What font does Wordnik.com use?

Wordnik.com’s website uses one typeface: Helvetica Neue (headings and body text), a system font.

What are Wordnik.com’s brand colours?

The main colours on wordnik.com are Chocolate (#DD6D19), Light Steel Blue (#1980D7), Medium Violet Red (#C41889), Forest Green (#378C00), Saddle Brown (#825D24) and Cadet Blue (#029DB7).

What colour is Wordnik.com’s text and background?

Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.

Where is Wordnik.com’s logo from?

The logo shown in this guide was found on wordnik.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Wordnik.com’s own brand or press page.

Is this Wordnik.com’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from wordnik.com’s public web pages on 28 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Wordnik.com. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

Wordnik.com Style Guide: Colours, Fonts & Logo

Identity & metadata

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

Title &
description

Page title: Wordnik; ● 7 / 60 characters
Meta description: Missing; ▲ 0 / 160 characters
Site name: Wordnik.com
og:title: Wordnik
og:description: All the words

In search results

Wordnik.comhttps://wordnik.com/

Wordnik

When shared

wordnik.com

Wordnik

All the words

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Logo & favicons

Found as: CSS background on .logo. PNG, 131 × 99.

Logo

On white

On black

On Chocolate

Favicons

2 found

153 px · PNG apple-touch-icon
16 px · PNG shortcut icon

Wordnik

Light browser tab

Wordnik

Dark browser tab

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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

White 23%
Black 12.7%
Grey 11.2%
Off White 10.7%
Chocolate 7%
Light Steel Blue 6.6%
Medium Violet Red 6.2%
Forest Green 6%
Saddle Brown 4.5%
Cadet Blue 4.2%
Red 3%
Rebecca Purple 2.1%
Deep Steel Blue 1.6%
Orange Red 1.4%

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
21.00:1 AAA

On white
—

Text, background · .sub-head nav ul>li.navigated, div.heading_with_menu h1.avataric img
Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 100

On text
—

On white
21.00:1 AAA

Text, background, border · .module h2, .header
Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 40

On text
7.37:1 AAA

On white
2.85:1 Fail

Text, border · h1 span, .header
Off White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 13

On text
15.46:1 AAA

On white
1.36:1 Fail

Background, border, text · .module.empty h2, .module-definitions.empty h2

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Chocolate

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 51 89 13

On text
6.28:1 AA

On white
3.35:1 AA large

Text, background · .module.comments h2, .module.comments form fieldset.buttons li a
Light Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
88 40 0 16

On text
5.11:1 AA

On white
4.11:1 AA large

Text, background · .word-module h2, .module-definitions h2
Medium Violet Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 88 30 23

On text
3.84:1 AA large

On white
5.47:1 AA

Text, background · .module.lists h2, .module.lists form fieldset.buttons li a
Forest Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
61 0 100 45

On text
4.91:1 AA

On white
4.27:1 AA large

Text, background · .module.related_words h2, .module.related_words form fieldset.buttons li a
Saddle Brown

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 28 72 49

On text
3.54:1 AA large

On white
5.93:1 AA

Text, background · .module.sounds form fieldset.buttons li a, .module.sounds h2
Cadet Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
99 14 0 28

On text
6.51:1 AA

On white
3.23:1 AA large

Text, background · .module.photos h2, .module.photos form fieldset.buttons li a
Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 96 89 12

On text
4.23:1 AA large

On white
4.97:1 AA

Text, background, border · div.word-nav ul#word_actions li a.love, #flash_messages p.warning
Rebecca Purple

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
34 67 0 43

On text
2.35:1 Fail

On white
8.95:1 AAA

Background, text · .module.stats h2, .module.share h2
Deep Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
99 35 0 39

On text
3.30:1 AA large

On white
6.37:1 AA

Background, text · .input-submit, .comment a.saveMe
Orange Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 67 100 0

On text
6.52:1 AA

On white
3.22:1 AA large

Text, background · .footer:hover li h3 a, #wotd .sidebar div.wotd_banner

Gradients

linear-gradient(#1980d7,#02649b)
linear-gradient(#02649b,#1980d7)
linear-gradient(#ff5401,#ffa014)

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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.

