Web Colors
The colors below have been selected especially to work with Stanford's branded web templates and designs. Use appropriate color contrast combinations to create accessible color choices (WCAG 2 AA Compliant). Generally, with dark text the background should be white, sandstone or beige at 20% or less.
Red
Cardinal Red
- Hex: 8C1515
- RGB: 140,21,21
Dark Red (for text)
- Hex: 820000
- RGB: 130,0,0
Black
Black
- Hex: 2e2d29
- RGB: 46,45,41
Black 80%
- Hex: 585754
- RGB: 88,87,84
Warm Gray
Gray
- Hex: 3f3c30
- RGB: 63,60,48
Gray 90%
- Hex: 565347
- RGB: 86,83,71
Gray 60%
- Hex: 8a887d
- RGB: 138,136,125
Sandstone
Sandstone
- Hex: ddcf99
- RGB: 221,207,153
Sandstone 50%
- Hex: eee6cb
- RGB: 238,230,203
Sandstone 35%
- Hex: f3efd8
- RGB: 243,239,216
Sandstone 25%
- Hex: f6f3e5
- RGB: 246,243,229
Sandstone 20%
- Hex: f8f6ea
- RGB: 248,246,234
Beige
Beige
- Hex: 9d9573
- RGB: 157,149,115
Beige 85%
- Hex: aca68d
- RGB: 172,166,141
Beige 60%
- Hex: c4bfa9
- RGB: 196,191,169
Beige 40%
- Hex: d5d0c0
- RGB: 213,208,192
Beige 30%
- Hex: e3dfd5
- RGB: 227,223,213
Beige 20%
- Hex: e9e6df
- RGB: 233,230,223
Beige 10%
- Hex: f2f1eb
- RGB: 242,241,235
Beige 5%
- Hex: fbfbf9
- RGB: 251,249,249
For more general information about Stanford's identity colors, please see the color information in the Overview section.