List of U.S. state colors
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Map of state colors in the United States.
Official colors
Unofficial colors, or unclear official status
No known or officially no state colors
This is the official list of each state's colors.
Table[]
State | Color 1 | Color 2 | Color 3 | Color 4 | Name(s) | Notes | |
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Alabama | none | none | Red and White[1] | Same shades as the Alabama state flag | |||
Alaska | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Arizona | none | none | Federal Blue and Old Gold | Adopted in 1915[2] | |||
Arkansas | none | none | none | none | none | ||
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] | |||
Colorado | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Connecticut | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Delaware | none | none | 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] | ||||
Georgia | Red, White, Gold, and Blue | Adopted in 2004[5] | |||||
Hawaii | Hawaii
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Oahu
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Kauai
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Maui
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Ulaula, Melemele, Poli, Akala, Alani, Keokeo, Ahinahina, Omaomao | Each island has its own official color[6] | |
Lanai
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Niihau
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Kahoolawe
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Molokai
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Idaho | none | Red, Green, and Gold | |||||
Illinois | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Indiana | none | none | Blue and Gold | [7] | |||
Iowa | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Kansas | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Kentucky | none | none | none | none | |||
Louisiana | none | Blue, White and Gold | [8][9] | ||||
Maine | none | none | none | none | none | ||
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)[10][11] | ||||
Michigan | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Minnesota | Purple | Gold | none | none | none | ||
Mississippi | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Missouri | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Montana | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Nebraska | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Nevada | none | none | Silver and Blue | (1983)[12] Blue for Lake Tahoe and the mountain bluebird, silver for the granite of the Sierra Nevada and the silver country of northern Nevada.[13] | |||
New Hampshire | none | none | none | none | none | ||
New Jersey | none | none | Buff and Blue | (1965)[8][14] | |||
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 | [15] | |||
North Dakota | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Ohio | none | Red, White and Blue | Same shades as the Ohio state flag | ||||
Oklahoma | none | none | Green and White | [8][16] | |||
Oregon | none | none | Navy Blue and Gold | [8][17][18] (1959) | |||
Pennsylvania | none | none | Blue and Gold | No legislation or official sources confirming Blue and Gold as Pennsylvania's official state colors are known to exist. However, many individuals point to them because of their prominence on the state license plate and their predominance on the state flag,[19] and they have been unofficially adopted in a multitude of places. | |||
Rhode Island | none | none | none | none | none | ||
South Carolina | none | none | none | Indigo Blue | Adopted in 2008[20][21] | ||
South Dakota | none | none | Blue and Gold | ||||
Tennessee | none | none | Orange and White | Unofficial colors | |||
Texas | none | Blue, White, and Red | Same shades as the Texas state flag | ||||
Utah | none | none | none | Bee-Utah-Full (Crayola Color) [22] | No Official State Colors Are Listed. Crayola designed a crayon for the state of Utah with this color, as part of their state color collection. HEX: #FFCC33
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Vermont | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Virginia | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Washington | None | None | None | None | None | No official state colors are listed the state legislature's State Symbols webpage[23] nor in Chapter 1.20 of the Revised Code of Washington (where other official symbols are designated).[24] Some sources list dark green and gold/yellow, the two colors specified for the flag by law since 1925.[25] | |
West Virginia | none | none | Old Gold and Blue | [26] | |||
Wisconsin | none | none | none | none | none | ||
Wyoming | none | none | none | none | none |
Officially proposed state colors[]
State | Color 1 | Color 2 | Color 3 | Name(s) | Notes |
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Minnesota | none | none | Purple | Proposed in 2016 in honor of the musician Prince; motion died on the table[27] | |
New Hampshire | Orange, Red and Yellow | Proposed in 2013; motion died on the table[28] | |||
Vermont | none | Green and Gold | Proposed in 2007[29] | ||
Wyoming | none | Brown and Yellow | Proposed in 2003[30] |
References[]
- ^ "Camellia, State Flower of Alabama". Coloring Book. Alabama Judicial System. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Arizona's State Symbols". Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
- ^ History and Culture - State Symbols California State Library
- ^ Delaware Facts and Symbols Delaware state website
- ^ "Georgia Symbols". Georgia.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ §5-16.5 Official island colors Hawaii legislature
- ^ "Indiana Fun Facts". Indiana House Republicans. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
The state colors are blue and gold.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Official State Colors, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
- ^ Louisiana State Legislature RS 49:161
- ^ Massachusetts Facts: State Symbols Massachusetts Gov. Website
- ^ General Laws of Massachusetts Part I Title I Chapter 2 Section 53
- ^ NRS 235.025 State colors. Nevada legislature
- ^ Nevada information: State symbols Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine Official state website
- ^ Chapter 170, Laws of NJ
- ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ Oklahoma Banking Department Annual Report 2010 (page 12)
- ^ "Oregon Guard Bulletin, May 1, 1936" (PDF). Oregon State Library. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
The medal (...) is suspended from a ribbon of blue and gold, the official state colors.
- ^ "Oregon Almanac: Dance to Hot Springs". Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
Blue and gold are the state colors.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Colors". State Symbols USA. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "South Carolina State House: Colors & Textiles". South Carolina State House. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ S*1033 (Rat #0229, Act #0200 of 2008) General Bill, By Cromer and Campsen South Carolina Legislature Online
- ^ "What a 'Bee-Utah-ful' crayon". 27 October 2004.
- ^ "State Symbols". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Chapter 1.20 RCW, General Provisions". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "RCW 1.20.010, State flag". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Departmental, Statistical and General Information" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "Purple as the official state color? Prince would approve". 23 April 2016.
- ^ Bill HB420 New Hampshire General Court
- ^ Bill H.0184 The Vermont Legislative Bill Tracking System
- ^ Bill HB0108 State of Wyoming Legislature
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