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Texas League Official Colors (1946 through 1970)

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A historical record of official team colors for all professional sports franchises in the Texas League (1946-1970). 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
ALBUQUERQUE DODGERS (1965 through 1970)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1965 through 1970: Dodger Blue, White, Red
PRIMARY COLORS
DODGER BLUE
* PANTONE 287 C
* #003087
* R0 G48 B135
* C100 M81 Y0 K23
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
RED
* PANTONE 185 C
* #E4002B
* R228 G0 B43
* C0 M100 Y89 K0
ALBUQUERQUE DUKES (1962 through 1964)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1962 through 1964: unknown
AMARILLO GIANTS (1968 through 1970)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1968 through 1970: Black, Orange, White
PRIMARY COLORS
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
ORANGE
* PANTONE 166 C
* #E35205
* R227 G82 B5
* C0 M76 Y100 K0
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
AMARILLO GOLD SOX (1959 through 1963)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1959 through 1963: Black, Gold, White
PRIMARY COLORS
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
GOLD
* PANTONE 116 C
* #FFCD00
* R255 G205 B0
* C0 M10 Y98 K0
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
AMARILLO SONICS (1965 through 1967)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1965 through 1967: unknown
ARDMORE ROSEBUDS (1961)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1961: unknown
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS (1969 through 1970)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1969 through 1970: unknown
AUSTIN BRAVES (1961)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1961: unknown
AUSTIN SENATORS (1962 through 1967)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1962 through 1967: unknown
AUSTIN SENATORS (1956 through 1960)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1956 through 1960: unknown
BEAUMONT EXPORTERS (1946 through 1949)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1946 through 1949: unknown
BEAUMONT ROUGHNECKS (1950 through 1955)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1950 through 1955: unknown
CORPUS CHRISTI GIANTS (1958 through 1959)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1958 through 1959: unknown
DALLAS RANGERS (1958)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1958: unknown
DALLAS REBELS (1946 through 1948)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1946 through 1948: unknown
DALLAS-FORT WORTH SPURS (1965 through 1970)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1965 through 1970: Blue, Red, White
PRIMARY COLORS
BLUE
* PANTONE 288 C
* #002D72
* R0 G45 B114
* C100 M79 Y0 K37
RED
* PANTONE 185 C
* #E4002B
* R228 G0 B43
* C0 M100 Y89 K0
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
EL PASO SUN KINGS (1962 through 1970)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1962 through 1970: Navy, Red, White
PRIMARY COLORS
NAVY
* PANTONE 289 C
* #0C2340
* R12 G35 B64
* C100 M66 Y0 K76
RED
* PANTONE 186 C
* #C8102E
* R200 G16 B46
* C0 M100 Y80 K5
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
FORT WORTH CATS (1964)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1964: Royal Blue, Red, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
ROYAL BLUE
PANTONE 294 C
#002F6C
R0 G47 B108
C100 M74 Y0 K45
RED
PANTONE 186 C
#C8102E
R200 G16 B46
C0 M100 Y80 K5
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
LIGHT BLUE
PANTONE 535 C
#8E9FBC
R142 G159 B188
C44 M27 Y5 K2
Primary Mark
LIGHT RED
PANTONE 706 C
#F7CED7
R247 G206 B215
C0 M19 Y0 K0
Primary Mark
HOUSTON BUFFALOES (1946 through 1958)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1946 through 1958: Navy, Red, White
PRIMARY COLORS
NAVY
PANTONE 289 C
#0C2340
R12 G35 B64
C100 M66 Y0 K76
RED
PANTONE 186 C
#C8102E
R200 G16 B46
C0 M100 Y80 K5
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
MEMPHIS BLUES (1968 through 1970)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1968 through 1970: Blue, Red, White
PRIMARY COLORS
BLUE
* PANTONE 282 C
* #041E42
* R4 G30 B66
* C100 M72 Y0 K73
RED
* PANTONE 200 C
* #BA0C2F
* R186 G12 B47
* C0 M100 Y76 K13
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
OKLAHOMA CITY INDIANS (1946 through 1957)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1946 through 1957: Red, Navy, White
PRIMARY COLORS
RED
* PANTONE 186 C
* #C8102E
* R200 G16 B46
* C0 M100 Y80 K5
NAVY
* PANTONE 289 C
* #0C2340
* R12 G35 B64
* C100 M66 Y0 K76
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
RIO GRANDE VALLEY GIANTS (1960 through 1961)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1960 through 1961: unknown
SAN ANTONIO BULLETS (1963 through 1964)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1963 through 1964: Navy, Orange, White
PRIMARY COLORS
NAVY
* PANTONE 282 C
* #041E42
* R4 G30 B66
* C100 M72 Y0 K73
ORANGE
* PANTONE 172 C
* #FA4616
* R250 G70 B22
* C0 M80 Y98 K0
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS (1968 through 1970)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1968 through 1970: unknown
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS (1946 through 1962)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1959 through 1962: Blue, Red, White
PRIMARY COLORS
BLUE
* PANTONE 294 C
* #002F6C
* R0 G47 B108
* C100 M74 Y0 K45
RED
* PANTONE 186 C
* #C8102E
* R200 G16 B46
* C0 M100 Y80 K5
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
1954 through 1958: Orange, Black, White
PRIMARY COLORS
ORANGE
* PANTONE 165 C
* #FF6720
* R255 G103 B32
* C0 M68 Y96 K0
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
1946 through 1953: Brown, Orange, White
PRIMARY COLORS
BROWN
* PANTONE 490 C
* #5D2A2C
* R93 G42 B44
* C18 M88 Y59 K66
ORANGE
* PANTONE 1665 C
* #DC4405
* R220 G68 B5
* C0 M82 Y100 K0
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
SHREVEPORT BRAVES (1968 through 1970)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1968 through 1970: unknown
SHREVEPORT SPORTS (1946 through 1957)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1946 through 1957: unknown
TULSA OILERS (1946 through 1965)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1946 through 1965: Blue, Gold, White
PRIMARY COLORS
BLUE
* PANTONE 282 C
* #041E42
* R4 G30 B66
* C100 M72 Y0 K73
GOLD
* PANTONE 116 C
* #FFCD00
* R255 G205 B0
* C0 M10 Y98 K0
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
VICTORIA GIANTS (1961)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1961: unknown
VICTORIA ROSEBUDS (1958 through 1961)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1958 through 1961: unknown

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


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TruColor
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.