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

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Niche’s website (niche.com) uses Source Sans Pro for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Light Slate Grey (#004436), Steel Blue (#007AC8) and Deep Slate Grey (#003024), with #1B1B1B text on #FBF5F2. Captured from the live site on 21 October 2026.

Website
niche.com
Typefaces
Source Sans Pro, Fraunces, NicheCritical
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
21 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.niche.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the niche.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of niche.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 21 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
Find the School that Fits You Best - Niche
● 42 / 60 characters
Meta description
Finding the right school shouldn't be hard. From K-12 to college to grad school, we make it easy to discover and connect with the best ones for you.
● 148 / 160 characters
Site name
Niche
og:title
Find the School that Fits You Best
og:description
Finding the right school shouldn't be hard. From K-12 to college to grad school, we make it easy to discover and connect with the best ones for you.
Language
en
Theme colour
#016853

In search results

Nichehttps://www.niche.com/

Find the School that Fits You Best - Niche

Finding the right school shouldn't be hard. From K-12 to college to grad school, we make it easy to discover and connect with the best ones for you.

When shared

The image Niche shares with links

niche.com

Find the School that Fits You Best

Finding the right school shouldn't be hard. From K-12 to college to grad school, we make it easy to discover …

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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 (#1B1B1B) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 33.1%
  • Charcoal 10.7%
  • Near Black 9.8%
  • Light Slate Grey 9.6%
  • Steel Blue 6.1%
  • Deep Slate Grey 5.1%
  • Warm Off White 4.7%
  • Sea Green 3.9%
  • Light Royal Blue 3.6%
  • Fire Brick 3.2%
  • Teal 2.2%
  • Deep Royal Blue 1.9%
  • Slate Grey 1.8%
  • Light Sky Blue 1.6%
  • Royal Blue 1.3%
  • Coral 1.3%

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
  • White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    17.22:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · .modal-cover .modal.modal--fp-reg-flow .dynamic-field-groups-modal-content .moda, body

  • Charcoal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 73
    On text
    1.82:1 Fail
    On white
    9.44:1 AAA

    Text, background, graphic · .modal-cover .modal.modal--fp-reg-flow .dynamic-field-groups-modal-content .moda, body

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 89
    On text
    —
    On white
    17.22:1 AAA

    Text, border · .modal-cover .modal.modal--fp-reg-flow .dynamic-field-groups-modal-content .moda, body

  • Warm Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 2 4 2
    On text
    15.95:1 AAA
    On white
    1.08:1 Fail

    Background, border, graphic · body, .sherlock__container--search-filter-input .sherlock-options .sherlock-option__la

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Light Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 21 73
    On text
    1.54:1 Fail
    On white
    11.17:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .button--search-map-search, .global-nav__filter-button .button

  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 39 0 22
    On text
    3.79:1 AA large
    On white
    4.55:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .button, .sherlock__container--global-nav.sherlock__container--location-input.sherlock__c

  • Deep Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 25 81
    On text
    1.19:1 Fail
    On white
    14.50:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · --variant-containedBg, .college-quiz-explanation .college-quiz-explanation__title

  • Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    69 0 51 48
    On text
    3.71:1 AA large
    On white
    4.64:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .button--atl-added.button.button--inverted.button--green, .button.button--outline.button--green.button--atl-added

  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    73 44 0 24
    On text
    3.37:1 AA large
    On white
    5.11:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .informational-cta__container--college-quiz .informational-cta__title--fake-link, .informational-cta__container--schools_near_you .informational-cta__title--fake-

  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 94 100 30
    On text
    2.41:1 Fail
    On white
    7.15:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .alert-dot, .modal-cover .modal.modal--fp-reg-flow .dynamic-field-groups-modal-content .moda

  • Teal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    99 0 20 59
    On text
    2.55:1 Fail
    On white
    6.76:1 AA

    Text, background, theme · .silo-ranking-header__title, theme-color meta tag

  • Deep Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    75 44 0 36
    On text
    2.52:1 Fail
    On white
    6.82:1 AA

    Text, background, graphic · .button.button--icon-facebook, button.repeater-row__trigger

  • Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    66 0 21 82
    On text
    1.19:1 Fail
    On white
    14.43:1 AAA

    Text, background, graphic · .home-testimonial__title, .home-hero

  • Light Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    41 16 0 6
    On text
    9.56:1 AAA
    On white
    1.80:1 Fail

    Text, background · .button.button--disabled, .button.button--disabled.button--outline

  • Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 40 0 35
    On text
    2.73:1 Fail
    On white
    6.31:1 AA

    Text, background · .informational-cta__title--fake-link, .button.button--inverted

  • Coral

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 53 70 4
    On text
    6.03:1 AA
    On white
    2.86:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .sherlock__container--askMeAnything-college.sherlock__container--error .sherlock, .input-list-container--error .sherlock__container--askMeAnything-interestedMajor

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(270deg,#fff 50%,hsla(0,0%,100%,0))

  • linear-gradient(180deg,hsla(0,0%,100%,0),#fff)

  • linear-gradient(270deg,#fff 0,#fff 50%,hsla(0,0%,100%,0))

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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.

