Kent State University brand colors
Kent State publishes a separate metallic palette alongside its standard one (a metallic gold, a metallic blue and a gold foil) specified as Pantone and foil references with no screen equivalents, since none exist.
Official site: kent.edu
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State Blue | primary | #003976 | 0, 57, 118 | 211, 100%, 23% | 281 | 100, 72, 0, 38 | Fill screen |
| Kent State Gold | secondary | #EFAB00 | 239, 171, 0 | 43, 100%, 47% | 124 | 7, 35, 100, 0 | Fill screen |
| Light Blue | accent | #2C8ECD | 44, 142, 205 | 203, 65%, 49% | -- | 76, 33, 0, 0 | Fill screen |
| Bright Yellow | accent | #FFD702 | 255, 215, 2 | 51, 100%, 50% | -- | 1, 13, 100, 0 | Fill screen |
| Dark Blue | neutral dark | #00295F | 0, 41, 95 | 214, 100%, 19% | -- | 100, 72, 0, 55 | Fill screen |
| Gray | neutral light | #96A0A5 | 150, 160, 165 | 200, 8%, 62% | -- | 48, 31, 30, 0 | Fill screen |
| Light Gray | neutral light | #B5B8B5 | 181, 184, 181 | 120, 2%, 72% | -- | 30, 22, 25, 0 | Fill screen |
3 further colors are named without a hex value. They are listed rather than dropped, and nothing is calculated to fill the gap.
- Metallic Gold, Pantone 873. Metallic ink. No screen equivalent published.
- Metallic Blue, Pantone 8783. Metallic ink. No screen equivalent published.
- Gold Foil. Specified as foil No. 817, a stamping material rather than an ink or a screen colour.
Contrast pairs
Kent State Blue passes AA for body text on white, at 11.4 to 1.
Of 72 ordered pairs in this palette, 30 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 38 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Kent State Blue | Kent State Gold | Light Blue | Bright Yellow | Dark Blue | Gray | Light Gray | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State Blue | 5.7Kent State Blue on Kent State Gold, passes AA for body text | 3.2Kent State Blue on Light Blue, fails AA for body text | 8.1Kent State Blue on Bright Yellow, passes AA for body text | 1.3Kent State Blue on Dark Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.3Kent State Blue on Gray, fails AA for body text | 5.7Kent State Blue on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 11.4Kent State Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.9Kent State Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Kent State Gold | 5.7Kent State Gold on Kent State Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.8Kent State Gold on Light Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.4Kent State Gold on Bright Yellow, fails AA for body text | 7.1Kent State Gold on Dark Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.3Kent State Gold on Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.0Kent State Gold on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.0Kent State Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 10.5Kent State Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Light Blue | 3.2Light Blue on Kent State Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.8Light Blue on Kent State Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.6Light Blue on Bright Yellow, fails AA for body text | 4.0Light Blue on Dark Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.3Light Blue on Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.8Light Blue on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.6Light Blue on White, fails AA for body text | 5.9Light Blue on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Bright Yellow | 8.1Bright Yellow on Kent State Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.4Bright Yellow on Kent State Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.6Bright Yellow on Light Blue, fails AA for body text | 10.1Bright Yellow on Dark Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.9Bright Yellow on Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4Bright Yellow on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4Bright Yellow on White, fails AA for body text | 15.0Bright Yellow on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Dark Blue | 1.3Dark Blue on Kent State Blue, fails AA for body text | 7.1Dark Blue on Kent State Gold, passes AA for body text | 4.0Dark Blue on Light Blue, fails AA for body text | 10.1Dark Blue on Bright Yellow, passes AA for body text | 5.3Dark Blue on Gray, passes AA for body text | 7.1Dark Blue on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 14.2Dark Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.5Dark Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Gray | 4.3Gray on Kent State Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.3Gray on Kent State Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.3Gray on Light Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.9Gray on Bright Yellow, fails AA for body text | 5.3Gray on Dark Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.3Gray on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.7Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 7.9Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Light Gray | 5.7Light Gray on Kent State Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.0Light Gray on Kent State Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.8Light Gray on Light Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Gray on Bright Yellow, fails AA for body text | 7.1Light Gray on Dark Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.3Light Gray on Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.0Light Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 10.5Light Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 11.4White on Kent State Blue, passes AA for body text | 2.0White on Kent State Gold, fails AA for body text | 3.6White on Light Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.4White on Bright Yellow, fails AA for body text | 14.2White on Dark Blue, passes AA for body text | 2.7White on Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.0White on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 1.9Black on Kent State Blue, fails AA for body text | 10.5Black on Kent State Gold, passes AA for body text | 5.9Black on Light Blue, passes AA for body text | 15.0Black on Bright Yellow, passes AA for body text | 1.5Black on Dark Blue, fails AA for body text | 7.9Black on Gray, passes AA for body text | 10.5Black on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://www.kent.edu/ucm/color-palettes-primary-palette
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