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The typefaces on The New Yorker’s website (newyorker.com) couldn’t be read from its stylesheets. Its palette is led by Steel Blue (#0879BF), Crimson (#DB3334) and Fire Brick (#AA1B19), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 3 November 2026.

Typefaces
Not readable
Palette
4 neutrals, 6 colours, 2 gradients
Captured
3 Nov 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.newyorker.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the newyorker.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of newyorker.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 3 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
The New Yorker
● 14 / 60 characters
Meta description
Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.
● 106 / 160 characters
Site name
The New Yorker
og:title
The New Yorker
og:description
Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.
Language
en-US

In search results

The New Yorkerhttps://www.newyorker.com/

The New Yorker

Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.

When shared

The image The New Yorker shares with links

newyorker.com

The New Yorker

Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.

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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 (#000000) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • Black 32.3%
  • White 30.9%
  • Off White 11.5%
  • Near Black 10.7%
  • Steel Blue 6.7%
  • Crimson 5.5%
  • Fire Brick 1.1%
  • Royal Blue 0.6%
  • Golden Rod 0.4%
  • Deep Sky Blue 0.4%

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
  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 100
    On text
    —
    On white
    21.00:1 AAA

    Text, background, graphic · --color__token-name, --border-color__token-name

  • White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    21.00:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Text, background, graphic · --color__token-name, .kEbpas .StandardNavigationDropdown-dqMdVh .account-links__navigation .Navigatio

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 10
    On text
    16.67:1 AAA
    On white
    1.26:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · input[type='submit'], .brlcGt .SmartItem-jDqQcD:not(:nth-child(1n), :last-child) .SmartItemAssetContai

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 11 9 86
    On text
    1.29:1 Fail
    On white
    16.30:1 AAA

    Graphic · .cls-1

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    96 37 0 25
    On text
    4.50:1 AA
    On white
    4.67:1 AA

    Background, text, graphic · body:not(.light) .journey.nav-cta.button, --color-text-status

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 77 76 14
    On text
    4.54:1 AA
    On white
    4.63:1 AA

    Text, background, graphic · --color-text-rubric, --color-surface-rubric-card

  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 84 85 33
    On text
    2.88:1 Fail
    On white
    7.29:1 AAA

    Border · --color-border-error, --color-text-error

  • Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    95 37 0 45
    On text
    2.78:1 Fail
    On white
    7.56:1 AAA

    Background · body:not(.light) .journey.nav-cta.button:hover, --color-action-brand-pressed

  • Golden Rod

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 14 65 12
    On text
    11.82:1 AAA
    On white
    1.78:1 Fail

    Text · .cVWVLV.summary-item__rubric--gold, .cVWVLV.summary-item__rubric--gold a

  • Deep Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    52 20 0 15
    On text
    8.66:1 AAA
    On white
    2.43:1 Fail

    Used · --color-surface-navigation-feature-brand-hover, --color-text-navigation-accent

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, .85) 0, transparent 100%)

  • linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, .85) 0, transparent 100%)

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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.

Typefaces

No typefaces could be read from this site’s stylesheets. It may set them with JavaScript.

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 2em · 32 px

The New Yorker

Body 21px / 1.5em none

Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.

Paragraph 13px / 1.2307692308em none

Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.

Small 80%

Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.

Link 14px / 1.3000000544956751em none

Read more about The New Yorker

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 80px1 rules
  • 32px1 rules
  • 16px2 rules
  • 14px1 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

input[type='submit'] · #E5E5E5

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #E5E5E5

Corner radius

  • 1rem · 7×
  • 3rem · 4×
  • 4px · 3×
  • 50% · 3×
  • 0.5rem · 1×
  • 3.125rem · 1×

Shadows

  • 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)
  • -15px 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)
  • 0 0 6px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)
  • 0 0 6px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)

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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

320
767
768
1023
1024
1279
1280
1600

On a scale of 0 to 1600 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1600 px
800 px
600 px
500 px
496 px
300 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 14 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckNo typefaces could be read from the stylesheets. The site may set them with JavaScript.

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Questions

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

Questions

What are The New Yorker’s brand colours?
The main colours on newyorker.com are Steel Blue (#0879BF), Crimson (#DB3334), Fire Brick (#AA1B19), Royal Blue (#07588B), Golden Rod (#E0C04E) and Deep Sky Blue (#68AEDA).
What colour is The New Yorker’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is The New Yorker’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on newyorker.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check The New Yorker’s own brand or press page.
Is this The New Yorker’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from newyorker.com’s public web pages on 3 November 2026, and isn’t affiliated with The New Yorker. 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

newyorker-com-tokens.css

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/* newyorker.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/newyorker.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-off-white: #E5E5E5;
  --colour-near-black: #231F20;
  --colour-steel-blue: #0879BF;
  --colour-crimson: #DB3334;
  --colour-fire-brick: #AA1B19;
  --colour-royal-blue: #07588B;
  --colour-golden-rod: #E0C04E;
  --colour-deep-sky-blue: #68AEDA;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, .85) 0, transparent 100%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, .85) 0, transparent 100%);

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 2em;
  --text-body: 21px;
  --leading-body: 1.5em;
  --text-p: 13px;
  --leading-p: 1.2307692308em;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-a: 14px;
  --leading-a: 1.3000000544956751em;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 1rem;
  --radius-2: 3rem;
  --radius-3: 4px;
  --radius-4: 50%;
  --radius-5: 0.5rem;
  --radius-6: 3.125rem;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 320px;
  --breakpoint-2: 767px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1023px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1279px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1280px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1600px;
  --max-width-1: 1600px;
  --max-width-2: 800px;
  --max-width-3: 600px;
  --max-width-4: 500px;
  --max-width-5: 496px;
  --max-width-6: 300px;
}

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