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.