

These colors should be used only as accent colors or in limited ways. These tertiary colors have been chosen to complement the other brand colors and provide an expanded family of colors. Like the secondary colors, the tertiary color palette is intended to add breadth and depth to our overall look and feel. These secondary colors have been inspired by the heritage of Notre Dame. Colors rendered on screen from official Hex values. The secondary color palette is provided to aid the design of communications that reflect the University of Notre Dame’s brand in tone and style through consistent use of color.Īlthough the University’s primary colors are blue and gold, marketing communications can be made more effective and compelling with a more flexible and sophisticated use of color harmony and contrast. As such, an alternate gold has been provided for electronic applications. Gold is a particularly challenging color.

Colors displayed below will vary from printed tones.Įlectronic displays (LCD screens, CRT monitors, etc.) may display colors slightly different than in print. Spot colors are more accurate than screen-built colors. Neither color will ever reproduce as brightly and richly in four-color process as it does as a spot ink. Notre Dame blue (Pantone 289), gold (Pantone 117), and metallic gold (Pantone 10127) are Notre Dame’s primary colors.
