What font does Stanford University use?

Stanford University’s website uses four typefaces: Helvetica Neue (headings and body text), a system font; Source Sans 3, self-hosted; edict, self-hosted; stanford, self-hosted.

What are Stanford University’s brand colours?

The main colours on stanford.edu are Dark Red (#8C1515), Light Maroon (#7A0000), Deep Fire Brick (#B1040E), Light Red (#F83535), Dark Orange (#E98300) and Steel Blue (#006CB8).

What colour is Stanford University’s text and background?

Body text is #111111 on a #FFFFFF background.

Where is Stanford University’s logo from?

The logo shown in this guide was found on stanford.edu’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Stanford University’s own brand or press page.

Is this Stanford University’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from stanford.edu’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Stanford University. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

Unofficial A style guide made by SiteStyleGuide from stanford.edu’s public web pages. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Stanford University. The real site is stanford.edu ↗

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Stanford Universitystyle guide

Stanford University’s website (stanford.edu) uses Helvetica Neue for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Dark Red (#8C1515), Light Maroon (#7A0000) and Deep Fire Brick (#B1040E), with #111111 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 27 October 2026.

Website: stanford.edu
Typefaces: Helvetica Neue, Source Sans 3, edict
Palette: 4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured: 27 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

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Screenshot of the stanford.edu homepage on a phone — On a phone, 390 px.

Identity & metadata

What browsers, search engines and social cards show before anyone reaches the page, from the homepage’s <head>.

Title &
description

Page title: Stanford University; ● 19 / 60 characters
Meta description: At Stanford, a spirit of optimism and possibility energizes our mission of discovery and learning. Here you’ll find a place of intellectual expansiveness, wide-ranging perspectives, and freedom to explore new lines of thinking. Alive with ideas and innovation, approaching questions with openness and curiosity, pursuing excellence in all we do – this is Stanford.; ▲ 364 / 160 characters
Site name: Stanford University
og:title: Stanford University
og:description: At Stanford, a spirit of optimism and possibility energizes our mission of discovery and learning.
Language: en

In search results

Stanford Universityhttps://www.stanford.edu/

Stanford University

At Stanford, a spirit of optimism and possibility energizes our mission of discovery and learning. Here you’ll find a place of intellectual expansiveness, wide-r…

When shared

stanford.edu

Stanford University

At Stanford, a spirit of optimism and possibility energizes our mission of discovery and learning.

Logo & favicons

Found as: SVG in the header. SVG, 320 × 512.

Logo

On white

On black

On Dark Red

Favicons

6 found

192 px · PNG icon
180 px · PNG icon
128 px · PNG icon
48 px · ICO icon
32 px · PNG icon
16 px · PNG icon

Stanford University

Light browser tab

Stanford University

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 (#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 50.5%
Near Black 16.9%
Dark Red 6.5%
Light Maroon 4.1%
Light Grey 3.6%
Warm Charcoal 3.3%
Deep Fire Brick 3.3%
Light Red 1.7%
Dark Orange 1.7%
Steel Blue 1.5%
Deep Red 1.3%
Gold 1.3%
Light Fire Brick 1.3%
Dodger Blue 1.2%
Ivory 0.9%
Deep Maroon 0.9%

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
—

Text, background, graphic · :host, svg
Near Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 93

On text
—

On white
18.88:1 AAA

Background, text, border · body, a
Light Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 16

On text
12.86:1 AAA

On white
1.47:1 Fail

Background, border · .bg-border-default, .bg-grey-20
Warm Charcoal

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 2 11 82

On text
1.37:1 Fail

On white
13.78:1 AAA

Background, text · #track, .skiplink

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Dark Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 85 85 45

On text
2.01:1 Fail

On white
9.40:1 AAA

Background, text, border · .bg-bg-knockout-brand, .bg-cardinal-red
Light Maroon

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 100 100 52

On text
1.64:1 Fail

On white
11.49:1 AAA

Background, border · .bg-bg-knockout-brand-strong, .bg-cardinal-red-xdark
Deep Fire Brick

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 98 92 31

On text
2.60:1 Fail

On white
7.26:1 AAA

Text, background · .bg-digital-red, .text-digital-red
Light Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 79 79 3

