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University of Florida brand colors

Florida publishes its orange and blue as Core Orange and Core Blue, with five named secondary colors drawn from the state's landscape. The university notes that its published values are adjusted for reproduction and may not match Pantone Color Bridge breakdowns.

Official site: ufl.edu

Every color

ColorRoleHexRGBHSLPantoneCMYKPreview
Core Orangeprimary#FA4616250, 70, 2213, 96%, 53%1720, 70, 100, 0Fill screen
Core Bluesecondary#0021A50, 33, 165228, 100%, 32%287100, 60, 0, 20Fill screen
Bottlebrushaccent#D32737211, 39, 55354, 69%, 49%17950, 96, 82, 1Fill screen
Alachuaaccent#F2A900242, 169, 042, 100%, 47%1300, 32, 100, 0Fill screen
Gatoraccent#22884C34, 136, 76145, 60%, 33%773178, 3, 84, 22Fill screen
Dark Blueaccent#0026570, 38, 87214, 100%, 17%655100, 73, 0, 61Fill screen
Perennialaccent#6A2A60106, 42, 96309, 43%, 29%765146, 98, 1, 35Fill screen
Cool Grey 11neutral dark#34374152, 55, 65226, 11%, 23%Cool Gray 11--Fill screen
Cool Grey 3neutral light#C7C9C8199, 201, 200150, 2%, 78%Cool Gray 3--Fill screen
Warm Grey 1neutral light#D8D4D7216, 212, 215315, 5%, 84%Warm Gray 1--Fill screen

Contrast pairs

Core Orange passes AA for body text on black, at 6 to 1.

Of 132 ordered pairs in this palette, 46 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 66 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.

