Idaho State University brand colors
Idaho State names its palette for the Bengal: Roarange, Bengal Black, Growling Gray, Whisker White. Two of the grays are specified as percentages of process black with no web value, and there is a separate Accessible Orange published for large text on white.
Official site: isu.edu
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roarange | primary | #F47920 | 244, 121, 32 | 25, 91%, 54% | 165 | 0, 65, 100, 0 | Fill screen |
| Bengal Black | secondary | #333333 | 51, 51, 51 | 0, 0%, 20% | Process Black | 0, 0, 0, 100 | Fill screen |
| Roarange Light | accent | #F69240 | 246, 146, 64 | 27, 91%, 61% | 715 | 0, 46, 85, 0 | Fill screen |
| Growling Gray Light | neutral light | #E6E7E8 | 230, 231, 232 | 210, 4%, 91% | -- | 0, 0, 0, 10 | Fill screen |
| Whisker White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | 0, 0, 0, 0 | Fill screen |
| Accessible Orange | accent | #FF5300 | 255, 83, 0 | 20, 100%, 50% | -- | 0, 82, 100, 0 | Fill screen |
2 further colors are named without a hex value. They are listed rather than dropped, and nothing is calculated to fill the gap.
- Growling Gray, CMYK 0, 0, 0, 60. Specified as 60% process black, with no web value published.
- Growling Gray Medium, CMYK 0, 0, 0, 40. Specified as 40% process black, with no web value published.
Contrast pairs
Roarange passes AA for body text on black, at 7.6 to 1.
Of 54 ordered pairs in this palette, 22 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 28 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Roarange | Bengal Black | Roarange Light | Growling Gray Light | Whisker White | Accessible Orange | Whisker White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roarange | 4.6Roarange on Bengal Black, passes AA for body text | 1.2Roarange on Roarange Light, fails AA for body text | 2.2Roarange on Growling Gray Light, fails AA for body text | 2.8Roarange on Whisker White, fails AA for body text | 1.2Roarange on Accessible Orange, fails AA for body text | 2.8Roarange on Whisker White, fails AA for body text | 7.6Roarange on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Bengal Black | 4.6Bengal Black on Roarange, passes AA for body text | 5.5Bengal Black on Roarange Light, passes AA for body text | 10.2Bengal Black on Growling Gray Light, passes AA for body text | 12.6Bengal Black on Whisker White, passes AA for body text | 3.9Bengal Black on Accessible Orange, fails AA for body text | 12.6Bengal Black on Whisker White, passes AA for body text | 1.7Bengal Black on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Roarange Light | 1.2Roarange Light on Roarange, fails AA for body text | 5.5Roarange Light on Bengal Black, passes AA for body text | 1.9Roarange Light on Growling Gray Light, fails AA for body text | 2.3Roarange Light on Whisker White, fails AA for body text | 1.4Roarange Light on Accessible Orange, fails AA for body text | 2.3Roarange Light on Whisker White, fails AA for body text | 9.1Roarange Light on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Growling Gray Light | 2.2Growling Gray Light on Roarange, fails AA for body text | 10.2Growling Gray Light on Bengal Black, passes AA for body text | 1.9Growling Gray Light on Roarange Light, fails AA for body text | 1.2Growling Gray Light on Whisker White, fails AA for body text | 2.6Growling Gray Light on Accessible Orange, fails AA for body text | 1.2Growling Gray Light on Whisker White, fails AA for body text | 17.0Growling Gray Light on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Whisker White | 2.8Whisker White on Roarange, fails AA for body text | 12.6Whisker White on Bengal Black, passes AA for body text | 2.3Whisker White on Roarange Light, fails AA for body text | 1.2Whisker White on Growling Gray Light, fails AA for body text | 3.2Whisker White on Accessible Orange, fails AA for body text | 21.0Whisker White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Accessible Orange | 1.2Accessible Orange on Roarange, fails AA for body text | 3.9Accessible Orange on Bengal Black, fails AA for body text | 1.4Accessible Orange on Roarange Light, fails AA for body text | 2.6Accessible Orange on Growling Gray Light, fails AA for body text | 3.2Accessible Orange on Whisker White, fails AA for body text | 3.2Accessible Orange on Whisker White, fails AA for body text | 6.5Accessible Orange on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Whisker White | 2.8Whisker White on Roarange, fails AA for body text | 12.6Whisker White on Bengal Black, passes AA for body text | 2.3Whisker White on Roarange Light, fails AA for body text | 1.2Whisker White on Growling Gray Light, fails AA for body text | 3.2Whisker White on Accessible Orange, fails AA for body text | 21.0Whisker White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 7.6Black on Roarange, passes AA for body text | 1.7Black on Bengal Black, fails AA for body text | 9.1Black on Roarange Light, passes AA for body text | 17.0Black on Growling Gray Light, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on Whisker White, passes AA for body text | 6.5Black on Accessible Orange, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on Whisker White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://www.isu.edu/brand/design/colors/
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