NC State University brand colors
NC State keeps its core palette to three (red, black and white) and names its expanded set after people and places from the university's own history: Reynolds, Pyroman, Hunt, Carmichael. Every expanded color carries a Pantone reference and a CMYK build.
Official site: ncsu.edu
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfpack Red | primary | #CC0000 | 204, 0, 0 | 0, 100%, 40% | 186 C | 0, 100, 81, 4 | Fill screen |
| Wolfpack Black | neutral dark | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | 0, 0%, 0% | -- | 0, 0, 0, 100 | Fill screen |
| Wolfpack White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | 0, 0, 0, 0 | Fill screen |
| Reynolds Red | secondary | #990000 | 153, 0, 0 | 0, 100%, 30% | 7622 C | 24, 100, 100, 24 | Fill screen |
| Pyroman Flame | accent | #D14905 | 209, 73, 5 | 20, 95%, 42% | 166 C | 0, 76, 100, 0 | Fill screen |
| Hunt Yellow | accent | #FAC800 | 250, 200, 0 | 48, 100%, 49% | 7408 C | 0, 20, 100, 2 | Fill screen |
| Genomic Green | accent | #6F7D1C | 111, 125, 28 | 69, 63%, 30% | 7496 C | 46, 6, 100, 42 | Fill screen |
| Carmichael Aqua | accent | #008473 | 0, 132, 115 | 172, 100%, 26% | 3282 C | 87, 34, 51, 11 | Fill screen |
| Innovation Blue | accent | #427E93 | 66, 126, 147 | 196, 38%, 42% | 7697 C | 75, 38, 26, 1 | Fill screen |
| Bio-Indigo | accent | #4156A1 | 65, 86, 161 | 227, 42%, 44% | 2726 C | 86, 78, 5, 0 | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Wolfpack Red passes AA for body text on white, at 5.9 to 1.
Of 128 ordered pairs in this palette, 58 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 70 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Wolfpack Red | Wolfpack Black | Wolfpack White | Reynolds Red | Pyroman Flame | Hunt Yellow | Genomic Green | Carmichael Aqua | Innovation Blue | Bio-Indigo | Wolfpack White | Wolfpack Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfpack Red | 3.6Wolfpack Red on Wolfpack Black, fails AA for body text | 5.9Wolfpack Red on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 1.5Wolfpack Red on Reynolds Red, fails AA for body text | 1.3Wolfpack Red on Pyroman Flame, fails AA for body text | 3.7Wolfpack Red on Hunt Yellow, fails AA for body text | 1.3Wolfpack Red on Genomic Green, fails AA for body text | 1.3Wolfpack Red on Carmichael Aqua, fails AA for body text | 1.3Wolfpack Red on Innovation Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.2Wolfpack Red on Bio-Indigo, fails AA for body text | 5.9Wolfpack Red on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 3.6Wolfpack Red on Wolfpack Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Wolfpack Black | 3.6Wolfpack Black on Wolfpack Red, fails AA for body text | 21.0Wolfpack Black on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 2.4Wolfpack Black on Reynolds Red, fails AA for body text | 4.7Wolfpack Black on Pyroman Flame, passes AA for body text | 13.3Wolfpack Black on Hunt Yellow, passes AA for body text | 4.6Wolfpack Black on Genomic Green, passes AA for body text | 4.5Wolfpack Black on Carmichael Aqua, passes AA for body text | 4.6Wolfpack Black on Innovation Blue, passes AA for body text | 3.1Wolfpack Black on Bio-Indigo, fails AA for body text | 21.0Wolfpack Black on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | ||
| Wolfpack White | 5.9Wolfpack White on Wolfpack Red, passes AA for body text | 21.0Wolfpack White on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | 8.9Wolfpack White on Reynolds Red, passes AA for body text | 4.5Wolfpack White on Pyroman Flame, passes AA for body text | 1.6Wolfpack White on Hunt Yellow, fails AA for body text | 4.5Wolfpack White on Genomic Green, passes AA for body text | 4.6Wolfpack White on Carmichael Aqua, passes AA for body text | 4.5Wolfpack White on Innovation Blue, passes AA for body text | 6.8Wolfpack White on Bio-Indigo, passes AA for body text | 21.0Wolfpack White on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Reynolds Red | 1.5Reynolds Red on Wolfpack Red, fails AA for body text | 2.4Reynolds Red on Wolfpack Black, fails AA for body text | 8.9Reynolds Red on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 2.0Reynolds Red on Pyroman Flame, fails AA for body text | 5.7Reynolds Red on Hunt Yellow, passes AA for body text | 2.0Reynolds Red on Genomic Green, fails AA for body text | 1.9Reynolds Red on Carmichael Aqua, fails AA for body text | 2.0Reynolds Red on Innovation Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.3Reynolds Red on Bio-Indigo, fails AA for body text | 8.9Reynolds Red on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 2.4Reynolds Red on Wolfpack Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Pyroman Flame | 1.3Pyroman Flame on Wolfpack Red, fails AA for body text | 4.7Pyroman Flame on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | 4.5Pyroman Flame on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 2.0Pyroman Flame on Reynolds Red, fails AA for body text | 2.9Pyroman Flame on Hunt Yellow, fails AA for body text | 1.0Pyroman Flame on Genomic Green, fails AA for body text | 1.0Pyroman Flame on Carmichael Aqua, fails AA for body text | 1.0Pyroman Flame on Innovation Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.5Pyroman Flame on