Iona University brand colors
Iona names its three greys after the cobblestone of the campus and its primaries for the Gaels: Fighting Maroon and Celtic Gold. Every neutral carries a Pantone reference and a CMYK build.
Official site: iona.edu
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting Maroon | primary | #6F2C3E | 111, 44, 62 | 344, 43%, 30% | 505 C | 20, 86, 38, 62 | Fill screen |
| Celtic Gold | secondary | #F0AB00 | 240, 171, 0 | 43, 100%, 47% | 130 C | 2, 38, 100, 0 | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | 0, 0, 0, 0 | Fill screen |
| Light Cobblestone Gray | neutral light | #E0E1DD | 224, 225, 221 | 75, 6%, 87% | Cool Gray 1 C | 3, 2, 4, 5 | Fill screen |
| Medium Cobblestone Gray | neutral light | #ADAFAF | 173, 175, 175 | 180, 1%, 68% | Cool Gray 6 C | 18, 11, 8, 23 | Fill screen |
| Dark Cobblestone Gray | neutral dark | #565A5C | 86, 90, 92 | 200, 3%, 35% | 425 C | 38, 28, 21, 63 | Fill screen |
| Deep Blue | accent | #002469 | 0, 36, 105 | 219, 100%, 21% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Baby Blue | accent | #A0CFEB | 160, 207, 235 | 202, 65%, 77% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Aqua Green | accent | #76D2B6 | 118, 210, 182 | 162, 51%, 64% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Emerald Green | accent | #00AE65 | 0, 174, 101 | 155, 100%, 34% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Fighting Maroon passes AA for body text on white, at 10 to 1.
Of 130 ordered pairs in this palette, 52 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 64 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Fighting Maroon | Celtic Gold | White | Light Cobblestone Gray | Medium Cobblestone Gray | Dark Cobblestone Gray | Deep Blue | Baby Blue | Aqua Green | Emerald Green | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting Maroon | 5.0Fighting Maroon on Celtic Gold, passes AA for body text | 10.0Fighting Maroon on White, passes AA for body text | 7.6Fighting Maroon on Light Cobblestone Gray, passes AA for body text | 4.5Fighting Maroon on Medium Cobblestone Gray, passes AA for body text | 1.4Fighting Maroon on Dark Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4Fighting Maroon on Deep Blue, fails AA for body text | 6.0Fighting Maroon on Baby Blue, passes AA for body text | 5.5Fighting Maroon on Aqua Green, passes AA for body text | 3.4Fighting Maroon on Emerald Green, fails AA for body text | 10.0Fighting Maroon on White, passes AA for body text | 2.1Fighting Maroon on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Celtic Gold | 5.0Celtic Gold on Fighting Maroon, passes AA for body text | 2.0Celtic Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 1.5Celtic Gold on Light Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1Celtic Gold on Medium Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.5Celtic Gold on Dark Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 7.2Celtic Gold on Deep Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.2Celtic Gold on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.1Celtic Gold on Aqua Green, fails AA for body text | 1.4Celtic Gold on Emerald Green, fails AA for body text | 2.0Celtic Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 10.5Celtic Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 10.0White on Fighting Maroon, passes AA for body text | 2.0White on Celtic Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.3White on Light Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.2White on Medium Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 7.0White on Dark Cobblestone Gray, passes AA for body text | 14.4White on Deep Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.7White on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.8White on Aqua Green, fails AA for body text | 2.9White on Emerald Green, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Light Cobblestone Gray | 7.6Light Cobblestone Gray on Fighting Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.5Light Cobblestone Gray on Celtic Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.3Light Cobblestone Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 1.7Light Cobblestone Gray on Medium Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 5.3Light Cobblestone Gray on Dark Cobblestone Gray, passes AA for body text | 11.0Light Cobblestone Gray on Deep Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.3Light Cobblestone Gray on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Cobblestone Gray on Aqua Green, fails AA for body text | 2.2Light Cobblestone Gray on Emerald Green, fails AA for body text | 1.3Light Cobblestone Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 16.0Light Cobblestone Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Medium Cobblestone Gray | 4.5Medium Cobblestone Gray on Fighting Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.1Medium Cobblestone Gray on Celtic Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.2Medium Cobblestone Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 1.7Medium Cobblestone Gray on Light Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.2Medium Cobblestone Gray on Dark Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 6.5Medium Cobblestone Gray on Deep Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.3Medium