SiteStyleGuide

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

Unofficial style guide

stern.destyle guide

stern.de’s website (stern.de) uses stern-variable for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Fire Brick (#CC0000), Red (#FF0000) and Medium Blue (#0D25B9), with #111111 text on #1F1F1F. Captured from the live site on 22 October 2026.

Website
stern.de
Typefaces
stern-variable
Palette
4 neutrals, 7 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
22 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.stern.de/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the stern.de homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of stern.de on a 1440 px desktop screen, 22 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
Nachrichten, Hintergründe & Reportagen | STERN.de
● 49 / 60 characters
Meta description
Auf STERN.DE finden Sie News, spannende Hintergründe sowie bildstarke Reportagen aus allen Bereichen: Von Politik und Wirtschaft bis Kultur und Wissenschaft.
● 157 / 160 characters
Site name
stern.de
og:title
Nachrichten, Hintergründe & Reportagen
og:description
Auf STERN.DE finden Sie News, spannende Hintergründe sowie bildstarke Reportagen aus allen Bereichen: Von Politik und Wirtschaft bis Kultur und Wissenschaft.
Language
de
Theme colour
#1f1f1f

In search results

stern.dehttps://www.stern.de/

Nachrichten, Hintergründe & Reportagen | STERN.de

Auf STERN.DE finden Sie News, spannende Hintergründe sowie bildstarke Reportagen aus allen Bereichen: Von Politik und Wirtschaft bis Kultur und Wissenschaft.

When shared

No og:image, so no picture

stern.de

Nachrichten, Hintergründe & Reportagen

Auf STERN.DE finden Sie News, spannende Hintergründe sowie bildstarke Reportagen aus allen Bereichen: Von Pol…

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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 48.8%
  • Deep Black 22.6%
  • Light Black 16.3%
  • Charcoal 6.6%
  • Fire Brick 2.9%
  • Red 0.7%
  • Medium Blue 0.5%
  • Sea Green 0.4%
  • Lime Green 0.4%
  • Sienna 0.4%
  • Maroon 0.4%

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, border · .u-button, .button--cta.u-typo--button-cta

  • Deep Black

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

    Text, background, graphic · inline style on <img>, .button--cta.u-typo--button-cta

  • Light Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 88
    On text
    1.15:1 Fail
    On white
    16.48:1 AAA

    Background, theme, text · inline style on <img>, body

  • Charcoal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 81
    On text
    1.45:1 Fail
    On white
    13.01:1 AAA

    Background, border · .button-pill, inline style on <img>

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Fire Brick

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 100 20
    On text
    3.21:1 AA large
    On white
    5.89:1 AA

    Text, background · .vergleichsinfo-ueberschrift, .menu__link--stern-plus

  • Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 100 0
    On text
    4.72:1 AA
    On white
    4.00:1 AA large

    Background · .vergleichsinfo-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb, --color-txt-error

  • Medium Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    93 80 0 27
    On text
    1.78:1 Fail
    On white
    10.59:1 AAA

    Background · .ad-tag-container-test__ad, inline style on <picture>

  • Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 45 51
    On text
    3.57:1 AA large
    On white
    5.29:1 AA

    Text · .paid-barrier__benefit-icon, --color-bd-success

  • Lime Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 0 49 20
    On text
    8.76:1 AAA
    On white
    2.16:1 Fail

    Text · .paid-barrier__benefit-icon, --color-bd-success

  • Sienna

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 28 43 53
    On text
    2.88:1 Fail
    On white
    6.56:1 AA

    Background · inline style on <img>

  • Maroon

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 52 69 56
    On text
    1.99:1 Fail
    On white
    9.51:1 AAA

    Background · inline style on <img>

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(135deg,#fd6585 10%,#0d25b9)

  • linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0) 40%, 100%),0,linear-gradient(#0000000d 25%,#0000001a 50%,#0009)

  • linear-gradient(to left,light-dark(#ffffff, #1f1f1f),transparent)

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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.

stern-variable

Aa 300 Aa 800

stern-variable

Self-hosted · weights 300, 400, 800 · body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Body — / 1.3 weight 400 · stern-variable

Auf STERN.DE finden Sie News, spannende Hintergründe sowie bildstarke Reportagen aus allen Bereichen: Von Politik und Wirtschaft bis Kultur…

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 60pxline 1.2 · 3 rules
  • 24pxline 1.3 · 21 rules
  • 20pxline 1.3 · 15 rules
  • 18pxline 1.6 · 4 rules
  • 16pxline 1.2 · 19 rules
  • 14pxline 1.2 · 10 rules
  • 13pxline 10px · 8 rules
  • 12pxline 1.3 · 7 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

.u-button · #FFFFFF · radius .25rem

Corner radius

  • .25rem · 14×
  • 50% · 14×
  • .125rem · 13×
  • .5rem · 3×
  • 0.125rem · 2×
  • 1rem · 1×

Shadows

  • 0 80px 200px rgba(17, 17, 17, .05)
  • 0px 2px 10px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)
  • 0 2px 7px 0

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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

575
767
768
1024
1440

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

350 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 49 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThere is no og:image, so links shared on social media show no picture.
  • ▲ CheckBody text (#111111 on #1F1F1F) has a contrast of 1.15:1, under the 4.5:1 WCAG asks for.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does stern.de use?
stern.de’s website uses one typeface: stern-variable (headings and body text), self-hosted.
What are stern.de’s brand colours?
The main colours on stern.de are Fire Brick (#CC0000), Red (#FF0000), Medium Blue (#0D25B9), Sea Green (#007C44), Lime Green (#00CB67) and Sienna (#775644).
What colour is stern.de’s text and background?
Body text is #111111 on a #1F1F1F background.
Is this stern.de’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from stern.de’s public web pages on 22 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with stern.de. 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

stern-de-tokens.css

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/* stern.de design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/stern.de) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #111111;
  --background: #1F1F1F;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-deep-black: #111111;
  --colour-light-black: #1F1F1F;
  --colour-charcoal: #313131;
  --colour-fire-brick: #CC0000;
  --colour-red: #FF0000;
  --colour-medium-blue: #0D25B9;
  --colour-sea-green: #007C44;
  --colour-lime-green: #00CB67;
  --colour-sienna: #775644;
  --colour-maroon: #6F3522;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(135deg,#fd6585 10%,#0d25b9);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0) 40%, 100%),0,linear-gradient(#0000000d 25%,#0000001a 50%,#0009);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(to left,light-dark(#ffffff, #1f1f1f),transparent);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-body: 'stern-variable', 'arial', 'helvetica', sans-serif;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: .25rem;
  --radius-2: 50%;
  --radius-3: .125rem;
  --radius-4: .5rem;
  --radius-5: 0.125rem;
  --radius-6: 1rem;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 575px;
  --breakpoint-2: 767px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1440px;
  --max-width-1: 350px;
}

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