This is a list of official colors of U.S. states.
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| 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. |
| Hawaii |
none |
none |
none |
none |
None[5] |
Each island has its own official color[6] |
| Idaho |
|
|
|
|
Red, Green, and Gold |
|
| Indiana |
|
|
none |
none |
Yellow and Blue |
|
| Louisiana |
|
|
|
none |
Blue, White and Gold |
[5] |
| Maryland |
|
|
|
|
Red, White, Black, and Gold |
From the coat of arms of the Calvert and Crossland families |
| Massachusetts |
|
|
none |
none |
Blue and Cranberry |
(February 21, 2005)[7][8] |
| Nevada |
|
|
none |
none |
Silver and Blue |
(1983)[9] Blue for Lake Tahoe and the mountain bluebird, silver for the granite of the Sierra Nevada and the silver country of northern Nevada.[10] |
| New Jersey |
|
|
none |
none |
Buff and Blue |
(1965)[5] |
| 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 |
[11] |
| Ohio |
|
|
|
none |
Red, White and Blue |
Same shades as the Ohio state flag |
| Oklahoma |
|
|
none |
none |
Green and White |
[5] |
| Oregon |
|
|
none |
none |
Navy Blue and Gold |
[5](1959) |
| Pennsylvania |
white |
dark blue |
none |
none |
|
|
| South Carolina |
|
none |
none |
none |
Indigo Blue |
Adopted in 2008[12][13] |
| 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] |
|
| Washington |
none |
none |
none |
none |
None |
No official state colors are listed the state legislature's State Symbols webpage[14] nor in Chapter 1.20 of the Revised Code of Washington (where other official symbols are designated).[15] Some sources list dark green and gold/yellow, the two colors specified for the flag by law since 1925.[16] |
| Virginia |
none |
none |
none |
none |
None |
The flag background is blue. |
| West Virginia |
|
|
none |
none |
Old Gold and Blue |
[5] |
References [edit]
- ^ "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 2010-06-02. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
- ^ History and Culture - State Symbols California State Library
- ^ Delaware Facts and Symbols Delaware state website
- ^ a b c d e f Official State Colors, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
- ^ §5-16.5 Official island colors Hawaii legislature
- ^ 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 Official state website
- ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library (State of North Carolina). Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "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
- ^ "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.
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