The official Baltimore Orioles colors are orange, black and white. The primary color is orange (#DF4601), paired with black (#000000) and white (#FFFFFF), with gray (#A2AAAD) as a supporting road-uniform shade. These colors run across the logo, uniforms and merchandise, and date back to the franchise’s move to Baltimore in 1954.

Baltimore Orioles Color Codes

Color Swatch HEX RGB CMYK Pantone
Orioles Orange #DF4601 223, 70, 1 0, 65, 87, 0 PMS 1655 C
Black #000000 0, 0, 0 0, 0, 0, 100 PMS Process Black C
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255 0, 0, 0, 0 Not published
Gray (road) #A2AAAD 162, 170, 173 21, 11, 9, 23 Pantone (approx.): PMS 429 C

Note on the gray: it isn’t part of the club’s published two-color mark. The PMS value above is approximated from the hex, not lifted from an official style guide. Same goes for white, which the team simply doesn’t assign a Pantone number to.

Each Color in the Orioles Palette

Orioles Orange (#DF4601)

This is the color the whole brand hangs on. It’s a red-leaning orange, not a pumpkin or a safety cone, and it pulls straight from the plumage of the male Baltimore oriole, Maryland’s state bird.

You’ll find it on the cap brim, the script wordmark, the Saturday alternate jersey, and the bird itself. One thing worth knowing: some color databases float #FC4C02 as an Orioles orange. That’s the Nike-era on-field thread reference, not the digital brand hex. Use DF4601 for screen work.

Black (#000000)

Pure black, PMS Process Black C, no softening. It carries the caps (all-black on the road, black side panels at home), the alternate jersey, and the outline weight on the cartoon bird.

The orange-and-black pairing isn’t arbitrary heraldry. It traces back to the Calvert family crest, the coat of arms of Lord Baltimore, which is also where the bird itself gets its name.

White (#FFFFFF)

The home jersey base. White does the heavy lifting nobody credits it for: without it, orange on black reads as Halloween. The front panel of the home cap is white too, which is a detail plenty of fans get wrong when they describe the hat.

Gray (#A2AAAD)

Road gray. Not an official brand color in the strict sense, but it’s on the field 81 games a year, so designers building a full Orioles kit usually want it. A cool, slightly blue-shifted gray, closer to PMS 429 than to any warm stone.

Orioles Uniform Colors

Home: white jersey, orange “Orioles” script (it was black with orange trim until 2004, when they simplified it to straight orange), tri-color cap with a white front panel, orange brim and black sides.

Road: gray jersey with “Baltimore” across the chest, black cap with an orange brim.

Alternates: a black jersey and an orange jersey. The orange one is a Saturday staple. For 2025 the club brought back a full orange top-and-pants combination for select games, always with the road cap.

History and Rebranding

The St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore in 1954 and took the name and the color scheme of the state bird with them. Orange and black have been constant ever since. What has churned is the bird.

The cartoon bird ran from 1966 to 1988, and that’s the version people are nostalgic about. It sat on the cap through three World Series titles. In 1989 the team swapped it for an “ornithologically correct” bird, a realistic rendering that stuck around for over two decades and, well, coincided with a long stretch of losing. In 2008 that bird was simplified, stripping out every color that wasn’t orange, black, white or gray.

Then 2012: for the 20th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the cartoon bird came back on the caps and helmets. The Orioles posted their first winning season in 14 years. Coincidence, obviously. Fans don’t treat it that way.

The 2023 City Connect uniform was mostly black with white lettering and a hidden burst of color under the collar and cuffs. Mixed reviews, to put it kindly. In April 2026 the team replaced it with a second design: a cream base, “BMORE” across the chest in a dark green matched to the Camden Yards outfield wall, with orange outlines and a bird perched on the R.

How to Use Orioles Colors in Your Designs

Screen work: use the hex values. Print: use the CMYK or Pantone codes above, because #DF4601 in four-color process will drift toward brick if you don’t specify.

Keep white or gray between orange and black in any layout that involves text. Orange type on black passes contrast checks at large sizes and fails at body-copy sizes. I’ve seen this go wrong on more fan sites than I care to count.

:root {
--orioles-orange: #DF4601;
--orioles-black: #000000;
--orioles-white: #FFFFFF;
--orioles-gray: #A2AAAD;
}

If you want more range to work with, the broader orange color palettes collection gives you tints and shades that sit comfortably next to DF4601 without clashing.

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FAQ on The Baltimore Orioles Colors

What are the Baltimore Orioles colors?

The Baltimore Orioles colors are orange, black and white. Orioles orange (#DF4601) is the primary, backed by black and white, with gray on the road uniform. The palette comes from the Baltimore oriole, Maryland’s state bird.

What are the Baltimore Orioles color codes in HEX and RGB?

Orange is #DF4601, RGB (223, 70, 1). Black is #000000, RGB (0, 0, 0). White is #FFFFFF, RGB (255, 255, 255). The supporting road gray runs #A2AAAD, RGB (162, 170, 173).

What is the Baltimore Orioles Pantone color?

Orioles orange matches PMS 1655 C. Black is PMS Process Black C. White has no assigned Pantone. The road gray sits close to PMS 429 C, though that value is approximated from the hex rather than published officially.

What is the primary color of the Baltimore Orioles?

Orange. It dominates the cap brim, the script wordmark on the home jersey, the Saturday alternate top, and the cartoon bird itself. Black functions as the structural partner, not the lead.

When did the Orioles adopt their current colors?

In 1954, when the St. Louis Browns relocated to Baltimore and took the name and colors of the state bird. Orange and black have never changed since. Only the bird logo has been swapped around.

Why are the Orioles orange and black?

Two reasons stacked on each other. The male Baltimore oriole is orange and black, and the bird itself was named after the Calvert family crest, the heraldry of Lord Baltimore, which carried those same colors.

Are the Orioles colors the same as the San Francisco Giants?

Close but not identical. Both use orange and black, but the Giants run a warmer, more burnt orange (#FD5A1E) against a black base. Baltimore’s #DF4601 is deeper and redder, and white carries far more weight in the Orioles kit.

What color is the Orioles cap?

Two versions. The home cap has a white front panel, orange brim and black sides. The road cap is all black with an orange brim. Both carry the cartoon bird, restored in 2012.

What are the Orioles jersey colors?

Home is white with an orange script. Road is gray with “Baltimore” across the chest. Alternates include a black jersey and an orange jersey, the latter worn mostly on Saturdays.

What colors are the Orioles City Connect uniforms?

The 2023 version was black with white lettering. The 2026 redesign uses a cream base with “BMORE” in a Camden Yards green, outlined in orange, plus a bird perched on the R.

Conclusion

The Baltimore Orioles colors come down to three values worth saving: #DF4601, #000000, #FFFFFF. Grab PMS 1655 C for print.

What makes this palette hold up is that it never chased trends. Same orange and black since the St. Louis Browns landed in Maryland in 1954, whatever the bird on the cap happened to look like that decade.

Copy the codes, check your contrast, and go build something.

 

 

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Bogdan Sandu is a seasoned designer who has been designing websites since 2008. Renowned for his expertise in logo design and visual branding, Bogdan has developed a multitude of logos for various clients. His skills extend to creating posters, vector illustrations, business cards, and brochures. Additionally, Bogdan's UI kits were featured on marketplaces like Visual Hierarchy and UI8. He also wrote in the past years on sites like Design Your Way, WebDesignerDepot, WPDean, Designmodo, Speckyboy, Slider Revolution, and more.

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