Colorado State Flag Colors | Blue White Red Gold
Official color palette of Colorado
State color reference
State Colors of Colorado
- Official colors
- Blue, White, Red, and Gold
- Official since
- Official state flag colors; no separate state-colors designation
- Primary use
- State flag and public representations of Colorado
Color Specifications
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Blue
Blue used in Colorado's state flag.
White
White used in Colorado's state flag.
Gold
The gold center of the flag's letter C.
Red
The red letter C on Colorado's state flag.
What Colorado Colors Represent
Blue sky, white snow, red earth, and the gold sunshine enjoyed by Colorado
Are Colorado's State Colors Official?
Colorado law establishes an official state flag, not a separate list of official state colors. Blue, white, red, and gold are official components of that flag and are the most defensible palette to use when referring to Colorado state colors.
The Colorado State Archives notes that the 1929 legislature required the flag's red and blue to match those colors in the U.S. flag. The law does not supply modern HEX or RGB values, so the digital values above are practical approximations.
What Do the Colorado Flag Colors Mean?
Colorado's flag symbolism connects blue with the sky, white with mountain snow, red with the state's ruddy earth, and gold with abundant sunshine. All four colors are visible in the flag; describing the palette as only blue and white leaves out the central C and its gold disk.
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