NFL Team Colors - Hex, RGB, CMYK & Pantone Codes

The National Football League (NFL) is divided into two conferences - the AFC (American Football Conference) and the NFC (National Football Conference) - each with 16 teams. The reigning Super Bowl champions are the Kansas City Chiefs. Best Color Codes currently covers 14 NFL teams, with new team pages being added regularly. Every entry includes official HEX, RGB, CMYK, and Pantone values sourced from team brand guidelines and verified SVG artwork.

14 teams

Arizona Cardinals

3 colors

Baltimore Ravens

4 colors

Buffalo Bills

2 colors

Cincinnati Bengals

2 colors

Cleveland Browns

3 colors

Denver Broncos

2 colors

Green Bay Packers

2 colors

Houston Texans

2 colors

Kansas City Chiefs

2 colors

Los Angeles Rams

3 colors

Minnesota Vikings

2 colors

Pittsburgh Steelers

5 colors

San Francisco 49ers

2 colors

Washington Redskins

2 colors

Most common NFL team colors

Across the 14 NFL teams on Best Color Codes, certain colors appear far more often than others. Gold and yellow dominate - reflecting the sport's association with prestige and championship - followed by red/burgundy and black.

Color family	Teams
Gold / Yellow	Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins
Red / Burgundy	Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins
Black	Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers
Blue	Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers
Orange	Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos
Silver / White	Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers
Purple	Baltimore Ravens, Minnesota Vikings
Other	Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos
Green	Green Bay Packers

Note: colors are grouped into families (e.g. "49ers Gold" and "Steelers Gold" both count under Gold / Yellow).

NFL team HEX color codes

HEX codes are the standard for web and digital design. Every value below is the official HEX code confirmed from team brand materials.

Team	Color	HEX
Arizona Cardinals	Cardinal Red	`#97233F`
	Black	`#000000`
	Yellow	`#FFB612`
Baltimore Ravens	Purple	`#241773`
	Black	`#000000`
	Metallic Gold	`#9E7C0C`
	Red	`#C60C30`
Buffalo Bills	Blue	`#00338D`
Buffalo Bills	Red	`#C60C30`
Cincinnati Bengals	Orange	`#FB4F14`
Cincinnati Bengals	Black	`#000000`
Cleveland Browns	Browns Orange	`#FF3C00`
	Dark Brown	`#311D00`
	White	`#FFFFFF`
Denver Broncos	Broncos Orange	`#FB4F14`
Denver Broncos	Broncos Navy	`#002244`
Green Bay Packers	Dark Green	`#203731`
Green Bay Packers	Gold	`#FFB612`
Houston Texans	Deep Steel Blue	`#03202F`
Houston Texans	Battle Red	`#A71930`
Kansas City Chiefs	Red	`#E31837`
Kansas City Chiefs	Gold	`#FFB81C`
Los Angeles Rams	Millennium Blue	`#002244`
	New Century Gold	`#866D4B`
	White	`#FFFFFF`
Minnesota Vikings	Purple	`#4F2683`
Minnesota Vikings	Gold	`#FFC62F`
Pittsburgh Steelers	Steelers Gold	`#FFB612`
	Black	`#101820`
	Blue	`#003087`
	Red	`#C60C30`
	Silver	`#A5ACAF`
San Francisco 49ers	49ers Red	`#AA0000`
San Francisco 49ers	49ers Gold	`#B3995D`
Washington Redskins	Burgundy	`#773141`
Washington Redskins	Gold	`#FFB612`

NFL team RGB color codes

RGB values are used in digital displays, video production, and on-screen design tools. Each value represents Red, Green, and Blue channels on a 0–255 scale.

