Brand Guidelines

Risk & Appraisals

Precision you can stand behind.

v1.0 — 2026 Prepared by Cesar Lopez
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The Brand, In One Line

Certainty isn't a feeling. It's a deliverable.

01
01Overview

Sharp judgment, quietly delivered.

Risk & Appraisals exists to bring clarity to complicated decisions. The mark's angled blade-and-quill silhouette signals precision and authority, while the soft, rounded wordmark keeps the brand approachable rather than intimidating.

The palette stays deliberately restrained — a monochrome range of near-black to soft grey — so the brand reads as measured and trustworthy in any context, from a formal report cover to a digital dashboard.

ToneMeasured, precise, quietly confident
VoiceClear, factual, no hedging
Best forReports, credentials, financial materials
AvoidBright color, playful iconography
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03Color

The palette.

A tight grayscale range — from near-black to pale silver — built for legibility and restraint over decoration.

Near Black
HEX#2A2420
RGB42, 36, 32
CMYK0, 14, 24, 84
Slate Grey
HEX#857F7D
RGB133, 127, 125
CMYK0, 5, 6, 48
Silver
HEX#B5B4B5
RGB181, 180, 181
CMYK0, 1, 0, 29
Pale Grey
HEX#CFCFD0
RGB207, 207, 208
CMYK0, 0, 0, 18
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04Typography

Two typefaces, one voice.

Jost's geometric warmth softens the brand's authority in headlines; Inter keeps dense, factual body copy effortless to scan.

Display — Jost
Aa Bb Cc
ABCDEFGHIJKLM
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Medium500
SemiBold600
Bold700
Body — Inter
Aa Bb Cc
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Regular400
Medium500
Bold700
05
05Usage

What not to do.

Small distortions compound fast. These four mistakes are the most common — and the easiest to avoid.

Don't stretch or distort the proportions.

Don't recolor outside the approved palette.

Don't rotate or tilt the logo.

Don't place on low-contrast backgrounds.

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06Applications

The system, in the wild.

A quick look at how the mark and palette hold up across common touchpoints.

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