Friday, January 10, 2025

American Basketball Association Official Colors (1967-1968 through 1975-1976)

American Basketball Association logo

A historical record of official team colors for all professional sports franchises in the American Basketball Association (1968-1976). 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
ANAHEIM AMIGOS (1967-1968)
BALTIMORE CLAWS (1975-1976)
CAROLINA COUGARS (1969-1970 through 1973-1974)
DALLAS CHAPARRALS (1971-1972 through 1972-1973)
DALLAS CHAPARRALS (1967-1968 through 1969-1970)
DENVER NUGGETS (1974-1975 through 1975-1976)
DENVER ROCKETS (1967-1968 through 1973-1974)
THE FLORIDIANS (1970-1971 through 1971-1972)
HOUSTON MAVERICKS (1967-1968 through 1968-1969)
INDIANA PACERS (1967-1968 through 1975-1976)
KENTUCKY COLONELS (1967-1968 through 1975-1976)
LOS ANGELES STARS (1968-1969 through 1969-1970)
MEMPHIS PROS (1970-1971 through 1971-1972)
MEMPHIS SOUNDS (1974-1975)
MEMPHIS TAMS (1972-1973 through 1973-1974)
MIAMI FLORIDIANS (1968-1969 through 1969-1970)
MINNESOTA MUSKIES (1967-1968)
MINNESOTA PIPERS (1968-1969)
NEW JERSEY AMERICANS (1967-1968)
NEW ORLEANS BUCCANEERS (1967-1968 through 1969-1970)
NEW YORK NETS (1968-1969 through 1975-1976)
OAKLAND OAKS (1967-1968 through 1968-1969)
PITTSBURGH CONDORS (1970-1971 through 1971-1972)
PITTSBURGH PIPERS (1969-1970)
PITTSBURGH PIPERS (1967-1968)
THE SPIRITS OF ST. LOUIS (1974-1975 through 1975-1976)
SAN ANTONIO SPURS (1973-1974 through 1975-1976)
SAN DIEGO CONQUISTADORS (1972-1973 through 1974-1975)
SAN DIEGO SAILS (1975-1976)
TEXAS CHAPARRALS (1970-1971)
UTAH STARS (1970-1971 through 1975-1976)
VIRGINIA SQUIRES (1970-1971 through 1975-1976)
WASHINGTON CAPITALS (1969-1970)

UNOFFICIAL FRANCHISE RECORDS
BALTIMORE HUSTLERS (1975-1976)
NEW YORK FREIGHTERS (1967-1968)
PITTSBURGH PIONEERS (1969-1970)
UTAH ROCKIES (1975-1976)

LEAGUE RECORDS
AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (1967-1968 through 1975-1976)

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


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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.