Source Sans Pro

Aa 300 Aa 700

Source Sans Pro

Google Fonts · weights 300, 400, 600, 700 · headings, buttons, body

Aa 400 Aa 700

Fraunces

Google Fonts · weights 400, 600, 700 · headings

Aa 400

NicheCritical

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

Aa 400

Niche-Interface-Symbols

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

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 32px / 1.4 weight 400

Niche

Heading 2 28px / 1.4 weight 400

Find the School that Fits You Best - Niche

Heading 3 24px / 1.4 weight 400

Find the School that Fits You Best - Niche

Heading 4 20px / 1.4 weight 400

Find the School that Fits You Best - Niche

Heading 5 18px / 1.4 weight 400

Find the School that Fits You Best - Niche

Heading 6 16px / 1.4 weight 600

Find the School that Fits You Best - Niche

Body 1rem · 16 px / 1.5 weight 400 · Source Sans Pro

Finding the right school shouldn't be hard. From K-12 to college to grad school, we make it easy to discover and connect with the best ones…

Paragraph .875rem · 14 px / 22px

Finding the right school shouldn't be hard. From K-12 to college to grad school, we make it easy to discover and connect with the best ones…

Link .875rem · 14 px / 44px weight 600 · Fraunces

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 33px17 rules
  • 24pxline 1em · 19 rules
  • 20pxline 1em · 56 rules
  • 18pxline 20px · 82 rules
  • 16pxline 18px · 89 rules
  • 14pxline 18px · 87 rules
  • 13pxline 16px · 23 rules
  • 12pxline 1.2 · 28 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

.button · #007AC8 · radius 2px

Corner radius

  • 2px · 73×
  • 4px · 52×
  • 100px · 18×
  • 50% · 17×
  • 10px · 9×
  • 3px · 6×

Shadows

  • 0px 3px 1px -2px rgba(0,0,0,0.2),0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.14),0px 1px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)
  • 2px 2px 8px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.15)
  • 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.1),0 0 2px rgba(0,0,0,.1)
  • 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.1),0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.1)

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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

500
600
767
768
900
1024
1200
1400

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1024 px
800 px
700 px
500 px
450 px
400 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 42 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does Niche use?
Niche’s website uses four typefaces: Source Sans Pro (headings and body text), google Fonts; Fraunces, google Fonts; NicheCritical, self-hosted; Niche-Interface-Symbols, self-hosted.
What are Niche’s brand colours?
The main colours on niche.com are Light Slate Grey (#004436), Steel Blue (#007AC8), Deep Slate Grey (#003024), Sea Green (#298541), Light Royal Blue (#346DC2) and Fire Brick (#B20A00).
What colour is Niche’s text and background?
Body text is #1B1B1B on a #FBF5F2 background.
Where is Niche’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on niche.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Niche’s own brand or press page.
Is this Niche’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from niche.com’s public web pages on 21 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Niche. 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

niche-com-tokens.css

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/* niche.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/niche.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #1B1B1B;
  --background: #FBF5F2;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-charcoal: #464646;
  --colour-near-black: #1B1B1B;
  --colour-warm-off-white: #FBF5F2;
  --colour-light-slate-grey: #004436;
  --colour-steel-blue: #007AC8;
  --colour-deep-slate-grey: #003024;
  --colour-sea-green: #298541;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #346DC2;
  --colour-fire-brick: #B20A00;
  --colour-teal: #016853;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #295AA2;
  --colour-slate-grey: #102F25;
  --colour-light-sky-blue: #8EC8EF;
  --colour-royal-blue: #0063A5;
  --colour-coral: #F4724A;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(270deg,#fff 50%,hsla(0,0%,100%,0));
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(180deg,hsla(0,0%,100%,0),#fff);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(270deg,#fff 0,#fff 50%,hsla(0,0%,100%,0));

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Niche', 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 32px;
  --leading-h1: 1.4;
  --text-h2: 28px;
  --leading-h2: 1.4;
  --text-h3: 24px;
  --leading-h3: 1.4;
  --text-h4: 20px;
  --leading-h4: 1.4;
  --text-h5: 18px;
  --leading-h5: 1.4;
  --text-h6: 16px;
  --leading-h6: 1.4;
  --text-body: 1rem;
  --leading-body: 1.5;
  --text-p: .875rem;
  --leading-p: 22px;
  --text-a: .875rem;
  --leading-a: 44px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 2px;
  --radius-2: 4px;
  --radius-3: 100px;
  --radius-4: 50%;
  --radius-5: 10px;
  --radius-6: 3px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 500px;
  --breakpoint-2: 600px;
  --breakpoint-3: 767px;
  --breakpoint-4: 768px;
  --breakpoint-5: 900px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1200px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1400px;
  --max-width-1: 1024px;
  --max-width-2: 800px;
  --max-width-3: 700px;
  --max-width-4: 500px;
  --max-width-5: 450px;
  --max-width-6: 400px;
}

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Captured from niche.com on 21 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Niche; this guide describes the public website for reference.