LG-009 · H. Logos and Brand Identity

Simple Icons

Over 3,000 single-color SVG brand icons with official hex colors, for UI use (e.g. ‘Sign in with…’ buttons, integrations lists). Tip: CC0 covers the SVG files, not the trademarks: always follow each brand’s own guidelines.

Summary

Over 3,000 single-color SVG brand icons with official hex colors, for UI use (e.g. ‘Sign in with…’ buttons, integrations lists). Tip: CC0 covers the SVG files, not the trademarks: always follow each brand’s own guidelines.

What it is

An open collection of brand icons/logos under a permissive license, with each brand’s own trademark rules still applying.

Who it’s for

Developers adding third-party brand icons (e.g. social or sign-in buttons).

Monochrome lightCard gridUtilitarian, data-dense
Simple Icons: hero image
Rendered by us from the ESTIMATED palette of our capture; no third-party artwork reproduced.

Key takeaways

  • Captured simpleicons.org: a dense card grid of brand icons, each card tinted with that brand’s color; neutral chrome around it.
  • Color: monochrome light theme; dominant colors #FFFFFF, #5C3C4E, #B8B1A7 (ESTIMATED from our capture).
  • Layout: card grid pattern, utilitarian, data-dense mood.

Best practices to borrow

  • Keep chrome neutral and let content carry color.
  • Use a uniform card grid with consistent thumbnails and minimal text per card; put filters above.
  • Use each brand icon in its official color or monochrome, and follow that brand’s guidelines.
ESTIMATED

Palette preview

#FFFFFF~43%#5C3C4E~5%#B8B1A7~5%#E5E6E6~3%

Link-only entry: no third-party images are reproduced; the hero above is our own palette render. Open the source for visuals.

ESTIMATED

Dominant palette from our captures

Measured by us from our screenshot(s) of https://simpleicons.org (median-cut quantization; share = % of pixels). Approximate and not official.

#FFFFFF~43% of pixels#5C3C4E~5% of pixels#B8B1A7~5% of pixels#E5E6E6~3% of pixels

Layout pattern: Card grid

Observed by us on the captured page(s). See all entries by layout.

How to apply it: Use a uniform card grid with consistent thumbnails and minimal text per card; put filters above.

Other entries with this layout: Fontshare, Logobook, Dribbble · logo tag, Behance · logo projects, Airbnb, Boring Avatars, Storyset.

Our analysis

Captured simpleicons.org: a dense card grid of brand icons, each card tinted with that brand’s color; neutral chrome around it.

Monochrome lightCard gridUtilitarian, data-dense

Downloads

PDF: research notes made for this library; third-party images inside follow the credits in their captions. License / terms of the source: CC0-1.0 (SVG data); brand logos remain their owners’ trademarks (see the project DISCLAIMER)

DESIGN.md for AI coding agents

Copy this into your repo or agent context. OFFICIAL and ESTIMATED values are labelled.

# DESIGN.md · Simple Icons (LG-009)

> Written for AI coding agents. Values marked **OFFICIAL** come from the documented source named below; values marked **ESTIMATED** were measured by us from our own screenshots and are approximate. Never treat ESTIMATED values as official brand tokens.

## Overview
- Type: Open Brand Assets · Category: H. Logos and Brand Identity
- Platforms: Web
- Color theme: Monochrome light · Layout pattern: Card grid · Mood: Utilitarian, data-dense
- License / terms: CC0-1.0 (SVG data); brand logos remain their owners’ trademarks (see the project DISCLAIMER)

Over 3,000 single-color SVG brand icons with official hex colors, for UI use (e.g. ‘Sign in with…’ buttons, integrations lists). Tip: CC0 covers the SVG files, not the trademarks: always follow each brand’s own guidelines.

### Analysis (ours)
Captured simpleicons.org: a dense card grid of brand icons, each card tinted with that brand’s color; neutral chrome around it.

## Color tokens
No official color tokens documented for this entry.

ESTIMATED · dominant colors measured from our screenshot(s) of the source site (median-cut quantization; share = % of pixels). Approximate, not official:

- `#FFFFFF` ~43%
- `#5C3C4E` ~5%
- `#B8B1A7` ~5%
- `#E5E6E6` ~3%

## Typography
No official type scale documented for this entry; use the product’s own typography guidance.

## Spacing, radii, shadows
Not documented for this entry. Do not invent values; derive from your own design system.

## Components
No component inventory documented for this entry.

## Layout rules
- Observed layout pattern: **Card grid** (from our captures).

## Do’s and don’ts
- Do: Keep chrome neutral and let content (images, icons, type) carry color.
- Don’t: Don’t introduce decorative color that competes with content.
- Do: follow the source’s license/terms listed above.
- Don’t: present ESTIMATED colors as official tokens.

## Sources
- https://simpleicons.org
- Library entry: https://design-library-byt.pages.dev/entry/LG-009