California State University, Los Angeles brand colors
Cal State LA's brand page shows color swatches captioned only by category, gold, grey, blue, red and purple, each with a hex code, so the names here are descriptive rather than the university's own wording.
Official site: calstatela.edu
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Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | primary | #FFCE00 | 255, 206, 0 | 48, 100%, 50% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Grey | secondary | #4A4F55 | 74, 79, 85 | 213, 7%, 31% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Blue | accent | #183A4C | 24, 58, 76 | 201, 52%, 20% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Red | accent | #5E1915 | 94, 25, 21 | 3, 63%, 23% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Purple | accent | #474559 | 71, 69, 89 | 246, 13%, 31% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
Gold passes AA for body text on black, at 14.1 to 1.
Of 42 ordered pairs in this palette, 20 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 20 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Gold | Grey | Blue | Red | Purple | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 5.5Gold on Grey, passes AA for body text | 8.1Gold on Blue, passes AA for body text | 8.7Gold on Red, passes AA for body text | 6.2Gold on Purple, passes AA for body text | 1.5Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 14.1Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Grey | 5.5Grey on Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.4Grey on Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.6Grey on Red, fails AA for body text | 1.1Grey on Purple, fails AA for body text | 8.3Grey on White, passes AA for body text | 2.5Grey on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Blue | 8.1Blue on Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.4Blue on Grey, fails AA for body text | 1.1Blue on Red, fails AA for body text | 1.3Blue on Purple, fails AA for body text | 12.0Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.8Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Red | 8.7Red on Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.6Red on Grey, fails AA for body text | 1.1Red on Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.4Red on Purple, fails AA for body text | 12.9Red on White, passes AA for body text | 1.6Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Purple | 6.2Purple on Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.1Purple on Grey, fails AA for body text | 1.3Purple on Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.4Purple on Red, fails AA for body text | 9.3Purple on White, passes AA for body text | 2.3Purple on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 1.5White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 8.3White on Grey, passes AA for body text | 12.0White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 12.9White on Red, passes AA for body text | 9.3White on Purple, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 14.1Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 2.5Black on Grey, fails AA for body text | 1.8Black on Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.6Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 2.3Black on Purple, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://www.calstatela.edu/brand/colors-typography
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