Alaska flag colors
Two colours, which is why Alaska is one of the few state flags that reduces to a palette at all. The design came from a thirteen-year-old, Benny Benson, who won a territorial competition in 1927 with the Big Dipper and the North Star on a field of night blue.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | primary | #0F204B | 15, 32, 75 | 223, 67%, 18% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Gold | secondary | #FFB612 | 255, 182, 18 | 42, 100%, 54% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Navy passes AA for body text on white, at 15.8 to 1.
Of 12 ordered pairs in this palette, 8 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 8 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Navy | Gold | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 9.0Navy on Gold, passes AA for body text | 15.8Navy on White, passes AA for body text | 1.3Navy on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Gold | 9.0Gold on Navy, passes AA for body text | 1.8Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 11.9Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 15.8White on Navy, passes AA for body text | 1.8White on Gold, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 1.3Black on Navy, fails AA for body text | 11.9Black on Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Alaska
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