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Commanders colors

The Washington Commanders play in Washington, District of Columbia, and use 2 registered colours: Burgundy and Gold. Every value below is listed in hexadecimal, red green blue, hue saturation lightness, and approximate cyan magenta yellow black, with contrast results computed from the values themselves.

These values are not yet verified

The colour values on this page are illustrative placeholders used while the site is being built. Each one must be traced to the team's own published brand assets and dated before it is presented as fact — see the method page. Do not use these figures for print or production yet.

Colour values

2 colours

Each swatch is rendered in CSS from the numeric value, not from a logo image. The figure on each chip is its contrast against white.

13.59:1

Burgundy

primary

Hex#5A1414

Red green blue90, 20, 20

Hue saturation lightness0, 64%, 22%

Cyan magenta yellow black0, 78, 78, 65

1.76:1

Gold

secondary

Hex#FFB612

Red green blue255, 182, 18

Hue saturation lightness42, 100%, 54%

Cyan magenta yellow black0, 29, 93, 0

Which pairings carry text

4 pairings measured

Computed with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines relative luminance formula. These decide whether a player name, a score or body copy stays readable.

Burgundy on Gold

7.74:1 AAA

Gold on Burgundy

7.74:1 AAA

Burgundy on White

13.59:1 AAA

Gold on White

1.76:1 Fails

Strongest and weakest combination

The highest-contrast pairing available from this palette is Burgundy on White at 13.59:1 — use it for anything carrying text.

The weakest is Gold on White at 1.76:1, which is not usable for text at any size.

Copy-ready values

:root {
  /* Washington Commanders */
  --commanders-burgundy: #5A1414;
  --commanders-gold: #FFB612;
}

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About the Washington Commanders palette

The Washington Commanders were founded in 1932 and compete in the National Football Conference of the National Football League. Their primary colour, Burgundy #5A1414, is a very dark, muted orange-red.

The National Football League divides its thirty-two teams between two conferences, and uniform colour is regulated more tightly here than in any other major league: a team must register its colours with the league, and opposing teams are required to wear contrasting jerseys so that broadcast audiences can tell them apart.

Within the Eastern Division the Commanders face Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles. Those are the matchups where two palettes appear in one frame, so they are the pairings most worth checking for a clash.