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Government Code - GOV

TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000]

  ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. )
  

DIVISION 2. STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS [399 - 447]

  ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. )
  

CHAPTER 2. State Flag and Emblems [420 - 429.9]
  ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. )

  
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The official colors of the State are blue and gold. The specifications, references, and designations for the official colors are as follows:

Specifications: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Research Paper RP 1700.

International Commission on Illumination:

Blue: Y 0.063 x 0.204 y 0.165

Gold: Y 0.449 x 0.474 y 0.458

Munsell Renotation:

Blue: H V/C 7.3 PB 2.9/8.8

Gold: H V/C 2.0 Y 7.1/11.3

Munsell Book Notation:

Blue: H V/C 7.2 PB 2.9/9.1

Gold: H V/C 1 Y 7.3/11

References: Textile Color Card Association of New York, Inc.

Blue: Yale Blue, cable number 70086, Standard Color Card of America, 9th edition.

Gold: Golden Yellow, cable number 65001, United States Army Card of Official Colors for Arms and Services.

Designations: Inter-Society Color Council-National Bureau of Standards:

Yale Blue: Deep purplish blue.

Golden Yellow: Vivid yellow.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 76. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)