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New York Daily Newsstyle guide

New York Daily News’s website (nydailynews.com) uses Noto Sans for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Slate Blue (#3F51B5), Royal Blue (#5869CA) and Dark Slate Blue (#32408F), with #000000 text on #FBFBFB. Captured from the live site on 4 November 2026.

Typefaces
Noto Sans, Newsreader, JetBrains Mono
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
4 Nov 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.nydailynews.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the nydailynews.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of nydailynews.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 4 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
New York Daily News: New York News, Sports, Weather, Business & Things to Do
▲ 76 / 60 characters
Meta description
The New York Daily News is the local news source for New York City and more, providing breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, things to do, opinion, photos, videos and more.
▲ 182 / 160 characters
Site name
New York Daily News
og:title
New York Daily News
og:description
Breaking US news, local New York news coverage, sports, entertainment news, celebrity gossip, autos, videos and photos at nydailynews.com
Language
en-US

In search results

New York Daily Newshttps://www.nydailynews.com/

New York Daily News: New York News, Sports, Weather, Business…

The New York Daily News is the local news source for New York City and more, providing breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, things to do, opinion, pho…

When shared

The image New York Daily News shares with links

nydailynews.com

New York Daily News

Breaking US news, local New York news coverage, sports, entertainment news, celebrity gossip, autos, videos a…

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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
  • White 38.7%
  • Slate Blue 17.1%
  • Black 12.9%
  • Near Black 10.7%
  • Royal Blue 5.2%
  • Warm Light Grey 4.6%
  • Dark Slate Blue 2.4%
  • Fire Brick 1.9%
  • Brown 1.3%
  • Yellow 1.3%
  • Light Crimson 1.1%
  • Light Sky Blue 0.8%
  • Deep Crimson 0.7%
  • Red 0.5%
  • Deep Sky Blue 0.4%
  • Dodger 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
  • White

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

    Background, text, border · #content.obits-content.obits-homepage-content .obits-homepage-main-grid-left-sea, body

  • Black

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

    Text, background, border · #content.obits-content.obits-homepage-content .obits-homepage-main-grid-left-sea, .gallery-title

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 3 10 88
    On text
    1.26:1 Fail
    On white
    16.66:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .custom-nav-menu .custom-nav-wrapper #dfm-custom-menu-menu .menu-item-has-childr, .site-header .icon-search

  • Warm Light Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 2 4 22
    On text
    12.11:1 AAA
    On white
    1.73:1 Fail

    Border, background, text · .slideshow-landing .mng-gallery-dots button, .feature-primary .primary-related-title

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    65 55 0 29
    On text
    3.06:1 AA large
    On white
    6.87:1 AA

    Background, text, border · button.pushbutton-wide, .site-header .search-button-container .search-button

  • Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    56 48 0 21
    On text
    4.29:1 AA large
    On white
    4.90:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .filter-expand, .highlights h2

  • Dark Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    65 55 0 44
    On text
    2.27:1 Fail
    On white
    9.27:1 AAA

    Background, border, text · .nav-wrapper-primary .nav-primary-top .digisubs-wrapper .digisubs-wrapper-large , .filter button

  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 80 80 22
    On text
    3.76:1 AA large
    On white
    5.58:1 AA

    Text, background, border · #content.sports-radar-content #sports-radar-wrapper .sr-live-game-container .sr-, --stn-player-progressBarTrackColor

  • Brown

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 94 68 45
    On text
    2.21:1 Fail
    On white
    9.50:1 AAA

    Background, graphic · #content.obits-content.obits-homepage-content .obits-homepage-main-grid-left-sea, --primary-obit

  • Yellow

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    7 0 75 0
    On text
    19.02:1 AAA
    On white
    1.10:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .breaking-bar h2, #saveArticleModal .optional-button-container button[data-text="I'll do this late

  • Light Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 92 77 22
    On text
    3.57:1 AA large
    On white
    5.88:1 AA

    Text, background, border · #content.special-investigative-header .special-investigative .investigative-cove, #content.special-investigative-header .special-investigative .investigative-disp

  • Light Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    72 29 0 0
    On text
    9.40:1 AAA
    On white
    2.23:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · --primary-lighter, .editors-picks-nav .count

  • Deep Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 94 68 25
    On text
    3.36:1 AA large
    On white
    6.25:1 AA

    Background · --primary-obit-light, #content.obits-content.obits-homepage-content .obits-homepage-main-grid-left-sea

  • Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 100 0
    On text
    5.25:1 AA
    On white
    4.00:1 AA large

    Background, text · .full-view .article-share .sd-social-icon .sd-content ul li.share-facebook, .obit-modal-container .obit-modal-dropdown-label-text-star

  • Deep Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 27 0 7
    On text
    8.12:1 AAA
    On white
    2.58:1 Fail

    Background, text · .full-view .article-share .sd-social-icon .sd-content ul li.share-twitter, .about-the-author .twitter-follow .icon-twitter

  • Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    99 48 0 0
    On text
    5.80:1 AA
    On white
    3.62:1 AA large

    Background, text · .full-view .article-share .sd-social-icon .sd-content ul li.share-bluesky, .icon-google-color .path1::before

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(0deg, #FFFFFF, #FFFFFF)

  • linear-gradient(0, rgb(255, 255, 255), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0))

  • linear-gradient(to top, rgb(167, 169, 172) 0%, rgb(255, 255, 255) 95%)

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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.

