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Patch’s website (patch.com) uses Roboto for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Deep Royal Blue (#005D8F), Steel Blue (#0083CC) and Red (#E02020), with #111111 text on #FCFCFC. Captured from the live site on 25 October 2026.

Website
patch.com
Typefaces
Roboto, San Francisco, Patch
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
25 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://patch.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the patch.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of patch.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 25 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
Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions
● 60 / 60 characters
Meta description
The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites
● 86 / 160 characters
Site name
Patch
og:title
Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions
og:description
The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites
Language
en
Theme colour
#ffffff

In search results

Patchhttps://patch.com/

Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions

The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites

When shared

The image Patch shares with links

patch.com

Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions

The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites

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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 (#111111) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 28.8%
  • Near Black 21.7%
  • Deep Royal Blue 14.7%
  • Off White 6.9%
  • Dark Grey 6.7%
  • Steel Blue 4.9%
  • Red 3%
  • Medium Sea Green 2.2%
  • Forest Green 1.8%
  • Lime Green 1.8%
  • Sky Blue 1.6%
  • Golden Rod 1.6%
  • Dark Green 1.6%
  • Fire Brick 1%
  • Misty Rose 0.9%
  • Light Royal Blue 0.8%

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
    18.88:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · inline style on <a>, html

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 93
    On text
    —
    On white
    18.88:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .hero, .btn--dark

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 9
    On text
    15.55:1 AAA
    On white
    1.21:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · .styles-module-scss-module__2M1V0G__categories__title--condensed:after, .styles-module-scss-module__9SA7Uq__ContactForm .btn--submit:disabled

  • Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 65
    On text
    2.70:1 Fail
    On white
    7.00:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .styles-module-scss-module__qPKbUG__Header__title, .modal-dialog--featured .modal-header .modal-title

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Deep Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 35 0 44
    On text
    2.66:1 Fail
    On white
    7.09:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .btn--cta, .btn--subscribe

  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 36 0 20
    On text
    4.60:1 AA
    On white
    4.10:1 AA large

    Text, background, border · .btn--primary-dark, .btn--outline-primary-dark

  • Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 86 86 12
    On text
    3.95:1 AA large
    On white
    4.78:1 AA

    Text, border, background · .btn--error, .btn--outline-error

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    97 0 47 38
    On text
    5.48:1 AA
    On white
    3.45:1 AA large

    Background, text, graphic · inline style on <a>, inline style on <h3>

  • Forest Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 88 38
    On text
    5.31:1 AA
    On white
    3.56:1 AA large

    Text, background, border · .btn--secondary, .btn--outline-secondary

  • Lime Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    97 0 79 23
    On text
    8.04:1 AAA
    On white
    2.35:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · .btn--success, .btn--outline-success

  • Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    63 13 0 0
    On text
    12.12:1 AAA
    On white
    1.56:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · .btn--info, .btn--outline-info

  • Golden Rod

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 23 91 3
    On text
    11.09:1 AAA
    On white
    1.70:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · .btn--warning, .btn--outline-warning

  • Dark Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 93 70
    On text
    1.83:1 Fail
    On white
    10.31:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .btn--secondary-dark, .btn--outline-secondary-dark

  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 90 16
    On text
    3.51:1 AA large
    On white
    5.38:1 AA

    Text, graphic · --rx-bg-negative-static, --rx-border-negative-static

  • Misty Rose

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 13 13 0
    On text
    15.17:1 AAA
    On white
    1.24:1 Fail

    Background · .Input-module-scss-module__oSzroq__fieldInput.Input-module-scss-module__oSzroq__, .ErrorMessage-module-scss-module__S_ooKG__errorMessage

  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 61 0 0
    On text
    3.80:1 AA large
    On white
    4.97:1 AA

    Background, text · --rx-bg-primary-static, --rx-border-primary-static

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(45deg,#ffffff40 25%,transparent 25%,transparent 50%,#ffffff40 50%,#ffffff40 75%,transparent 75%,transparent)

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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.

