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ScienceDailystyle guide
ScienceDaily’s website (sciencedaily.com) uses Helvetica Neue for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Deep Slate Blue (#004276), Saddle Brown (#763300) and Light Steel Blue (#337AB7), with #333333 text on #E2E3E6. Captured from the live site on 5 November 2026.
- Website
- sciencedaily.com
- Typefaces
- Helvetica Neue, social-share-kit
- Palette
- 4 neutrals, 12 colours, 1 gradient
- Captured
- 5 Nov 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://sciencedaily.com/
Screenshot
sciencedaily.com
Identity & metadata
What browsers, search engines and social cards show before anyone reaches the page, from the homepage’s <head>.
Title &
description
- Page title
- ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news
- ● 54 / 60 characters
- Meta description
- Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.
- ▲ 397 / 160 characters
- Site name
- ScienceDaily
- og:title
- ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news
- og:description
- Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.
- Language
- en
In search results
ScienceDailyhttps://sciencedaily.com/
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news
Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discov…
When shared
sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news
Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanot…
Logo & favicons
Found as: image in the header. PNG, 600 × 100.
Logo
On white
On black
On Deep Slate Blue
Favicons
1 found-
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news
Light browser tab
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news
Dark browser tab
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 (#333333) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.
Colour
Balance
How much each colour is used- White 27.1%
- Grey 12.8%
- Deep Slate Blue 10.9%
- Off White 10.2%
- Charcoal 9.3%
- Saddle Brown 8.6%
- Light Steel Blue 5.4%
- Sky Blue 2.6%
- Medium Sea Green 2.1%
- Orange 2.1%
- Indian Red 2.1%
- Cornflower Blue 1.6%
- Red 1.5%
- Light Slate Blue 1.3%
- Deep Steel Blue 1.3%
- Royal Blue 1.1%
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
- 12.63:1 AAA
- On white
- —
Background, text, border · body, .btn-default
-
Grey
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 0 0 0 53
- On text
- 2.82:1 Fail
- On white
- 4.48:1 AA large
Text, background, border · h1 small, .nav>li.disabled>a
-
Off White
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 0 0 0 7
- On text
- 10.89:1 AAA
- On white
- 1.16:1 Fail
Background, border · body, a.topbar
-
Charcoal
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 0 0 0 80
- On text
- —
- On white
- 12.63:1 AAA
Text, background, border · body, .btn-default .badge
Colours
Brand colours and accents, most used first-
Deep Slate Blue
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 100 44 0 54
- On text
- 1.23:1 Fail
- On white
- 10.29:1 AAA
Text, border, background · .btn-custom, h1.headline
-
Saddle Brown
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 0 57 100 54
- On text
- 1.35:1 Fail
- On white
- 9.36:1 AAA
Text, border, background · h3.hero > a, a.topbar
-
Light Steel Blue
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 72 33 0 28
- On text
- 2.77:1 Fail
- On white
- 4.56:1 AA
Background, text, border · .btn-primary, .btn-primary .badge
-
Sky Blue
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 59 14 0 13
- On text
- 6.04:1 AA
- On white
- 2.09:1 Fail
Background, text, border · .btn-info, .btn-info .badge
-
Medium Sea Green
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 50 0 50 28
- On text
- 5.09:1 AA
- On white
- 2.48:1 Fail
Background, text · .btn-success, .btn-success .badge
-
Orange
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 0 28 68 6
- On text
- 6.49:1 AA
- On white
- 1.95:1 Fail
Background, text · .btn-warning, .btn-warning .badge
-
Indian Red
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 0 62 64 15
- On text
- 3.19:1 AA large
- On white
- 3.96:1 AA large
Background, text · .btn-danger, .btn-danger .badge
-
Cornflower Blue
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 54 26 0 19
- On text
- 4.18:1 AA large
- On white
- 3.02:1 AA large
Background, text · .ssk-reddit, .ssk-reddit2
-
Red
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 0 71 77 8
- On text
- 3.22:1 AA large
- On white
- 3.92:1 AA large
Background, text · .ssk-google-plus, .ssk-alizarin
-
Light Slate Blue
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 50 24 0 55
- On text
- 1.68:1 Fail
- On white
- 7.54:1 AAA
Background, text · .ssk-tumblr, .ssk-vk:hover
-
Deep Steel Blue
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 45 23 0 40
- On text
- 2.67:1 Fail
- On white
- 4.74:1 AA
Text, background · .ssk-vk, .ssk-vk.ssk-icon
-
Royal Blue
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
- CMYK
- 61 41 0 40
- On text
- 1.85:1 Fail
- On white
- 6.84:1 AA
Text, background · .ssk-facebook, .ssk-facebook.ssk-icon
Gradients
-
linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.15) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, rgba(255,255,255,0.15) 50%, rgba(255,255,255,0.15) 75%, transparent 75%, transparent)
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.
