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Cal Poly Colors

A full-color suite

Beyond our logo, color is the most recognizable aspect of our brand identity. Using color appropriately is one of the easiest ways to make sure our materials reflect a cohesive Cal Poly brand.

Primary Colors

Poly Green swatch

Poly Green

Hex: #154734
CMYK: 93, 24, 85, 68
PMS: 3435C
RGB: 21, 71, 52

Mustang Gold color swatch

Mustang Gold

Hex: #BD8B13
CMYK: 6,35, 99,18
PMS: 1245 C
RGB: 198, 146, 20

Secondary Bright Colors

Farmer's Market Green swatch

Farmers’ Market

Hex: #3A913F
CMYK: 75, 0, 95, 15
PMS: 7740 C
RGB: 58, 145, 63

Dexter Green color swatch

Dexter Green

Hex: #A4D65E
CMYK: 41, 0, 68, 0
PMS: 367 C
RGB: 164, 214, 94

poly canyon color swatch

Poly Canyon

Hex: #F2C75C
CMYK: 0, 16, 65, 0
PMS: 141 C
RGB: 242, 199, 92

stadium gold color swatch

Stadium Gold

Hex: #F8E08E
CMYK: 0, 3, 43, 0
PMS: 1205 C
RGB: 248, 224, 142

surf blue color swatch

Surf Blue

Hex: #5CB8B2
CMYK: 54, 0, 27, 0
PMS: 7472 C
RGB: 92, 184, 178

sky blue color swatch

Sky Blue

Hex: #B5E3D8
CMYK: 20, 0, 14, 0
PMS: 573 C
RGB: 181 227, 216

morro blue color swatch

Morro Blue

Hex: #ABCAE9
CMYK: 35, 9, 0, 0
PMS: 277 C
RGB: 171, 202, 233

serenity color swatch

Serenity

Hex: #D5E4F4
CMYK: 16, 5, 0, 0
PMS: 277 C (50% Tint)
RGB: 213, 228, 244

Secondary Muted Colors

pismo sand color swatch

Pismo Sand

Hex: #CAC7A7
CMYK: 11, 5, 29, 8
PMS: 454 C
RGB: 202, 199, 167

mission beige color swatch

Mission Beige

Hex: #E4E3D3
CMYK: 10, 7, 17, 0
PMS: 454 C (50% Tint)
RGB: 228, 227, 211

coast sage color swatch

Coast Sage

Hex: #B7CDC2
CMYK: 25, 2, 19, 5
PMS: 622 C
RGB: 183, 205, 194

sycamore color swatch

Sycamore

Hex: #789F90
CMYK: 48, 8, 34, 20
PMS: 624 C
RGB: 120, 159, 144

seal gray color swatch

Seal Gray

Hex: #54585A
CMYK: 48, 29, 26, 76
PMS: 425 C
RGB: 84, 88, 90

kennedy gray color swatch

Kennedy Gray

Hex: #8E9089
CMYK: 24, 13, 18, 38
PMS: 7539 C
RGB: 142, 144, 137

Accent Colors

avocado color swatch

Avocado

Hex: D0DF00
CMYK: 21, 0, 85, 0
PMS: 389 C
RGB: 208, 223, 0

heritage orange color swatch

Heritage Orange

Hex: FF6A39
CMYK: 0, 63, 75, 0
PMS: 1645 C
RGB: 255, 106, 57

Color and Accessibility

Color is a very important component of accessibility. We follow guidelines laid out by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which covers things like size, contrast and layout of online content.

PRO TIP: USING OUR COLORS
Downloading our color guides and Adobe Swatch Exchange files can help you easily use our brand colors in your own projects.