Colour Palette

Colour is an important and integral part of our brand. The following information will help you understand how to use our colour palette to its full potential.‌

We have provided the following values for each of our approved colours:

  • PMS and CMYK for print
  • RGB for digital
  • Hex code for our website

To ensure consistency across print and digital media, we have occasionally tweaked the Pantone values so please use the relevant value as stated here, rather than converting from one medium to another.

Secondary Colours

While the colours below are part of the brand palette, they are too light to support white text over them; this text must be black or University Blue. Because of this, it is not recommended for digital content creation and also should be taken into careful consideration when using for print.

Gold Usage

The colour gold is allowed to be used for high-profile campaigns or specific ceremonial occasions such as Commemoration Day and graduations. 

Wherever possible, the gold should be printed as a fifth metallic spot colour, PMS 871. If printing from CMYK use the values: C10 M20 Y60 K30. On websites and other digital media, gold should be avoided.

Contact brand@glasgow.ac.uk if you think you have a case to use gold or if you need any technical advice about printing gold.

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Colours that work well together

We have chosen colours that compliment aspects of our activities, buildings and campus. Here are some examples of complementary colour combinations that work well. These are shown in combinations of four colours, three colours and two colours to give you a better understanding of how to use the brand palette in content. 

Colours that work well together in our palate

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Colours that work well together in our palate

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Colours that work well together in our palate

Colours that work well together in our palate

Colours that work well together in our palate

Colours that work well together in our palate

Colours that work well together in our palate

Colours that work well together in our palate

Colours that work well together in our palate

Colours that work well together in our palate

Where our colours come from, image examples

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Where our colours come from, image examples

Need Further Help?

Contact brand@glasgow.ac.uk for advice.