans.org are Steel Blue (#1779BA), Indian Red (#CC4B37), Medium Spring Green (#3ADB76), Orange (#FFAE00), Dark Slate Blue (#0C3D5D) and Light Royal Blue (#1B6AC6).
What colour is netbeans.org’s text and background?
Body text is #0A0A0A on a #FFFFFF background.
Is this netbeans.org’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from netbeans.org’s public web pages on 5 November 2026, and isn’t affiliated with netbeans.org. 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

netbeans-org-tokens.css

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/* netbeans.org design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/netbeans.org) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #0A0A0A;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FEFEFE;
  --colour-black: #0A0A0A;
  --colour-off-white: #E6E6E6;
  --colour-light-grey: #CACACA;
  --colour-steel-blue: #1779BA;
  --colour-indian-red: #CC4B37;
  --colour-medium-spring-green: #3ADB76;
  --colour-orange: #FFAE00;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #0C3D5D;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #1B6AC6;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #126195;
  --colour-brown: #A5073E;
  --colour-sea-green: #157539;
  --colour-saddle-brown: #7F5700;
  --colour-maroon: #67251A;
  --colour-yellow-green: #A1C535;

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-body: 'Open Sans', 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;
  --font-headings: 'Open Sans', 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Consolas', 'Menlo', 'Liberation Mono', 'Courier', monospace;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 1.5rem;
  --leading-h1: 1.4;
  --text-h2: 1.25rem;
  --leading-h2: 1.4;
  --text-h3: 1.1875rem;
  --leading-h3: 1.4;
  --text-h4: 1.125rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.4;
  --text-h5: 1.0625rem;
  --leading-h5: 1.4;
  --text-h6: 1rem;
  --leading-h6: 1.4;
  --text-p: 10pt;
  --leading-p: 1.6;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;
  --leading-button: 1;
  --text-a: 0.75rem;
  --leading-a: 1;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 0 0 0 0;
  --radius-2: 50%;
  --radius-3: 4px;
  --radius-4: .1em;
  --radius-5: 0.25rem;
  --radius-6: 100px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 250px;
  --breakpoint-2: 640px;
  --breakpoint-3: 769px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1200px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1216px;
  --max-width-1: 1000px;
}

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