List of U.S. state colors

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Map of state colors in the United States.
  Official colors
  Officially proposed colors
  Unofficial colors, or unclear official status
  No known or officially no state colors

This is a list of official colors of U.S. states.

Table

State Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 Color 4 Name(s) Notes
Alabama
none none Red and White[1]
Arizona
none none Federal Blue and Old Gold Adopted in 1915[2]
California
none none Blue and Gold (1951) Blue for the sky, gold for the California Gold Rush. First used by University of California, Berkeley in 1875.[3]
Delaware
none none Colonial Blue and Buff [4]
Florida
none Orange, Red, and White Orange for the orange on the Seal and the oranges that grow there, and red and white because of the colors on the flag[citation needed]
Hawaii none none none none None[5] Each island has its own official color[6]
Idaho
Red, Green, and Gold
Indiana
none none Blue and Gold [7]
Louisiana
none Blue, White and Gold [5][8]
Maryland
Red, White, Black, and Gold From the coat of arms of the Calvert and Crossland families
Massachusetts
none Blue, Green and Cranberry (February 21, 2005)[9][10]
Nevada
none none Silver and Blue (1983)[11] Blue for Lake Tahoe and the mountain bluebird, silver for the granite of the Sierra Nevada and the silver country of northern Nevada.[12]
New Jersey
none none Buff and Blue (1965)[5][13]
New Mexico
none none Red and Yellow Same shades as in New Mexico state flag
New York
none none Blue and Gold
North Carolina
none none Red and Blue [14]
Ohio
none Red, White and Blue Same shades as the Ohio state flag
Oklahoma
none none Green and White [5][15]
Oregon
none none Navy Blue and Gold [5][16][17] (1959)
Pennsylvania
none none Blue and Gold[18]
South Carolina
none none none Indigo Blue Adopted in 2008[19][20]
Tennessee
none none Orange and White
Texas
none Red, White, and Blue Same shades as the Texas state flag
Utah
none none Black and Yellow[citation needed]
Virginia none none none none None The flag background is blue.
Washington none none none none None No official state colors are listed the state legislature's State Symbols webpage[21] nor in Chapter 1.20 of the Revised Code of Washington (where other official symbols are designated).[22] Some sources list dark green and gold/yellow, the two colors specified for the flag by law since 1925.[23]
West Virginia
none none Old Gold and Blue [24]

Officially proposed state colors

State Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 Color 4 Name(s) Notes
New Hampshire
none Orange, Red and Yellow Proposed in 2013[25]
Vermont
none none Green and Gold Proposed in 2007[26]
Wyoming
none none Brown and Yellow Proposed in 2003[27]

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  3. ↑ History and Culture - State Symbols California State Library
  4. ↑ Delaware Facts and Symbols Delaware state website
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Official State Colors, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
  6. ↑ §5-16.5 Official island colors Hawaii legislature
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Louisiana State Legislature RS 49:161
  9. ↑ Massachusetts Facts: State Symbols Massachusetts Gov. Website
  10. ↑ General Laws of Massachusetts Part I Title I Chapter 2 Section 53
  11. ↑ NRS 235.025 State colors. Nevada legislature
  12. ↑ Nevada information: State symbols Official state website
  13. ↑ Chapter 170, Laws of NJ
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Oklahoma Banking Department Annual Report 2010 (page 12)
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ S*1033 (Rat #0229, Act #0200 of 2008) General Bill, By Cromer and Campsen South Carolina Legislature Online
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ Bill HB420 New Hampshire General Court
  26. ↑ Bill H.0184 The Vermont Legislative Bill Tracking System
  27. ↑ Bill HB0108 State of Wyoming Legislature

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