Colorado flag colors
Three horizontal bands with a large red C enclosing a gold disc. Along with New Mexico and Texas it is regularly ranked among the best state flag designs, precisely because there is no seal on it.
Palette image
Every swatch on this page, as one image you can save or share.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | primary | #00205B | 0, 32, 91 | 219, 100%, 18% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Red | secondary | #BF0A30 | 191, 10, 48 | 347, 90%, 39% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Gold | accent | #FFD700 | 255, 215, 0 | 51, 100%, 50% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Colorado against your project
Contrast pairs
Blue passes AA for body text on white, at 15.5 to 1.
Of 28 ordered pairs in this palette, 18 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 | Blue | White | Red | Gold | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 15.5Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 2.4Blue on Red, fails AA for body text | 11.0Blue on Gold, passes AA for body text | 15.5Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.4Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 15.5White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 6.4White on Red, passes AA for body text | 1.4White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Red | 2.4Red on Blue, fails AA for body text | 6.4Red on White, passes AA for body text | 4.5Red on Gold, passes AA for body text | 6.4Red on White, passes AA for body text | 3.3Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Gold | 11.0Gold on Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.4Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 4.5Gold on Red, passes AA for body text | 1.4Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 15.0Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 15.5White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 6.4White on Red, passes AA for body text | 1.4White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 1.4Black on Blue, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 3.3Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 15.0Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Colorado.svg
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