On text
4.99:1 AA

On white
3.78:1 AA large

Text, background · .fa-layers-counter, .text-content-knockout-brand-light
Dark Orange

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 44 100 9

On text
6.93:1 AA

On white
2.72:1 Fail

Background, text · .bg-poppy, .text-poppy
Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
100 41 0 28

On text
3.45:1 AA large

On white
5.47:1 AA

Background, text, border · .bg-digital-blue, .text-digital-blue
Deep Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 97 97 10

On text
3.93:1 AA large

On white
4.81:1 AA

Background, text · .bg-digital-red-light, .text-content-knockout-brand
Gold

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 22 89 0

On text
11.89:1 AAA

On white
1.59:1 Fail

Background, text · .bg-illuminating-dark, .text-illuminating-dark
Light Fire Brick

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 65 75 22

On text
3.91:1 AA large

On white
4.83:1 AA

Background · .bg-spirited-dark, --color-spirited-dark
Dodger Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
81 50 0 0

On text
5.09:1 AA

On white
3.71:1 AA large

Border · --color-blue-500, --swiper-theme-color
Ivory

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 1 9 0

On text
18.26:1 AAA

On white
1.03:1 Fail

Background · .bg-yellow-50, --color-yellow-50
Deep Maroon

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 80 92 67

On text
1.31:1 Fail

On white
14.38:1 AAA

Background · .bg-cardinal-red-xxdark\/75, --color-cardinal-red-xxdark

Gradients

linear-gradient(initial)
radial-gradient(initial)
linear-gradient(270deg,#00000080,#0000)

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 Aa 700

Helvetica Neue

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 400, 700 · body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 200 Aa 900

Source Sans 3

Self-hosted · weights 200, 900 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

edict

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

Aa 300

stanford

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

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS · root 10 px

Body 1.8rem · 18 px

At Stanford, a spirit of optimism and possibility energizes our mission of discovery and learning. Here you’ll find a place of intellectual…

Paragraph 2.4rem · 24 px / 1.2 Georgia

At Stanford, a spirit of optimism and possibility energizes our mission of discovery and learning. Here you’ll find a place of intellectual…

Small 80%

At Stanford, a spirit of optimism and possibility energizes our mission of discovery and learning. Here you’ll find a place of intellectual…

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

48pxline 1.1 · 3 rules
40pxline 1.1 · 5 rules
32pxline 1.1 · 3 rules
24pxline 1.2 · 4 rules
20pxline 1.2 · 7 rules
16pxline 1.3 · 3 rules
13pxline 17px · 3 rules
10px2 rules

Elements

The main button and link as the site’s CSS draws them, and the corner radii and shadows it uses most.

Elements

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #111111

Corner radius

5px · 14×
1.2rem · 5×
999px · 3×
.25rem · 2×
1.6rem · 2×

Shadows

0 0 #0000, 0 0 #0000, 0 0 #0000, 0 0 #0000, 0 0 #0000
1px 1px 1px transparent
0 0 4px rgb(0 0 0 / .2)

Layout

Breakpoints from the site’s media queries and the widths its content is held to, with how often each appears.

Grid

Breakpoints

576

768

992

1200

1500

1580

1700

2000

On a scale of 0 to 2000 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1580 px

1500 px

1200 px

992 px

768 px

576 px

Notes

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

Notes

● FineThe title is 19 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
▲ CheckThe description is 364 characters. Search results usually show about 160.

Questions

Quick answers, from the same capture as the rest of this guide.

Questions

What font does Stanford University use?: Stanford University’s website uses four typefaces: Helvetica Neue (headings and body text), a system font; Source Sans 3, self-hosted; edict, self-hosted; stanford, self-hosted.
What are Stanford University’s brand colours?: The main colours on stanford.edu are Dark Red (#8C1515), Light Maroon (#7A0000), Deep Fire Brick (#B1040E), Light Red (#F83535), Dark Orange (#E98300) and Steel Blue (#006CB8).
What colour is Stanford University’s text and background?: Body text is #111111 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Stanford University’s logo from?: The logo shown in this guide was found on stanford.edu’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Stanford University’s own brand or press page.
Is this Stanford University’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from stanford.edu’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Stanford University. 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

