Talk:List of U.S. state colors

Colonial blue
Does anyone know what "colonial blue" looks like? --Mr. L e fty Talk to me! 01:21, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Like the field of the Flag of Delaware, apparently.--Pharos 12:01, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The closest thing I could find was cerulean, so that'll have to do. --Mr. L e fty Talk to me! 15:13, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The text listed the same colors for Delaware and Georgia, but the image showed black vs. colonial blue for Georgia. I changed the black image to be the same, but I don't these are the actual colors for Georgia. I'm guessing red, white, and blue, but I'm not able to find any documentation for it.(Hypopig (talk) 14:42, 21 April 2009 (UTC))

A map should be made
With the colors in each state shown on a US map. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cardboard boxA (talk • contribs) 22:28, 10 October 2006
 * More than seven years since the original post, but it actually seems like a good idea. I might make such a map sometime. SiBr4 (talk) 20:46, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I've uploaded and added the map I made last year. SiBr4 (talk) 10:58, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Updated the map to match recent revisions! TheTaraStark (talk) 21:50, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Connecticut is missing!
Connecticut is missing from the list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.42.236.245 (talk) 17:58, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Alabama's Colors
It says in the "names" that the colors and Red and White, as stated in the citation. However, the colors pictured are red and green. Is green another color, or should it just show white there? --76.211.231.174 (talk) 01:42, 4 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Honestly, the citation is dubious - it's a coloring book page. I have searched and have found zero legislation designating official colors (aside from use of the word "colors" to refer to the state flag, a common misinterpretation). For now I've marked them as unofficial, but I'm tempted to delete if no one can find any citations of wide unofficial adoption/use. TheTaraStark (talk) 19:12, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
 * More troubling still, the coloring book page specifically says "we don't have an official state flower, so until then, this is the state flower." It's asserting authority it doesn't have in a vacuum and is demonstrating itself to be an unreliable source. TheTaraStark (talk) 21:47, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Alabama's colors have been removed until such time a reliable source is found/cited. Map should be updated soon. TheTaraStark (talk) 20:53, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Where is Georgia?
Another state that is missing from the list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.178.172.162 (talk) 14:59, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Most likely because it has no official state colors. SiBr4 (talk) 15:08, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Just noticed there are colors listed and someone even changed "blue" to "dark blue" recently (without citing a source), but the original citation doesn't actually have any info regarding state colors, even when using the Wayback Machine to check the closest snapshot before/after the retrieved date.
 * The current state flag features those four colors, and was adopted in 2004, which leads me to believe that's what this is referring to, but "colors" referring to a flag is not the same as actual state colors, and a state flag does not automatically imply state colors. Will be deleting shortly. TheTaraStark (talk) 17:41, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Proposed colors
In 2003 brown and yellow were officially proposed as state colors of Wyoming. &#91;1&#93; The bill does not appear to have passed though. Should these colors be added to the article (perhaps as a new section)? SiBr4 (talk) 20:55, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

There are several more proposed sets of state colors: orange, red and yellow for New Hampshire &#91;2&#93; and green and gold for Vermont &#91;3&#93;. SiBr4 (talk) 21:20, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Minnesota
I've added Minnesota to the list of proposed state colors but I don't know how to edit the map on the upper right side of the page. If anyone knows how please do so.

http://www.twincities.com/2016/04/23/purple-as-the-official-state-color-prince-would-approve/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itsnotme549 (talk • contribs) 00:36, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. SiBr4 (talk ) 10:37, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

State Colors
What do the state colors resemble? MinecraftKitty (talk) 22:54, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

I want to know what the state colors actually really resemble. I think I know some of them, but please tell me all about it thanks!! MinecraftKitty (talk) 22:55, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

