Alabama State Colors
Official color palette of Alabama
State color reference
State Colors of Alabama
- Official colors
- Crimson, White
- Official since
- Traditional
- Primary use
- State Flag, State Seal, University Athletics
Color Specifications
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Crimson
Forms the Saint Andrew's Cross on Alabama's state flag. The 1895 act names crimson but defines no official shade, so reproductions vary.
White
The plain field of Alabama's state flag, the background against which the crimson cross runs from corner to corner.
What Alabama Colors Represent
The crimson Saint Andrew's cross on a white field, established by the 1895 flag act and reinforced by University of Alabama athletics.
What Alabama Colors Mean
Alabama's crimson and white come from the 1895 state flag, not from a separate colors law. The flag act named both colors but set no official shade standard, so no two reproductions match exactly.
What Alabama Crimson Means
Crimson forms the Saint Andrew's cross on Alabama's 1895 state flag. The University of Alabama adopted the same color for athletics, making crimson the state's most recognized color.
Meaning of Alabama White
White is the field of the Alabama state flag, the plain background the crimson cross runs across. The 1895 flag act specifies white but sets no shade standard.
Where Alabama Colors Appear
Crimson and white appear on the Alabama state flag, the state seal, and University of Alabama athletics.
State Flag
The Alabama state flag shows a crimson saltire cross on a plain white field, the primary and oldest official use of both colors, unchanged since 1895.
State Seal
The Alabama state seal shows the state's territory at center, framed by red-letter text on a white circular field, using the same two colors from the 1895 flag.
State Coat of Arms
The Alabama coat of arms centers a crimson saltire cross on a white field, matching the flag design adopted in 1895.
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