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

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TIME’s website (time.com) uses Graphik for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Red (#E7131A), Black (#111827) and Grey (#8B7162), with #1B1B1B text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 23 October 2026.

Website
time.com
Typefaces
Graphik, Apple Color Emoji, SFMono-Regular
Palette
4 neutrals, 10 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
23 Oct 2026 · added by @milesb
https://time.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the time.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of time.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 23 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
TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates
● 57 / 60 characters
Meta description
Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.
● 133 / 160 characters
Site name
TIME
og:title
TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates
og:description
Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.
Language
en

In search results

TIMEhttps://time.com/

TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

When shared

The image TIME shares with links

time.com

TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science,…

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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 (#1B1B1B) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 21.5%
  • Red 18.2%
  • Near Black 14%
  • Black 13.1%
  • Warm Light Grey 10.3%
  • Black 4.7%
  • Grey 4.6%
  • Golden Rod 2.1%
  • Medium Sea Green 2.1%
  • Brown 2.1%
  • Indian Red 1.9%
  • Salmon 1.9%
  • Misty Rose 1.8%
  • Maroon 1.6%

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 1 3 0
    On text
    16.84:1 AAA
    On white
    1.02:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · --tw-ring-color, .bubble-inverted

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 89
    On text
    —
    On white
    17.22:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · --bubble-bg, .bubble-default

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 100
    On text
    1.22:1 Fail
    On white
    21.00:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · .bg-black, .bg-time-black

  • Warm Light Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 6 9 18
    On text
    10.20:1 AAA
    On white
    1.69:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · .bg-warm-grey-2, .checked\:bg-warm-grey-2:checked

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 92 89 9
    On text
    3.70:1 AA large
    On white
    4.66:1 AA

    Background, text, border · --tw-shadow, --tw-ring-color

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    56 38 0 85
    On text
    1.03:1 Fail
    On white
    17.74:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · .bg-gray-900, .bg-\[linear-gradient\(90deg\,rgba\(16\,23\,39\,0\)\,\#101727\)\]

  • Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 19 29 45
    On text
    3.80:1 AA large
    On white
    4.53:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .bg-warm-grey-1, .text-warm-grey-1

  • Golden Rod

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 16 62 21
    On text
    7.54:1 AAA
    On white
    2.29:1 Fail

    Background, text · .bg-timer-gold, .text-timer-gold

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    84 0 55 27
    On text
    6.66:1 AA
    On white
    2.59:1 Fail

    Background, text · .bg-timer-green, .text-timer-green

  • Brown

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 74 80 44
    On text
    2.01:1 Fail
    On white
    8.57:1 AAA

    Background, text · .bg-politics-gradient, .text-red-800

  • Indian Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 72 72 6
    On text
    4.58:1 AA
    On white
    3.76:1 AA large

    Background · .bg-red-500, --tw-ring-color

  • Salmon

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 61 61 0
    On text
    5.89:1 AA
    On white
    2.93:1 Fail

    Text, border · .text-\[\#fe6363\], .border-\[\#fe6363\]

  • Misty Rose

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 11 11 0
    On text
    14.10:1 AAA
    On white
    1.22:1 Fail

    Background · .bg-red-100, .hover\:bg-red-100:hover

  • Maroon

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 99 49
    On text
    1.60:1 Fail
    On white
    10.77:1 AAA

    Background, text · .bg-brand-dark-red, .hover\:text-brand-dark-red:hover

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(270deg,#12121200,#121212)

  • linear-gradient(90deg,#10172700,#101727)

  • linear-gradient(171deg,#a19481 26.38%,#473a27 93.78%)

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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.

Graphik

Aa 400 Aa 600

Graphik

Self-hosted · weights 400, 500, 600 · body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

Apple Color Emoji

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

Aa 400

SFMono-Regular

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

Aa 500

ppEditorialNew

Self-hosted · weights 500 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Small 80%

Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

Button 100% none

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 40pxline 110% · 3 rules
  • 28pxline 115% · 3 rules
  • 24pxline 125% · 4 rules
  • 20pxline 130% · 6 rules
  • 18pxline 1.75rem · 3 rules
  • 16pxline 130% · 8 rules
  • 14pxline 110% · 9 rules
  • 12pxline 140% · 4 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

Corner radius

  • .125rem · 3×
  • .25rem · 2×
  • 1rem · 1×
  • 100px · 1×
  • 10px · 1×
  • 2.5rem · 1×

Shadows

  • 0 0 #0000, 0 0 #0000, 0 0 #0000

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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

367
640
768
1024
1025
1205
1280
1536

On a scale of 0 to 1536 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1280 px
1205 px
1025 px
768 px
640 px
632 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 57 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 TIME use?
TIME’s website uses two typefaces: Graphik (headings and body text), self-hosted; ppEditorialNew, self-hosted.
What are TIME’s brand colours?
The main colours on time.com are Red (#E7131A), Black (#111827), Grey (#8B7162), Golden Rod (#C9A84C), Medium Sea Green (#1DB954) and Brown (#8F251D).
What colour is TIME’s text and background?
Body text is #1B1B1B on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is TIME’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on time.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check TIME’s own brand or press page.
Is this TIME’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from time.com’s public web pages on 23 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with TIME. 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

time-com-tokens.css

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/* time.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/time.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #1B1B1B;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFCF8;
  --colour-near-black: #1B1B1B;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-warm-light-grey: #D1C5BE;
  --colour-red: #E7131A;
  --colour-black-2: #111827;
  --colour-grey: #8B7162;
  --colour-golden-rod: #C9A84C;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #1DB954;
  --colour-brown: #8F251D;
  --colour-indian-red: #EF4444;
  --colour-salmon: #FE6363;
  --colour-misty-rose: #FEE2E2;
  --colour-maroon: #820001;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(270deg,#12121200,#121212);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(90deg,#10172700,#101727);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(171deg,#a19481 26.38%,#473a27 93.78%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-body: 'Graphik', 'Graphik Fallback', sans-serif;
  --font-other: ui-monospace, 'SFMono-Regular', 'Menlo', 'Monaco', 'Consolas', 'Liberation Mono';

  /* Type scale */
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: .125rem;
  --radius-2: .25rem;
  --radius-3: 1rem;
  --radius-4: 100px;
  --radius-5: 10px;
  --radius-6: 2.5rem;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 367px;
  --breakpoint-2: 640px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1025px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1205px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1280px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1536px;
  --max-width-1: 1280px;
  --max-width-2: 1205px;
  --max-width-3: 1025px;
  --max-width-4: 768px;
  --max-width-5: 640px;
  --max-width-6: 632px;
}

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Captured from time.com on 23 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by TIME; this guide describes the public website for reference.