Noto Sans

Aa 400 Aa 800

Noto Sans

Google Fonts · weights 400, 600, 700, 800 · headings, buttons

Aa 400 Aa 900

Newsreader

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 400, 500, 700, 750, 800, 900 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

JetBrains Mono

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 400, 600, 700 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 100 Aa 700

Archivo

Google Fonts · weights 100, 500, 600, 700 · buttons

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 2.25em · 36 px / 1.1666666667

New York Daily News

Heading 2 1.875em · 30 px / 1.0666666667

New York Daily News: New York News, Sports, Wea…

Heading 3 1.5em · 24 px / 1.1666666667

New York Daily News: New York News, Sports, Wea…

Heading 4 1.25em · 20 px / 1.2

New York Daily News: New York News, Sports, Wea…

Heading 5 1.125em · 18 px / 1.2222222222

New York Daily News: New York News, Sports, Wea…

Heading 6 1em · 16 px / 1.25

New York Daily News: New York News, Sports, Wea…

Body 100% / 1 Helvetica

The New York Daily News is the local news source for New York City and more, providing breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, thin…

Paragraph 100%

The New York Daily News is the local news source for New York City and more, providing breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, thin…

Small 100%

The New York Daily News is the local news source for New York City and more, providing breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, thin…

Link 100%

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 20pxline normal · 15 rules
  • 18pxline normal · 24 rules
  • 16pxline normal · 69 rules
  • 15pxline 1.5 · 30 rules
  • 14pxline normal · 36 rules
  • 13pxline 1.3 · 22 rules
  • 12pxline 1.4 · 28 rules
  • 11pxline 1.875em · 18 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

.btn-show-more-headlines · #3F51B5 · radius 3px

Corner radius

  • 50% · 37×
  • 4px · 24×
  • 5px · 19×
  • 3px · 11×
  • 8px · 7×
  • 6px · 2×

Shadows

  • 10px 9px 12px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.2)
  • 0 8px 16px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.2)
  • 0 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.25)
  • 0 8px 16px -4px rgba(0,0,0,.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

639
640
799
800
1039
1040
1279
1280

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1520 px
1300 px
1280 px
1279 px
1200 px
540 px

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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.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is 182 characters. Search results usually show about 160.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does New York Daily News use?
New York Daily News’s website uses two typefaces: Noto Sans (headings and body text), google Fonts; Archivo, google Fonts.
What are New York Daily News’s brand colours?
The main colours on nydailynews.com are Slate Blue (#3F51B5), Royal Blue (#5869CA), Dark Slate Blue (#32408F), Fire Brick (#C72828), Brown (#8D092D) and Yellow (#EEFF41).
What colour is New York Daily News’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #FBFBFB background.
Where is New York Daily News’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on nydailynews.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check New York Daily News’s own brand or press page.
Is this New York Daily News’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from nydailynews.com’s public web pages on 4 November 2026, and isn’t affiliated with New York Daily News. 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

nydailynews-com-tokens.css

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/* nydailynews.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/nydailynews.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FBFBFB;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-near-black: #1F1E1C;
  --colour-warm-light-grey: #C8C4C0;
  --colour-slate-blue: #3F51B5;
  --colour-royal-blue: #5869CA;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #32408F;
  --colour-fire-brick: #C72828;
  --colour-brown: #8D092D;
  --colour-yellow: #EEFF41;
  --colour-light-crimson: #C8102E;
  --colour-light-sky-blue: #47B6FF;
  --colour-deep-crimson: #C00C3D;
  --colour-red: #FF0000;
  --colour-deep-sky-blue: #00ACED;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #0285FF;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(0deg, #FFFFFF, #FFFFFF);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(0, rgb(255, 255, 255), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0));
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(to top, rgb(167, 169, 172) 0%, rgb(255, 255, 255) 95%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Noto Sans';
  --font-buttons: 'Noto Sans';
  --font-other: 'Inter', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 2.25em;
  --leading-h1: 1.1666666667;
  --text-h2: 1.875em;
  --leading-h2: 1.0666666667;
  --text-h3: 1.5em;
  --leading-h3: 1.1666666667;
  --text-h4: 1.25em;
  --leading-h4: 1.2;
  --text-h5: 1.125em;
  --leading-h5: 1.2222222222;
  --text-h6: 1em;
  --leading-h6: 1.25;
  --text-body: 100%;
  --leading-body: 1;
  --text-p: 100%;
  --text-small: 100%;
  --text-a: 100%;

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

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 639px;
  --breakpoint-2: 640px;
  --breakpoint-3: 799px;
  --breakpoint-4: 800px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1039px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1040px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1279px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1280px;
  --max-width-1: 1520px;
  --max-width-2: 1300px;
  --max-width-3: 1280px;
  --max-width-4: 1279px;
  --max-width-5: 1200px;
  --max-width-6: 540px;
}

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