Cleveland State University brand colors
Cleveland State University's brand guidelines name University Green as its official color and Fresh Green as a bolder companion, each with a Pantone reference, a CMYK build and a hex, alongside a secondary and accent palette of named colors.
Official site: csuohio.edu
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Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Green | primary | #006A4D | 0, 106, 77 | 164, 100%, 21% | 342 | 100/9/66/41 | Fill screen |
| Fresh Green | secondary | #69BE28 | 105, 190, 40 | 94, 65%, 45% | 368 | 63/0/97/0 | Fill screen |
| Baby Blue | accent | #77D2F7 | 119, 210, 247 | 197, 89%, 72% | -- | 47/0/0/0 | Fill screen |
| Golden Yellow | accent | #FAC747 | 250, 199, 71 | 43, 95%, 63% | -- | 2/22/83/0 | Fill screen |
| Plum | accent | #8F5573 | 143, 85, 115 | 329, 25%, 45% | -- | 44/74/36/10 | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
University Green passes AA for body text on white, at 6.6 to 1.
Of 42 ordered pairs in this palette, 12 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 24 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | University Green | Fresh Green | Baby Blue | Golden Yellow | Plum | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Green | 2.8University Green on Fresh Green, fails AA for body text | 3.9University Green on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.2University Green on Golden Yellow, fails AA for body text | 1.2University Green on Plum, fails AA for body text | 6.6University Green on White, passes AA for body text | 3.2University Green on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Fresh Green | 2.8Fresh Green on University Green, fails AA for body text | 1.4Fresh Green on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.5Fresh Green on Golden Yellow, fails AA for body text | 2.4Fresh Green on Plum, fails AA for body text | 2.3Fresh Green on White, fails AA for body text | 9.0Fresh Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Baby Blue | 3.9Baby Blue on University Green, fails AA for body text | 1.4Baby Blue on Fresh Green, fails AA for body text | 1.1Baby Blue on Golden Yellow, fails AA for body text | 3.3Baby Blue on Plum, fails AA for body text | 1.7Baby Blue on White, fails AA for body text | 12.3Baby Blue on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Golden Yellow | 4.2Golden Yellow on University Green, fails AA for body text | 1.5Golden Yellow on Fresh Green, fails AA for body text | 1.1Golden Yellow on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 3.6Golden Yellow on Plum, fails AA for body text | 1.6Golden Yellow on White, fails AA for body text | 13.3Golden Yellow on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Plum | 1.2Plum on University Green, fails AA for body text | 2.4Plum on Fresh Green, fails AA for body text | 3.3Plum on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 3.6Plum on Golden Yellow, fails AA for body text | 5.7Plum on White, passes AA for body text | 3.7Plum on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 6.6White on University Green, passes AA for body text | 2.3White on Fresh Green, fails AA for body text | 1.7White on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.6White on Golden Yellow, fails AA for body text | 5.7White on Plum, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 3.2Black on University Green, fails AA for body text | 9.0Black on Fresh Green, passes AA for body text | 12.3Black on Baby Blue, passes AA for body text | 13.3Black on Golden Yellow, passes AA for body text | 3.7Black on Plum, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://www.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/CSU_Brand-Guidelines_01-2023.pdf
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