Grubb's Pharmacy
Brand Identity/2021

Grubb's Pharmacy

Brand IdentityBrand GuidelinesSignagePrint & Collateral
Revitalizing the Grubb's Pharmacy brand.

Grubb's Pharmacy

Revitalizing the Grubb's Pharmacy brand.

When it comes to a neighborhood-focused family-owned compounding pharmacy, there weren't a lot of comparisons. Because faceless big-box chains have replaced most independents, we had to carve a unique path.

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Grubb's Pharmacy

Design System

A pharmacy brand at home in its own century.

Recoleta on Pharmacy Green, Sofia Pro for the everyday — a system that reads like a place that knows your name.

01Color System

Color Palette

Pharmacy Green

Primary
Hex#2d5f3e
RGB45 · 95 · 62
HSL140° · 36% · 27%
CMYK53 · 0 · 35 · 63
2.8:17.5:1

Mortar Cream

Background
Hex#f4eed5
RGB244 · 238 · 213
HSL48° · 58% · 90%
CMYK0 · 2 · 13 · 4
18.0:11.2:1

Rx Red

Accent
Hex#c0392b
RGB192 · 57 · 43
HSL6° · 63% · 46%
CMYK0 · 70 · 78 · 25
3.9:15.4:1

Ink

Neutral
Hex#1a1a1a
RGB26 · 26 · 26
HSL0° · 0% · 10%
CMYK0 · 0 · 0 · 90
1.2:117.4:1

Apothecary Gold

Secondary
Hex#b8963e
RGB184 · 150 · 62
HSL43° · 50% · 48%
CMYK0 · 18 · 66 · 28
7.5:12.8:1

Contrast Pairings

How the palette colors perform together — text on surface combinations ranked by contrast ratio.

Aa

Mortar Cream

on Ink14.9:1

Aa

Ink

on Mortar Cream14.9:1

Aa

Pharmacy Green

on Mortar Cream6.4:1

Aa

Mortar Cream

on Pharmacy Green6.4:1

Aa

Ink

on Apothecary Gold6.2:1

Aa

Apothecary Gold

on Ink6.2:1

Aa

Mortar Cream

on Rx Red4.7:1

Aa

Rx Red

on Mortar Cream4.7:1

Aa

Rx Red

on Ink3.2:1

Aa

Ink

on Rx Red3.2:1

Aa

Pharmacy Green

on Apothecary Gold2.7:1

Aa

Apothecary Gold

on Pharmacy Green2.7:1
02Typography

Type System

Grubb's has been part of Capitol Hill since 1867

Grubb's has been part of Capitol Hill since 1867. We compound prescriptions, sto...

Grubb's has been part of Capitol Hill since 1867. We compound prescriptions, stock the essentials, and still remember what your grandmother used to order.

Recoleta Alt · 0123456789 · 700

Recoleta

Display (400–700)
Display

Signage, headlines, and brand lockups

Sofia Pro

Body (400–600)
Body

Labels, guidelines copy, and digital

Recoleta Alt

Accent (700)
Accent

Monograms and decorative initials

03Logo System

Marks & Lockups

A system that grew with the festival.

What started as a wordmark in 2015 grew into a complete mark library — lockups, compact icons, laurels, anniversary seals, sub-brand treatments, and social assets. Each addition answered a real need as the festival expanded.

Primary Lockup01

Primary Lockup

Secondary Mark02

Secondary Mark

Signage Application03

Signage Application

04Brand Language
4.5/ from all of the above

Voice

How the brand sounds out loud — the tone every word inherits.

Neighborly/Trustworthy/Heritage-Proud
01

We're the pharmacy that knows your name. Write like it.

02

Celebrate 100+ years without sounding like a museum.

03

Health is personal. So is our tone.

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