stanford-edu-tokens.css

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/* stanford.edu design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/stanford.edu) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #111111;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #111111;
  --colour-light-grey: #D5D5D4;
  --colour-warm-charcoal: #2E2D29;
  --colour-dark-red: #8C1515;
  --colour-light-maroon: #7A0000;
  --colour-deep-fire-brick: #B1040E;
  --colour-light-red: #F83535;
  --colour-dark-orange: #E98300;
  --colour-steel-blue: #006CB8;
  --colour-deep-red: #E50808;
  --colour-gold: #FEC51D;
  --colour-light-fire-brick: #C74632;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #3080FF;
  --colour-ivory: #FEFCE8;
  --colour-deep-maroon: #541107;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(initial);
  --gradient-2: radial-gradient(initial);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(270deg,#00000080,#0000);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-body: 'helvetica neue', 'segoe ui', 'roboto', 'arial', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Source Sans 3', 'Source Sans 3 Fallback';

  /* Type scale */
  --text-body: 1.8rem;
  --text-p: 2.4rem;
  --leading-p: 1.2;
  --text-small: 80%;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 5px;
  --radius-2: 1.2rem;
  --radius-3: 999px;
  --radius-4: .25rem;
  --radius-5: 1.6rem;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 576px;
  --breakpoint-2: 768px;
  --breakpoint-3: 992px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1200px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1500px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1580px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1700px;
  --breakpoint-8: 2000px;
  --max-width-1: 1580px;
  --max-width-2: 1500px;
  --max-width-3: 1200px;
  --max-width-4: 992px;
  --max-width-5: 768px;
  --max-width-6: 576px;
}

{
    "site": "stanford.edu",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/stanford.edu",
    "text": "#111111",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Near Black",
            "hex": "#111111",
            "rgb": [
                17,
                17,
                17
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Grey",
            "hex": "#D5D5D4",
            "rgb": [
                213,
                213,
                212
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Warm Charcoal",
            "hex": "#2E2D29",
            "rgb": [
                46,
                45,
                41
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Red",
            "hex": "#8C1515",
            "rgb": [
                140,
                21,
                21
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Maroon",
            "hex": "#7A0000",
            "rgb": [
                122,
                0,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Fire Brick",
            "hex": "#B1040E",
            "rgb": [
                177,
                4,
                14
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Red",
            "hex": "#F83535",
            "rgb": [
                248,
                53,
                53
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Orange",
            "hex": "#E98300",
            "rgb": [
                233,
                131,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#006CB8",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                108,
                184
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Red",
            "hex": "#E50808",
            "rgb": [
                229,
                8,
                8
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Gold",
            "hex": "#FEC51D",
            "rgb": [
                254,
                197,
                29
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Fire Brick",
            "hex": "#C74632",
            "rgb": [
                199,
                70,
                50
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dodger Blue",
            "hex": "#3080FF",
            "rgb": [
                48,
                128,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Ivory",
            "hex": "#FEFCE8",
            "rgb": [
                254,
                252,
                232
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Maroon",
            "hex": "#541107",
            "rgb": [
                84,
                17,
                7
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "Helvetica Neue",
            "stack": "helvetica neue, segoe ui, roboto, arial, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
        },
        {
            "name": "Source Sans 3",
            "stack": "\"Source Sans 3\", \"Source Sans 3 Fallback\"",
            "weights": [
                200,
                900
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        },
        {
            "name": "edict",
            "stack": "edict, edict Fallback",
            "weights": [
                400
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        },
        {
            "name": "stanford",
            "stack": "stanford, stanford Fallback",
            "weights": [
                300
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        }
    ]
}

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Captured from stanford.edu on 27 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Stanford University; this guide describes the public website for reference.

Stanford Universitystyle guide

Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Near Black

Light Grey

Warm Charcoal

Colours

Dark Red

Light Maroon

Deep Fire Brick

Light Red

Dark Orange

Steel Blue

Deep Red

Gold

Light Fire Brick

Dodger Blue

Ivory

Deep Maroon

Gradients

Helvetica Neue

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

Share

Run stanford.edu?

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agoda.com

YouGlish

NME

The Design Office of David McGillivray

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Schema.org

gnu.org

New Genre

CBS News

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description