Iowa State University has specific primary and secondary colors defined as part of the ISU brand standards. Essentially, these are the colors which may be used throughout the Suitcase theme.
Primary colors
#cc0000
#F1BE48
#524727
#9B945F
#CAC7A7
Secondary colors
#3E4827
#76881D
#A2A569
#003D4C
#006BA6
#7A99AC
#7C2529
#9A3324
#BE531C
#8B5B29
#B9975B
#EED484
#6E6259
#707372
#ACA39A
Accessibility - Color Contrast
When generating text using the colors above, it is also important to make sure that the color contrast is acceptable according to the WCAG 2.0 AA standard. To learn more about why this is important, visit section508.gov. To test a contrast ratio, you may use an online tool, such as the WebAIM Color Contrast Checker. Let's take a look at some examples and see if they Pass or Fail for normal text.
PASS
Background color: #cc0000Foreground color: #ffffffPASS
Background color: #006BA6Foreground color: #ffffffPASS
Background color: #524727Foreground color: #ffffffPASS
Background color: #ffffffForeground color: #707372PASS
Background color: #003D4C
Foreground color: #EED484
PASS
Background color: #ACA39A
Foreground color: #003D4C
PASS
Background color: #524727
Foreground color: #FFFFFF
PASS
Background color: #CAC7A7
Foreground color: #524727
PASS
Background color: #9B945F
Foreground color: #000000
PASS
Background color: #F1B348
Foreground color: #000000
PASS
Background color: #EED484
Foreground color: #000000
PASS
Background color: #7C2529
Foreground color: #FFFFFF
PASS
Background color: #7C2529
Foreground color: #EED484
PASS
Background color: #9A3324
Foreground color: #FFFFFF
PASS
FAIL
Background color: #cc0000Foreground color: #f1be48FAIL
Background color: #ffffffForeground color: #f1be48FAIL
Background color: #f1be48Foreground color: #ffffffFAIL
Background color: #76881DForeground color: #ffffffFAIL