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University of Colorado Boulder brand colors

CU Boulder publishes a second, darker gold explicitly labeled Accessible CU Gold, for use where the primary fails contrast requirements. That is an unusually direct admission that a brand color does not always clear WCAG, and it is worth noting that few institutions do it.

Official site: colorado.edu

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University of Colorado Boulder brand colors: CU Gold #CFB87C, Black #000000, CU Dark Gray #565A5C, CU Light Gray #A2A4A3, Accessible CU Gold #8D7334, CUB Sky Blue #096FAE, CUB Light Gold #F3F0E9, CUB Dark Blue #0A3758, CUB Light Blue #EEF5F8

Every color

ColorRoleHexRGBHSLPantoneCMYKPreview
CU Goldprimary#CFB87C207, 184, 12443, 46%, 65%4525 C0, 10, 48, 22Fill screen
Blackneutral dark#0000000, 0, 00, 0%, 0%--0, 0, 0, 100Fill screen
CU Dark Graysecondary#565A5C86, 90, 92200, 3%, 35%425 C38, 28, 21, 63Fill screen
CU Light Grayneutral light#A2A4A3162, 164, 163150, 1%, 64%422 C16, 11, 11, 29Fill screen
Accessible CU Goldaccent#8D7334141, 115, 5242, 46%, 38%--40, 47, 93, 18Fill screen
CUB Sky Blueaccent#096FAE9, 111, 174203, 90%, 36%--89, 54, 7, 0Fill screen
CUB Light Goldneutral light#F3F0E9243, 240, 23342, 29%, 93%--3, 3, 7, 0Fill screen
CUB Dark Blueaccent#0A375810, 55, 88205, 80%, 19%--100, 78, 41, 33Fill screen
CUB Light Blueneutral light#EEF5F8238, 245, 248198, 42%, 95%--5, 1, 1, 0Fill screen

Contrast pairs

CU Gold passes AA for body text on black, at 10.8 to 1.

Of 108 ordered pairs in this palette, 48 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 62 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.

