Color

 
Tufts Blue

CMYK: 70 / 30 / 0 / 0
RGB: 62 / 142 / 222
HEX: #3E8EDE
PMS: 279

 

 
Tufts Brown

CMYK: 50 / 60 / 70 / 40
RGB: 99 / 73 / 58
HEX: #63493A
PMS: 7519

Primary Colors

Our primary colors are Tufts Blue and Tufts Brown. All official communications (internal and external) should always lead with (or include) at least one of these colors. Doing so helps ensure that people recognize these communications as belonging to Tufts and that we continue to build brand equity through consistent repetition. It is especially important to do so in markets where familiarity is lacking or developing. If you can only use one of these colors, use Tufts Blue.

 

A quick note on accessibility: To make sure our digital content is easy for everyone to read, please avoid using Tufts Blue for regular body text. It doesn't quite have enough contrast against a white background.

If you'd love to use Tufts Blue for text, it works beautifully for larger headings:

  • Bold text that is 20px or larger
  • Regular text that is 24px or larger


 
Jumbo Blue

CMYK: 100 / 85 / 30 / 25
RGB: 0 / 46 / 109
HEX: #002E6D
PMS: 294

 
Bessie Brown

CMYK: 56 / 65 / 72 / 63
RGB: 61 / 46 / 37
HEX: #3D2E25
PMS: 440

 
Ballou Blue

CMYK: 86 / 66 / 0 / 0
RGB: 63 / 94 / 171
HEX: #3F5EAB
PMS: 7455

 
Candle White

CMYK: 4 / 5 / 7 / 0
RGB: 242 / 237 / 231
HEX: #F2EDE7
PMS: WARM GRAY 1 AT 40% TINT

 
Prez Lawn Green

CMYK: 86 / 40 / 90 / 40
RGB: 26 / 85 / 50
HEX: #1A5532
PMS: 357

 
Aurora Green

CMYK: 36 / 0 / 18 / 0
RGB: 152 / 213 / 199
HEX: #98D5C7
PMS: 571

 
Flame Orange

CMYK: 0 / 69 / 100 / 0
RGB: 243 / 113 / 33
HEX: #F37121
PMS: 1495

 
Beacon Yellow

CMYK: 0 / 22 / 83 / 0
RGB: 255 / 199 / 44
HEX: #FFC72C
PMS: 123

 
Civic Purple

CMYK: 53 / 86 / 0 / 0
RGB: 140 / 71 / 153
HEX: #8C4799
PMS: 258

 
Radiant Magenta

CMYK: 0 / 100 / 10 / 30
RGB: 170 / 0 / 97
HEX: #AA0061
PMS: 227

Secondary Colors

Secondary colors may be used occasionally to complement—but never replace—Tufts Blue or Tufts Brown. Secondary colors should rarely be used as large solids or fields. Ideally, they should be used to clarify type hierarchies and signal sub-sections or categories of information.

Secondary colors may not be screened or used at a percentage of their full value.



 
Alert Red

HEX: #C0311A

 
Alert Yellow

HEX: #FFD200

Alert and Emergency Colors

Tufts Alert Colors are used for designated areas of websites where urgent and time-sensitive information is communicated.