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

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Unofficial style guide

Plaidstyle guide

Plaid’s website (plaid.com) uses Cern for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Dodger Blue (#0A85EA), Sky Blue (#63DAFF) and Indian Red (#F44E66), with #111111 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 25 October 2026.

Website
plaid.com
Typefaces
Cern, Inconsolata, Plaid Sans
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
25 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://plaid.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the plaid.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of plaid.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
Plaid: Enabling all companies to build fintech solutions
● 56 / 60 characters
Meta description
Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect their financial data to apps and services.
● 151 / 160 characters
Site name
Plaid
og:title
Plaid: Enabling all companies to build fintech solutions
og:description
Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect their financial data to apps and services.
Language
en
Theme colour
#ffffff

In search results

Plaidhttps://plaid.com/

Plaid: Enabling all companies to build fintech solutions

Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect their financial data to apps and services.

When shared

The image Plaid shares with links

plaid.com

Plaid: Enabling all companies to build fintech solutions

Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect …

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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 33.1%
  • Deep Black 22.9%
  • Off White 5.5%
  • Light Black 5%
  • Dodger Blue 3.8%
  • Sky Blue 3.6%
  • Indian Red 3.3%
  • Light Cyan 3.1%
  • Midnight Blue 2.9%
  • Lavender 2.8%
  • Powder Blue 2.4%
  • Light Aqua Marine 2.4%
  • Deep Aqua Marine 2.3%
  • Light Pink 2.3%
  • Khaki 2.3%
  • Misty Rose 2.3%

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
    18.88:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · .credibility__item--green400, .credibility__item--yellow400

  • Deep Black

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

    Text, background, border · .article-docs li a, body

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 14
    On text
    13.77:1 AAA
    On white
    1.37:1 Fail

    Border, background, text · .tabs-title>a:focus, .pagination a:hover

  • Light Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    3 0 0 86
    On text
    1.21:1 Fail
    On white
    15.56:1 AAA

    Text, background · .CmsFormWithBackgroundHero_inputGroup_web3__khHZ4 .CmsFormWithBackgroundHero_inp, .CmsFormWithAssetHero_inputGroup_web3__hhxgK .CmsFormWithAssetHero_input__egmlJ:

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    96 43 0 8
    On text
    5.00:1 AA
    On white
    3.78:1 AA large

    Text, background, graphic · .button-links__link:focus, .Button_outlinedButtonWrapper__gbmpJ .Button_threadsButton__Wx82L.Button_blue__x

  • Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    61 15 0 0
    On text
    11.69:1 AAA
    On white
    1.62:1 Fail

    Background, text, graphic · .credibility__item--blue600, .interactive-data .mobile-object-property-description-container .interactive-dat

  • Indian Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 68 58 4
    On text
    5.51:1 AA
    On white
    3.43:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .Button_outlinedButtonWrapper__gbmpJ .Button_threadsButton__Wx82L.Button_pink__w, .Button_filledButtonWrapper__VxUkI .Button_threadsButton__Wx82L.Button_pink__wd9

  • Light Cyan

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    20 3 0 0
    On text
    16.58:1 AAA
    On white
    1.14:1 Fail

    Background, text · .Tag_blogPostTagWrapper__QiooF a.Tag_blogPostTag__Mi8l_, .css-gnir9y

  • Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 50 0 82
    On text
    1.04:1 Fail
    On white
    18.07:1 AAA

    Text, background · .PostCard_title__G0zcD, .Showcase_showcase__XsArQ.Showcase_sky1000__Q69Hz

  • Lavender

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    12 12 0 0
    On text
    14.76:1 AAA
    On white
    1.28:1 Fail

    Background, text · .Tag_blogPostTagWrapper__QiooF a.Tag_blogPostTag__Mi8l_, .css-gnir9y

  • Powder Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    30 6 0 1
    On text
    14.84:1 AAA
    On white
    1.27:1 Fail

    Background, text · .credibility__item--blue400, .credibility__item--bg-blue

  • Light Aqua Marine

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    33 0 14 0
    On text
    16.24:1 AAA
    On white
    1.16:1 Fail

    Background, text · .credibility__item--green400, .credibility__item--green400 .credibility__section--media

  • Deep Aqua Marine

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    73 0 15 6
    On text
    13.11:1 AAA
    On white
    1.44:1 Fail

    Background · .css-bm5hiu, .css-bmwu1z

  • Light Pink

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 33 27 0
    On text
    10.52:1 AAA
    On white
    1.79:1 Fail

    Background, text · .how-it-works__category-arc-icon--pink400, .Showcase_showcase__XsArQ.Showcase_pink400__QS3rK

  • Khaki

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 4 36 2
    On text
    16.36:1 AAA
    On white
    1.15:1 Fail

    Background, text · .credibility__item--yellow400, .ModalPane_paywallModal__Gp9S1>div:first-of-type>div:first-of-type

  • Misty Rose

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 16 14 0
    On text
    14.39:1 AAA
    On white
    1.31:1 Fail

    Background, text · .bg-pink, .carousel-media-center-wrapper--red200

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(to bottom left, #e6e6ff 0%, #e5effe 50%, #ccf8ff 100%) padding-box,linear-gradient(to right, #8358EF 0%, #156EF5 100%)

  • linear-gradient(315deg, #07578C 25.85%, #0E94D8 63.18%, #42F0CD 98.91%)

  • conic-gradient(in oklch longer hue, oklch(0.91 0.19 69.4) 0deg 360deg)

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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.

