BNSF Railway brand colors
BNSF's brand quick reference guide states its palette as a table of Pantone, CMYK, RGB and hex. The orange is Pantone 021; the near-black the guide calls Process Black is stated as RGB 43/41/38 rather than pure black, and the hex below follows that.
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Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | primary | #F85D13 | 248, 93, 19 | 19, 94%, 52% | 021 | 0/78/100/0 | Fill screen |
| Process Black | neutral dark | #2B2926 | 43, 41, 38 | 36, 6%, 16% | Process Black | 0/0/0/100 | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
Orange passes AA for body text on black, at 6.6 to 1.
Of 12 ordered pairs in this palette, 8 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 10 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Orange | Process Black | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 4.5Orange on Process Black, passes AA for body text | 3.2Orange on White, fails AA for body text | 6.6Orange on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Process Black | 4.5Process Black on Orange, passes AA for body text | 14.5Process Black on White, passes AA for body text | 1.4Process Black on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 3.2White on Orange, fails AA for body text | 14.5White on Process Black, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 6.6Black on Orange, passes AA for body text | 1.4Black on Process Black, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://www.bnsf.com/brand2k5/pdf/bnsf-brand-quick-reference-guide.pdf
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