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Dewlight brand guidelines

Dewlight
TypeAI pick
Bodoni Moda / Public Sans
ColourAI pick
peach.
A table topped with bottles and containers filled with skin care products
Brand guidelinesVersion 1.0
Dewlight

Clean skincare, simply made

Fashion & Beauty
DewlightChapter 01

Brand

The name, the line, and how to use this guide.

01.1 Overview

About Dewlight

This guide sets out how the Dewlight identity works: the logo, colour, typography and how they come together.

Follow it and everything, from a business card to a website, looks like it came from the same place.

Clean skincare, simply made

Name
Dewlight
Category
Fashion & Beauty
Typefaces
Bodoni Moda and Public Sans
Palette
Peach
DewlightChapter 03

Colour

The palette, the values, and which combinations to set type in.

03.1 Colour

Palette

Five colours, used in roughly these proportions. Surface sets the page, primary carries the brand, ink is for text, and secondary and accent support and highlight.

Surface
#FFF9F5
38%
Primary
#EE6737
24%
Ink
#2A1810
14%
Secondary
#FDE2D5
13%
Accent
#2D6A6A
11%
03.2 Colour

Colour values

Use HEX or RGB on screen. CMYK values are approximate conversions: print colour depends on the press and the paper, so ask your printer for a proof.
  • Primary
    HEX
    #EE6737
    RGB
    238, 103, 55
    HSL
    16, 84%, 57%
    CMYK
    0, 57, 77, 7
    On surface 3.0:1 · large text only
  • Secondary
    HEX
    #FDE2D5
    RGB
    253, 226, 213
    HSL
    19, 91%, 91%
    CMYK
    0, 11, 16, 1
    On surface 1.2:1 · shapes only
  • Accent
    HEX
    #2D6A6A
    RGB
    45, 106, 106
    HSL
    180, 40%, 30%
    CMYK
    58, 0, 0, 58
    On surface 6.0:1 · AA
  • Surface
    HEX
    #FFF9F5
    RGB
    255, 249, 245
    HSL
    24, 100%, 98%
    CMYK
    0, 2, 4, 0
    Ink on it 16.3:1 · AAA
  • Ink
    HEX
    #2A1810
    RGB
    42, 24, 16
    HSL
    18, 45%, 11%
    CMYK
    0, 43, 62, 84
    On surface 16.3:1 · AAA

03.3 Colour

Tints

Lighter steps are for backgrounds, borders and charts. Keep text on the 100 step of ink, or on whichever step passes contrast.
Primary
100#EE6737
80#F58864
60#FBA78B
40#FEC5B2
20#FFE2D8
10#FFF1EC
Secondary
100#FDE2D5
80#FEE8DD
60#FEEEE6
40#FEF3EE
20#FFF9F7
10#FFFCFB
Accent
100#2D6A6A
80#588686
60#81A3A3
40#AAC1C1
20#D4E0DF
10#E9EFEF
Surface
100#FFF9F5
80#D0C7C1
60#A39690
40#786962
20#503E37
10#3D2B23
Ink
100#2A1810
80#503E37
60#786962
40#A39690
20#D0C7C1
10#E7E0DB
03.4 Colour

Colour pairings

Body text needs a contrast of at least 4.5:1 (AA). Large headings, 24 px and up, can go down to 3:1.

Pairs marked ✕ are for shapes and decoration only, never for text.

Contrast of each palette colour as text (columns) on each palette colour as background (rows)
BackgroundPrimarySecondaryAccentSurfaceInk
on PrimarySame colour
Secondary on primary: 2.6 , fails
Accent on primary: 2.0 , fails
Surface on primary: 3.0
Ink on primary: 5.4
on Secondary
Primary on secondary: 2.6 , fails
Same colour
Accent on secondary: 5.0
Surface on secondary: 1.2 , fails
Ink on secondary: 13.8
on Accent
Primary on accent: 2.0 , fails
Secondary on accent: 5.0
Same colour
Surface on accent: 6.0
Ink on accent: 2.7 , fails
on Surface
Primary on surface: 3.0
Secondary on surface: 1.2 , fails
Accent on surface: 6.0
Same colour
Ink on surface: 16.3
on Ink
Primary on ink: 5.4
Secondary on ink: 13.8
Accent on ink: 2.7 , fails
Surface on ink: 16.3
Same colour
DewlightChapter 04

Typography

The two typefaces and the sizes they are set at.

04.1 Headings

Bodoni Moda

Bodoni Moda sets the name, headlines and short display lines. Use it at Semibold with tight line spacing.

Bodoni Moda on Google Fonts (opens in a new tab)

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Free for commercial use, including in logos, apps and print.
Semibold 600
04.2 Text

Public Sans

Public Sans is for paragraphs, captions, buttons and anything people read at length. Use it at Regular, with generous line spacing.

Public Sans on Google Fonts (opens in a new tab)

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Free for commercial use, including in logos, apps and print.
Regular 400

Clean skincare, simply made. Dewlight writes in Public Sans: clear, even and easy to read, from the first line of a website to the small print on a receipt.

04.3 Typography

Type scale

Five sizes cover almost everything. Each step is roughly 1.4 times the one below it; do not add sizes in between.
Display
Bodoni Moda 600 · 56/59
Clean skincare, simply made
Heading
Bodoni Moda 600 · 40/44
Welcome to Dewlight
Subheading
Bodoni Moda 600 · 28/32
A short section heading
Body
Public Sans 400 · 16/24
Body text at 16 px with 1.5 line spacing keeps long reads comfortable on any screen.
Caption
Public Sans 400 · 12/17
Captions, labels and small print
DewlightChapter 05

Graphic elements

Icons, a pattern, and the photography to aim for.

05.1 Graphic elements

App icon and avatar

Where space is small and square, use the symbol alone. On app icons it sits on primary at a little over half the icon width; on avatars and profile pictures, on surface.

iOS · 1024 px
Android · adaptive
Avatar · 400 px
Dewlight
dewlight.com
Favicon · 32 and 16 px

05.2 Pattern

Symbol at 0° and 180° on an offset grid. For packaging, backgrounds and merchandise, never behind text.

05.3 Graphic elements

Imagery

Natural light, real places and real people. Keep rooms neutral and let brand colour appear on one object or a single overlay.

Photos here are samples from Unsplash, to show the direction.

DewlightChapter 06

Applications

The identity on a screen, on paper, and in a place.

Campaign

A bunch of bottles sitting on top of a table
Dewlight
Campaign · photography
06.2 Applications

Digital

On screen the logo sits in the corner, small, and the brand colour is reserved for one action.
Website · 1440 desktop
Instagram post · 1080 × 1350
06.3 Applications

Print

In print, keep the clear space and stay above the minimum size. The card is 85 × 55 mm; the letterhead is A4.
Business card · 85 × 55 mm
Letterhead · A4
06.4 Applications

In the world

Outdoors and on a product, the logo is one element among the photograph. The room stays neutral.
Poster · in situ
Label · packaging
Your turn

Make one like this

This is an example kit. Describe your business and get nine logos, each with a guide like this one, in about a minute.

  • Logo symbolSVG in colour, black and white
  • Logo symbolPNG at 512, 1024 and 2048 px
  • palette.json, palette.cssThe five colours as code
  • FONTS.txtBoth typefaces, with links
  • LICENSE.txtCommercial use for your brand
Make mine like this

Sample photos by Aleksandrs Karevs, Aleksandrs Karevs, Anirudh, CRYSTALWEED cannabis, Muhammad Sulyman, nilufar nattaq, Look Studio, Laura Jaeger on Unsplash. Not included in the download.