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Brand colors

Subway Brand Colors

Subway palette: #008938, #FFC600, #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 Subway.

FoodBrand indexAPIDataset
Commonly referenced palette Subway
#008938#FFC600#FFFFFF
Listed without an implied color hierarchy

Palette

Palette color 1#008938RGB 0, 137, 56
Palette color 2#FFC600RGB 255, 198, 0
White#FFFFFFRGB 255, 255, 255

CSS Tokens

:root {
  --brand-subway-1: #008938;
  --brand-subway-2: #FFC600;
  --brand-subway-3: #FFFFFF;
}

Accessibility Snapshot

#008938Black 4.64:1 / White 4.53:1
#FFC600Black 13.33:1 / White 1.58:1
#FFFFFFBlack 21:1 / White 1:1

Brand palette context

About Subway Brand Colors

Subway is represented here by the commonly referenced values #008938, #FFC600, and #FFFFFF in this independent food & beverage brand color reference. The palette includes Green, Yellow, and Gray color families, with no undocumented primary, secondary, or accent roles assigned.

Across 3 listed values, #008938 is darkest at luminance 0.1818 and #FFFFFF is lightest at 1. Black gives the stronger standard-text contrast on 3 values, while white is stronger on 0; 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 Subway.

Downloadable brand colors infographic

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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
Luminance0.1818
Black text4.64:1AA Pass
White text4.53:1AA Pass
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": "subway",
  "name": "Subway",
  "category": "food",
  "brandCategory": [
    "Food & Beverage",
    "food"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/subway/",
  "categoryUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/food/",
  "disclaimer": "Commonly referenced brand color values. This page is an independent technical reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Subway."
}
Palette
[
  {
    "name": "Palette color 1",
    "hex": "#008938",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      137,
      56
    ],
    "hsl": [
      145,
      100,
      27
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      0,
      59,
      46
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1818,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.64,
      "white": 4.53
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "Palette color 2",
    "hex": "#FFC600",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      198,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      47,
      100,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      22,
      100,
      0
    ],
    "luminance": 0.6165,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 13.33,
      "white": 1.58
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "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": [
    "packaging",
    "store design",
    "menu systems",
    "retail coffee design",
    "brand reference",
    "design systems",
    "CSS tokens"
  ],
  "semanticGroups": [
    "food & beverage brand colors",
    "green brand palette",
    "yellow brand palette",
    "gray brand palette",
    "cool brand palette",
    "warm brand palette",
    "neutral brand palette",
    "jewel tone brand color",
    "vibrant brand color",
    "light brand color",
    "Subway color reference"
  ],
  "contrastSafeWith": [
    "#000000",
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors/subway.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors.json"
  ]
}
CSS tokens
{
  "css": "--brand-subway-1: #008938;\n--brand-subway-2: #FFC600;\n--brand-subway-3: #FFFFFF;"
}
Accessibility
[
  {
    "hex": "#008938",
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.64,
      "white": 4.53
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    }
  },
  {
    "hex": "#FFC600",
    "contrast": {
      "black": 13.33,
      "white": 1.58
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "contrast": {
      "black": 21,
      "white": 1
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  }
]
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "subway",
  "name": "Subway",
  "category": "food",
  "brandCategory": [
    "Food & Beverage",
    "food"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Commonly referenced brand color values. This page is an independent technical reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Subway.",
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/subway/",
  "categoryUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/brand-colors/food/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors/subway.json",
  "colors": [
    {
      "name": "Palette color 1",
      "hex": "#008938",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        137,
        56
      ],
      "hsl": [
        145,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        59,
        46
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1818,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.64,
        "white": 4.53
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Palette color 2",
      "hex": "#FFC600",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        198,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        47,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        22,
        100,
        0
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6165,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.33,
        "white": 1.58
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "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": [
    "packaging",
    "store design",
    "menu systems",
    "retail coffee design",
    "brand reference",
    "design systems",
    "CSS tokens"
  ],
  "semanticGroups": [
    "food & beverage brand colors",
    "green brand palette",
    "yellow brand palette",
    "gray brand palette",
    "cool brand palette",
    "warm brand palette",
    "neutral brand palette",
    "jewel tone brand color",
    "vibrant brand color",
    "light brand color",
    "Subway color reference"
  ],
  "contrastSafeWith": [
    "#000000",
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors/subway.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/brand-colors.json"
  ]
}
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