University of Nebraska-Lincoln brand colors
Nebraska's students chose scarlet and cream in 1892, and the university is precise about what that means: scarlet is a particular hue of red, and cream is not white at all. It also warns that the scarlet must never be tinted below 100%, because it turns pink immediately.
Official site: unl.edu
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet | primary | #D00000 | 208, 0, 0 | 0, 100%, 41% | 186CP | 2, 100, 85, 6 | Fill screen |
| Cream | secondary | #F5F1E7 | 245, 241, 231 | 43, 41%, 93% | 4545CP (25%) | 3, 3, 8, 0 | Fill screen |
| Gray | neutral light | #C7C8CA | 199, 200, 202 | 220, 3%, 79% | Cool Gray 3CP | 0, 0, 0, 25 | Fill screen |
| Cerulean | accent | #249AB5 | 36, 154, 181 | 191, 67%, 43% | 7702C | 69, 16, 17, 0 | Fill screen |
| Navy | neutral dark | #001226 | 0, 18, 38 | 212, 100%, 7% | 2965CP | 100, 63, 16, 78 | Fill screen |
| Lighter Cream | neutral light | #FEFDFA | 254, 253, 250 | 45, 67%, 99% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Green | accent | #BCCB2A | 188, 203, 42 | 66, 66%, 48% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Orange | accent | #F58A1F | 245, 138, 31 | 30, 91%, 54% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Lapis | accent | #005D84 | 0, 93, 132 | 198, 100%, 26% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Yellow | accent | #FFD74F | 255, 215, 79 | 46, 100%, 65% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Purple | accent | #A5228D | 165, 34, 141 | 311, 66%, 39% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Scarlet passes AA for body text on white, at 5.7 to 1.
Of 156 ordered pairs in this palette, 54 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 78 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Scarlet | Cream | Gray | Cerulean | Navy | Lighter Cream | Green | Orange | Lapis | Yellow | Purple | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet | 5.1Scarlet on Cream, passes AA for body text | 3.4Scarlet on Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.7Scarlet on Cerulean, fails AA for body text | 3.3Scarlet on Navy, fails AA for body text | 5.6Scarlet on Lighter Cream, passes AA for body text | 3.2Scarlet on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.3Scarlet on Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.3Scarlet on Lapis, fails AA for body text | 4.1Scarlet on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 1.1Scarlet on Purple, fails AA for body text | 5.7Scarlet on White, passes AA for body text | 3.7Scarlet on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Cream | 5.1Cream on Scarlet, passes AA for body text | 1.5Cream on Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.9Cream on Cerulean, fails AA for body text | 16.7Cream on Navy, passes AA for body text | 1.1Cream on Lighter Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.6Cream on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.2Cream on Orange, fails AA for body text | 6.4Cream on Lapis, passes AA for body text | 1.2Cream on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 5.8Cream on Purple, passes AA for body text | 1.1Cream on White, fails AA for body text | 18.6Cream on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Gray | 3.4Gray on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 1.5Gray on Cream, fails AA for body text | 2.0Gray on Cerulean, fails AA for body text | 11.3Gray on Navy, passes AA for body text | 1.6Gray on Lighter Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.1Gray on Green, fails AA for body text | 1.5Gray on Orange, fails AA for body text | 4.3Gray on Lapis, fails AA for body text | 1.2Gray on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 3.9Gray on Purple, fails AA for body text | 1.7Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 12.5Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Cerulean | 1.7Cerulean on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 2.9Cerulean on Cream, fails AA for body text | 2.0Cerulean on Gray, fails AA for body text | 5.7Cerulean on Navy, passes AA for body text | 3.2Cerulean on Lighter Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.8Cerulean on Green, fails AA for body text | 1.3Cerulean on Orange, fails AA for body text | 2.2Cerulean on Lapis, fails AA for body text | 2.4Cerulean on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 2.0Cerulean on Purple, fails AA for body text | 3.3Cerulean on White, fails AA for body text | 6.4Cerulean on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Navy | 3.3Navy on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 16.7Navy on Cream, passes AA for body text | 11.3Navy on Gray, passes AA for body text | 5.7Navy on Cerulean, passes AA for body text | 18.5Navy on Lighter Cream, passes AA for body text | 10.5Navy on Green, passes AA for body text | 7.7Navy on Orange, passes AA for body text | 2.6Navy on Lapis, fails AA for body text | 13.5Navy on Yellow, passes AA for body text | 2.9Navy on Purple, fails AA for body text | 18.8Navy on White, passes AA for body text | 1.1Navy on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Lighter Cream | 5.6Lighter Cream on Scarlet, passes AA for body text | 1.1Lighter