Bio-Indigo, fails AA for body text | 4.5Pyroman Flame on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 4.7Pyroman Flame on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Hunt Yellow | 3.7Hunt Yellow on Wolfpack Red, fails AA for body text | 13.3Hunt Yellow on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | 1.6Hunt Yellow on Wolfpack White, fails AA for body text | 5.7Hunt Yellow on Reynolds Red, passes AA for body text | 2.9Hunt Yellow on Pyroman Flame, fails AA for body text | 2.9Hunt Yellow on Genomic Green, fails AA for body text | 2.9Hunt Yellow on Carmichael Aqua, fails AA for body text | 2.9Hunt Yellow on Innovation Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.3Hunt Yellow on Bio-Indigo, fails AA for body text | 1.6Hunt Yellow on Wolfpack White, fails AA for body text | 13.3Hunt Yellow on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Genomic Green | 1.3Genomic Green on Wolfpack Red, fails AA for body text | 4.6Genomic Green on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | 4.5Genomic Green on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 2.0Genomic Green on Reynolds Red, fails AA for body text | 1.0Genomic Green on Pyroman Flame, fails AA for body text | 2.9Genomic Green on Hunt Yellow, fails AA for body text | 1.0Genomic Green on Carmichael Aqua, fails AA for body text | 1.0Genomic Green on Innovation Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.5Genomic Green on Bio-Indigo, fails AA for body text | 4.5Genomic Green on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 4.6Genomic Green on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Carmichael Aqua | 1.3Carmichael Aqua on Wolfpack Red, fails AA for body text | 4.5Carmichael Aqua on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | 4.6Carmichael Aqua on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 1.9Carmichael Aqua on Reynolds Red, fails AA for body text | 1.0Carmichael Aqua on Pyroman Flame, fails AA for body text | 2.9Carmichael Aqua on Hunt Yellow, fails AA for body text | 1.0Carmichael Aqua on Genomic Green, fails AA for body text | 1.0Carmichael Aqua on Innovation Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.5Carmichael Aqua on Bio-Indigo, fails AA for body text | 4.6Carmichael Aqua on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 4.5Carmichael Aqua on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Innovation Blue | 1.3Innovation Blue on Wolfpack Red, fails AA for body text | 4.6Innovation Blue on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | 4.5Innovation Blue on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 2.0Innovation Blue on Reynolds Red, fails AA for body text | 1.0Innovation Blue on Pyroman Flame, fails AA for body text | 2.9Innovation Blue on Hunt Yellow, fails AA for body text | 1.0Innovation Blue on Genomic Green, fails AA for body text | 1.0Innovation Blue on Carmichael Aqua, fails AA for body text | 1.5Innovation Blue on Bio-Indigo, fails AA for body text | 4.5Innovation Blue on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 4.6Innovation Blue on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Bio-Indigo | 1.2Bio-Indigo on Wolfpack Red, fails AA for body text | 3.1Bio-Indigo on Wolfpack Black, fails AA for body text | 6.8Bio-Indigo on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 1.3Bio-Indigo on Reynolds Red, fails AA for body text | 1.5Bio-Indigo on Pyroman Flame, fails AA for body text | 4.3Bio-Indigo on Hunt Yellow, fails AA for body text | 1.5Bio-Indigo on Genomic Green, fails AA for body text | 1.5Bio-Indigo on Carmichael Aqua, fails AA for body text | 1.5Bio-Indigo on Innovation Blue, fails AA for body text | 6.8Bio-Indigo on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 3.1Bio-Indigo on Wolfpack Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Wolfpack White | 5.9Wolfpack White on Wolfpack Red, passes AA for body text | 21.0Wolfpack White on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | 8.9Wolfpack White on Reynolds Red, passes AA for body text | 4.5Wolfpack White on Pyroman Flame, passes AA for body text | 1.6Wolfpack White on Hunt Yellow, fails AA for body text | 4.5Wolfpack White on Genomic Green, passes AA for body text | 4.6Wolfpack White on Carmichael Aqua, passes AA for body text | 4.5Wolfpack White on Innovation Blue, passes AA for body text | 6.8Wolfpack White on Bio-Indigo, passes AA for body text | 21.0Wolfpack White on Wolfpack Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Wolfpack Black | 3.6Wolfpack Black on Wolfpack Red, fails AA for body text | 21.0Wolfpack Black on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text | 2.4Wolfpack Black on Reynolds Red, fails AA for body text | 4.7Wolfpack Black on Pyroman Flame, passes AA for body text | 13.3Wolfpack Black on Hunt Yellow, passes AA for body text | 4.6Wolfpack Black on Genomic Green, passes AA for body text | 4.5Wolfpack Black on Carmichael Aqua, passes AA for body text | 4.6Wolfpack Black on Innovation Blue, passes AA for body text | 3.1Wolfpack Black on Bio-Indigo, fails AA for body text | 21.0Wolfpack Black on Wolfpack White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://brand.ncsu.edu/designing-for-nc-state/color/
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