Creative Commons brand colors
Creative Commons's style guide names seven colors in its palette: Tomato, Dark Slate Gray, Gold, Orange, Forest Green, Dark Turquoise and Dark Slate Blue, each with a hex and an RGB triple, and recommends Tomato, Dark Slate Gray, black or white for its logos.
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Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | primary | #ED592F | 237, 89, 47 | 13, 84%, 56% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Dark Slate Gray | secondary | #333333 | 51, 51, 51 | 0, 0%, 20% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Gold | accent | #EFBE00 | 239, 190, 0 | 48, 100%, 47% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Orange | accent | #FB7729 | 251, 119, 41 | 22, 96%, 57% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Forest Green | accent | #04A635 | 4, 166, 53 | 138, 95%, 33% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Dark Turquoise | accent | #05B5DA | 5, 181, 218 | 190, 96%, 44% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Dark Slate Blue | accent | #3C5C99 | 60, 92, 153 | 219, 44%, 42% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
Tomato passes AA for body text on black, at 6.1 to 1.
Of 72 ordered pairs in this palette, 22 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 34 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Tomato | Dark Slate Gray | Gold | Orange | Forest Green | Dark Turquoise | Dark Slate Blue | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 3.6Tomato on Dark Slate Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.0Tomato on Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.3Tomato on Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.1Tomato on Forest Green, fails AA for body text | 1.4Tomato on Dark Turquoise, fails AA for body text | 1.9Tomato on Dark Slate Blue, fails AA for body text | 3.5Tomato on White, fails AA for body text | 6.1Tomato on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Dark Slate Gray | 3.6Dark Slate Gray on Tomato, fails AA for body text | 7.2Dark Slate Gray on Gold, passes AA for body text | 4.7Dark Slate Gray on Orange, passes AA for body text | 3.9Dark Slate Gray on Forest Green, fails AA for body text | 5.2Dark Slate Gray on Dark Turquoise, passes AA for body text | 1.9Dark Slate Gray on Dark Slate Blue, fails AA for body text | 12.6Dark Slate Gray on White, passes AA for body text | 1.7Dark Slate Gray on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Gold | 2.0Gold on Tomato, fails AA for body text | 7.2Gold on Dark Slate Gray, passes AA for body text | 1.6Gold on Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.9Gold on Forest Green, fails AA for body text | 1.4Gold on Dark Turquoise, fails AA for body text | 3.8Gold on Dark Slate Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.7Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 12.0Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Orange | 1.3Orange on Tomato, fails AA for body text | 4.7Orange on Dark Slate Gray, passes AA for body text | 1.6Orange on Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.2Orange on Forest Green, fails AA for body text | 1.1Orange on Dark Turquoise, fails AA for body text | 2.4Orange on Dark Slate Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.7Orange on White, fails AA for body text | 7.8Orange on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Forest Green | 1.1Forest Green on Tomato, fails AA for body text | 3.9Forest Green on Dark Slate Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.9Forest Green on Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.2Forest Green on Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.3Forest Green on Dark Turquoise, fails AA for body text | 2.0Forest Green on Dark Slate Blue, fails AA for body text | 3.2Forest Green on White, fails AA for body text | 6.5Forest Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Dark Turquoise | 1.4Dark Turquoise on Tomato, fails AA for body text | 5.2Dark Turquoise on Dark Slate Gray, passes AA for body text | 1.4Dark Turquoise on Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.1Dark Turquoise on Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.3Dark Turquoise on Forest Green, fails AA for body text | 2.7Dark Turquoise on Dark Slate Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.4Dark Turquoise on White, fails AA for body text | 8.6Dark Turquoise on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Dark Slate Blue | 1.9Dark Slate Blue on Tomato, fails AA for body text | 1.9Dark Slate Blue on Dark Slate Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.8Dark Slate Blue on Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.4Dark Slate Blue on Orange, fails AA for body text | 2.0Dark Slate Blue on Forest Green, fails AA for body text | 2.7Dark Slate Blue on Dark Turquoise, fails AA for body text | 6.6Dark Slate Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 3.2Dark Slate Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 3.5White on Tomato, fails AA for body text | 12.6White on Dark Slate Gray, passes AA for body text | 1.7White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.7White on Orange, fails AA for body text | 3.2White on Forest Green, fails AA for body text | 2.4White on Dark Turquoise, fails AA for body text | 6.6White on Dark Slate Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 6.1Black on Tomato, passes AA for body text | 1.7Black on Dark Slate Gray, fails AA for body text | 12.0Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 7.8Black on Orange, passes AA for body text | 6.5Black on Forest Green, passes AA for body text | 8.6Black on Dark Turquoise, passes AA for body text | 3.2Black on Dark Slate Blue, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Creative-Commons-Style-Guide-2019.pdf
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