Helvetica Neue

Aa 700

Helvetica Neue

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

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS

Heading 1 2.5em · 40 px weight 700

Wordnik.com

Heading 2 1.3em · 21 px / 1.3em

Wordnik

Heading 3 100%

Wordnik

Heading 4 100%

Wordnik

Heading 5 100%

Wordnik

Heading 6 100%

Wordnik

Body 100% Helvetica Neue

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Paragraph .9em · 14 px / 1.5em

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Link 100%

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

40px2 rules
22pxline 22px · 2 rules
21pxline 1.3em · 9 rules
19pxline 1.3em · 5 rules
18px3 rules
16pxline 1.4em · 9 rules
14pxline 1.4em · 37 rules
13pxline 1.1em · 23 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

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #1980D7

Corner radius

3px · 22×
5px · 4×
4px · 3×
2px · 1×
6px · 1×

Shadows

rgba(0,0,0,0.1),0,2px,2px,2px
rgba(0,0,0,0.1),0,1px,1px,1px
0 2px 8px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)
rgba(0,0,0,0.3),0px,0px,4px

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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

950

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

960 px

320 px

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Notes

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

Notes

● FineThe title is 7 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
▲ CheckThere is no meta description, so search engines will pick text from the page.
▲ CheckThe page doesn’t declare its language (the lang attribute on <html>).

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does Wordnik.com use?: Wordnik.com’s website uses one typeface: Helvetica Neue (headings and body text), a system font.
What are Wordnik.com’s brand colours?: The main colours on wordnik.com are Chocolate (#DD6D19), Light Steel Blue (#1980D7), Medium Violet Red (#C41889), Forest Green (#378C00), Saddle Brown (#825D24) and Cadet Blue (#029DB7).
What colour is Wordnik.com’s text and background?: Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Wordnik.com’s logo from?: The logo shown in this guide was found on wordnik.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Wordnik.com’s own brand or press page.
Is this Wordnik.com’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from wordnik.com’s public web pages on 28 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Wordnik.com. 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

wordnik-com-tokens.css

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/* wordnik.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/wordnik.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-grey: #999999;
  --colour-off-white: #DDDDDD;
  --colour-chocolate: #DD6D19;
  --colour-light-steel-blue: #1980D7;
  --colour-medium-violet-red: #C41889;
  --colour-forest-green: #378C00;
  --colour-saddle-brown: #825D24;
  --colour-cadet-blue: #029DB7;
  --colour-red: #E00A19;
  --colour-rebecca-purple: #613092;
  --colour-deep-steel-blue: #02649B;
  --colour-orange-red: #FF5401;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(#1980d7,#02649b);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(#02649b,#1980d7);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(#ff5401,#ffa014);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 2.5em;
  --text-h2: 1.3em;
  --leading-h2: 1.3em;
  --text-h3: 100%;
  --text-h4: 100%;
  --text-h5: 100%;
  --text-h6: 100%;
  --text-body: 100%;
  --text-p: .9em;
  --leading-p: 1.5em;
  --text-a: 100%;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 3px;
  --radius-2: 5px;
  --radius-3: 4px;
  --radius-4: 2px;
  --radius-5: 6px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 767px;
  --breakpoint-2: 768px;
  --breakpoint-3: 950px;
  --max-width-1: 960px;
  --max-width-2: 320px;
}

{
    "site": "wordnik.com",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/wordnik.com",
    "text": "#000000",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Black",
            "hex": "#000000",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                0,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Grey",
            "hex": "#999999",
            "rgb": [
                153,
                153,
                153
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Off White",
            "hex": "#DDDDDD",
            "rgb": [
                221,
                221,
                221
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Chocolate",
            "hex": "#DD6D19",
            "rgb": [
                221,
                109,
                25
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#1980D7",
            "rgb": [
                25,
                128,
                215
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Medium Violet Red",
            "hex": "#C41889",
            "rgb": [
                196,
                24,
                137
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Forest Green",
            "hex": "#378C00",
            "rgb": [
                55,
                140,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Saddle Brown",
            "hex": "#825D24",
            "rgb": [
                130,
                93,
                36
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Cadet Blue",
            "hex": "#029DB7",
            "rgb": [
                2,
                157,
                183
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Red",
            "hex": "#E00A19",
            "rgb": [
                224,
                10,
                25
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Rebecca Purple",
            "hex": "#613092",
            "rgb": [
                97,
                48,
                146
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#02649B",
            "rgb": [
                2,
                100,
                155
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Orange Red",
            "hex": "#FF5401",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                84,
                1
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "Helvetica Neue",
            "stack": "\"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                700
            ],
            "source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
        }
    ]
}

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Balance

Neutrals

White

Black

Grey

Off White

Colours

Chocolate

Light Steel Blue

Medium Violet Red

Forest Green

Saddle Brown

Cadet Blue

Red

Rebecca Purple

Deep Steel Blue

Orange Red

Gradients

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Type scale

Sizes in use

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Notes

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Forest Green

Saddle Brown

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Orange Red

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