RANK #06 80% MATCH

Lato × EB Garamond

sans-serif  +  serif

Lato's humanist warmth is a natural match for EB Garamond's classical warmth — the two share a gentle temperament, so the pairing feels coordinated rather than merely contrasted. Lato's clean modern headings give crisp h...

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Match scores

How Lato and EB Garamond score across four checks — class contrast, role clarity, x-height harmony and mood affinity. Higher is better.

COMPOSITE MATCH
80 /100
Reliable choice
Class contrast 90
Role clarity 86
X-height harmony 64
Mood affinity 74
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

Lato's humanist warmth is a natural match for EB Garamond's classical warmth — the two share a gentle temperament, so the pairing feels coordinated rather than merely contrasted. Lato's clean modern headings give crisp hierarchy over Garamond's readable body.

Where it shines

Editorial, blog and content sites wanting a warm, trustworthy modern-classical feel.

Where to be careful

EB Garamond's small x-height against Lato's tall one — size the body up and keep line-height generous.

THE TYPEFACES
Meet the pair
Ag HEADING
Lato
sans-serif · Łukasz Dziedzic · 2010
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Thin Light Regular Bold Black
BEST FOR Headlines, labels, UI
Ag BODY
EB Garamond
serif · Georg Duffner & Octavio Pardo · 2011
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Regular Medium SemiBold Bold ExtraBold
BEST FOR Body text, quotes, long reads
GET THE PAIR
Drop it into your project

Add the fonts, then two rules — Lato for headings, EB Garamond for everything you read.

index.html
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Lato:wght@500;700&family=EB+Garamond:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
styles.css
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: "Lato", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

body, p {
  font-family: "EB Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
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