Roboto

Aa 400 Aa 500

Roboto

Google Fonts · weights 400, 500 · buttons, body, headings

Aa 400 Aa 500

San Francisco

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

Aa 400

Patch

Served from cdn.patchcdn.com · 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 36px / 1.25 weight 800

Patch

Heading 2 24px / 1.25 weight 700

Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events…

Heading 3 20px / 1.25 weight 600

Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events…

Heading 4 1rem · 16 px / 1.25 weight 500

Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events…

Heading 5 16px / 1.25 weight 600

Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events…

Heading 6 16px / 1.25 weight 600

Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events…

Paragraph .875rem · 14 px / 1.5

The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites

Small 85%

The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites

Button .9375rem · 15 px Roboto

Get started

Link 1.125rem · 18 px / 20px

Read more about Patch

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 24pxline 1.2 · 13 rules
  • 20pxline 24px · 25 rules
  • 18pxline 18px · 50 rules
  • 16pxline 20px · 75 rules
  • 15pxline 1.2 · 22 rules
  • 14pxline 1.5 · 127 rules
  • 13pxline 1 · 9 rules
  • 12pxline 16px · 42 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

.styles-module-scss-module__9SA7Uq__ContactForm .btn--submit · #005D8F · radius 12px

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #005D8F

Corner radius

  • 4px · 59×
  • 6px · 27×
  • 30px · 23×
  • 50% · 18×
  • 3px · 10×
  • 8px · 9×

Shadows

  • 0 .3rem .75rem #00000026
  • 0 .5rem 1rem #00000026
  • 0 .5rem 1.5rem #0000002d
  • 0 1px 4px #0003

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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

360
576
768
788
900
991
992
1140

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1280 px
1090 px
950 px
730 px
600 px
350 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 60 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 Patch use?
Patch’s website uses two typefaces: Roboto (headings and body text), google Fonts; Patch, served from cdn.patchcdn.com.
What are Patch’s brand colours?
The main colours on patch.com are Deep Royal Blue (#005D8F), Steel Blue (#0083CC), Red (#E02020), Medium Sea Green (#049F55), Forest Green (#009E13) and Lime Green (#06C42A).
What colour is Patch’s text and background?
Body text is #111111 on a #FCFCFC background.
Where is Patch’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on patch.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Patch’s own brand or press page.
Is this Patch’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from patch.com’s public web pages on 25 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Patch. 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

patch-com-tokens.css

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/* patch.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/patch.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #111111;
  --background: #FCFCFC;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #111111;
  --colour-off-white: #E9E9E9;
  --colour-dark-grey: #595959;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #005D8F;
  --colour-steel-blue: #0083CC;
  --colour-red: #E02020;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #049F55;
  --colour-forest-green: #009E13;
  --colour-lime-green: #06C42A;
  --colour-sky-blue: #5EDFFF;
  --colour-golden-rod: #F7BE16;
  --colour-dark-green: #004C05;
  --colour-fire-brick: #D70015;
  --colour-misty-rose: #FFDFDF;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #0063FF;
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(45deg,#ffffff40 25%,transparent 25%,transparent 50%,#ffffff40 50%,#ffffff40 75%,transparent 75%,transparent);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-buttons: 'Roboto', 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Roboto', 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-headings: 'Roboto', 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Patch';

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 36px;
  --leading-h1: 1.25;
  --text-h2: 24px;
  --leading-h2: 1.25;
  --text-h3: 20px;
  --leading-h3: 1.25;
  --text-h4: 1rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.25;
  --text-h5: 16px;
  --leading-h5: 1.25;
  --text-h6: 16px;
  --leading-h6: 1.25;
  --text-p: .875rem;
  --leading-p: 1.5;
  --text-small: 85%;
  --text-button: .9375rem;
  --text-a: 1.125rem;
  --leading-a: 20px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 4px;
  --radius-2: 6px;
  --radius-3: 30px;
  --radius-4: 50%;
  --radius-5: 3px;
  --radius-6: 8px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 360px;
  --breakpoint-2: 576px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 788px;
  --breakpoint-5: 900px;
  --breakpoint-6: 991px;
  --breakpoint-7: 992px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1140px;
  --max-width-1: 1280px;
  --max-width-2: 1090px;
  --max-width-3: 950px;
  --max-width-4: 730px;
  --max-width-5: 600px;
  --max-width-6: 350px;
}

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Other websites using Roboto as their main typeface
Websites whose lead colour is closest to Patch’s

Captured from patch.com on 25 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Patch; this guide describes the public website for reference.