Official Colors

Albion College’s official colors are Pantone Matching System 269 (purple) and 124 (gold). Care must be taken when specifying the College’s official colors in other (non-print) media and specialty applications. The Communications Office can provide color swatches and other assistance to achieve the desired colors. In certain instances, metallic gold may be substituted for PMS 124, in consultation with the Communications Office.

An additional accent color in the College’s standard palette is: PMS 5545 (green).

When using spot PMS colors is not an option, the colors should be reproduced using the color formulas listed below:

	PMS	CMYK	PowerPoint Posters	PowerPoint Presentations	Web	Paint
Purple	PMS 269	Cyan: 78% Magenta: 100% Yellow: 0% Black: 33%	Red: 69 Green: 38 Blue: 99	Red: 51 Green: 0 Blue: 102	#330066	Benjamin Moore Purple 1400
Gold	PMS 124	Cyan: 0% Magenta: 27% Yellow: 100% Black: 6%	Red: 239 Green: 179 Blue: 15	Red: 255 Green: 204 Blue: 51	#FFCC33	Benjamin Moore Gold 175

Please note: The representation of color in this online manual is not an exact match due to the limitations of the digital reproduction process. For this reason, please refer to a Pantone swatch book, available from either the Communications Office or a commercial printer.

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