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England (London) Color Palette

Underground roundel red, royal navy, and pub-tile green — the codified colors of the British capital.

London is one of the few cities whose palette is partly enforced by transport authority. Underground red (the roundel red, technically Pantone 485), Underground blue, Buckingham red, royal navy and Cambridge blue all appear on official documents. The vernacular layer adds Victorian garden brick (#9F4A3C), London Plane tree green, and the deep enamelled green of pub tile dadoes — all present across Hampstead, Bloomsbury, Marylebone, and the City. Even the typeface (Edward Johnston's, 1916) is owned by Transport for London.

The palette

  • Underground Red

    ≈Crimson Core Vivid

    TfL roundel — Edward Johnston, 1908

  • Underground Blue

    ≈Cobalt Dusk Vivid

    TfL roundel + Piccadilly line

  • Royal Navy

    ≈Cobalt Nocturne Vivid

    Royal Navy / Royal Mail livery

  • Buckingham Red

    ≈Crimson Velvet Clear

    Royal guard uniforms + post boxes

  • Plane Tree Green

    ≈Clover Velvet Muted

    Platanus × hispanica, London street tree

  • Pub Tile Green

    ≈Celadon Nocturne Clear

    Victorian pub interior dado tiling

  • Garden Brick

    ≈Vermillion Velvet Clear

    London stock brick + clay

Suits

Heritage hospitalityEditorial publishingMenswear / British outfittersGallery branding

Copy as CSS

:root {
  --underground-red: #dc241f;
  --underground-blue: #1c3f95;
  --royal-navy: #0a2351;
  --buckingham-red: #a4262c;
  --plane-tree-green: #5c7a5a;
  --pub-tile-green: #1f4d2e;
  --garden-brick: #9f4a3c;
}

Further reading

  • Transport for London brand standards
  • Pantone 485 (Underground Red)

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