This is the official list of each state's colors.

Arizona

Arizona's official colors are: Blue ("the same shade as that of the flag of the United States") Old gold

They were adopted in 1915.

California

California's official colors are: Blue Gold

First used by the University of California, Berkeley in 1875, and officially adopted by the state in 1951, blue represents the sky and gold represents the California Gold Rush.History and Culture - State Symbols California State Library

The colors are defined by several different standards in law: International Commission on Illumination: Blue: Y 0.063 x 0.204 y 0.165 Gold: Y 0.449 x 0.474 y 0.458 Munsell Renotation: Blue: H V/C 7.3 PB 2.9/8.8 Gold: H V/C 2.0 Y 7.1/11.3 Munsell Book Notation: Blue: H V/C 7.2 PB 2.9/9.1 Gold: H V/C 1 Y 7.3/11

References: Color Association of the United States (Formerly Textile Color Card Association of New York, Inc.): Blue: Yale Blue, cable number 70086, Standard Color Card of America, 9th edition. Gold: Golden Yellow, cable number 65001, United States Army Card of Official Colors for Arms and Services. ISCC–NBS system: Yale Blue: Deep purplish blue. Golden Yellow: Vivid yellow.

Delaware Delaware's official colors are:Facts & Symbols - Guide - Delaware government website Colonial blue Buff

Further, "colonial blue and buff, are designated by the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York, as 'arno blue' Cable No. 10663, and 'golden beige' Cable No. 10781 respectively; the color shades having been determined by Colorimetric Specifications of the National Bureau of Standards, United States Department of Commerce, in Test No. 2, 1/140565, dated November 18, 1954, which is on file with the Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware."

Hawaii

Hawaii does not have known official colors for the entire state. However, Hawaii has legislated an official color for each of its eight main islands:§5-16.5 Official island colors Hawaii legislature Red (Hawaiʻi) Pink (Maui) Golden yellow (Oʻahu) Purple (Kauaʻi) Green (Molokaʻi) Orange (Lānaʻi) White (Niʻihau) Gray (Kahoʻolawe)

In Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the Alola region, which is based on Hawaii, has each of its major natural islands named after the Hawaiian word for their respective base island's official color.

Indiana

Indiana's official colors are: Blue Gold

Louisiana

Louisiana's official colors are:Official State Colors, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.Louisiana State Legislature RS 49:161 Blue White Gold

They were adopted in 1972.

Maryland

Maryland does not have known official state colors. Maryland's widely used unofficial colors are: Red White Black Gold

The colors come from the state flag, which in turn uses the Baltimore and Crossland crests of the Calvert family. Maryland flag imagery (and in turn, the four colors of the flag, in varying shades) are used extensively in official government branding.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts's official colors are: Blue Green Cranberry

They were adopted in 2005.Concise Facts Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts website The colors represent Cape Cod Bay that the Pilgrims sailed over (blue), the Connecticut River Valley and the Berkshire mountains (green), and the state's cranberry industry which once produced 70 percent of the world's crop (cranberry)

Minnesota

Minnesota does not have known official state colors.

Minnesota proposed in 2016 to make its official color Purple in honor of the musician Prince; however, the motion did not succeed.

Nevada

Nevada's official colors are: Silver Blue

Blue stands for Lake Tahoe and the mountain bluebird, while silver stands for the granite of the Sierra Nevada and the silver country of northern Nevada.Nevada information: State symbols Official state website

New Hampshire

New Hampshire does not have known official state colors.

New Hampshire proposed in 2013 to make the colors Orange Red Yellow

its official state colors; however, the motion did not succeed.Bill HB420 New Hampshire General Court

New Jersey

New Jersey's official colors are: Jersey Blue Buff

Using the Cable color system developed by the Color Association of the United States, Jersey Blue was defined as Cable No. 70087; Buff was defined as Cable No. 65015. The Office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey gives the blue and buff color hexadecimal equivalents as #2484C6 and #E1B584, respectively.

New York

New York does not have known official state colors in law, but does define specific color shades in their official branding guide: Dark Blue Light Blue Gold

North Carolina

North Carolina's official colors are: Red Blue Specifically, the same shades "appearing in the North Carolina State flag and the American flag."

Ohio

Ohio does not have known official state colors in law, but does define specific color shades in their official branding guide, inspired by the Flag of Ohio: Buckeye Blue Cardinal Red White

Oklahoma

Oklahoma's official colors are:Oklahoma Banking Department Annual Report 2010 (page 12) Green White

Oregon

Oregon's official colors are: Navy blue Gold

They were adopted in 1959.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania does not have known official state colors.

No official state colors are listed on the Commonwealth's State Symbols webpage, and no resolution or legislation designating state colors is known to exist.

Some sources erroneously cite blue and gold due to their prominence on the state license plate and the state flag, but these colors are coincidentally predominant on many current and historical US state license plates and on most blue "seal on a bedsheet" US state flags, including Pennsylvania's and at least 19 others.)

South Carolina

South Carolina's official color is: Indigo blue

It was adopted in 2008.S*1033 (Rat #0229, Act #0200 of 2008) General Bill, By Cromer and Campsen South Carolina Legislature Online

Vermont

Vermont does not have known official state colors.

Vermont proposed in 2007 to make the colors Green Gold

its official state colors; however, the motion did not succeed.Bill H.0184 The Vermont Legislative Bill Tracking System

Washington

Washington does not have known official state colors.

No official state colors are listed the state legislature's State Symbols webpage nor in Chapter 1.20 of the Revised Code of Washington (where other official symbols are designated). Some sources list dark green and gold/yellow, the two colors specified for the flag by law since 1925.

West Virginia

West Virginia's official colors are: Old gold Blue

They were adopted in 1963.

Wyoming

Wyoming does not have known official state colors.

Wyoming proposed in 2003 to make the colors Brown Yellow

its official state colors in honor of the University of Wyoming Cowboys 1980 football uniforms; however, the motion did not succeed.Bill HB0108 State of Wyoming Legislature

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