WPI Colors

In WPI's early years, individual classes would adopt class colors. In the early 1870s, students expressed an interest in having school colors. Gray was chosen first, in 1873; crimson was added in 1889. WPI's visual identity system includes a version of the WPI Crimson and the WPI Gray as its primary colors. A set of 12 other colors, selected for their compatibility with the primary colors, form a supporting color palette for use in university publications and other visual communications.

Below, each of these colors is illustrated with its official name, Pantone color number, hexadecimal number (for Web pages), RGB and CMYK color values. The Pantone colors (or the best possible match) should be used in all WPI print and electronic communications.

Please note: The color blocks below are provided only as approximations of the actual colors in the WPI color palette. Differences in computer monitors and printers make it impossible to accurately represent color chips via the Web. Official PMS color chips for these colors may be viewed in the offices of University Marketing.

WPI's Primary Colors

WPI Crimson
 PMS 187
#990000
R179 G27 B52
100M 79Y 20K 		WPI Gray
 PMS 422
#999999
R153 G153 B153
33K

Supporting Color Palette

Butter
PMS 121
#ffcc33
R255 G204 B51
10M 70Y 		Curry
PMS 143
#ff9900
R255 G153 B0
30M 80Y 		Mango
PMS 138
#cc6600
R204 G102 B51
40M 95Y
Mustard
PMS 117
#cc9933
R204 G153 B51
20M 100Y 15K 		Khaki
PMS 132
#996600
R153 G102 B0
25M 100Y 30K 		Hazelnut
PMS 153
#993300
R153 G51 B0
45M 100Y 20K
Sky
PMS 298
#3399cc
R51 G153 B204
75C 10M 		Delft
PMS 279
#336699
R51 G102 B153
70C 35M 		Blueberry
PMS 541
#003366
R0 G51 B102
100C 50M 30K
Teal
PMS 327
#006666
R0 G102 B102
100C 50Y 15K 		Sage
PMS 576 (+blue)
#336633
R51 G102 B51
60C 90Y 35K 		Evergreen
PMS 357
#003300
R0 G51 B0
80C 90Y 50K

In addition to the above colors, a thirteenth supporting color, Putty is used exclusively for the WPI home page and for the template of "university" pages, as defined in the Web Policies beginning in February 2005.

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Last modified: September 23, 2009 14:47:01