New Mexico State University brand colors
NMSU names every color for the landscape around Las Cruces (Organ Mountain, White Sands, Mesilla Valley Sunset, Desert Monsoon) and sorts them into primary, secondary and tertiary tiers with a PMS reference on each.
Official site: nmsu.edu
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggie Crimson | primary | #8C0B42 | 140, 11, 66 | 334, 85%, 30% | 208 | 10, 97, 37, 43 | Fill screen |
| White Sands | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | 0, 0, 0, 0 | Fill screen |
| Organ Mountain | secondary | #B6A5AD | 182, 165, 173 | 332, 10%, 68% | 5225 C | 25, 30, 20, 5 | Fill screen |
| Desert Sand | neutral light | #D7C9C4 | 215, 201, 196 | 16, 19%, 81% | 7604 C | 10, 15, 15, 5 | Fill screen |
| Azure Sky | accent | #009DB8 | 0, 157, 184 | 189, 100%, 36% | 2229 C | 100, 0, 22, 10 | Fill screen |
| Mesilla Valley Sunset | accent | #F2824F | 242, 130, 79 | 19, 86%, 63% | 1575 C | 1, 60, 75, 0 | Fill screen |
| Desert Monsoon | neutral dark | #6D6E71 | 109, 110, 113 | 225, 2%, 44% | Cool Gray 10 | 0, 0, 0, 70 | Fill screen |
| Sagebrush Mint | accent | #6CC3BC | 108, 195, 188 | 175, 42%, 59% | 7472 C | 56, 2, 30, 0 | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Aggie Crimson passes AA for body text on white, at 9.4 to 1.
Of 88 ordered pairs in this palette, 26 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 | Aggie Crimson | White Sands | Organ Mountain | Desert Sand | Azure Sky | Mesilla Valley Sunset | Desert Monsoon | Sagebrush Mint | White Sands | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggie Crimson | 9.4Aggie Crimson on White Sands, passes AA for body text | 4.0Aggie Crimson on Organ Mountain, fails AA for body text | 5.8Aggie Crimson on Desert Sand, passes AA for body text | 2.9Aggie Crimson on Azure Sky, fails AA for body text | 3.6Aggie Crimson on Mesilla Valley Sunset, fails AA for body text | 1.8Aggie Crimson on Desert Monsoon, fails AA for body text | 4.5Aggie Crimson on Sagebrush Mint, passes AA for body text | 9.4Aggie Crimson on White Sands, passes AA for body text | 2.2Aggie Crimson on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White Sands | 9.4White Sands on Aggie Crimson, passes AA for body text | 2.3White Sands on Organ Mountain, fails AA for body text | 1.6White Sands on Desert Sand, fails AA for body text | 3.2White Sands on Azure Sky, fails AA for body text | 2.6White Sands on Mesilla Valley Sunset, fails AA for body text | 5.1White Sands on Desert Monsoon, passes AA for body text | 2.1White Sands on Sagebrush Mint, fails AA for body text | 21.0White Sands on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Organ Mountain | 4.0Organ Mountain on Aggie Crimson, fails AA for body text | 2.3Organ Mountain on White Sands, fails AA for body text | 1.4Organ Mountain on Desert Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.4Organ Mountain on Azure Sky, fails AA for body text | 1.1Organ Mountain on Mesilla Valley Sunset, fails AA for body text | 2.2Organ Mountain on Desert Monsoon, fails AA for body text | 1.1Organ Mountain on Sagebrush Mint, fails AA for body text | 2.3Organ Mountain on White Sands, fails AA for body text | 9.0Organ Mountain on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Desert Sand | 5.8Desert Sand on Aggie Crimson, passes AA for body text | 1.6Desert Sand on White Sands, fails AA for body text | 1.4Desert Sand on Organ Mountain, fails AA for body text | 2.0Desert Sand on Azure Sky, fails AA for body text | 1.6Desert Sand on Mesilla Valley Sunset, fails AA for body text | 3.2Desert Sand on Desert Monsoon, fails AA for body text | 1.3Desert Sand on Sagebrush Mint, fails AA for body text | 1.6Desert Sand on White Sands, fails AA for body text | 13.0Desert Sand on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Azure Sky | 2.9Azure Sky on Aggie Crimson, fails AA for body text | 3.2Azure Sky on White Sands, fails AA for body text | 1.4Azure Sky on Organ Mountain, fails AA for body text | 2.0Azure Sky on Desert Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.2Azure Sky on Mesilla Valley Sunset, fails AA for body text | 1.6Azure Sky on Desert Monsoon, fails AA for body text | 1.6Azure Sky on Sagebrush Mint, fails AA for body text | 3.2Azure Sky on White Sands, fails AA for body text | 6.5Azure Sky on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Mesilla Valley Sunset | 3.6Mesilla Valley Sunset on Aggie Crimson, fails AA for body text | 2.6Mesilla Valley Sunset on White Sands, fails AA for body text | 1.1Mesilla Valley Sunset on Organ Mountain, fails AA for body text | 1.6Mesilla Valley Sunset on Desert Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.2Mesilla Valley Sunset on Azure Sky, fails AA for body text | 2.0Mesilla Valley Sunset on Desert Monsoon, fails AA for body text | 1.3Mesilla Valley Sunset on Sagebrush Mint, fails AA for body text | 2.6Mesilla Valley Sunset on White Sands, fails AA for body text | 8.1Mesilla Valley Sunset on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Desert Monsoon | 1.8Desert Monsoon on Aggie Crimson, fails AA for body text | 5.1Desert Monsoon on White Sands, passes AA for body text | 2.2Desert Monsoon on Organ Mountain, fails AA for body text | 3.2Desert Monsoon on Desert Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.6Desert Monsoon on Azure Sky, fails AA for body text | 2.0Desert Monsoon on Mesilla Valley Sunset, fails AA for body text | 2.5Desert Monsoon on Sagebrush Mint, fails AA for body text | 5.1Desert Monsoon on White Sands, passes AA for body text | 4.1Desert Monsoon on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Sagebrush Mint | 4.5Sagebrush Mint on Aggie Crimson, passes AA for body text | 2.1Sagebrush Mint on White Sands, fails AA for body text | 1.1Sagebrush Mint on Organ Mountain, fails AA for body text | 1.3Sagebrush Mint on Desert Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.6Sagebrush Mint on Azure Sky, fails AA for body text | 1.3Sagebrush Mint on Mesilla Valley Sunset, fails AA for body text | 2.5Sagebrush Mint on Desert Monsoon, fails AA for body text | 2.1Sagebrush Mint on White Sands, fails AA for body text | 10.2Sagebrush Mint on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White Sands | 9.4White Sands on Aggie Crimson, passes AA for body text | 2.3White Sands on Organ Mountain, fails AA for body text | 1.6White Sands on Desert Sand, fails AA for body text | 3.2White Sands on Azure Sky, fails AA for body text | 2.6White Sands on Mesilla Valley Sunset, fails AA for body text | 5.1White Sands on Desert Monsoon, passes AA for body text | 2.1White Sands on Sagebrush Mint, fails AA for body text | 21.0White Sands on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 2.2Black on Aggie Crimson, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White Sands, passes AA for body text | 9.0Black on Organ Mountain, passes AA for body text | 13.0Black on Desert Sand, passes AA for body text | 6.5Black on Azure Sky, passes AA for body text | 8.1Black on Mesilla Valley Sunset, passes AA for body text | 4.1Black on Desert Monsoon, fails AA for body text | 10.2Black on Sagebrush Mint, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White Sands, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://brand.nmsu.edu/color/index.html
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