Text colorCU GoldBlackCU Dark GrayCU Light GrayAccessible CU GoldCUB Sky BlueCUB Light GoldCUB Dark BlueCUB Light BlueWhiteBlack
CU Gold10.8CU Gold on Black, passes AA for body text3.6CU Gold on CU Dark Gray, fails AA for body text1.3CU Gold on CU Light Gray, fails AA for body text2.3CU Gold on Accessible CU Gold, fails AA for body text2.8CU Gold on CUB Sky Blue, fails AA for body text1.7CU Gold on CUB Light Gold, fails AA for body text6.3CU Gold on CUB Dark Blue, passes AA for body text1.8CU Gold on CUB Light Blue, fails AA for body text1.9CU Gold on White, fails AA for body text10.8CU Gold on Black, passes AA for body text
Black10.8Black on CU Gold, passes AA for body text3.0Black on CU Dark Gray, fails AA for body text8.4Black on CU Light Gray, passes AA for body text4.6Black on Accessible CU Gold, passes AA for body text3.9Black on CUB Sky Blue, fails AA for body text18.4Black on CUB Light Gold, passes AA for body text1.7Black on CUB Dark Blue, fails AA for body text19.1Black on CUB Light Blue, passes AA for body text21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text
CU Dark Gray3.6CU Dark Gray on CU Gold, fails AA for body text3.0CU Dark Gray on Black, fails AA for body text2.8CU Dark Gray on CU Light Gray, fails AA for body text1.5CU Dark Gray on Accessible CU Gold, fails AA for body text1.3CU Dark Gray on CUB Sky Blue, fails AA for body text6.1CU Dark Gray on CUB Light Gold, passes AA for body text1.8CU Dark Gray on CUB Dark Blue, fails AA for body text6.3CU Dark Gray on CUB Light Blue, passes AA for body text7.0CU Dark Gray on White, passes AA for body text3.0CU Dark Gray on Black, fails AA for body text
CU Light Gray1.3CU Light Gray on CU Gold, fails AA for body text8.4CU Light Gray on Black, passes AA for body text2.8CU Light Gray on CU Dark Gray, fails AA for body text1.8CU Light Gray on Accessible CU Gold, fails AA for body text2.1CU Light Gray on CUB Sky Blue, fails AA for body text2.2CU Light Gray on CUB Light Gold, fails AA for body text4.9CU Light Gray on CUB Dark Blue, passes AA for body text2.3CU Light Gray on CUB Light Blue, fails AA for body text2.5CU Light Gray on White, fails AA for body text8.4CU Light Gray on Black, passes AA for body text
Accessible CU Gold2.3Accessible CU Gold on CU Gold, fails AA for body text4.6Accessible CU Gold on Black, passes AA for body text1.5Accessible CU Gold on CU Dark Gray, fails AA for body text1.8Accessible CU Gold on CU Light Gray, fails AA for body text1.2Accessible CU Gold on CUB Sky Blue, fails AA for body text4.0Accessible CU Gold on CUB Light Gold, fails AA for body text2.7Accessible CU Gold on CUB Dark Blue, fails AA for body text4.1Accessible CU Gold on CUB Light Blue, fails AA for body text4.5Accessible CU Gold on White, passes AA for body text4.6Accessible CU Gold on Black, passes AA for body text
CUB Sky Blue2.8CUB Sky Blue on CU Gold, fails AA for body text3.9CUB Sky Blue on Black, fails AA for body text1.3CUB Sky Blue on CU Dark Gray, fails AA for body text2.1CUB Sky Blue on CU Light Gray, fails AA for body text1.2CUB Sky Blue on Accessible CU Gold, fails AA for body text4.7CUB Sky Blue on CUB Light Gold, passes AA for body text2.3CUB Sky Blue on CUB Dark Blue, fails AA for body text4.9CUB Sky Blue on CUB Light Blue, passes AA for body text5.4CUB Sky Blue on White, passes AA for body text3.9CUB Sky Blue on Black, fails AA for body text
CUB Light Gold1.7CUB Light Gold on CU Gold, fails AA for body text18.4CUB Light Gold on Black, passes AA for body text6.1CUB Light Gold on CU Dark Gray, passes AA for body text2.2CUB Light Gold on CU Light Gray, fails AA for body text4.0CUB Light Gold on Accessible CU Gold, fails AA for body text4.7CUB Light Gold on CUB Sky Blue, passes AA for body text10.8CUB Light Gold on CUB Dark Blue, passes AA for body text1.0CUB Light Gold on CUB Light Blue, fails AA for body text1.1CUB Light Gold on White, fails AA for body text18.4CUB Light Gold on Black, passes AA for body text
CUB Dark Blue6.3CUB Dark Blue on CU Gold, passes AA for body text1.7CUB Dark Blue on Black, fails AA for body text1.8CUB Dark Blue on CU Dark Gray, fails AA for body text4.9CUB Dark Blue on CU Light Gray, passes AA for body text2.7CUB Dark Blue on Accessible CU Gold, fails AA for body text2.3CUB Dark Blue on CUB Sky Blue, fails AA for body text10.8CUB Dark Blue on CUB Light Gold, passes AA for body text11.2CUB Dark Blue on CUB Light Blue, passes AA for body text12.3CUB Dark Blue on White, passes AA for body text1.7CUB Dark Blue on Black, fails AA for body text
CUB Light Blue1.8CUB Light Blue on CU Gold, fails AA for body text19.1CUB Light Blue on Black, passes AA for body text6.3CUB Light Blue on CU Dark Gray, passes AA for body text2.3CUB Light Blue on CU Light Gray, fails AA for body text4.1CUB Light Blue on Accessible CU Gold, fails AA for body text4.9CUB Light Blue on CUB Sky Blue, passes AA for body text1.0CUB Light Blue on CUB Light Gold, fails AA for body text11.2CUB Light Blue on CUB Dark Blue, passes AA for body text1.1CUB Light Blue on White, fails AA for body text19.1CUB Light Blue on Black, passes AA for body text
White1.9White on CU Gold, fails AA for body text21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text7.0White on CU Dark Gray, passes AA for body text2.5White on CU Light Gray, fails AA for body text4.5White on Accessible CU Gold, passes AA for body text5.4White on CUB Sky Blue, passes AA for body text1.1White on CUB Light Gold, fails AA for body text12.3White on CUB Dark Blue, passes AA for body text1.1White on CUB Light Blue, fails AA for body text21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text
Black10.8Black on CU Gold, passes AA for body text3.0Black on CU Dark Gray, fails AA for body text8.4Black on CU Light Gray, passes AA for body text4.6Black on Accessible CU Gold, passes AA for body text3.9Black on CUB Sky Blue, fails AA for body text18.4Black on CUB Light Gold, passes AA for body text1.7Black on CUB Dark Blue, fails AA for body text19.1Black on CUB Light Blue, passes AA for body text21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text
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