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Rolling Stone logo

Unofficial style guide

Rolling Stonestyle guide

Rolling Stone’s website (rollingstone.com) uses Feature Flat Text for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Red (#E60019), Saddle Brown (#7A592D) and Dark Golden Rod (#A58553), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 26 October 2026.

Website
rollingstone.com
Typefaces
Feature Flat Text, Rolling Stone Slab, neue-haas-grotesk-display
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
26 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
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Screenshot of the rollingstone.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of rollingstone.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 26 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
Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage
● 59 / 60 characters
Meta description
Get the latest Rolling Stone news with exclusive stories and pictures from Rolling Stone.
● 89 / 160 characters
Site name
Rolling Stone
og:title
Rolling Stone
og:description
Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage
Language
en-US
Theme colour
#ffffff

In search results

Rolling Stonehttps://www.rollingstone.com/

Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

Get the latest Rolling Stone news with exclusive stories and pictures from Rolling Stone.

When shared

The image Rolling Stone shares with links

rollingstone.com

Rolling Stone

Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

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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 35.1%
  • White 25.9%
  • Red 14.7%
  • Grey 5%
  • Dark Grey 3.2%
  • Saddle Brown 2.7%
  • Dark Golden Rod 1.5%
  • Lime Green 1.5%
  • Steel Blue 1.5%
  • Orange Red 1.5%
  • Slate Blue 1.2%
  • Royal Blue 1.2%
  • Green 1.2%
  • Tomato 1.2%
  • Dark Slate Blue 1.2%
  • Deep Sky Blue 1.2%

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, border · .single-pmc_list .c-gallery-vertical-featured-image .c-gallery-vertical-featured, .c-gallery-vertical-album .c-gallery-vertical-album__subtitle .c-gallery-vertica

  • White

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

    Background, text, border · .floating-preroll-ad .floating-preroll-ad-title:empty+.floating-preroll-ad-close, .header-sticky-outer .expandable-search .search-form

  • Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 54
    On text
    4.62:1 AA
    On white
    4.54:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .article-callout .article-callout-title::after, --a-double-border-outer-color

  • Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 60
    On text
    3.66:1 AA large
    On white
    5.74:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .lrv-u-background-color-grey-dark, .lrv-u-color-grey-dark

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

  • Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 89 10
    On text
    4.38:1 AA large
    On white
    4.80:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .single-pmc_list .c-gallery-vertical-featured-image .c-gallery-vertical-featured, .c-gallery-vertical-album .c-gallery-vertical-album__subtitle .c-gallery-vertica

  • Saddle Brown

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 27 63 52
    On text
    3.29:1 AA large
    On white
    6.37:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-brand-secondary-dark, .lrv-u-background-color-brand-secondary

  • Dark Golden Rod

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 19 50 35
    On text
    6.08:1 AA
    On white
    3.45:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .lrv-u-background-color-brand-secondary-light, .lrv-u-color-brand-secondary-light

  • Lime Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    82 0 100 24
    On text
    8.70:1 AAA
    On white
    2.41:1 Fail

    Text, background, graphic · .share-container ul.share-buttons li a.btn-whatsapp, .shareMore .shareModal li a.btn-whatsapp

  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    92 30 0 34
    On text
    4.18:1 AA large
    On white
    5.03:1 AA

    Text, background, graphic · .share-container ul.share-buttons li a.btn-linkedin, .shareMore .shareModal li a.btn-linkedin

  • Orange Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 70 96 4
    On text
    5.90:1 AA
    On white
    3.56:1 AA large

    Text, background, graphic · .share-container ul.share-buttons li a.btn-reddit, .shareMore .shareModal li a.btn-reddit

  • Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    54 68 0 4
    On text
    4.07:1 AA large
    On white
    5.16:1 AA

    Background, text, graphic · .share-container ul.share-buttons li a.btn-comment, .shareMore .shareModal li a.btn-comment

  • Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    61 41 0 40
    On text
    3.07:1 AA large
    On white
    6.84:1 AA

    Background, text, graphic · .share-container ul.share-buttons li a.btn-facebook, .shareMore .shareModal li a.btn-facebook

  • Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    58 0 100 48
    On text
    4.52:1 AA
    On white
    4.64:1 AA

    Background, text, graphic · .share-container ul.share-buttons li a.btn-more, .shareMore .shareModal li a.btn-more

  • Tomato

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 65 67 6
    On text
    6.12:1 AA
    On white
    3.43:1 AA large

    Background, text, graphic · .share-container ul.share-buttons li a.btn-pinterest, .shareMore .shareModal li a.btn-pinterest

  • Dark Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    54 23 0 67
    On text
    1.94:1 Fail
    On white
    10.82:1 AAA

    Background, text, graphic · .share-container ul.share-buttons li a.btn-tumblr, .shareMore .shareModal li a.btn-tumblr

  • Deep Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 28 0 7
    On text
    8.14:1 AAA
    On white
    2.58:1 Fail

    Background, text, graphic · .share-container ul.share-buttons li a.btn-twitter, .shareMore .shareModal li a.btn-twitter

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(269deg, #FFFFFF 0%, #FFFFFF 7%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%)

  • linear-gradient(270deg, #8ecbaa 0%, #8ecbaa 7%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%) 0% 0% no-repeat padding-box padding-box rgba(0,0,0,0)

  • linear-gradient(269deg, #8ecbaa 0%, #8ecbaa 7%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 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.

