University of Minnesota brand colors
Minnesota gives two Pantone references for each primary, one for coated stock and one for uncoated, rather than a single number. The rest of the palette is built by lightening and darkening those two colors instead of introducing new hues.
Official site: umn.edu
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMN Maroon | primary | #7A0019 | 122, 0, 25 | 348, 100%, 24% | 202c / 201u | 0, 100, 61, 43 | Fill screen |
| UMN Gold | secondary | #FFCC33 | 255, 204, 51 | 45, 100%, 60% | 136c / 116u | 0, 27, 76, 0 | Fill screen |
| Dark Maroon | accent | #5B0013 | 91, 0, 19 | 347, 100%, 18% | -- | 23, 84, 54, 68 | Fill screen |
| Light Maroon | accent | #900021 | 144, 0, 33 | 346, 100%, 28% | -- | 5, 100, 71, 22 | Fill screen |
| Dark Gold | accent | #FFB71E | 255, 183, 30 | 41, 100%, 56% | -- | 0, 38, 95, 0 | Fill screen |
| Light Gold | accent | #FFDE7A | 255, 222, 122 | 45, 100%, 74% | -- | 1, 11, 62, 0 | Fill screen |
| Darker Gray | neutral dark | #333333 | 51, 51, 51 | 0, 0%, 20% | -- | 69, 63, 62, 58 | Fill screen |
| Dark Gray | neutral dark | #5A5A5A | 90, 90, 90 | 0, 0%, 35% | -- | 63, 55, 54, 28 | Fill screen |
| Medium Gray | neutral dark | #777677 | 119, 118, 119 | 300, 0%, 46% | -- | 55, 47, 45, 11 | Fill screen |
| Light Gray | neutral light | #D5D6D2 | 213, 214, 210 | 75, 5%, 83% | -- | 16, 11, 14, 0 | Fill screen |
| Lighter Gray | neutral light | #F0EFEE | 240, 239, 238 | 30, 6%, 94% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Off White | neutral light | #F9F7F6 | 249, 247, 246 | 20, 20%, 97% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
UMN Maroon passes AA for body text on white, at 11.4 to 1.
Of 182 ordered pairs in this palette, 86 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 102 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | UMN Maroon | UMN Gold | Dark Maroon | Light Maroon | Dark Gold | Light Gold | Darker Gray | Dark Gray | Medium Gray | Light Gray | Lighter Gray | Off White | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMN Maroon | 7.6UMN Maroon on UMN Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.3UMN Maroon on Dark Maroon, fails AA for body text | 1.2UMN Maroon on Light Maroon, fails AA for body text | 6.5UMN Maroon on Dark Gold, passes AA for body text | 8.7UMN Maroon on Light Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.1UMN Maroon on Darker Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.6UMN Maroon on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.5UMN Maroon on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 7.8UMN Maroon on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 9.9UMN Maroon on Lighter Gray, passes AA for body text | 10.7UMN Maroon on Off White, passes AA for body text | 11.4UMN Maroon on White, passes AA for body text | 1.8UMN Maroon on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| UMN Gold | 7.6UMN Gold on UMN Maroon, passes AA for body text | 9.6UMN Gold on Dark Maroon, passes AA for body text | 6.3UMN Gold on Light Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.2UMN Gold on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.1UMN Gold on Light Gold, fails AA for body text | 8.4UMN Gold on Darker Gray, passes AA for body text | 4.6UMN Gold on Dark Gray, passes AA for body text | 3.0UMN Gold on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.0UMN Gold on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3UMN Gold on Lighter Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4UMN Gold on Off White, fails AA for body text | 1.5UMN Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 13.9UMN Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Dark Maroon | 1.3Dark Maroon on UMN Maroon, fails AA for body text | 9.6Dark Maroon on UMN Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.5Dark Maroon on Light Maroon, fails AA for body text | 8.3Dark Maroon on Dark Gold, passes AA for body text | 11.0Dark Maroon on Light Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.1Dark Maroon on Darker Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.1Dark Maroon on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.2Dark Maroon on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 9.9Dark Maroon on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 12.6Dark Maroon on Lighter Gray, passes AA for body text | 13.5Dark Maroon on Off White, passes AA for body text | 14.4Dark Maroon on White, passes AA for body text | 1.4Dark Maroon on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Light Maroon | 1.2Light Maroon on UMN Maroon, fails AA for body text | 6.3Light Maroon on UMN Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.5Light Maroon on Dark Maroon, fails AA for body text | 5.5Light Maroon on Dark Gold, passes AA for body text | 7.2Light Maroon on Light Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.3Light Maroon on Darker Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Maroon on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.1Light Maroon on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 6.5Light Maroon on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 8.3Light Maroon on Lighter Gray, passes AA for body text | 8.9Light Maroon on Off White, passes AA for body text | 9.5Light Maroon on White, passes AA for body text | 2.2Light Maroon on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Dark Gold | 6.5Dark Gold on UMN Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.2Dark Gold on UMN Gold, fails AA for body text | 8.3Dark Gold on Dark Maroon, passes AA for body text | 5.5Dark Gold on Light Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.3Dark Gold on Light Gold, fails AA for body text | 7.3Dark Gold on Darker Gray, passes AA for body text | 4.0Dark Gold on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.6Dark Gold on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.2Dark Gold on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.5Dark Gold on Lighter Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.6Dark Gold on Off White, fails AA for body text | 1.7Dark Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 12.0Dark Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Light Gold | 8.7Light Gold on UMN Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.1Light Gold on UMN Gold, fails AA for body text | 11.0Light Gold on Dark Maroon, passes AA for body text | 7.2Light Gold on Light Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.3Light Gold on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 9.6Light Gold on Darker Gray, passes AA for body text | 5.3Light Gold on Dark Gray, passes AA for body text | 3.4Light Gold on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Gold