If you’ve ever spent time trying to figure out why a specific site looks so clean or how to replicate that exact shade of blue, you’re not alone. Most developers keep a mental bookmark of designs they like, but actually extracting the details is tedious. That’s why a new project caught my eye recently — it simply gathered the visual style guides of 58 popular websites and made them available in one place.
It’s called Web Design Repo (or whatever the project name is, I’ll stick to the idea) — the exact name isn’t critical. What’s interesting is how fast it spread. Within 10 days of being open sourced on GitHub, it crossed 40,000 stars. That’s not a fluke; it means developers really needed this.
The project works like a style gallery. For each website — think Airbnb, Stripe, GitHub, Notion — it compiles the primary colors, typography, spacing, and even some CSS variables. No need to inspect element or dig through obfuscated code. It’s all laid out in a clean format, often with a live preview. You can copy the color palette or font stack and drop it into your own project.
What I like is the practical angle. Instead of a generic “design inspiration” link dump, this project gives you working CSS. Want to try GitHub’s button style? There’s a snippet for that. Interested in how Tailwind sets its border radius? It’s listed. It’s like having a cheat sheet for the web’s best visual choices.
The setup is straightforward. You can either visit the hosted demo or clone the repo and run it locally with a single command. The documentation is minimal but enough — it’s clearly aimed at developers who prefer to dive right in.
To be honest, I was a bit skeptical at first. “58 styles? How useful could that be?” But after scanning through a few examples, it’s clear the project focuses on quality over quantity. Each entry includes meaningful metrics like contrast ratios and font weights, not just screenshots. It’s the kind of resource you’d bookmark for later and actually come back to.
If you’re a front‑end developer or designer, this is one of those “why didn’t I think of that” projects. It saves time, reduces guesswork, and it’s free. Give it a try next time you’re starting a new UI — you might find the exact style you were looking for.