Team	Color	RGB
Arizona Cardinals	Cardinal Red	`151, 35, 63`
	Black	`0, 0, 0`
	Yellow	`255, 182, 18`
Baltimore Ravens	Purple	`26, 25, 95`
	Black	`0, 0, 0`
	Metallic Gold	`158, 124, 12`
	Red	`198, 12, 14`
Buffalo Bills	Blue	`0, 51, 141`
Buffalo Bills	Red	`198, 12, 48`
Cincinnati Bengals	Orange	`251, 79, 20`
Cincinnati Bengals	Black	`0, 0, 0`
Cleveland Browns	Browns Orange	`255, 60, 0`
	Dark Brown	`49, 29, 0`
	White	`255, 255, 255`
Denver Broncos	Broncos Orange	`251, 79, 20`
Denver Broncos	Broncos Navy	`0, 34, 68`
Green Bay Packers	Dark Green	`24, 48, 40`
Green Bay Packers	Gold	`255, 184, 28`
Houston Texans	Deep Steel Blue	`3, 32, 47`
Houston Texans	Battle Red	`167, 25, 48`
Kansas City Chiefs	Red	`227, 24, 55`
Kansas City Chiefs	Gold	`255, 184, 28`
Los Angeles Rams	Millennium Blue	`0, 34, 68`
	New Century Gold	`134, 109, 75`
	White	`255, 255, 255`
Minnesota Vikings	Purple	`79, 38, 131`
Minnesota Vikings	Gold	`255, 198, 47`
Pittsburgh Steelers	Steelers Gold	`255, 182, 18`
	Black	`16, 24, 32`
	Blue	`0, 48, 135`
	Red	`198, 12, 48`
	Silver	`165, 172, 175`
San Francisco 49ers	49ers Red	`170, 0, 0`
San Francisco 49ers	49ers Gold	`173, 153, 93`
Washington Redskins	Burgundy	`63, 16, 16`
Washington Redskins	Gold	`255, 182, 18`

NFL team CMYK color codes

CMYK values are used in print design and physical merchandise. The four channels - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (Black) - represent how ink is mixed for printing.

Team	Color	CMYK
Arizona Cardinals	Cardinal Red	`0, 100, 60, 30`
	Black	`70, 50, 50, 100`
	Yellow	`0, 25, 100, 0`
Baltimore Ravens	Purple	`100, 100, 0, 5`
	Black	`70, 50, 50, 100`
	Metallic Gold	`0, 20, 80, 20`
	Red	`10, 100, 100, 0`
Buffalo Bills	Blue	`100, 60, 0, 20`
Buffalo Bills	Red	`10, 100, 100, 0`
Cincinnati Bengals	Orange	`0, 85, 100, 0`
Cincinnati Bengals	Black	`70, 50, 50, 100`
Cleveland Browns	Browns Orange	`2, 93, 100, 0`
	Dark Brown	`1, 33, 85, 94`
	White	`0, 0, 0, 0`
Denver Broncos	Broncos Orange	`0, 75, 98, 0`
Denver Broncos	Broncos Navy	`81, 45, 0, 75`
Green Bay Packers	Dark Green	`79, 34, 62, 84`
Green Bay Packers	Gold	`0, 31, 98, 0`
Houston Texans	Deep Steel Blue	`100, 60, 0, 80`
Houston Texans	Battle Red	`0, 100, 79, 20`
Kansas City Chiefs	Red	`0, 92, 77, 22`
Kansas City Chiefs	Gold	`0, 31, 98, 0`
Los Angeles Rams	Millennium Blue	`100, 90, 13, 68`
	New Century Gold	`0, 29, 54, 50`
	White	`0, 0, 0, 0`
Minnesota Vikings	Purple	`82, 100, 0, 12`
Minnesota Vikings	Gold	`0, 23, 91, 0`
Pittsburgh Steelers	Steelers Gold	`0, 30, 75, 0`
	Black	`100, 40, 0, 100`
	Blue	`100, 75, 2, 18`
	Red	`10, 100, 100, 0`
	Silver	`0, 0, 0, 20`
San Francisco 49ers	49ers Red	`7, 100, 82, 26`
San Francisco 49ers	49ers Gold	`0, 25, 56, 51`
Washington Redskins	Burgundy	`20, 100, 60, 30`
Washington Redskins	Gold	`0, 25, 100, 0`

NFL team Pantone color codes

Pantone (PMS) codes are the industry standard for brand color consistency across physical products - from jerseys to stadium signage to merchandise.