Helvetica Neue
Aa
400
Helvetica Neue
System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 400 · body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it
Aa
400
social-share-kit
Self-hosted · weights 400 · 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
36px / 1.1
weight 500
ScienceDaily
Heading 2
30px / 1.1
weight 500
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest resear…
Heading 3
24px / 1.1
weight 500
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest resear…
Heading 4
18px / 1.1
weight 500
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest resear…
Heading 5
14px / 1.1
weight 500
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest resear…
Heading 6
12px / 1.1
weight 500
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest resear…
Body
16px / 1.42857143
Helvetica Neue
Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolutio…
Small
85%
Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolutio…
Link
12px / 20px
weight 700
Read more about ScienceDaily
Sizes in use
Most common across the site- 24px3 rules
- 22pxline 1px · 3 rules
- 20pxline inherit · 8 rules
- 18pxline 1.3333333 · 14 rules
- 16pxline inherit · 15 rules
- 14pxline 1.42857143 · 10 rules
- 12pxline 1.5 · 18 rules
- 10px3 rules
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-primary · #337AB7
Link
Read our latest news today.
a · #337AB7
Corner radius
- 4px · 15×
- 6px · 7×
- 3px · 7×
- 4px 4px 0 0 · 3×
- 50% · 2×
- 1px · 1×
Shadows
- 0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.175)
- 0 3px 9px rgba(0,0,0,0.5)
- 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.5)
Layout
Breakpoints from the site’s media queries and the widths its content is held to, with how often each appears.
Grid
Breakpoints
374
375
767
768
991
992
1199
1200
On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.
Notes
Plain checks on what was found. Worth fixing if you look after this site.
Notes
- ● FineThe title is 54 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
- ▲ CheckThe description is 397 characters. Search results usually show about 160.
Questions
Quick answers, from the same capture as the rest of this guide.
Questions
- What font does ScienceDaily use?
- ScienceDaily’s website uses two typefaces: Helvetica Neue (headings and body text), a system font; social-share-kit, self-hosted.
- What are ScienceDaily’s brand colours?
- The main colours on sciencedaily.com are Deep Slate Blue (#004276), Saddle Brown (#763300), Light Steel Blue (#337AB7), Sky Blue (#5BC0DE), Medium Sea Green (#5CB85C) and Orange (#F0AD4E).
- What colour is ScienceDaily’s text and background?
- Body text is #333333 on a #E2E3E6 background.
- Where is ScienceDaily’s logo from?
- The logo shown in this guide was found on sciencedaily.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check ScienceDaily’s own brand or press page.
- Is this ScienceDaily’s official style guide?
- No. SiteStyleGuide made it from sciencedaily.com’s public web pages on 5 November 2026, and isn’t affiliated with ScienceDaily. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.
