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This is the official list of each state's colors.
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Alabama
Alabama's official colors are:
- White
- Crimson
Specifically they are same shades as those on its flag.[1]
Alaska
Alaska does not have known official state colors.
Arizona
Arizona's official colors are:
- Blue
- Old gold
Arkansas
Arkansas does not have known official state colors.
California
California's official colors are:
- Blue
- Gold
First used by the University of California, Berkeley, in 1875, blue represents the sky and gold represents the California Gold Rush.[5]
Colorado
Colorado does not have known official state colors.
Connecticut
Connecticut does not have known official state colors.
Delaware
Delaware's official colors are:[6]
- Colonial blue
- Buff
Florida
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Florida's unofficial colors are:
- Orange
- Red
- White
Orange represents the oranges that grow there (and the Seal of Florida uses the color), and red and white are used on its flag.
Georgia
Georgia's official colors are:
- Red
- White
- Gold
- Blue
They were adopted in 2004.[7]
Hawaii
Hawaii has an official color for each of its eight main islands:[8]
Idaho
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Idaho's unofficial colors are:
- Red
- Green
- Gold
- Blue
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Illinois
Illinois does not have known official state colors.
Indiana
Indiana's official colors are:[9]
- Blue
- Gold
Iowa
Iowa does not have known official state colors.
Kansas
Kansas does not have known official state colors.
Kentucky
Kentucky does not have known official state colors.
Louisiana
Louisiana's official colors are:[10][11]
- Blue
- White
- Gold
Maine
Maine does not have known official state colors.
Maryland
Maryland's unofficial colors are:
- Red
- White
- Black
- Gold
The colors come from the state flag, which in turn uses the Baltimore and Crossland crests of the Calvert family.[12]
Massachusetts
Massachusetts's official colors are:
- Blue
- Green
- Cranberry
Michigan
Michigan does not have known official state colors.
Minnesota
Minnesota proposed in 2016 to make its official color purple in honor of the musician Prince; however, the motion did not succeed.[15]
Mississippi
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Mississippi's unofficial colors are:
- Red
- Black
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Missouri
Missouri does not have known official state colors.
Montana
Montana does not have known official state colors.
Nebraska
Nebraska does not have known official state colors.
Nevada
Nevada's official colors are:
- Blue
- Silver
Blue stands for Lake Tahoe and the mountain bluebird, while silver stands for the granite of the Sierra Nevada and the silver country of northern Nevada.[16]
New Hampshire
New Hampshire proposed in 2013 to make the colors
- Orange
- Red
- Yellow
its official state colors; however, the motion did not succeed.[17]
New Jersey
New Jersey's official colors are:[10][18]
- Buff
- Blue
New Mexico
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New Mexico's unofficial colors are:
- Red
- Gold
Specifically they are same shades as those on its flag.
New York
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New York's unofficial colors are:
- Blue
- Gold
North Carolina
North Carolina's official colors are:[19]
- Red
- Blue
North Dakota
North Dakota does not have known official state colors.
Ohio
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Ohio's unofficial colors are:
- Red
- White
- Blue
Specifically they are same shades as those on its flag.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma's official colors are:[10][20]
- Green
- White
Oregon
Oregon's official colors are:
- Navy blue
- Gold
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's unofficial colors are:
- Blue
- Gold
No legislation or official sources confirming Blue and Gold as Pennsylvania's official state colors are known to exist. However, due to their prominence on the state license plate and predominance on the state flag (blue and gold are incidentally predominant colors on most "seal on a bedsheet" US state flags), some sources erroneously assume their official adoption,[23] and they have been unofficially adopted by several non-state groups.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island has no known official state colors.
South Carolina
South Carolina's official color is:[24]
- Indigo blue
South Dakota
South Dakota does not have known official state colors.
Tennessee
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Tennessee's unofficial colors are:
- Orange
- White
Texas
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Texas's unofficial colors are:
- Blue
- White
- Red
Specifically they are same shades as those on its flag.
Utah
Utah's unofficial colors are:
- Bee-Utah-Full
Crayola designed a crayon for the state of Utah with this color, as part of their state color collection. HEX: #FFCC33[27]
Vermont
Vermont proposed in 2007 to make the colors
- Green
- Gold
its official state colors; however, the motion did not succeed.[28]
Virginia
Virginia does not have known official state colors.
Washington
No official state colors are listed the state legislature's State Symbols webpage[29] nor in Chapter 1.20 of the Revised Code of Washington (where other official symbols are designated).[30] Some sources list dark green and gold/yellow, the two colors specified for the flag by law since 1925.[31]
West Virginia
West Virginia's official colors are:
- Old gold
- Blue
Wisconsin
Wisconsin does not have known official state colors.
Wyoming
Wyoming proposed in 2003 to make the colors
- Brown
- Yellow
its official state colors; however, the motion did not succeed.[34]
References
- ^ "Camellia, State Flower of Alabama". Coloring Book. Alabama Judicial System. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41, Section 851". Arizona State Legislature. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; مايو 31, 2022 suggested (help) - ^ "Arizona's State Symbols". Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1915, Second Legislature, Regular Session, First and Second Special Sessions". Arizona Memory Project. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; مايو 31, 2022 suggested (help) - ^ History and Culture - State Symbols California State Library
- ^ Delaware Facts and Symbols Delaware state website
- ^ "Georgia Symbols". Georgia.gov (in الإنجليزية). 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.
- ^ أ ب ت ث Official State Colors, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
- ^ Louisiana State Legislature RS 49:161
- ^ "The Maryland State Flag". Maryland Secretary of State (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Massachusetts Facts: State Symbols Massachusetts Gov. Website
- ^ General Laws of Massachusetts Part I Title I Chapter 2 Section 53
- ^ "Purple as the official state color? Prince would approve". 23 April 2016.
- ^ Nevada information: State symbols Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine Official state website
- ^ Bill HB420 New Hampshire General Court
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bill H.0184 The Vermont Legislative Bill Tracking System
- ^ "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.
- ^ "State Symbols". West Virginia's State Treasurer's Office. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Departmental, Statistical and General Information" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ Bill HB0108 State of Wyoming Legislature
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