Feature Flat Text

Aa 400 Aa 800

Feature Flat Text

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

Aa 400 Aa 900

Rolling Stone Slab

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

Aa 300 Aa 500

neue-haas-grotesk-display

Adobe Fonts · weights 300, 500 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 800

Feature Flat Deck

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

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 2 1.25rem · 20 px / 1 weight 700

Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political N…

Heading 3 1.375rem · 22 px / 1.75rem weight 700

Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political N…

Heading 4 0.9375rem · 15 px / 1.1875rem weight 700

Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political N…

Heading 5 0.75rem · 12 px / 1.375rem weight 700 · uppercase

Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political N…

Heading 6 0.625rem · 10 px / 0.875rem weight 700 · uppercase

Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political N…

Body — / 1.35

Get the latest Rolling Stone news with exclusive stories and pictures from Rolling Stone.

Paragraph 20px / 31px Feature Flat Text

Get the latest Rolling Stone news with exclusive stories and pictures from Rolling Stone.

Link — weight 700

Read more about Rolling Stone

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 22pxline 26px · 12 rules
  • 20pxline 1.9375rem · 14 rules
  • 18pxline 18px · 14 rules
  • 16pxline 1.5rem · 23 rules
  • 15pxline 1.1875rem · 15 rules
  • 14pxline 14px · 15 rules
  • 13pxline 15px · 9 rules
  • 10pxline 0.875rem · 13 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

.pmc-reg-rd-overlay-banner .btn-close · #000000 · radius 50%

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #E60019

Corner radius

  • 50% · 13×
  • 2px · 2×
  • 3px · 2×
  • 0.125rem · 2×
  • 15px · 1×
  • 2px 0 0 2px · 1×

Shadows

  • 0 2px 10px #333
  • 0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.08)
  • 0 0 0 ,0 0 0 calc( + )
  • 0 0 0 5px #19f

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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

480
481
576
767
768
992
1000
1260

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1260 px
1000 px
990 px
635 px
554 px
500 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 59 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 Rolling Stone use?
Rolling Stone’s website uses four typefaces: Feature Flat Text (headings and body text), self-hosted; Rolling Stone Slab, self-hosted; neue-haas-grotesk-display, adobe Fonts; Feature Flat Deck, self-hosted.
What are Rolling Stone’s brand colours?
The main colours on rollingstone.com are Red (#E60019), Saddle Brown (#7A592D), Dark Golden Rod (#A58553), Lime Green (#23C100), Steel Blue (#0E76A8) and Orange Red (#F64A0A).
What colour is Rolling Stone’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Rolling Stone’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on rollingstone.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Rolling Stone’s own brand or press page.
Is this Rolling Stone’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from rollingstone.com’s public web pages on 26 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Rolling Stone. 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

rollingstone-com-tokens.css

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/* rollingstone.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/rollingstone.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-grey: #767676;
  --colour-dark-grey: #666666;
  --colour-red: #E60019;
  --colour-saddle-brown: #7A592D;
  --colour-dark-golden-rod: #A58553;
  --colour-lime-green: #23C100;
  --colour-steel-blue: #0E76A8;
  --colour-orange-red: #F64A0A;
  --colour-slate-blue: #714DF4;
  --colour-royal-blue: #3B5998;
  --colour-green: #388500;
  --colour-tomato: #F05550;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #264053;
  --colour-deep-sky-blue: #00ACEE;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(269deg, #FFFFFF 0%, #FFFFFF 7%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(270deg, #8ecbaa 0%, #8ecbaa 7%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%) 0% 0% no-repeat padding-box padding-box rgba(0,0,0,0);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(269deg, #8ecbaa 0%, #8ecbaa 7%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Feature Flat Text', serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Feature Flat Text', serif;
  --font-other: 'Feature Flat Deck', serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h2: 1.25rem;
  --leading-h2: 1;
  --text-h3: 1.375rem;
  --leading-h3: 1.75rem;
  --text-h4: 0.9375rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.1875rem;
  --text-h5: 0.75rem;
  --leading-h5: 1.375rem;
  --text-h6: 0.625rem;
  --leading-h6: 0.875rem;
  --text-p: 20px;
  --leading-p: 31px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 2px;
  --radius-3: 3px;
  --radius-4: 0.125rem;
  --radius-5: 15px;
  --radius-6: 2px 0 0 2px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 480px;
  --breakpoint-2: 481px;
  --breakpoint-3: 576px;
  --breakpoint-4: 767px;
  --breakpoint-5: 768px;
  --breakpoint-6: 992px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1000px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1260px;
  --max-width-1: 1260px;
  --max-width-2: 1000px;
  --max-width-3: 990px;
  --max-width-4: 635px;
  --max-width-5: 554px;
  --max-width-6: 500px;
}

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