Northern Kentucky University brand colors
Northern Kentucky University's brand page states its main colors are gold, white and black, with the gold given a Pantone reference, a hex, an RGB triple and a CMYK build.
Official site: nku.edu
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Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | primary | #FFC72C | 255, 199, 44 | 44, 100%, 59% | 123 | 0/22/83/0 | Fill screen |
| White | neutral light | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Black | neutral dark | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | 0, 0%, 0% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
Gold passes AA for body text on black, at 13.5 to 1.
Of 16 ordered pairs in this palette, 12 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 12 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Gold | White | Black | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1.6Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 13.5Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.6Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 13.5Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 1.6White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 13.5Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | ||
| White | 1.6White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 13.5Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://inside.nku.edu/marcomm/brand.html
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