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
sciencedaily-com-tokens.css
/* sciencedaily.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/sciencedaily.com) */
:root {
/* Colours */
--text: #333333;
--background: #E2E3E6;
--colour-white: #FFFFFF;
--colour-grey: #777777;
--colour-off-white: #EEEEEE;
--colour-charcoal: #333333;
--colour-deep-slate-blue: #004276;
--colour-saddle-brown: #763300;
--colour-light-steel-blue: #337AB7;
--colour-sky-blue: #5BC0DE;
--colour-medium-sea-green: #5CB85C;
--colour-orange: #F0AD4E;
--colour-indian-red: #D9534F;
--colour-cornflower-blue: #5F99CF;
--colour-red: #EA4335;
--colour-light-slate-blue: #395773;
--colour-deep-steel-blue: #54769A;
--colour-royal-blue: #3B5998;
--gradient-1: linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.15) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, rgba(255,255,255,0.15) 50%, rgba(255,255,255,0.15) 75%, transparent 75%, transparent);
/* Typefaces */
--font-body: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
--font-other: 'social-share-kit';
/* Type scale */
--text-h1: 36px;
--leading-h1: 1.1;
--text-h2: 30px;
--leading-h2: 1.1;
--text-h3: 24px;
--leading-h3: 1.1;
--text-h4: 18px;
--leading-h4: 1.1;
--text-h5: 14px;
--leading-h5: 1.1;
--text-h6: 12px;
--leading-h6: 1.1;
--text-body: 16px;
--leading-body: 1.42857143;
--text-small: 85%;
--text-a: 12px;
--leading-a: 20px;
/* Shape */
--radius-1: 4px;
--radius-2: 6px;
--radius-3: 3px;
--radius-4: 4px 4px 0 0;
--radius-5: 50%;
--radius-6: 1px;
/* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
--breakpoint-1: 374px;
--breakpoint-2: 375px;
--breakpoint-3: 767px;
--breakpoint-4: 768px;
--breakpoint-5: 991px;
--breakpoint-6: 992px;
--breakpoint-7: 1199px;
--breakpoint-8: 1200px;
}
{
"site": "sciencedaily.com",
"source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/sciencedaily.com",
"text": "#333333",
"background": "#E2E3E6",
"colours": [
{
"name": "White",
"hex": "#FFFFFF",
"rgb": [
255,
255,
255
]
},
{
"name": "Grey",
"hex": "#777777",
"rgb": [
119,
119,
119
]
},
{
"name": "Off White",
"hex": "#EEEEEE",
"rgb": [
238,
238,
238
]
},
{
"name": "Charcoal",
"hex": "#333333",
"rgb": [
51,
51,
51
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Slate Blue",
"hex": "#004276",
"rgb": [
0,
66,
118
]
},
{
"name": "Saddle Brown",
"hex": "#763300",
"rgb": [
118,
51,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Light Steel Blue",
"hex": "#337AB7",
"rgb": [
51,
122,
183
]
},
{
"name": "Sky Blue",
"hex": "#5BC0DE",
"rgb": [
91,
192,
222
]
},
{
"name": "Medium Sea Green",
"hex": "#5CB85C",
"rgb": [
92,
184,
92
]
},
{
"name": "Orange",
"hex": "#F0AD4E",
"rgb": [
240,
173,
78
]
},
{
"name": "Indian Red",
"hex": "#D9534F",
"rgb": [
217,
83,
79
]
},
{
"name": "Cornflower Blue",
"hex": "#5F99CF",
"rgb": [
95,
153,
207
]
},
{
"name": "Red",
"hex": "#EA4335",
"rgb": [
234,
67,
53
]
},
{
"name": "Light Slate Blue",
"hex": "#395773",
"rgb": [
57,
87,
115
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Steel Blue",
"hex": "#54769A",
"rgb": [
84,
118,
154
]
},
{
"name": "Royal Blue",
"hex": "#3B5998",
"rgb": [
59,
89,
152
]
}
],
"fonts": [
{
"name": "Helvetica Neue",
"stack": "\"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif",
"weights": [
400
],
"source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
},
{
"name": "social-share-kit",
"stack": "\"social-share-kit\"",
"weights": [
400
],
"source": "Self-hosted"
}
]
}
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