Color Standards
Web color palette
Primary colors—Maroon or gold or both should be
prominent in any electronic publication color scheme. The official
colors are:
- Gold: R:255 G:204 B:51 (#FFCC33)
- Maroon: R:122 G:0 B:25 (#7A0019)
Secondary colors—Shades of tan or gray are
the recommended secondary colors for electronic use. The
colors below have been tested on various screens and monitors for
maximum consistency.
- R:240 G:233 B:209 (#F0E9D1)
- R:233 G:222 B:187 (#E9DEBB)
- R:226 G:211 B:164 (#E2D3A4)
- R:235 G:235 B:235 (#EBEBEB)
- R:204 G:204 B:204 (#CCCCCC)
- R:183 G:183 B:183 (#B7B7B7)
Light and dark versions of the electronic maroon and gold can be used
as secondary colors. When using white text on maroon backgrounds,
be sure to test on various browsers, platforms, and monitors for
readability. Text in the samples below is Verdana.
- This is a dark gold item (#FFB71E)
- This is a standard gold item (#FFCC33)
- This is a dark gold item (#FFB71E)
- This is a standard gold item (#FFCC33)
- This is a light gold item (#FFDE7A)
- This is a standard gold item (#FFCC33)
- This is a dark maroon item (#5B0013)
- This is a standard maroon item (#7A0019)
- This is a dark maroon item (#5B0013)
- This is a standard maroon item (#7A0019)
- This is a light maroon item (#900021)
- This is a standard maroon item (#7A0019)
Color in template headers
Use the template headers as designed.
Units may incorporate colors other than those specified here into their electronic publications,
but may not change the maroon background behind the wordmark or
the maroon and gold block M combination in the Web templates.