on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Gold on Lighter Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.2Light Gold on Off White, fails AA for body text | 1.3Light Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 16.0Light Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Darker Gray | 1.1Darker Gray on UMN Maroon, fails AA for body text | 8.4Darker Gray on UMN Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.1Darker Gray on Dark Maroon, fails AA for body text | 1.3Darker Gray on Light Maroon, fails AA for body text | 7.3Darker Gray on Dark Gold, passes AA for body text | 9.6Darker Gray on Light Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.8Darker Gray on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.8Darker Gray on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 8.7Darker Gray on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 11.0Darker Gray on Lighter Gray, passes AA for body text | 11.8Darker Gray on Off White, passes AA for body text | 12.6Darker Gray on White, passes AA for body text | 1.7Darker Gray on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Dark Gray | 1.6Dark Gray on UMN Maroon, fails AA for body text | 4.6Dark Gray on UMN Gold, passes AA for body text | 2.1Dark Gray on Dark Maroon, fails AA for body text | 1.4Dark Gray on Light Maroon, fails AA for body text | 4.0Dark Gray on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 5.3Dark Gray on Light Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.8Dark Gray on Darker Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.5Dark Gray on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 4.7Dark Gray on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 6.0Dark Gray on Lighter Gray, passes AA for body text | 6.5Dark Gray on Off White, passes AA for body text | 6.9Dark Gray on White, passes AA for body text | 3.0Dark Gray on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Medium Gray | 2.5Medium Gray on UMN Maroon, fails AA for body text | 3.0Medium Gray on UMN Gold, fails AA for body text | 3.2Medium Gray on Dark Maroon, fails AA for body text | 2.1Medium Gray on Light Maroon, fails AA for body text | 2.6Medium Gray on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 3.4Medium Gray on Light Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.8Medium Gray on Darker Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.5Medium Gray on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.1Medium Gray on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.9Medium Gray on Lighter Gray, fails AA for body text | 4.2Medium Gray on Off White, fails AA for body text | 4.5Medium Gray on White, passes AA for body text | 4.6Medium Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Light Gray | 7.8Light Gray on UMN Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.0Light Gray on UMN Gold, fails AA for body text | 9.9Light Gray on Dark Maroon, passes AA for body text | 6.5Light Gray on Light Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.2Light Gray on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Gray on Light Gold, fails AA for body text | 8.7Light Gray on Darker Gray, passes AA for body text | 4.7Light Gray on Dark Gray, passes AA for body text | 3.1Light Gray on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3Light Gray on Lighter Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Gray on Off White, fails AA for body text | 1.5Light Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 14.4Light Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Lighter Gray | 9.9Lighter Gray on UMN Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.3Lighter Gray on UMN Gold, fails AA for body text | 12.6Lighter Gray on Dark Maroon, passes AA for body text | 8.3Lighter Gray on Light Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.5Lighter Gray on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.1Lighter Gray on Light Gold, fails AA for body text | 11.0Lighter Gray on Darker Gray, passes AA for body text | 6.0Lighter Gray on Dark Gray, passes AA for body text | 3.9Lighter Gray on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3Lighter Gray on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1Lighter Gray on Off White, fails AA for body text | 1.1Lighter Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 18.3Lighter Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Off White | 10.7Off White on UMN Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.4Off White on UMN Gold, fails AA for body text | 13.5Off White on Dark Maroon, passes AA for body text | 8.9Off White on Light Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.6Off White on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.2Off White on Light Gold, fails AA for body text | 11.8Off White on Darker Gray, passes AA for body text | 6.5Off White on Dark Gray, passes AA for body text | 4.2Off White on Medium Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4Off White on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1Off White on Lighter Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1Off White on White, fails AA for body text | 19.7Off White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 11.4White on UMN Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.5White on UMN Gold, fails AA for body text | 14.4White on Dark Maroon, passes AA for body text | 9.5White on Light Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.7White on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.3White on Light Gold, fails AA for body text | 12.6White on Darker Gray, passes AA for body text | 6.9White on Dark Gray, passes AA for body text | 4.5White on Medium Gray, passes AA for body text | 1.5White on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1White on Lighter Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1White on Off White, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 1.8Black on UMN Maroon, fails AA for body text | 13.9Black on UMN Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.4Black on Dark Maroon, fails AA for body text | 2.2Black on Light Maroon, fails AA for body text | 12.0Black on Dark Gold, passes AA for body text | 16.0Black on Light Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.7Black on Darker Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.0Black on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 4.6Black on Medium Gray, passes AA for body text | 14.4Black on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 18.3Black on Lighter Gray, passes AA for body text | 19.7Black on Off White, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://umarcomm.umn.edu/resources/colors-and-type
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