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Color

These utilities are generated by Bootstrap when we override Bootstrap’s color variables. Further down the page are examples for text color. But they work for buttons btn-{color}, backgrounds bg-{color}, and border colors border-{color}. Where {color} can be one of the following:

Color Suffixes

Primary Palette

wvu-blue
#002855

wvu-gold
#EAAA00

Accent Palette

wvu-accent--blue-dark
#1C2B39

wvu-accent--blue-light
#9DDAE6

wvu-accent--blue
#0062A3

wvu-accent--yellow
#FFE539

wvu-accent--old-gold
#7F6310

wvu-accent--sunset
#F58672

Neutral Palette

wvu-neutral--off-white
#F7F7F7

wvu-neutral--warm-gray-light
#BEB7B3

wvu-neutral--warm-gray-dark
#554741

wvu-neutral--warm-gray-medium
#988E8B

wvu-neutral--cream
#F2E6C2

wvu-neutral--tan
#B3A169

Make sure when using these classes to keep in mind our Accessibility Guidelines for color contrast.

Background Color Examples

bg-wvu-blue text-white
bg-wvu-gold
bg-wvu-accent--blue-dark text-white
bg-wvu-accent--blue-light
bg-wvu-accent--blue text-white
bg-wvu-accent--yellow
bg-wvu-accent--old-gold text-white
bg-wvu-accent--sunset
bg-wvu-neutral--off-white
bg-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-light
bg-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-medium
bg-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-dark text-white
bg-wvu-neutral--cream
bg-wvu-neutral--tan

Text Color Examples

text-wvu-blue
text-wvu-gold
text-wvu-accent--blue-dark
text-wvu-accent---light-blue
text-wvu-accent--blue
text-wvu-accent--yellow
text-wvu-accent--old-gold
text-wvu-accent--sunset
text-wvu-neutral--off-white
text-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-light
text-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-dark
text-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-medium
text-wvu-neutral--cream
text-wvu-neutral--tan

Button Color Examples

<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-blue">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-gold">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-accent--blue-dark">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-accent--blue-light">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-accent--blue">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-accent--yellow">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-accent--old-gold">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-accent--sunset">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-neutral--off-white">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-light">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-dark text-white">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-medium">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-neutral--cream">Call to Action</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-wvu-neutral--tan">Call to Action</a>

Accessible Color Combinations for Text

Large Text

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Normal Text

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bg-wvu-blue

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bg-wvu-gold

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bg-wvu-accent--blue-dark

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bg-wvu-accent--blue-light

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bg-wvu-accent--blue

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bg-wvu-accent--yellow

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bg-wvu-accent--old-gold

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bg-wvu-accent--sunset

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bg-wvu-neutral--off-white

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bg-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-light

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bg-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-dark

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bg-wvu-neutral--warm-gray-medium

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bg-wvu-neutral--cream

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bg-wvu-neutral--tan