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Jersey blue
According to New Jersey Legislature, and partly corroborated by the state's official site, the state colors (as on the flag) are buff and Jersey blue, not just "normal" blue; does anyone know what exactly Jersey blue looks like? Different renditions of the flag use different blues, and the flag on the Legislature site uses two different blues by itself. —Ayuskoto (talk) 23:17, 16 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Found sources and updated accordingly! TheTaraStark (talk) 20:47, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Tennessee colors
Is there a source for Tennessee’s “unofficial” state colors? Only I’m not finding anything on Google but sports teams and stuff about the flag, and if we’re counting unofficial colors there should at least be some evidence that it’s widely-used as such, shouldn’t there?67.142.100.83 (talk) 18:19, 1 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Several entries in this list have defaulted to flag colors or school colors, but those do not make them "official" colors. Going to remove shortly. TheTaraStark (talk) 18:45, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Pennsylvania has zero sources
The only source ever cited for blue and gold as state colors is statesymbolsusa.org, which itself does not cite any actual sources and only lends an air of authority to erroneous claims. This article also claims blue and gold are adopted by several state agencies, but there are zero agencies listed or sources cited. The only purpose this section seems to serve is say "statesymbolsusa.org" is erroneous and clickbait, but why would we platform them fact? I'm tempted to just remove altogether and use the boilerplate "does not have known official state colors." At the very least, can we remove the color blocks and remove the color wheel from the map to take away the air of authority where there is none? Thoughts? TheTaraStark (talk) 19:38, 23 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Just dug through the edit history and saw Pennsylvania has had its colors removed before, so there's precedent for this. PA has only ever been added with no source (years given of 1909, 1959, and 1958, never citing a source) or the dubious source it has today (USStateSymbols.org). TheTaraStark (talk) 20:12, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Came back to add a few different PA brand guides, though the colors are plentiful/varied enough I don't think any rise to "unofficial" status.
 * Agency/Dept logos and stationary: https://www.oa.pa.gov/Policies/md/Documents/205_40.pdf
 * PA.gov website brand guide: https://www.pa.gov/brand-guide/#colors
 * Dept of State web style guide: https://www.pa.gov/design-standards/styles#!
 * TheTaraStark (talk) 22:04, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Seeing no objection in the last three months, this section has been edited removing the colors, and simplified the text clarifying erroneous citations in line with the section on Washington. Map should be edited soon as well. TheTaraStark (talk) 20:55, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Bee-Utah-Ful
Crayola made similar crayon names for all 50 states and US landmarks to fill a box, and there's absolutely no citation of the color being widely embraced or used as a "state color" since then. If other arguments can be made for yellow/gold, I'm open to seeing some citations, otherwise, this feels dubious and worthy of demotion to "no known official colors." TheTaraStark (talk) 19:49, 1 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Seeing no objection (and seeing the color has already been removed from the map), color has been removed. TheTaraStark (talk) 20:56, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Delaware Colors
An edit was recently made removing Delaware's "dubious" status because there was no talk topic, so here it is.

The edit added a reference to StateSymbolsUsa.org (which has provided erroneous info with no citations in multiple instances), alleging it shows Delaware's colors in law. It does not actually contain those sources.

The edit did provide an updated link for the government webpage citation, which I am grateful for, and will be retaining. However, that government site did not and still does not cite any legislation or code making those colors official, despite providing specific parts of Delaware code for nearly every other official state symbol designation.

My hypothesis was (and remains) that this is a case of "state colors" (a common name for a state flag) geting misinterpreted as "official colors of a state". I'd love to see some official legislation or code proving that wrong so we can get this thing firmed up. TheTaraStark (talk) 04:45, 1 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Looking at the actual law of Delaware, Title 29, Chapter 3, Section 306, the state colors are clearly defined right below the state flag as a separate entity. Note the phrasing of the law using "Official state flag" and "official state colors" in two different contexts. ThatVillagerGuy (talk) 04:53, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Good catch! Weird that it's buried in the State Flag code without its own designation, but it's there in the text. Removed factual/dubious tags and made sure to cite code directly, in addition to the more readable website that wasn't as clear. Thank you! TheTaraStark (talk) 14:19, 3 March 2024 (UTC)