University of Illinois Brand Colors

Official colors of the University of Illinois. Illini Orange and Illini Blue are the primary colors and should dominate university designs. Research shows orange is the color most identified with the Illinois brand. Secondary and supporting colors should be used only as needed.

Primary Colors

Use Illini Orange and Illini Blue as the dominant colors in the available design space. Use them boldly. Designers should use as few extra colors as possible.

Illini Orange

Illini Orange swatch

PMS 1655
CMYK: 0 / 80 / 100 / 0
RGB: 255 / 95 / 5
HEX: #FF5F05

Illini Blue

Illini Blue swatch

PMS 2767
CMYK: 100 / 90 / 10 / 50
RGB: 19 / 41 / 75
HEX: #13294B

Secondary Colors

These neutrals supplement Illini Orange and Illini Blue on a limited basis. Except for white, use them only when necessary. Additional neutrals outside this set are not permitted.

Storm

Storm swatch

CMYK: 30 / 20 / 19 / 58
HEX: #707372

Storm 60

Storm 60 swatch

CMYK: 47 / 38 / 38 / 2
HEX: #8E9090

Storm 80

Storm 80 swatch

CMYK: 22 / 16 / 18 / 0
HEX: #C6C7C6

White

White swatch

CMYK: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
HEX: #FFFFFF

Black

Black swatch

CMYK: 50 / 40 / 30 / 100
HEX: #000000

Supporting Colors

Use supporting colors only when needed for icons, charts, infographics, and graphs. Do not use them as large background floods or as a replacement for Illini Orange or Illini Blue. Tints of supporting colors (80%, 60%, 40%, 20%) may be used only if the 100% color is also used.

Industrial

Industrial swatch

CMYK: 90 / 48 / 0 / 0
RGB: 29 / 88 / 167
HEX: #1D58A7

Arches

Arches swatch

CMYK: 70 / 5 / 2 / 0
RGB: 0 / 159 / 212
HEX: #009FD4

Patina

Patina swatch

CMYK: 93 / 34 / 39 / 5
RGB: 0 / 126 / 142
HEX: #007E8E

Berry

Berry swatch

CMYK: 53 / 100 / 42 / 43
RGB: 92 / 14 / 65
HEX: #5C0E41

Harvest

Harvest swatch

CMYK: 0 / 33 / 100 / 0
RGB: 252 / 179 / 22
HEX: #FCB316

Prairie

Prairie swatch

CMYK: 100 / 13 / 100 / 44
RGB: 0 / 98 / 48
HEX: #006230

Earth

Earth swatch

CMYK: 33 / 76 / 100 / 36
RGB: 125 / 62 / 19
HEX: #7D3E13

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