Text colorCore OrangeCore BlueBottlebrushAlachuaGatorDark BluePerennialCool Grey 11Cool Grey 3Warm Grey 1WhiteBlack
Core Orange3.4Core Orange on Core Blue, fails AA for body text1.4Core Orange on Bottlebrush, fails AA for body text1.8Core Orange on Alachua, fails AA for body text1.3Core Orange on Gator, fails AA for body text4.2Core Orange on Dark Blue, fails AA for body text2.8Core Orange on Perennial, fails AA for body text3.4Core Orange on Cool Grey 11, fails AA for body text2.1Core Orange on Cool Grey 3, fails AA for body text2.4Core Orange on Warm Grey 1, fails AA for body text3.5Core Orange on White, fails AA for body text6.0Core Orange on Black, passes AA for body text
Core Blue3.4Core Blue on Core Orange, fails AA for body text2.3Core Blue on Bottlebrush, fails AA for body text5.9Core Blue on Alachua, passes AA for body text2.7Core Blue on Gator, fails AA for body text1.2Core Blue on Dark Blue, fails AA for body text1.2Core Blue on Perennial, fails AA for body text1.0Core Blue on Cool Grey 11, fails AA for body text7.2Core Blue on Cool Grey 3, passes AA for body text8.1Core Blue on Warm Grey 1, passes AA for body text11.9Core Blue on White, passes AA for body text1.8Core Blue on Black, fails AA for body text
Bottlebrush1.4Bottlebrush on Core Orange, fails AA for body text2.3Bottlebrush on Core Blue, fails AA for body text2.5Bottlebrush on Alachua, fails AA for body text1.1Bottlebrush on Gator, fails AA for body text2.9Bottlebrush on Dark Blue, fails AA for body text1.9Bottlebrush on Perennial, fails AA for body text2.3Bottlebrush on Cool Grey 11, fails AA for body text3.1Bottlebrush on Cool Grey 3, fails AA for body text3.5Bottlebrush on Warm Grey 1, fails AA for body text5.1Bottlebrush on White, passes AA for body text4.1Bottlebrush on Black, fails AA for body text
Alachua1.8Alachua on Core Orange, fails AA for body text5.9Alachua on Core Blue, passes AA for body text2.5Alachua on Bottlebrush, fails AA for body text2.2Alachua on Gator, fails AA for body text7.4Alachua on Dark Blue, passes AA for body text5.0Alachua on Perennial, passes AA for body text5.9Alachua on Cool Grey 11, passes AA for body text1.2Alachua on Cool Grey 3, fails AA for body text1.4Alachua on Warm Grey 1, fails AA for body text2.0Alachua on White, fails AA for body text10.4Alachua on Black, passes AA for body text
Gator1.3Gator on Core Orange, fails AA for body text2.7Gator on Core Blue, fails AA for body text1.1Gator on Bottlebrush, fails AA for body text2.2Gator on Alachua, fails AA for body text3.3Gator on Dark Blue, fails AA for body text2.2Gator on Perennial, fails AA for body text2.6Gator on Cool Grey 11, fails AA for body text2.7Gator on Cool Grey 3, fails AA for body text3.0Gator on Warm Grey 1, fails AA for body text4.5Gator on White, fails AA for body text4.7Gator on Black, passes AA for body text
Dark Blue4.2Dark Blue on Core Orange, fails AA for body text1.2Dark Blue on Core Blue, fails AA for body text2.9Dark Blue on Bottlebrush, fails AA for body text7.4Dark Blue on Alachua, passes AA for body text3.3Dark Blue on Gator, fails AA for body text1.5Dark Blue on Perennial, fails AA for body text1.3Dark Blue on Cool Grey 11, fails AA for body text8.9Dark Blue on Cool Grey 3, passes AA for body text10.1Dark Blue on Warm Grey 1, passes AA for body text14.8Dark Blue on White, passes AA for body text1.4Dark Blue on Black, fails AA for body text
Perennial2.8Perennial on Core Orange, fails AA for body text1.2Perennial on Core Blue, fails AA for body text1.9Perennial on Bottlebrush, fails AA for body text5.0Perennial on Alachua, passes AA for body text2.2Perennial on Gator, fails AA for body text1.5Perennial on Dark Blue, fails AA for body text1.2Perennial on Cool Grey 11, fails AA for body text6.0Perennial on Cool Grey 3, passes AA for body text6.8Perennial on Warm Grey 1, passes AA for body text9.9Perennial on White, passes AA for body text2.1Perennial on Black, fails AA for body text
Cool Grey 113.4Cool Grey 11 on Core Orange, fails AA for body text1.0Cool Grey 11 on Core Blue, fails AA for body text2.3Cool Grey 11 on Bottlebrush, fails AA for body text5.9Cool Grey 11 on Alachua, passes AA for body text2.6Cool Grey 11 on Gator, fails AA for body text1.3Cool Grey 11 on Dark Blue, fails AA for body text1.2Cool Grey 11 on Perennial, fails AA for body text7.1Cool Grey 11 on Cool Grey 3, passes AA for body text8.1Cool Grey 11 on Warm Grey 1, passes AA for body text11.9Cool Grey 11 on White, passes AA for body text1.8Cool Grey 11 on Black, fails AA for body text
Cool Grey 32.1Cool Grey 3 on Core Orange, fails AA for body text7.2Cool Grey 3 on Core Blue, passes AA for body text3.1Cool Grey 3 on Bottlebrush, fails AA for body text1.2Cool Grey 3 on Alachua, fails AA for body text2.7Cool Grey 3 on Gator, fails AA for body text8.9Cool Grey 3 on Dark Blue, passes AA for body text6.0Cool Grey 3 on Perennial, passes AA for body text7.1Cool Grey 3 on Cool Grey 11, passes AA for body text1.1Cool Grey 3 on Warm Grey 1, fails AA for body text1.7Cool Grey 3 on White, fails AA for body text12.6Cool Grey 3 on Black, passes AA for body text
Warm Grey 12.4Warm Grey 1 on Core Orange, fails AA for body text8.1Warm Grey 1 on Core Blue, passes AA for body text3.5Warm Grey 1 on Bottlebrush, fails AA for body text1.4Warm Grey 1 on Alachua, fails AA for body text3.0Warm Grey 1 on Gator, fails AA for body text10.1Warm Grey 1 on Dark Blue, passes AA for body text6.8Warm Grey 1 on Perennial, passes AA for body text8.1Warm Grey 1 on Cool Grey 11, passes AA for body text1.1Warm Grey 1 on Cool Grey 3, fails AA for body text1.5Warm Grey 1 on White, fails AA for body text14.3Warm Grey 1 on Black, passes AA for body text
White3.5White on Core Orange, fails AA for body text11.9White on Core Blue, passes AA for body text5.1White on Bottlebrush, passes AA for body text2.0White on Alachua, fails AA for body text4.5White on Gator, fails AA for body text14.8White on Dark Blue, passes AA for body text9.9White on Perennial, passes AA for body text11.9White on Cool Grey 11, passes AA for body text1.7White on Cool Grey 3, fails AA for body text1.5White on Warm Grey 1, fails AA for body text21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text
Black6.0Black on Core Orange, passes AA for body text1.8Black on Core Blue, fails AA for body text4.1Black on Bottlebrush, fails AA for body text10.4Black on Alachua, passes AA for body text4.7Black on Gator, passes AA for body text1.4Black on Dark Blue, fails AA for body text2.1Black on Perennial, fails AA for body text1.8Black on Cool Grey 11, fails AA for body text12.6Black on Cool Grey 3, passes AA for body text14.3Black on Warm Grey 1, passes AA for body text21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text

Sources

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