Brand Colours - Durham Cathedral Schools

Colours

Our brand colour palette includes historic colours associated with Durham School and Chorister School, combined with additional support colours that give our brand scheme flexibility and a modern outlook.

Note: CMYK should be used for printing and RGB should be used digitally. If you need advice, contact the Marketing team.

Core brand colours: Durham Blue, Durham Yellow and white are the three core colours used in our logos. The blue and yellow originate from the colours of Durham Cathedral.

Need help choosing colours?

If you are unsure which colour to use, or how to apply tints, contact the Marketing team.

Core brand colours – Durham School

Durham Blue
HEX: #26358c
RGB: 38, 53, 140
CMYK: 73, 62, 0, 45

Durham Yellow
HEX: #ffcc00
RGB: 255, 204, 0
CMYK: 0, 20, 100, 0

White is a core brand colour and should be used to create clarity, space and contrast.

Support brand colours

As well as the core colours, there are three additional support brand colours you can use.

Durham Green
HEX: #00522e
RGB: 0, 82, 46
CMYK: 100, 0, 44, 68

Durham Grey
HEX: #272727
RGB: 39, 39, 39
CMYK: 0, 0, 0, 85

Durham Blazer Blue
HEX: #021240
RGB: 2, 18, 64
CMYK: 97 72 00 75

Support Brand Colour for Chorister School only

Chorister Purple

HEX: #572C5F

RGB: 87 44 95

CMYK: 72 93 33 2

Text colours

When typing, black is the default colour to use. As a back-up you can also use white or Durham Grey. Use the best fit for your communication or marketing materials.

House and secondary colours

House colours are used to support House identity where appropriate.

Durham School House colours

	School House Blue HEX: #001A70
	Caffinites Red HEX: #DA291C
	Macleod Green HEX: #035F1D
	Pimilico Blue HEX: #6CACE4
	Poole Silver HEX: #8A8D8F
	Lodge Gold HEX: #C6962C