Cobblestone Gray on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.2Medium Cobblestone Gray on Aqua Green, fails AA for body text | 1.3Medium Cobblestone Gray on Emerald Green, fails AA for body text | 2.2Medium Cobblestone Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 9.5Medium Cobblestone Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Dark Cobblestone Gray | 1.4Dark Cobblestone Gray on Fighting Maroon, fails AA for body text | 3.5Dark Cobblestone Gray on Celtic Gold, fails AA for body text | 7.0Dark Cobblestone Gray on White, passes AA for body text | 5.3Dark Cobblestone Gray on Light Cobblestone Gray, passes AA for body text | 3.2Dark Cobblestone Gray on Medium Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.1Dark Cobblestone Gray on Deep Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.2Dark Cobblestone Gray on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 3.9Dark Cobblestone Gray on Aqua Green, fails AA for body text | 2.4Dark Cobblestone Gray on Emerald Green, fails AA for body text | 7.0Dark Cobblestone Gray on White, passes AA for body text | 3.0Dark Cobblestone Gray on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Deep Blue | 1.4Deep Blue on Fighting Maroon, fails AA for body text | 7.2Deep Blue on Celtic Gold, passes AA for body text | 14.4Deep Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 11.0Deep Blue on Light Cobblestone Gray, passes AA for body text | 6.5Deep Blue on Medium Cobblestone Gray, passes AA for body text | 2.1Deep Blue on Dark Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 8.7Deep Blue on Baby Blue, passes AA for body text | 8.0Deep Blue on Aqua Green, passes AA for body text | 5.0Deep Blue on Emerald Green, passes AA for body text | 14.4Deep Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.5Deep Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Baby Blue | 6.0Baby Blue on Fighting Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.2Baby Blue on Celtic Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.7Baby Blue on White, fails AA for body text | 1.3Baby Blue on Light Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3Baby Blue on Medium Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 4.2Baby Blue on Dark Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 8.7Baby Blue on Deep Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.1Baby Blue on Aqua Green, fails AA for body text | 1.7Baby Blue on Emerald Green, fails AA for body text | 1.7Baby Blue on White, fails AA for body text | 12.6Baby Blue on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Aqua Green | 5.5Aqua Green on Fighting Maroon, passes AA for body text | 1.1Aqua Green on Celtic Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.8Aqua Green on White, fails AA for body text | 1.4Aqua Green on Light Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.2Aqua Green on Medium Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.9Aqua Green on Dark Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 8.0Aqua Green on Deep Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.1Aqua Green on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.6Aqua Green on Emerald Green, fails AA for body text | 1.8Aqua Green on White, fails AA for body text | 11.7Aqua Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Emerald Green | 3.4Emerald Green on Fighting Maroon, fails AA for body text | 1.4Emerald Green on Celtic Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.9Emerald Green on White, fails AA for body text | 2.2Emerald Green on Light Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3Emerald Green on Medium Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.4Emerald Green on Dark Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 5.0Emerald Green on Deep Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.7Emerald Green on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.6Emerald Green on Aqua Green, fails AA for body text | 2.9Emerald Green on White, fails AA for body text | 7.2Emerald Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 10.0White on Fighting Maroon, passes AA for body text | 2.0White on Celtic Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.3White on Light Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.2White on Medium Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 7.0White on Dark Cobblestone Gray, passes AA for body text | 14.4White on Deep Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.7White on Baby Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.8White on Aqua Green, fails AA for body text | 2.9White on Emerald Green, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 2.1Black on Fighting Maroon, fails AA for body text | 10.5Black on Celtic Gold, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 16.0Black on Light Cobblestone Gray, passes AA for body text | 9.5Black on Medium Cobblestone Gray, passes AA for body text | 3.0Black on Dark Cobblestone Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.5Black on Deep Blue, fails AA for body text | 12.6Black on Baby Blue, passes AA for body text | 11.7Black on Aqua Green, passes AA for body text | 7.2Black on Emerald Green, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
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