SiteStyleGuide

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

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Vox’s website (vox.com) uses Segoe UI for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Yellow (#FFF200), Crimson (#EE0033) and Lemon Chiffon (#FDFACE), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 26 October 2026.

Website
vox.com
Typefaces
Segoe UI, balto, harriet
Palette
4 neutrals, 3 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
26 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.vox.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the vox.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of vox.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 26 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
Vox
● 3 / 60 characters
Meta description
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.
▲ 455 / 160 characters
Site name
Vox
og:title
Vox
og:description
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.
Language
en-US

In search results

Voxhttps://www.vox.com/

Vox

Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In te…

When shared

The image Vox shares with links

vox.com

Vox

Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our compli…

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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 (#000000) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • Near Black 37.3%
  • White 23.3%
  • Black 15.2%
  • Yellow 11.8%
  • Off White 10.4%
  • Crimson 1.4%
  • Lemon Chiffon 0.6%

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
  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 93
    On text
    1.13:1 Fail
    On white
    18.58:1 AAA

    Graphic · --sfj0d62, --sfj0d68

  • White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    21.00:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, graphic · --sfj0d619l, .st2

  • Black

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

    Background, graphic, text · .st0, .st1

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 9
    On text
    17.30:1 AAA
    On white
    1.21:1 Fail

    Border, background · ._1wmfnm11, ._1x9gc5hf

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Yellow

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 5 100 0
    On text
    17.95:1 AAA
    On white
    1.17:1 Fail

    Graphic, background · inline style on <path>, .st0

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 79 7
    On text
    4.68:1 AA
    On white
    4.48:1 AA large

    Text, border · ._8yk9z2, --sfj0d6b

  • Lemon Chiffon

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 1 19 1
    On text
    19.74:1 AAA
    On white
    1.06:1 Fail

    Used · --sfj0d6l7, --sfj0d6oh

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(#ffffff4d 0%,#fff0 100%)

  • linear-gradient(#0000004d 0%,#0000 100%)

  • linear-gradient(180deg, 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.

Segoe UI

Aa 400

Segoe UI

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

Aa 400 Aa 700

balto

Self-hosted · weights 400, 700 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

harriet

Self-hosted · weights 400, 700 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

Roboto Mono

Self-hosted · weights 400, 500, 700 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Small 80%

Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can al…

Button 100% none

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 20pxline 120% · 5 rules
  • 18pxline 21.6px · 6 rules
  • 16pxline 130% · 17 rules
  • 15px3 rules
  • 14pxline 140% · 7 rules
  • 13pxline 130% · 5 rules
  • 12pxline 160% · 11 rules
  • 11pxline 200% · 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

  • 50% · 15×
  • 10px · 5×
  • 20px · 4×
  • 24px · 3×
  • 999px · 3×

Shadows

  • 0 4px 24px #00000040
  • 3px 4px 0 0
  • 5px 6px 0 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

767
768
901
1179
1180
1181
1200
1300

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1100 px
800 px
700 px
600 px
450 px
325 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 3 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is 455 characters. Search results usually show about 160.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does Vox use?
Vox’s website uses four typefaces: Segoe UI (headings and body text), a system font; balto, self-hosted; harriet, self-hosted; Roboto Mono, self-hosted.
What are Vox’s brand colours?
The main colours on vox.com are Yellow (#FFF200), Crimson (#EE0033), Lemon Chiffon (#FDFACE), Near Black (#131313), White (#FFFFFF) and Black (#000000).
What colour is Vox’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Vox’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on vox.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Vox’s own brand or press page.
Is this Vox’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from vox.com’s public web pages on 26 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Vox. 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

vox-com-tokens.css

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/* vox.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/vox.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #131313;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-off-white: #E9E9E9;
  --colour-yellow: #FFF200;
  --colour-crimson: #EE0033;
  --colour-lemon-chiffon: #FDFACE;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(#ffffff4d 0%,#fff0 100%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(#0000004d 0%,#0000 100%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, );

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-body: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto';
  --font-other: 'balto', 'balto Fallback', 'Arial', sans-serif;

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

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 10px;
  --radius-3: 20px;
  --radius-4: 24px;
  --radius-5: 999px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 767px;
  --breakpoint-2: 768px;
  --breakpoint-3: 901px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1179px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1180px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1181px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1200px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1300px;
  --max-width-1: 1100px;
  --max-width-2: 800px;
  --max-width-3: 700px;
  --max-width-4: 600px;
  --max-width-5: 450px;
  --max-width-6: 325px;
}

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Other websites using Segoe UI as their main typeface
Websites whose lead colour is closest to Vox’s

Captured from vox.com on 26 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Vox; this guide describes the public website for reference.