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University of San Francisco brand colors

Three colours, each given a separate Pantone for coated and uncoated stock: the green shifts from PMS 554 to 357 depending on the paper, which is a larger difference than most institutions acknowledge.

Official site: usfca.edu

Every color

ColorRoleHexRGBHSLPantoneCMYKPreview
USF Greenprimary#00543C0, 84, 60163, 100%, 16%554 C / 357 U95, 0, 80, 60Fill screen
USF Goldsecondary#FDBB30253, 187, 4841, 98%, 59%1235 C / 122 U0, 25, 100, 0Fill screen
USF Greyneutral dark#919194145, 145, 148240, 1%, 57%Cool Gray 9 C / 10 U0, 0, 0, 55Fill screen

Contrast pairs

USF Green passes AA for body text on white, at 9 to 1.

Of 20 ordered pairs in this palette, 10 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 colorUSF GreenUSF GoldUSF GreyWhiteBlack
USF Green5.3USF Green on USF Gold, passes AA for body text2.9USF Green on USF Grey, fails AA for body text9.0USF Green on White, passes AA for body text2.3USF Green on Black, fails AA for body text
USF Gold5.3USF Gold on USF Green, passes AA for body text1.8USF Gold on USF Grey, fails AA for body text1.7USF Gold on White, fails AA for body text12.3USF Gold on Black, passes AA for body text
USF Grey2.9USF Grey on USF Green, fails AA for body text1.8USF Grey on USF Gold, fails AA for body text3.1USF Grey on White, fails AA for body text6.7USF Grey on Black, passes AA for body text
White9.0White on USF Green, passes AA for body text1.7White on USF Gold, fails AA for body text3.1White on USF Grey, fails AA for body text21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text
Black2.3Black on USF Green, fails AA for body text12.3Black on USF Gold, passes AA for body text6.7Black on USF Grey, passes AA for body text21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text
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