Color
MCC’s color systems help promote the Corporation as a grantee of United States foreign assistance and help convey our mission and values.
The three color systems are:
To ensure color accuracy and consistency throughout all MCC print, on-screen, and Web communications, the MCC used the world-standard Pantone Matching System (PMS) to define the colors used in its color systems.
Brand Color System
Three colors comprise the brand color system:
- Blue
- Gold
- Black
These colors are defined as MCC Blue, MCC Gold, and black and are reserved for use on the MCC seal and brand name.
| Color Space | MCC Blue | MCC Gold | Black |
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| Pantone (PMS) | 2757 | 7508 | |
| CMYK | 100, 82, 8, 32 | 0, 15, 40, 4 | 100, 100, 100, 100 |
| RGB | 0, 38, 99 | 227, 192, 139 | 00, 00, 00 |
| Web | 00 26 63 | e3 c0 8b | 00 00 00 |
Default Color System
MCC adopted U.S. flag blue and U.S. flag red in mid-2007 to visually bolster its mission within the U.S. government and to visually strengthen worldwide its association to the United States.
MCC uses the Pantone-determined values for U.S. flag blue and U.S. flag red. Two additional colors comprise the total default color system. Tints of these colors may be used in addition to the full-color value.
| Color Space | U.S. Flag Blue | U.S. Flag Red | MCC Pale Blue | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantone (PMS) | 281 | 193 | 2727 | |
| CMYK | 100, 85, 5, 20 | 2, 100, 60, 11 | 75, 40, 0, 0 | 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| RGB | 0, 38, 100 | 187, 19, 62 | 61, 126, 219 | 255, 255, 255 |
| Web | 00 26 64 | bb 13 3e | 3d 7e db | ff ff ff |
Supporting Color System
In 2008, MCC began developing its supporting color system. While the primary goal of MCC's overall color system is to promote MCC as an American initiative, the colors in the supporting system intend to complement that goal.
Six colors will ultimately comprise the supporting color system and will represent the various sectors in which MCC works. The colors currently being tested are displayed in the table below. These colors are subject to change.
Tints of these colors may be used in addition to the full-color value.
| Color Space | Bright Yellow | Charcoal Grey | Aqua Blue | Deep Green | Earth Brown | Purple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantone (PMS) | 116 | undefined | 291 | 357 | undefined | 255 |
| CMYK | 0, 12, 100, 0 | 36, 3, 0, 0 | 83, 19, 73, 58 | 55, 96, 6, 25 | ||
| RGB | 254, 203, 0 | 160, 207, 235 | 39, 89, 55 | 110, 44, 107 | ||
| Web | fe cb 00 | a0 cf eb | 27 59 37 | 6e 2c 6b |