Colors
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
Poly Green
Hex: 154734
CMYK: 93, 24, 85, 68
PMS: 3435 C
RGB: 21, 71, 52
Mustang Gold
Hex: BD8B13
CMYK: 6, 35, 99, 18
PMS: 1245 C
RGB: 198, 146, 20
Secondary
Stadium Gold
Hex: F8E08E
CMYK: 0, 3, 43, 0
PMS: 1205 C
RGB: 248, 224, 142
Poly Canyon
Hex: F2C75C
CMYK: 0, 16, 65, 0
PMS: 141 C
RGB: 242, 199, 92
Dexter Green
Hex: A4D65E
CMYK: 41, 0, 68, 0
PMS: 367 C
RGB: 164, 214, 94
Farmers Market
Hex: 3A913F
CMYK: 75, 0, 95, 15
PMS: 7740 C
RGB: 58, 145, 63
Sky Blue
Hex: B5E3D8
CMYK: 20, 0, 14, 0
PMS: 573 C
RGB: 181 227, 216
Surf Blue
Hex: 5CB8B2
CMYK: 54, 0, 27, 0
PMS: 7472 C
RGB: 92, 184, 178
Serenity
Hex: D5E4F4
CMYK: 16, 5, 0, 0
PMS: 277 C (50% Tint)
RGB: 213, 228, 244
Morro Blue
Hex: ABCAE9
CMYK: 35, 9, 0, 0
PMS: 277 C
RGB: 171, 202, 233
Mission Beige
Hex: E4E3D3
CMYK: 10, 7, 17, 0
PMS: 454 C (50% Tint)
RGB: 228, 227, 211
Pismo Sand
Hex: CAC7A7
CMYK: 11, 5, 29, 8
PMS: 454 C
RGB: 202, 199, 167
Coast Sage
Hex: B7CDC2
CMYK: 25, 2, 19, 5
PMS: 622 C
RGB: 183, 205, 194
Sycamore
Hex: 789F90
CMYK: 48, 8, 34, 20
PMS: 624 C
RGB: 120, 159, 144
Kennedy Gray
Hex: 8E9089
CMYK: 24, 13, 18, 38
PMS: 7539 C
RGB: 142, 144, 137
Seal Gray
Hex: 54585A
CMYK: 48, 29, 26, 76
PMS: 425 C
RGB: 84, 88, 90
Tertiary
Heritage Orange
Hex: FF6A39
CMYK: 0, 63, 75, 0
PMS: 1645 C
RGB: 255, 106, 57
Avocado
Hex: D0DF00
CMYK: 21, 0, 85, 0
PMS: 389 C
RGB: 208, 223, 0
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.
Using Our Colors
Downloading our color guides and Adobe Swatch Exchange files can help you easily use our brand colors in your own projects.