Cern

Aa 400 Aa 800

Cern

Self-hosted · weights 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 · headings, body, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

Inconsolata

Self-hosted · weights 400, 600, 700 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 300 Aa 900

Plaid Sans

Self-hosted · weights 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 300 Aa 600

Bowery Street

Self-hosted · weights 300, 400, 500, 600 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS · root 10 px
Heading 1 3.2rem · 32 px / 1.2 weight 800 · Cern

Plaid

Heading 2 2.4rem · 24 px / 1.3333333333 weight 800 · Cern

Plaid: Enabling all companies to build fintech …

Heading 3 3.2rem · 32 px / 1.1875 weight 800 · Cern

Plaid: Enabling all companies to build fintech …

Heading 4 2rem · 20 px / 1.6 weight 800 · Cern

Plaid: Enabling all companies to build fintech …

Heading 5 1.6rem · 16 px / 2.1875 weight 800 · Cern

Plaid: Enabling all companies to build fintech …

Heading 6 1.4rem · 14 px / 1.4285714286 weight 600 · uppercase · Inconsolata

Plaid: Enabling all companies to build fintech …

Body 1.6rem · 16 px / 1.5 weight 400 · Cern

Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect their financial data to apps a…

Paragraph 18px / 24px weight 600 · Cern

Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect their financial data to apps a…

Small 80% / 1.5

Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect their financial data to apps a…

Button 100% / 1 none · Cern

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Link 16px / 2.4rem Cern

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 36pxline 48px · 6 rules
  • 24pxline 32px · 17 rules
  • 20pxline 150% · 16 rules
  • 18pxline 24px · 18 rules
  • 16pxline 24px · 51 rules
  • 14pxline 1.5 · 69 rules
  • 13pxline 16px · 6 rules
  • 12pxline 1 · 15 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

.CtaFormWrapper_card__IQI0k · #FFFFFF · radius 16px

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #111111

Corner radius

  • 2px · 33×
  • inherit · 18×
  • 8px · 16×
  • 50% · 15×
  • 16px · 11×
  • 24px · 10×

Shadows

  • 0 8px 16px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.08)
  • 0px 1px 5px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)
  • 0px 1px 5px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)
  • 0 8px 16px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.16)

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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
750
1023
1024
1078
1280
1440

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1730 px
1673 px
460 px
409 px
384 px
352 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 56 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 Plaid use?
Plaid’s website uses four typefaces: Cern (headings and body text), self-hosted; Inconsolata, self-hosted; Plaid Sans, self-hosted; Bowery Street, self-hosted.
What are Plaid’s brand colours?
The main colours on plaid.com are Dodger Blue (#0A85EA), Sky Blue (#63DAFF), Indian Red (#F44E66), Light Cyan (#CCF8FF), Midnight Blue (#00172E) and Lavender (#E1E1FF).
What colour is Plaid’s text and background?
Body text is #111111 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Plaid’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on plaid.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Plaid’s own brand or press page.
Is this Plaid’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from plaid.com’s public web pages on 25 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Plaid. 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

plaid-com-tokens.css

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/* plaid.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/plaid.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #111111;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-deep-black: #111111;
  --colour-off-white: #DCDCDC;
  --colour-light-black: #232424;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #0A85EA;
  --colour-sky-blue: #63DAFF;
  --colour-indian-red: #F44E66;
  --colour-light-cyan: #CCF8FF;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #00172E;
  --colour-lavender: #E1E1FF;
  --colour-powder-blue: #B1EEFC;
  --colour-light-aqua-marine: #ABFFDB;
  --colour-deep-aqua-marine: #42F0CD;
  --colour-light-pink: #FFAAB9;
  --colour-khaki: #FBF1A0;
  --colour-misty-rose: #FFD7DC;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(to bottom left, #e6e6ff 0%, #e5effe 50%, #ccf8ff 100%) padding-box,linear-gradient(to right, #8358EF 0%, #156EF5 100%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(315deg, #07578C 25.85%, #0E94D8 63.18%, #42F0CD 98.91%);
  --gradient-3: conic-gradient(in oklch longer hue, oklch(0.91 0.19 69.4) 0deg 360deg);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Cern', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Cern', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Cern', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Bowery Street';

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 3.2rem;
  --leading-h1: 1.2;
  --text-h2: 2.4rem;
  --leading-h2: 1.3333333333;
  --text-h3: 3.2rem;
  --leading-h3: 1.1875;
  --text-h4: 2rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.6;
  --text-h5: 1.6rem;
  --leading-h5: 2.1875;
  --text-h6: 1.4rem;
  --leading-h6: 1.4285714286;
  --text-body: 1.6rem;
  --leading-body: 1.5;
  --text-p: 18px;
  --leading-p: 24px;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --leading-small: 1.5;
  --text-button: 100%;
  --leading-button: 1;
  --text-a: 16px;
  --leading-a: 2.4rem;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 2px;
  --radius-2: inherit;
  --radius-3: 8px;
  --radius-4: 50%;
  --radius-5: 16px;
  --radius-6: 24px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 639px;
  --breakpoint-2: 640px;
  --breakpoint-3: 750px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1023px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1078px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1280px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1440px;
  --max-width-1: 1730px;
  --max-width-2: 1673px;
  --max-width-3: 460px;
  --max-width-4: 409px;
  --max-width-5: 384px;
  --max-width-6: 352px;
}

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