Color

Color.

Given our business, the Material Bank brand must be attentive to color. Please lean on Primary Colors in all applications, punctuating copy and graphics with Secondary Colors sparingly and meaningfully.

80% white
20% gray

Primary colors.

Clean and authoritative, our Primary Colors include black, white, and three different grays. This spare yet expressive palette ensures our designs do not distract viewers from product photography.

MB Black
RGB 0;0;0
HEX 000000
CMYK 0;0;0;100
PANTONE BlackC
MB White
RGB 255;255;255
HEX FFFFFF
MB Dark Gray
RGB 76;78;86
HEX 4D4E58
CMYK 40;30;20;66
PANTONE Cool Gray 10C
MB Medium Gray
RGB 134;134;139
HEX 86868B
CMYK 28;16;12;35
PANTONE Cool Gray 7C
MB Light Gray 1
RGB 227;227;227
HEX E3E3E3
CMYK 8;5;7;16
PANTONE Gray 3C
MB Light Gray 2
RGB 245;245;247
HEX F5F5F7
CMYK 4;2;4;8
PANTONE Gray 1C

Secondary colors.

Our Secondary Colors are bright, fun, and exciting, lending a rich palette of accents to our largely grayscale Primary Colors. Use MB Neon as an accent in typography and graphics, and MB Sustainability for all sustainability-related materials. Additional colors are set aside for infographics and to enhance our visual elements, such as merchandise, folders, and more.

MB Neon
RGB 229;259;8
HEX E5FC08
Pantone 13-0630 TN Safety Yellow
MB Sustainability
RGB 68;214;44
HEX 44D62C
CMYK 68;0;79;16
Pantone 802C
MB Blue
RGB 180;205;240
HEX B4CDF0
Pantone 2127C
MB Red Brown
RGB 130;59;52
HEX 823b34
Pantone 7609C
MB Pink
RGB 236;162;210
HEX ECA2D2
Pantone 672C
MB Green
RGB 150;199;180
HEX 96C7B4
Pantone 623C
MB Indigo
RGB 66;82;112
HEX 425270
Pantone 2379C
MB Orange
RGB 249;176;93
HEX F9B05D
Pantone 7411C
MB Yellow
RGB 255;223;104
HEX FFDF68
Pantone 120C

Examples

Material-inspired colors.

Using colors extracted from materials such as marble, wood, terrazzo, paint, and more can provide a rich and diverse palette for various applications such as advertising, stationery, and more.

Product screens and palettes.

Please refer to the following examples as a guide to making certain that the visuals displayed on your product screens harmonize with the color palettes found within the Material Bank boxes.