UC Berkeley brand colors
UC Berkeley's brand site defines its palette as CSS custom properties explicitly named "berkeley-blue", "california-gold" and "california-heritage-gold". The page gives no Pantone or CMYK, so the values here are hex only.
Official site: berkeley.edu
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Blue | primary | #002676 | 0, 38, 118 | 221, 100%, 23% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| California Gold | secondary | #FDB515 | 253, 181, 21 | 41, 98%, 54% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| California Heritage Gold | accent | #C09748 | 192, 151, 72 | 40, 49%, 52% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
Berkeley Blue passes AA for body text on white, at 13.6 to 1.
Of 20 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 | Berkeley Blue | California Gold | California Heritage Gold | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Blue | 7.7Berkeley Blue on California Gold, passes AA for body text | 5.0Berkeley Blue on California Heritage Gold, passes AA for body text | 13.7Berkeley Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.5Berkeley Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| California Gold | 7.7California Gold on Berkeley Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.5California Gold on California Heritage Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.8California Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 11.8California Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| California Heritage Gold | 5.0California Heritage Gold on Berkeley Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.5California Heritage Gold on California Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.7California Heritage Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 7.8California Heritage Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 13.7White on Berkeley Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.8White on California Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.7White on California Heritage Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 1.5Black on Berkeley Blue, fails AA for body text | 11.8Black on California Gold, passes AA for body text | 7.8Black on California Heritage Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://brand.berkeley.edu/colors/
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