Our Colours
Colour communicates in an immediate and powerful manner. The University of Alberta is instantly recognizable by many of its audiences through its two official colours, green and gold.
These colours have been associated with the university since its inception. Originally suggested by Marion Kirby Alexander, who drew her inspiration from the autumn colours of Edmonton's river valley, the green represents the wide stretches of prairie land flanked by deep spruce forests and is symbolic of hope and optimism. The gold represents the golden harvest fields and is symbolic of the light of knowledge. William Hardy Alexander, first professor of classics, relayed his wife's suggestion to the faculty, and the university's colours were officially adopted by the Senate at its first meeting on October 13, 1908.
Whenever possible we encourage you to use one or both of these colours as a foundational element within your promotional material. Consistent use of our official colours helps us continue to build recognition with our audiences and stakeholders.
University Green
PANTONE COATED / UNCOATED
Pantone 356C / 356U
CMYK
C=95 M=8 Y=93 K=27
RGB
R=0 G=124 B=65
HEXADECIMAL
#007C41
University Gold
PANTONE COATED / UNCOATED
Pantone 7405C / 7404U
CMYK
C=0 M=11 Y=97 K=0
RGB
R=255 G=219 B=5
HEXADECIMAL
#FFDB05
Secondary Palette
The university has developed a secondary palette designed to support and complement our official colours. These colours enable flexibility and variety in design. It is not recommended that these colours be used without the support of University Green or Gold.
PANTONE
5425
CMYK
C=44 M=15 Y=7 K=22
RGB
R=125 G=154 B=170
HEXADECIMAL
#7D9AAA
PANTONE
583
CMYK
C=25 M=3 Y=100 K=14
RGB
R=168 G=180 B=0
HEXADECIMAL
#A8B400
PANTONE
7503
CMYK
C=10 M=15 Y=45 K=28
RGB
R=167 G=158 B=112
HEXADECIMAL
#A79E70
PANTONE
624
CMYK
C=47 M=6 Y=28 K=18
RGB
R=124 G=162 B=149
HEXADECIMAL
#7CA295
PANTONE
610
CMYK
C=3 M=2 Y=62 K=5
RGB
R=224 G=215 B=96
HEXADECIMAL
#E0D760
PANTONE
7492
CMYK
C=17 M=1 Y=45 K=3
RGB
R=199 G=210 B=138
HEXADECIMAL
#C7D28A
PANTONE
631
CMYK
C=73 M=0 Y=11 K=0
RGB
R=60 G=182 B=206
HEXADECIMAL
#3CB6CE
PANTONE
5777
CMYK
C=22 M=7 Y=51 K=22
RGB
R=163 G=168 B=107
HEXADECIMAL
#A3A86B
PANTONE
376
CMYK
C=53 M=0 Y=96 K=0
RGB
R=122 G=184 B=0
HEXADECIMAL
#7AB800
PANTONE
606
CMYK
C=0 M=6 Y=100 K=14
RGB
R=212 G=186 B=0
HEXADECIMAL
#D4BA00
PANTONE
7456
CMYK
C=72 M=50 Y=0 K=0
RGB
R=103 G=115 B=182
HEXADECIMAL
#6773B6
PANTONE
660
CMYK
C=91 M=53 Y=0 K=0
RGB
R=42 G=110 B=187
HEXADECIMAL
#2A6EBB
PANTONE
145
CMYK
C=0 M=58 Y=100 K=8
RGB
R=202 G=119 B=0
HEXADECIMAL
#CA7700
PANTONE
484
CMYK
C=8 M=91 Y=92 K=33
RGB
R=152 G=50 B=34
HEXADECIMAL
#983222
PANTONE
Warm Grey 9
CMYK
C=17 M=25 Y=25 K=49
RGB
R=130 G=120 B=111
HEXADECIMAL
#82786F
PANTONE
Cool Grey 9
CMYK
C=29 M=23 Y=16 K=51
RGB
R=116 G=118 B=120
HEXADECIMAL
#747678
PANTONE
690
CMYK
C=25 M=96 Y=15 K=60
RGB
R=100 G=31 B=69
HEXADECIMAL
#641F45
PANTONE
647
CMYK
C=96 M=53 Y=5 K=24
RGB
R=22 G=87 B=136
HEXADECIMAL
#165788
PANTONE
7526
CMYK
C=10 M=78 Y=100 K=46
RGB
R=69 G=35 B=37
HEXADECIMAL
#8D3C1E
PANTONE
4975
CMYK
C=36 M=84 Y=59 K=83
RGB
R=69 G=35 B=37
HEXADECIMAL
#452325
PANTONE
450
CMYK
C=31 M=31 Y=77 K=74
RGB
R=79 G=76 B=37
HEXADECIMAL
#4F4C25
PANTONE
350
CMYK
C=80 M=24 Y=69 K=70
RGB
R=40 G=78 B=54
HEXADECIMAL
#284E36
PANTONE
446
CMYK
C=52 M=32 Y=30 K=76
RGB
R=64 G=69 B=69
HEXADECIMAL
#404545
PANTONE
548
CMYK
C=100 M=19 Y=25 K=74
RGB
R=0 G=66 B=80
HEXADECIMAL
#004250