Cream on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.6Lighter Cream on Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.2Lighter Cream on Cerulean, fails AA for body text | 18.5Lighter Cream on Navy, passes AA for body text | 1.8Lighter Cream on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.4Lighter Cream on Orange, fails AA for body text | 7.1Lighter Cream on Lapis, passes AA for body text | 1.4Lighter Cream on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 6.4Lighter Cream on Purple, passes AA for body text | 1.0Lighter Cream on White, fails AA for body text | 20.6Lighter Cream on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Green | 3.2Green on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 1.6Green on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.1Green on Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.8Green on Cerulean, fails AA for body text | 10.5Green on Navy, passes AA for body text | 1.8Green on Lighter Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.4Green on Orange, fails AA for body text | 4.0Green on Lapis, fails AA for body text | 1.3Green on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 3.6Green on Purple, fails AA for body text | 1.8Green on White, fails AA for body text | 11.7Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Orange | 2.3Orange on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 2.2Orange on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.5Orange on Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3Orange on Cerulean, fails AA for body text | 7.7Orange on Navy, passes AA for body text | 2.4Orange on Lighter Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.4Orange on Green, fails AA for body text | 3.0Orange on Lapis, fails AA for body text | 1.8Orange on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 2.7Orange on Purple, fails AA for body text | 2.5Orange on White, fails AA for body text | 8.5Orange on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Lapis | 1.3Lapis on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 6.4Lapis on Cream, passes AA for body text | 4.3Lapis on Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.2Lapis on Cerulean, fails AA for body text | 2.6Lapis on Navy, fails AA for body text | 7.1Lapis on Lighter Cream, passes AA for body text | 4.0Lapis on Green, fails AA for body text | 3.0Lapis on Orange, fails AA for body text | 5.2Lapis on Yellow, passes AA for body text | 1.1Lapis on Purple, fails AA for body text | 7.2Lapis on White, passes AA for body text | 2.9Lapis on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Yellow | 4.1Yellow on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 1.2Yellow on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.2Yellow on Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.4Yellow on Cerulean, fails AA for body text | 13.5Yellow on Navy, passes AA for body text | 1.4Yellow on Lighter Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.3Yellow on Green, fails AA for body text | 1.8Yellow on Orange, fails AA for body text | 5.2Yellow on Lapis, passes AA for body text | 4.7Yellow on Purple, passes AA for body text | 1.4Yellow on White, fails AA for body text | 15.1Yellow on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Purple | 1.1Purple on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 5.8Purple on Cream, passes AA for body text | 3.9Purple on Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.0Purple on Cerulean, fails AA for body text | 2.9Purple on Navy, fails AA for body text | 6.4Purple on Lighter Cream, passes AA for body text | 3.6Purple on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.7Purple on Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.1Purple on Lapis, fails AA for body text | 4.7Purple on Yellow, passes AA for body text | 6.5Purple on White, passes AA for body text | 3.2Purple on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 5.7White on Scarlet, passes AA for body text | 1.1White on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.7White on Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.3White on Cerulean, fails AA for body text | 18.8White on Navy, passes AA for body text | 1.0White on Lighter Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.8White on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.5White on Orange, fails AA for body text | 7.2White on Lapis, passes AA for body text | 1.4White on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 6.5White on Purple, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 3.7Black on Scarlet, fails AA for body text | 18.6Black on Cream, passes AA for body text | 12.5Black on Gray, passes AA for body text | 6.4Black on Cerulean, passes AA for body text | 1.1Black on Navy, fails AA for body text | 20.6Black on Lighter Cream, passes AA for body text | 11.7Black on Green, passes AA for body text | 8.5Black on Orange, passes AA for body text | 2.9Black on Lapis, fails AA for body text | 15.1Black on Yellow, passes AA for body text | 3.2Black on Purple, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://ucomm.unl.edu/brand/templates-assets/colors/
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