Team	Color	Pantone
Arizona Cardinals	Cardinal Red	`PMS 194 C`
	Black	`BLACK C`
	Yellow	`PMS 1235 C`
Baltimore Ravens	Purple	`PMS 273 C`
	Black	`PMS Black 6 C`
	Metallic Gold	`PMS 8660 C`
	Red	`PMS 186 C`
Buffalo Bills	Blue	`PMS 287 C`
Buffalo Bills	Red	`PMS 186 C`
Cincinnati Bengals	Orange	`PMS 1655 C`
Cincinnati Bengals	Black	`PMS Black 6 C`
Cleveland Browns	Browns Orange	`PMS 2028 C`
	Dark Brown	`PMS Black 4 C`
	White	`White`
Denver Broncos	Broncos Orange	`PMS 1655 C`
Denver Broncos	Broncos Navy	`PMS 289 C`
Green Bay Packers	Dark Green	`PMS 5535 C`
Green Bay Packers	Gold	`PMS 1235 C`
Houston Texans	Deep Steel Blue	`PMS 5395 C`
Houston Texans	Battle Red	`PMS 187 C`
Kansas City Chiefs	Red	`PMS 186 C`
Kansas City Chiefs	Gold	`PMS 1235 C`
Los Angeles Rams	Millennium Blue	`PMS 282 C`
	New Century Gold	`PMS 873 C`
	White	`WHITE`
Minnesota Vikings	Purple	`PMS 268 C`
Minnesota Vikings	Gold	`PMS 123 C`
Pittsburgh Steelers	Steelers Gold	`PMS 1235 C`
	Black	`PMS Black 6 C`
	Blue	`PMS 287 C`
	Red	`PMS 186 C`
	Silver	`PMS 429 C`
San Francisco 49ers	49ers Red	`PMS 187 C`
San Francisco 49ers	49ers Gold	`PMS 872 C Metallic`
Washington Redskins	Burgundy	`PMS 195 C`
Washington Redskins	Gold	`PMS 1235 C`

What do NFL team colors mean?

Every NFL team's color palette has a story - rooted in city pride, history, or the symbolism of the team's name. Here's the meaning behind each team's colors.

Arizona Cardinals

Cardinal red is the color of the northern cardinal bird, the team's namesake. Black and yellow were added to give the palette a bolder, more modern contrast.

Baltimore Ravens

Purple and black honor the raven, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem - Poe is buried in Baltimore. The gold reflects the Maryland state flag.

Buffalo Bills

Royal blue and red mirror the patriotic colors of Buffalo Bill Cody, the legendary frontiersman the team is named after. The palette has been a franchise staple since the 1960s.

Cincinnati Bengals

Black and orange reflect the Bengal tiger, chosen to give Cincinnati a fierce, wild identity. The combination became iconic with the team's tiger-stripe uniform pattern.

Green Bay Packers

Dark green and gold (originally "Indian yellow") were chosen in 1919 and have remained unchanged for over a century. The colors reflect the team's roots in the meat-packing industry.

Kansas City Chiefs

Red and gold honor the team's original Kansas City connection - the civic colors - and pay tribute to Lamar Hunt's desire for a bold, aggressive look inspired by Native American culture.

Los Angeles Rams

Millennium Blue and New Century Gold were reintroduced in 2020 when the Rams relocated to LA, designed to reflect the California sun, sky, and the franchise's storied history.

Minnesota Vikings

Purple and gold reflect Scandinavian heritage - honoring the Minnesota's large Norwegian and Swedish population. The colors were chosen in 1961 to be distinctive from every other NFL team.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Black and gold directly represent the steel industry that built Pittsburgh. The colors match the Pittsburgh city flag and remain one of the most recognizable palettes in all of sports.

San Francisco 49ers

Red and gold honor the gold rush miners of 1849 - the "49ers" - who came to California seeking fortune. The colors have been with the franchise since its founding in 1946.

Washington Redskins

Burgundy and gold have been the team's colors since 1937. The dark burgundy was chosen to convey strength and tradition, with gold as the accent representing prestige.

NFL team logo meanings

NFL logos are among the most recognizable in sports. Each one carries specific symbolism tied to the team's name, city, or history.

Arizona Cardinals

The cardinal bird in profile, shown as a fierce, angular head with an aggressive beak - representing speed and ferocity.

Baltimore Ravens

A stylized raven in flight, paying homage to Edgar Allan Poe. The logo includes a "B" in the wing design, tying it to Baltimore.

Buffalo Bills

A charging buffalo in mid-stride with a red lightning bolt - representing power, determination, and the untamed spirit of the American frontier.

Cincinnati Bengals

A bold "B" rendered in tiger stripes - the Bengals are one of the few NFL teams without an actual animal depicted in the logo, letting the pattern do the talking.

