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American Football League Official Colors (1936 through 1937)

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A historical record of official team colors for all professional sports franchises in the American Football League (1936-1937). All Hex/HTML, RGB and CMYK color code information is representative of current PANTONE® color publications on coated paper stock and within the sRGB color space unless specifically noted. Estimated colors are indicated with asterisks (*).


HISTORICAL FRANCHISE RECORDS
BOSTON SHAMROCKS (1936 through 1937)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1936 through 1937: Green, Gold, White
PRIMARY COLORS
GREEN
* PANTONE 348 C
* #00843D
* R0 G132 B61
* C93 M0 Y98 K17
GOLD
* PANTONE 458 C
* #D9C756
* R217 G199 B86
* C10 M9 Y71 K2
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
BROOKLYN TIGERS (1936)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1936: Orange, Black, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
ORANGE
* PANTONE 166 C
* #E35205
* R227 G82 B5
* C0 M76 Y100 K0
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
YELLOW
* PANTONE 116 C
* #FFCD00
* R255 G205 B0
* C0 M10 Y98 K0
Primary Mark
RED
* PANTONE 485 C
* #DA291C
* R218 G41 B28
* C0 M95 Y100 K0
Primary Mark
CANVAS
* PANTONE 714 C
* #FDAA63
* R253 G170 B99
* C0 M36 Y66 K0
Pants
CINCINNATI BENGALS (1937)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1937: unknown
CLEVELAND RAMS (1936)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1936: Red, Gold, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
RED
* PANTONE 200 C
* #BA0C2F
* R186 G12 B47
* C0 M100 Y76 K13
GOLD
* PANTONE 458 C
* #D9C756
* R217 G199 B86
* C10 M9 Y71 K2
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
Pant Stripe
LOS ANGELES BULLDOGS (1937)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1937: Dark Blue, Orange, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
DARK BLUE
* PANTONE 281 C
* #00205B
* R0 G32 B91
* C100 M78 Y0 K57
ORANGE
* PANTONE 166 C
* #E35205
* R227 G82 B5
* C0 M76 Y100 K0
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
GRAY
* PANTONE 428 C
* #C1C6C8
* R193 G198 B200
* C21 M13 Y8 K0
Supporting
RED
* PANTONE 485 C
* #DA291C
* R218 G41 B28
* C0 M95 Y100 K0
Supporting
LIGHT BLUE
* PANTONE 279 C
* #418FDE
* R65 G143 B222
* C69 M34 Y0 K0
Supporting
NEW YORK YANKEES (1936 through 1937)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1936 through 1937: Navy, Red, White
PRIMARY COLORS
NAVY
* PANTONE 289 C
* #0C2340
* R12 G35 B64
* C100 M66 Y0 K76
RED
* PANTONE 200 C
* #BA0C2F
* R186 G12 B47
* C0 M100 Y76 K13
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
PITTSBURGH AMERICANS (1936 through 1937)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1936 through 1937: Red, Blue, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
RED
* PANTONE 200 C
* #BA0C2F
* R186 G12 B47
* C0 M100 Y76 K13
BLUE
* PANTONE 288 C
* #002D72
* R0 G45 B114
* C100 M79 Y0 K37
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
Pant Stripe
ROCHESTER BRAVES (1936)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1936: Black, Gold, White
PRIMARY COLORS
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
GOLD
* PANTONE 458 C
* #D9C756
* R217 G199 B86
* C10 M9 Y71 K2
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
ROCHESTER TIGERS (1936 through 1937)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1936 through 1937: Orange, Black, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
ORANGE
* PANTONE 166 C
* #E35205
* R227 G82 B5
* C0 M76 Y100 K0
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
RED
* PANTONE 485 C
* #DA291C
* R218 G41 B28
* C0 M95 Y100 K0
Primary Mark
YELLOW
* PANTONE 116 C
* #FFCD00
* R255 G205 B0
* C0 M10 Y98 K0
Primary Mark
CANVAS
* PANTONE 714 C
* #FDAA63
* R253 G170 B99
* C0 M36 Y66 K0
Pants
SYRACUSE BRAVES (1936)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1936: Black, Gold, White
PRIMARY COLORS
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
GOLD
* PANTONE 458 C
* #D9C756
* R217 G199 B86
* C10 M9 Y71 K2
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0

– indicates NEW records for the current season
* – indicates estimated values
+ – indicates derived values


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As well as being the founder of TruColor (formerly ColorWerx and The Society for Sports Uniforms Research), I am also a database developer and run a software development and consulting business with my wife Amy. The company is called Ethx. I have been interested in logos and uniforms since the early '70s, and am especially interested in team colors, including color science. I have also been a professional musician for 40+ years as well, and received a Bachelor's degree in Music (jazz studies - performance and arranging emphasis) from North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) in 1985.