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Squarespace’s website (squarespace.com) uses Clarkson for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Steel Blue (#087BB5), Dark Slate Grey (#1E4C41) and Medium Slate Blue (#7B61FF), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 25 October 2026.
Identity & metadata
What browsers, search engines and social cards show before anyone reaches the page, from the homepage’s <head>.
In search results
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Logo & favicons
Found as: SVG in the header. SVG, 208 × 30.
Light browser tab
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 (#000000) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.
By how often each colour appears in the site’s CSS, weighted by where (body, headings, buttons), not by area on the screen.
Text, background, theme · .cta--primary.cta--light, .cta--primary-subtle.cta--light
Background, text · .cta--primary, .cta--primary-subtle
Background, text · #footer .footer__locale-setting-button, .global-navigation__account-dropdown
Background, border · .accordion-headline__item:before, .faq__accordion-item:before
Border · .cta:focus-visible, --color-focus
Background · .global-navigation .global-navigation__account-avatar, .global-navigation__launchpad-avatar
Background · .grid-overlay__column
linear-gradient(currentColor,currentColor),linear-gradient(currentColor,currentColor)
linear-gradient(-45deg, #000 , #fff0 )
linear-gradient(#1a1a1a 0%,#1a1a1a00 100%)
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.
Clarkson
Served from media-www.sqspcdn.com · weights 300, 400, 500 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it
Noto Sans JP
Served from media-www.sqspcdn.com · weights 300, 400, 500 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it
Noto Sans KR
Served from media-www.sqspcdn.com · weights 300, 400, 500 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it
Clarkson Serif
Served from media-www.sqspcdn.com · weights 300, 400, 500 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 ! ? & @ % $ – ’ “ ”
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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.
Button
.cta--primary · #000000 · radius 4px
Corner radius
Shadows
Layout
Breakpoints from the site’s media queries and the widths its content is held to, with how often each appears.
Content widths (max-width)
Notes
Plain checks on what was found. Worth fixing if you look after this site.
Questions
Quick answers, from the same capture as the rest of this guide.
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.
/* squarespace.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/squarespace.com) */
:root {
/* Colours */
--text: #000000;
--background: #FFFFFF;
--colour-white: #FFFFFF;
--colour-black: #000000;
--colour-near-black: #1A1A1A;
--colour-off-white: #E0E0E0;
--colour-steel-blue: #087BB5;
--colour-dark-slate-grey: #1E4C41;
--colour-medium-slate-blue: #7B61FF;
--gradient-1: linear-gradient(currentColor,currentColor),linear-gradient(currentColor,currentColor);
--gradient-2: linear-gradient(-45deg, #000 , #fff0 );
--gradient-3: linear-gradient(#1a1a1a 0%,#1a1a1a00 100%);
/* Typefaces */
--font-headings: 'Clarkson', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
--font-other: 'Clarkson Serif', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
/* Type scale */
--text-h1: clamp(24px,1.27143rem + 1.14286vw,32px);
--text-h2: clamp(20px,.964286rem + 1.42857vw,30px);
--text-h3: clamp(18px,.839286rem + 1.42857vw,28px);
--text-p: clamp(16px,.964286rem + .178571vw,18px);
--text-small: 80%;
/* Shape */
--radius-1: 8px;
--radius-2: 4px;
--radius-3: 30px;
--radius-4: 50%;
--radius-5: 100px;
--radius-6: 16px;
}
{
"site": "squarespace.com",
"source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/squarespace.com",
"text": "#000000",
"background": "#FFFFFF",
"colours": [
{
"name": "White",
"hex": "#FFFFFF",
"rgb": [
255,
255,
255
]
},
{
"name": "Black",
"hex": "#000000",
"rgb": [
0,
0,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Near Black",
"hex": "#1A1A1A",
"rgb": [
26,
26,
26
]
},
{
"name": "Off White",
"hex": "#E0E0E0",
"rgb": [
224,
224,
224
]
},
{
"name": "Steel Blue",
"hex": "#087BB5",
"rgb": [
8,
123,
181
]
},
{
"name": "Dark Slate Grey",
"hex": "#1E4C41",
"rgb": [
30,
76,
65
]
},
{
"name": "Medium Slate Blue",
"hex": "#7B61FF",
"rgb": [
123,
97,
255
]
}
],
"fonts": [
{
"name": "Clarkson",
"stack": "Clarkson, Helvetica, sans-serif",
"weights": [
300,
400,
500
],
"source": "Served from media-www.sqspcdn.com"
},
{
"name": "Noto Sans JP",
"stack": "Noto Sans JP",
"weights": [
300,
400,
500
],
"source": "Served from media-www.sqspcdn.com"
},
{
"name": "Noto Sans KR",
"stack": "Noto Sans KR",
"weights": [
300,
400,
500
],
"source": "Served from media-www.sqspcdn.com"
},
{
"name": "Clarkson Serif",
"stack": "Clarkson Serif, Helvetica, sans-serif",
"weights": [
300,
400,
500
],
"source": "Served from media-www.sqspcdn.com"
},
{
"name": "Noto Serif JP",
"stack": "Noto Serif JP",
"weights": [
300,
400,
500
],
"source": "Served from media-www.sqspcdn.com"
},
{
"name": "Noto Serif KR",
"stack": "Noto Serif KR",
"weights": [
300,
400,
500
],
"source": "Served from media-www.sqspcdn.com"
}
]
}
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