15 / Downloads · Brand Kit

Set up the kit.

Everything to paste into Canva or Adobe Express so the right colors, fonts, and logos are one click away. Ten minutes, once.

  1. Never white text on 2RC Blue. Use Ink text, or switch the blue to Blue Deep.
  2. One italic serif word per design, never a full sentence.
  3. One gradient per design, at 135°, on Ink or Paper only.
01 / Colors

Paste them in order.

Brand Kit → Colors. Keep the order — it groups the palette the way the guide does. Tap any swatch to copy its hex code.

Core
Neutrals
Accessible helpers — add as their own palette

Blue Deep for blue text or buttons with white text. Ash for small labels on Ink.

Signature gradient — 135°, in this order

Canva: Elements → Gradients, or a rectangle with a 5-stop linear gradient at 135° (top left to bottom right). Add a light grain overlay on big areas.

02 / Fonts

Four faces, one voice.

Brand Kit → Fonts. Canva Pro and Adobe Express Premium let you upload fonts; CMG Sans needs its license file to upload.

HeadingsCMG Sans Black (900)If it isn't available: Archivo Black / Archivo ExtraBold
SubheadingsCMG Sans ExtraBold (800)If it isn't available: Archivo ExtraBold or Bold
Accent word · one per designInstrument Serif ItalicUpload it from Google Fonts (free)
BodyHost Grotesk RegularUpload it from Google Fonts (free); if you can't, DM Sans
Labels, dates, timesJetBrains MonoAll caps, letter spacing about 140 in Canva. Fallback: Space Mono
Headings
Line spacing 0.85 to 0.9. Letter spacing −30 to −45.
Body
16pt equivalent, line spacing 1.5.
Labels
All caps, letter spacing about 140, small.
03 / Logos

Upload these six.

Brand Kit → Logos. Grab the files from Downloads — PNG for Canva.

  • Horizontal lockup, gradient Primary
  • Vertical lockup, gradient Stacked
  • Icon, gradient Mark only
  • Icon, solid 2RC Blue Mark only
  • Icon and lockup, reversed white For dark grounds
  • Icon and lockup, black For one-color print
04 / Copy-ready

The whole kit as text.

For a doc, an email to a volunteer, or a tool that takes plain text. Also available as brand-kit.md ↓.

2RIVERS BRAND KIT (Canva / Adobe Express) · V1.1 · Fall 2026

COLORS — paste into Brand Kit > Colors, in this order
Core
  2RC Blue   #00A5E5
  Ink        #0A0A0D
  Stone      #F4F5F7
Neutrals
  Navy       #001B2E
  Graphite   #2A2D33
  Slate      #58595B
  Mist       #C6CDD4
  Paper      #FFFFFF
Accessible helpers (their own palette)
  Blue Deep  #0066A3   blue text, or buttons with white text
  Ash        #8A8C90   small labels on Ink
Signature gradient (135°, in this order)
  Sky #6CB4F0 · Electric #6A4CFF · Magenta #B53DE8 · Hot Pink #FF3D8A · Signal #FF2935

FONTS
  Headings      CMG Sans Black (900)      — or Archivo Black / ExtraBold
  Subheadings   CMG Sans ExtraBold (800)  — or Archivo ExtraBold / Bold
  Accent word   Instrument Serif Italic   — one per design
  Body          Host Grotesk Regular      — or DM Sans
  Labels        JetBrains Mono, ALL CAPS, letter spacing ~140 — or Space Mono

CANVA SETTINGS
  Headings: line spacing 0.85–0.9, letter spacing −30 to −45
  Body: 16pt equivalent, line spacing 1.5
  Labels: all caps, letter spacing ~140, small

LOGOS TO UPLOAD
  Horizontal lockup, gradient (primary) · Vertical lockup, gradient
  Icon, gradient · Icon, solid 2RC Blue
  Icon and lockup, reversed white · Icon and lockup, black

THREE RULES FOR VOLUNTEERS
  1. Never white text on 2RC Blue. Use Ink text, or switch the blue to Blue Deep.
  2. One italic serif word per design, never a full sentence.
  3. One gradient per design, at 135°, on Ink or Paper only.
2Rivers Church · O'Fallon, MO Brand Kit · V1.1 · Edition 01 Questions · marketing@2riverschurch.org