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Princeton Brand Colors

Princeton palette: #FF8F00, #000000, #FFFFFF. Compare HEX/RGB, WCAG contrast and CSS tokens; open independent JSON data.

Commonly referenced brand color values. This page is an independent technical reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Princeton.

EducationBrand indexAPIDataset
Commonly referenced palette Princeton
#FF8F00#000000#FFFFFF
Listed without an implied color hierarchy

Palette

Palette color 1#FF8F00RGB 255, 143, 0
Black#000000RGB 0, 0, 0
White#FFFFFFRGB 255, 255, 255

CSS Tokens

:root {
  --brand-princeton-1: #FF8F00;
  --brand-princeton-2: #000000;
  --brand-princeton-3: #FFFFFF;
}

Accessibility Snapshot

#FF8F00Black 9.18:1 / White 2.29:1
#000000Black 1:1 / White 21:1
#FFFFFFBlack 21:1 / White 1:1

Brand palette context

About Princeton Brand Colors

Princeton is represented here by the commonly referenced values #FF8F00, #000000, and #FFFFFF in this independent education brand color reference. The palette includes Orange and Gray color families, with no undocumented primary, secondary, or accent roles assigned.

Across 3 listed values, #000000 is darkest at luminance 0 and #FFFFFF is lightest at 1. Black gives the stronger standard-text contrast on 2 values, while white is stronger on 1; each pairing remains documented separately in the accessibility snapshot.

Commonly referenced brand color values. This page is an independent technical reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Princeton.

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Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Brand Color Data (JSON)

Structured brand palette data for design systems, references, automations, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.409
Black text9.18:1AA Pass
White text2.29:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Brand
{
  "slug": "princeton",
  "name": "Princeton",
  "category": "education",
  "brandCategory": [
    "Education",
    "education"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/princeton/",
  "categoryUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/education/",
  "disclaimer": "Commonly referenced brand color values. This page is an independent technical reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Princeton."
}
Palette
[
  {
    "name": "Palette color 1",
    "hex": "#FF8F00",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      143,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      34,
      100,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      44,
      100,
      0
    ],
    "luminance": 0.409,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.18,
      "white": 2.29
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "Black",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      0,
      0,
      100
    ],
    "luminance": 0,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1,
      "white": 21
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "White",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      255,
      255
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      0,
      100
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      0,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "luminance": 1,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 21,
      "white": 1
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  }
]
AI context
{
  "brandUseCases": [
    "university identity",
    "campus web systems",
    "institutional design",
    "brand reference",
    "design systems",
    "CSS tokens",
    "accessibility checks"
  ],
  "semanticGroups": [
    "education brand colors",
    "orange brand palette",
    "gray brand palette",
    "warm brand palette",
    "neutral brand palette",
    "vibrant brand color",
    "dark brand color",
    "light brand color",
    "Princeton color reference"
  ],
  "contrastSafeWith": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors/princeton.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors.json"
  ]
}
CSS tokens
{
  "css": "--brand-princeton-1: #FF8F00;\n--brand-princeton-2: #000000;\n--brand-princeton-3: #FFFFFF;"
}
Accessibility
[
  {
    "hex": "#FF8F00",
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.18,
      "white": 2.29
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "hex": "#000000",
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1,
      "white": 21
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "contrast": {
      "black": 21,
      "white": 1
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  }
]
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "princeton",
  "name": "Princeton",
  "category": "education",
  "brandCategory": [
    "Education",
    "education"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Commonly referenced brand color values. This page is an independent technical reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Princeton.",
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/princeton/",
  "categoryUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/education/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors/princeton.json",
  "colors": [
    {
      "name": "Palette color 1",
      "hex": "#FF8F00",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        143,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        34,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        44,
        100,
        0
      ],
      "luminance": 0.409,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.18,
        "white": 2.29
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Black",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "White",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "brandUseCases": [
    "university identity",
    "campus web systems",
    "institutional design",
    "brand reference",
    "design systems",
    "CSS tokens",
    "accessibility checks"
  ],
  "semanticGroups": [
    "education brand colors",
    "orange brand palette",
    "gray brand palette",
    "warm brand palette",
    "neutral brand palette",
    "vibrant brand color",
    "dark brand color",
    "light brand color",
    "Princeton color reference"
  ],
  "contrastSafeWith": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors/princeton.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors.json"
  ]
}
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