Official color palette Lyon College’s official color palette—Lyon Navy, Crimson, and Gold—are bold hues that complement each other. These are the College’s official colors:
Lyon Navy Lyon Crimson Lyon gold
Pantone #289c Pantone #202c Pantone #116c CMYK: 100, 72, 0, 65 CMYK: 27, 100, 94, 36 CMYK: 0, 18, 100, 0 RGB: 0, 22, 50 RGB: 133, 28, 26 RGB: 255, 207, 1 Web: #001632 Web: #851C1A Web: #FFCF01 The goal is to closely match the colors as each would appear on coated paper in each medium—screen printing, embroidery, plastics, clothing, etc. The Office of Marketing and Communications can assist in selecting the proper color.
Lyon College deliberately selected Navy, Crimson, and Gold as its official colors. Blue hues are associated with depth and stability—symbolizing trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, and intelligence. Blue represents knowledge, power, integrity, and seriousness.
S T Y L E C OLLEGE
We must maintain a balance of colors to ensure all the College’s materials are consistent and pleasing to the eye.
LYON
Yellow hues are associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy. Yellow produces a warming effect, arouses cheerfulness, and stimulates mental activity. Bright, pure yellow is an attention-getter, which is the reason taxicabs are painted this color. In Celtic heraldry, yellow indicates honor, loyalty, and generosity. Using yellow evokes pleasant, cheerful feelings. When overused, however, yellow may have a disturbing effect; studies show that babies cry more in yellow rooms — that’s why you should minimize the amount used.
G U I D E
Red hues are associated with energy, strength, power, and determination. In heraldry, red indicates courage, vigor, willpower, leadership, and courage.
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