Best Practices for Branding Websites

The following are baseline branding requirements for service or event websites for colleges, departments and conferences.

College Websites Department Websites Conference, Service and Event Websites
Uses Texas A&M Logo Required; can use an approved unit identity Required; can use an approved unit identity Optional
Uses Brand Colors Required Required Optional
Uses Brand Fonts or Equivalents Required Required Optional
Links to www.tamu.edu in the upper left corner Required Required Optional
Has required KPEP footer links Required Optional Does not apply

Web Colors

The colors below are for digital, on-screen materials; HEX codes have been provided. Every display is different, so there may be slight variation across devices.

View Brand Colors for Print

Primary Brand

The primary and most notable colors on your site. Suitable for backgrounds and textual elements.

aggie maroon

Primary Brand

HEX #500000
white

Secondary Brand

HEX #ffffff

Secondary Brand

Should support primary colors. These are ideal for backgrounds and sectioning content.

aggie maroon

Brand Dark

HEX #3c001c
white

Brand Light

HEX #732f2f
white

Gray 100

HEX #f6f6f6
white

Gray 200

HEX #eaeaea
white

Gray 300

HEX #d1d1d1
white

Gray 400

HEX #a7a7a7
white

Gray 500

HEX #707070
white

Gray 600

HEX #626262
white

Gray 700

HEX #535353
white

Gray 800

HEX #3e3e3e
white

Gray 900

HEX #202020
white

Black

HEX #000000

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