71 Types of Education Colors

John Spacey, March 17, 2020

Education colors are colors that are used to symbolize academic subjects and educational institutions such as schools, colleges and universities. These are often based on long standing traditions that vary by nation, region and school. The following are common named colors associated with education.

Subjects

Colors that symbolize academic subjects and areas based on traditions of academic dress in the United States.

Science #2
#0076cc

Public Administration
#016795

Medicine
#3c824e

Fine Arts
#653700

Pharmacy
#677a04

Environmental Studies
#743332

Physical Education
#77815c

Law
#800080

Journalism
#8c000f

Commerce
#967117

Education
#add8e6

Theology
#b63e36

Economics
#b87333

Veterinary Science
#b9b4b1

History
#bb993a

Communications
#c0c0c0

Dentistry
#cea2fd

Social Work
#d5c757

Humanities
#f1eee5

Music
#f36196

Public Health
#ff796c

Engineering
#ffa500

Nursing
#ffb16d

Science #1
#ffdf00

Information Science
#fff700

School Colors

Schools typically choose their colors based on the history, traditions and culture surrounding the school. The following are examples of colors that are commonly used as school colors.

Navy Blue
#000080

Bottle Green
#006a4e

Royal Blue
#0504aa

Dark Azure
#053976

Green Velvet
#127453

Dark Slate Blue
#214761

Black Velvet
#222233

Ivy
#226c63

Gold Black
#2a2424

Pine
#2b5d34

Dark Violet
#34013f

Dark Purple
#35063e

Dark Grey
#363737

Bottle Blue
#394e65

Dark Maroon
#3c0008

Admiral Blue
#404e61

Steel Grey
#43464b

Dark Brown
#443724

Royal Brown
#523b35

Imperial Purple
#542c5d

Slate Blue
#5b7c99

Umber Brown
#613936

Brown
#653700

Olive Green
#677a04

Burgundy
#6c403e

Velvet
#750851

Red Velvet
#7e374c

Maroon
#800000

Dark Red
#840000

Cranberry
#9e003a

Sky Blue
#9fb9e2

Ginger
#b06500

Antique Gold
#b59e5f

Silver
#c0c0c0

Cardinal
#c41e3a

Burnt Orange
#cc5500

Play School
#ce5924

Deep Orange
#dc4d01

Satin
#e6e4d4

Maize
#f4d054

Cream
#f9eedc

Royal Yellow
#fada50

Red
#ff0000

Scarlet
#ff2400

Orange
#ffa500

Gold
#ffd700

Notes

The colors symbolizing subjects were selected based on the following chart.

Subject	Color
Agriculture	Maize
Liberal Arts, Literature, Humanities	White
Commerce, Business	Drab
Dentistry	Lilac
Economics	Copper
Education	Light Blue
Engineering	Orange
Fine Arts, Architecture	Brown
Forestry, Environmental Studies, Sustainability	Russet
Journalism	Crimson
Law	Purple
Library Science, Information Management	Lemon
Medicine	Green
Music	Pink
Nursing	Apricot
Communications Studies	Silver Gray
Pharmacy	Olive Green
Philosophy	Dark Blue
Physical Education, Physical Therapy	Sage Green
Public Administration	Peacock Blue
Public Health	Salmon
Science	Golden Yellow
Social Work	Citron
Theology	Scarlet
Veterinary Science	Gray

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References

Armagost, Robert. "University Uniforms: The Standardization of Academic Dress in the United States." Transactions of the Burgon Society 9.1 (2009): 6.

Sullivan, Eugene. "Academic Costume Code and Ceremony Guide." American Council on Education. Retrieved from (1997).

Kang, H. S., et al. "Development of academic dress with UI (university identity) for Dankook University." Journal of Korean Society of Design Science 25.5 (2012): 121-131.