Green Bay Packers

A simple "G" in oval - one of the most minimalist logos in sports. The clean design has remained essentially unchanged since 1961 and is instantly recognizable worldwide.

Kansas City Chiefs

An arrowhead shape in red and gold - representing strength, direction, and the Native American heritage the team's name honors.

Los Angeles Rams

A ram's horn in profile, stylized to feel dynamic and modern. The curving horn doubled as an iconic helmet stripe before becoming the primary logo.

Minnesota Vikings

A fierce Viking warrior in profile wearing a horned helmet - representing the Norse heritage of Minnesota's Scandinavian settlers.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelmark - originally the logo of the American Iron and Steel Institute - adapted with the team name. The three diamonds represent the materials used to make steel: yellow for coal, orange for iron ore, blue for scrap steel.

San Francisco 49ers

An oval "SF" monogram in red and gold - clean and iconic. The logo reflects the team's deep roots in San Francisco and their storied dynasty of the 1980s.

Washington Redskins

A Native American profile in burgundy and gold - one of the most debated logos in sports history. The franchise has faced ongoing controversy over the name and imagery.

How to recreate an NFL logo

If you're designing fan art or a creative project using NFL team colors, here's a general workflow:

Get the official colors - use the HEX, RGB, and Pantone values from this page or the team's individual color page.
Source the logo SVG - official SVG logos are available through the NFL's press kit or Wikimedia Commons for reference use.
Open in a vector tool - Adobe Illustrator, Figma, or Affinity Designer all work well for SVG editing.
Apply official colors - replace any approximate colors with the exact values from team brand guidelines.
Respect usage rights - NFL team logos are trademarked. Fan art is generally tolerated but commercial use requires licensing.

NFL teams with similar colors to other leagues

Several NFL teams share their color palette with franchises across the NBA, NHL, and MLB - sometimes creating unexpected cross-sport color siblings.

Minnesota Vikings

Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) - both use purple and gold, making them two of the most iconic purple-and-gold franchises in American sports.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Boston Bruins (NHL) - both use black and gold, giving them a similar industrial, working-class aesthetic.

San Francisco 49ers

Kansas City Chiefs (NFL sibling) and San Francisco Giants (MLB) - all share red and gold, making Bay Area sports unusually color-consistent.

Green Bay Packers

Green Bay shares its green and gold palette with the Oakland Athletics (MLB) and Seattle SuperSonics (NBA, defunct).

Baltimore Ravens

Sacramento Kings (NBA) - both use purple and gold (with black accents), giving them a regal, distinctive look.

Cincinnati Bengals

San Francisco Giants (MLB) and Houston Dynamo (MLS) - all rock black and orange, a Halloween-adjacent palette that stands out in every arena.

Buffalo Bills

New York Rangers (NHL) and New England Patriots (NFL) - all use red, white, and blue in a patriotic color scheme.

Kansas City Chiefs

San Francisco 49ers (NFL) and Atlanta Hawks (NBA) - share red and gold, though each with a distinct shade.

Historical NFL teams and their colors

Several NFL franchises have relocated or rebranded over the decades, leaving behind color legacies. Here are the most notable historical teams.

Team	Era	Notes
Houston Oilers	`1960–1996`	Relocated to Tennessee and became the Tennessee Titans. The Oilers wore a distinctive Columbia blue, red, and white - colors now retired from the NFL entirely.
Oakland Raiders	`1960–2019 (Oakland)`	Moved to Las Vegas in 2020 and became the Las Vegas Raiders. The silver and black identity remained unchanged - one of the most consistent brand identities in sports history.
San Diego Chargers	`1960–2016 (San Diego)`	Relocated to Los Angeles in 2017. Their iconic powder blue alternates became one of the most beloved throwback looks in the NFL.
Cleveland Browns (original)	`1946–1995`	Relocated to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Ravens. Cleveland received an expansion team (also called the Browns) in 1999, keeping the name, colors, and records.
Baltimore Colts	`1953–1983`	Relocated overnight to Indianapolis in 1984 and became the Indianapolis Colts. The royal blue and white identity carried over to the new city.
St. Louis Rams	`1995–2015 (St. Louis)`	Originally the Los Angeles Rams, moved to St. Louis in 1995 and returned to LA in 2016. Rebranded with new colors (Millennium Blue and New Century Gold) upon return.