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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 for each state's colors.
Table
State
Color 1
Color 2
Color 3
Color 4
Name(s)
Notes
Alabama
none
none
Red and White [1]
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]
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 [citation needed ]
Georgia
Red, White, Gold, and Blue
Adopted in 2004[5]
Hawaii
none
none
none
none
None[6]
Each island has its own official color[7]
Idaho
Red, Green, and Gold
Indiana
none
none
Blue and Gold
[8]
Louisiana
none
Blue, White and Gold
[6] [9]
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]
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 Jersey
none
none
Buff and Blue
(1965)[6] [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]
Ohio
none
Red, White and Blue
Same shades as the Ohio state flag
Oklahoma
none
none
Green and White
[6] [16]
Oregon
none
none
Navy Blue and Gold
[6] [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.
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
Black and Yellow[citation needed ]
Virginia
none
none
none
none
None
The flag background is blue.
Washington
None
None
None
None
None
No official state colors are listed the state legislature's State Symbols webpage[22] nor in Chapter 1.20 of the Revised Code of Washington (where other official symbols are designated).[23] Some sources list dark green and gold/yellow, the two colors specified for the flag by law since 1925.[24]
West Virginia
none
none
Old Gold and Blue
[25]
Officially proposed state colors
State
Color 1
Color 2
Color 3
Name(s)
Notes
Minnesota
none
none
Purple
Proposed in 2016 in honor of the musician Prince ; status pending.[26]
New Hampshire
Orange, Red and Yellow
Proposed in 2013; motion died on the table[27]
Vermont
none
Green and Gold
Proposed in 2007[28]
Wyoming
none
Brown and Yellow
Proposed in 2003[29]
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 .
^ a b c d e Official State Colors , NetState.com , accessed April 21, 2006.
^ §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.
^ 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. 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
^ "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 .
^ http://www.twincities.com/2016/04/23/purple-as-the-official-state-color-prince-would-approve/
^ 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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