y0 Brand

Guidelines and assets for partners, press, and friends of y0.

at y0 (pronounced "why not"), we're helping founders build global, profitable, and sustainable companies. we believe founders in emerging markets have an opportunity to build profitable businesses for the global market.

y0 mark

Logo

The y0 mark is a geometric letterform, not text. Never recreate it by typing. Always use the provided SVG or PNG files.

The Mark

The Lockup

The full lockup pairs the mark with a vertical divider and the tagline "why not." Use this version when space permits and context requires identification.

Signature Colorway

The signature version uses white letterforms with a Seed Gold dot on the period. Use this as the default for dark backgrounds.

y0 multicolor lockup
SVG

Colors

Our palette is intentionally restrained. Black is the foundation. Seed Gold is the accent. White provides contrast. Click any swatch to copy its hex code.

Black #000000
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White #FFFFFF
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Seed Gold #FFCC00
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Card Fill #1A1A1A
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White 50% #FFFFFF80
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Black 50% #00000080
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Typography

Two typefaces cover all brand needs. Cal Sans for headlines and display. Manrope for everything else.

Cal Sans

SemiBold 600 · Display
why not.
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Source: Cal Sans by Cal.com · GitHub

Manrope

200–800 · Body & UI
ExtraLight 200 helping founders build global, profitable, and sustainable companies.
Light 300 helping founders build global, profitable, and sustainable companies.
Regular 400 helping founders build global, profitable, and sustainable companies.
Medium 500 helping founders build global, profitable, and sustainable companies.
SemiBold 600 helping founders build global, profitable, and sustainable companies.
Bold 700 helping founders build global, profitable, and sustainable companies.
ExtraBold 800 helping founders build global, profitable, and sustainable companies.
Source: Manrope by Mikhail Sharanda · Google Fonts

Type Hierarchy

H1 — Display why not. Cal Sans 600 / 56px / -1px tracking
H2 — Section why not. Cal Sans 600 / 32px / -1px tracking
Body helping founders build global, profitable, and sustainable companies. Manrope 300 / 16px / -0.2px tracking
Button / CTA apply for funding Manrope 500 / 14px / pill shape

Usage Guidelines

Do

Use the mark with generous clear space on dark backgrounds.

Do

Use the black mark on Seed Gold backgrounds.

Do

Use the black mark on white or light backgrounds.

Don't

Place the mark on busy or gradient backgrounds.

Don't

Reduce the opacity or transparency of the mark.

Don't
y0

Retype "y0" in any font. Always use the provided SVG mark.

Don't

Rotate, skew, or distort the mark.

Minimum Size

The mark should never appear smaller than 24px in height on screen or 10mm in print. The full lockup should never appear smaller than 16px mark height.

Clear Space

Maintain a minimum clear space equal to the height of the "0" character on all sides of the mark.

Download

Grab everything you need in one click, or pick individual files below.

File Format Use case
y0 Mark (White) SVG Web, dark backgrounds Download
y0 Mark (Black) SVG Web, light backgrounds Download
y0 Mark (Gold) SVG Print, presentations Download
y0 Lockup (White) SVG Web, dark backgrounds Download
y0 Lockup (Black) SVG Web, light backgrounds Download
y0 Lockup (Gold) SVG Print, presentations Download
y0 Multicolor Lockup SVG Primary use, dark backgrounds Download