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American League Official Colors (1901 through 1902)

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A historical record of official team colors for all professional sports franchises in the American League (1901-1902). 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
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (1901 through 1902)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1902: Navy, White / Black
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
NAVY
PANTONE 289 C
#0C2340
R12 G35 B64
C100 M66 Y0 K76
Home Uniforms
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
Road Uniforms
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
PANTONE 421 C
#B2B4B2
R178 G180 B178
C28 M20 Y20 K1
Road Uniforms
1901: Black, Orange, White
PRIMARY COLORS
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
ORANGE
PANTONE 165 C
#FF6720
R255 G103 B32
C0 M68 Y96 K0
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
BOSTON AMERICANS (1901 through 1902)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1901 through 1902: Blue, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
BLUE
PANTONE 281 C
#00205B
R0 G32 B91
C100 M78 Y0 K57
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
PANTONE 421 C
#B2B4B2
R178 G180 B178
C28 M20 Y20 K1
Road Uniforms
CHICAGO WHITE SOX (1902)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1902: Red, White / Navy
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
RED
PANTONE 200 C
#BA0C2F
R186 G12 B47
C0 M100 Y76 K13
Home Uniforms
NAVY
PANTONE 289 C
#0C2340
R12 G35 B64
C100 M66 Y0 K76
Road Uniforms
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
GRAY
PANTONE 421 C
#B2B4B2
R178 G180 B178
C28 M20 Y20 K1
Road Caps
CHICAGO WHITE STOCKINGS (1901)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1901: Red, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
RED
PANTONE 200 C
#BA0C2F
R186 G12 B47
C0 M100 Y76 K13
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
PANTONE 421 C
#B2B4B2
R178 G180 B178
C28 M20 Y20 K1
Road Uniforms
CLEVELAND BLUES (1901)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1901: Navy, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
NAVY
PANTONE 289 C
#0C2340
R12 G35 B64
C100 M66 Y0 K76
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
PANTONE 421 C
#B2B4B2
R178 G180 B178
C28 M20 Y20 K1
Road Uniforms
CLEVELAND BRONCHOS (1902)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1902: Navy, White
PRIMARY COLORS
NAVY
PANTONE 289 C
#0C2340
R12 G35 B64
C100 M66 Y0 K76
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
DETROIT TIGERS (1901 through 1902)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1901 through 1902: Black, Maroon, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
MAROON
PANTONE 201 C
#9D2235
R157 G34 B53
C0 M100 Y63 K31
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
PANTONE 421 C
#B2B4B2
R178 G180 B178
C28 M20 Y20 K1
Road Uniforms
MILWAUKEE BREWERS (1901)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1901: Navy, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
NAVY
PANTONE 289 C
#0C2340
R12 G35 B64
C100 M66 Y0 K76
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
PANTONE 421 C
#B2B4B2
R178 G180 B178
C28 M20 Y20 K1
Road Uniforms
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (1901 through 1902)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1902: Navy, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
NAVY
PANTONE 282 C
#041E42
R4 G30 B66
C100 M72 Y0 K73
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
24% Black C
#C2C2C2
R194 G194 B194
C0 M0 Y0 K24
Road Uniforms
1901: Blue, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
BLUE
PANTONE 281 C
#00205B
R0 G32 B91
C100 M78 Y0 K57
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
24% Black C
#C2C2C2
R194 G194 B194
C0 M0 Y0 K24
Road Uniforms
ST. LOUIS BROWNS (1902)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1902: Dark Brown, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
DARK BROWN
PANTONE 490 C
#5D2A2C
R93 G42 B44
C18 M88 Y59 K66
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
PANTONE 421 C
#B2B4B2
R178 G180 B178
C28 M20 Y20 K1
Road Uniforms
WASHINGTON SENATORS (1901 through 1902)
FRANCHISE COLORS
1902: Navy, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
NAVY
PANTONE 289 C
#0C2340
R12 G35 B64
C100 M66 Y0 K76
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
PANTONE 429 C
#A2AAAD
R162 G170 B173
C35 M23 Y19 K2
Road Uniforms
1901: Black, White
PRIMARY AND SUPPORTING COLORS
BLACK
Black C
#010101
R1 G1 B1
C0 M0 Y0 K100
WHITE
White
#FFFFFF
R255 G255 B255
C0 M0 Y0 K0
UNIFORM GRAY
PANTONE 421 C
#B2B4B2
R178 G180 B178
C28 M20 Y20 K1
Road Uniforms

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* – 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.