The official New York Yankees colors are midnight navy, white and gray, with red used in the primary logo. Midnight navy (#0C2340) carries the caps and the pinstripes, paired with white (#FFFFFF), uniform gray (#C4CED3) and red (#E4002C). These colors run across the logo, uniforms and merchandise.

Yankees Color Codes: HEX, RGB, CMYK, Pantone

Color Swatch HEX RGB CMYK Pantone
Midnight Navy #0C2340 12, 35, 64 100, 60, 0, 56 PMS 289 C
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255 0, 0, 0, 0 n/a
Uniform Gray #C4CED3 196, 206, 211 0, 10, 7, 11 PMS Cool Gray 7 C
Red #E4002C 228, 0, 44 0, 91, 76, 0 PMS 185 C
Blue (logo) #003087 0, 48, 135 100, 69, 0, 12 PMS 287 C

One heads-up before you paste these into a brand deck. The Yankees have never published a public style guide the way, say, an NFL club does, so the Pantone matches you see above come from the logo slick and from long-standing usage. PMS 289 C for the navy is solid. The #003087 blue floating around most code sites is the lighter blue that shows up in the Uncle Sam top hat mark, not the navy on the cap. People mix those two up constantly.

The Midnight Navy in the Yankees Palette

Midnight navy (#0C2340) is the team’s primary color, and it does almost all the heavy lifting. It fills the cap crown, the interlocking NY, the pinstripes on the home jersey, the road lettering, the batting helmets. If you strip everything else away, this one deep midnight tone still reads as Yankees.

Worth knowing: it is not a generic navy off the shelf. Older references list #132448 for the same color, which is a hair warmer. Both circulate. If you need one number to commit to, use #0C2340, since that is what matches PMS 289 C and what the current MLB assets output.

The White in the Yankees Palette

Pure white (#FFFFFF) is the base of the home uniform. Nothing off-white, nothing cream, no vintage tint. That flat white is what makes the navy pinstripes read cleanly from the upper deck, and it is the reason throwback recreations that use a slightly aged white always look a little wrong to people who watch a lot of games.

The Uniform Gray in the Yankees Palette

Uniform gray (#C4CED3) covers the road set. It is a cool, slightly blue-leaning gray rather than a neutral one, which is a detail most fan sites get wrong when they slap a generic #CCCCCC into a mockup. The blue undertone matters. It sits next to navy without going muddy.

The Red in the Yankees Palette

The red (#E4002C) appears in the top hat logo, the one with Uncle Sam’s hat resting on a baseball bat. It never touches the uniform. So if you are designing merch and you want to be accurate, red is a logo color and a logo color only.

Yankees Uniform Colors: Home, Away, Alternate

Home: white with navy pinstripes, navy interlocking NY on the left chest, navy cap, navy socks. No player names on the back. Ever.

Away: uniform gray with “NEW YORK” across the chest in navy block letters, navy cap. The road jersey design was tweaked in 2024, mostly the lettering and fit.

Alternate: here is where it got interesting recently. The Yankees were famously the only club with just two jerseys. Ahead of the 2026 season they quietly reclassified their navy road spring training top (it reads “NEW YORK” in gray letters) as an official alternate road uniform. In April 2026, players pitched the front office on actually wearing it during road games. As of now the Yankees and the Athletics remain the only two MLB clubs with no City Connect uniform.

History and Rebranding

The franchise started in 1901 in Baltimore, moved to New York in 1903 as the Highlanders, and became the Yankees in 1913. The interlocking NY that sits on every cap came from an 1877 Tiffany & Co. medal awarded to an NYPD officer; the club started using it around 1909.

Pinstripes showed up in 1912, disappeared, then returned for good in 1915. The old story that they were added to slim down Babe Ruth is nonsense. Ruth did not arrive until 1920.

The Uncle Sam top hat logo, the one with the red bat, was designed by Lon Keller in 1946 and has been in use since 1947.

Since then, almost nothing. No color changes, no palette refresh, no third color added. The Starr Insurance sleeve patch in 2023 and the 2024 road jersey update are about as radical as it gets. That stubbornness is the brand.

How to Use the Yankees Colors

Screen work: use the HEX values. Print: use CMYK or the Pantone codes above, and if you are printing on garments, ask for PMS 289 C by name rather than converting from HEX. The conversion will drift purple on you.

Copy-ready CSS:

:root {
--yankees-midnight-navy: #0C2340;
--yankees-white: #FFFFFF;
--yankees-uniform-gray: #C4CED3;
--yankees-red: #E4002C;
--yankees-logo-blue: #003087;
}

For pinstripes in CSS, a repeating linear gradient at roughly 1px navy on 12px white gets you close to the real spacing. Zoom in on a jersey photo before you commit to the ratio.

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FAQ on The New York Yankees Colors

What are the New York Yankees colors?

The Yankees use midnight navy, white and uniform gray, plus red in the top hat logo. Midnight navy (#0C2340) is the primary color. It fills the cap, the interlocking NY logo and the pinstripes on the home jersey.

What are the Yankees color codes in HEX and RGB?

Midnight navy is #0C2340, RGB (12, 35, 64). White is #FFFFFF, RGB (255, 255, 255). Uniform gray is #C4CED3, RGB (196, 206, 211). Red is #E4002C, RGB (228, 0, 44).

What is the Yankees Pantone color?

The navy matches PMS 289 C. Uniform gray is PMS Cool Gray 7 C, red is PMS 185 C, and the lighter logo blue is PMS 287 C. Ask your printer for PMS 289 C by name.

What is the primary color of the New York Yankees?

Midnight navy. It dominates the cap crown, the batting helmets, the pinstripes, the road lettering and the interlocking NY. Every other color in the palette exists to sit next to it, not to compete with it.

When did the Yankees adopt their current colors?

The interlocking NY appeared around 1909, and pinstripes became permanent in 1915. The navy and white core has not changed since. The red-and-blue top hat logo joined in 1947, designed by Lon Keller.

Are the Yankees colors the same as the Dodgers or Blue Jays?

No. The Dodgers use a brighter Dodger blue (#005A9C), and Toronto’s palette runs to royal blue. Yankee navy is darker and cooler than both. Detroit’s navy is the closest match in MLB.

Why are Yankees pinstripes navy and not black?

They have been navy since the pattern returned in 1915, matching the cap and logo. Black pinstripes are a Chicago White Sox thing. On TV the Yankee stripes can read almost black, which is where the confusion starts.

What color are the Yankees road uniforms?

Uniform gray (#C4CED3) with “NEW YORK” in navy block letters. It is a cool blue-leaning gray, not a neutral one. The road jersey lettering and fit were updated in 2024.

Do the Yankees have an alternate jersey color?

Technically yes, as of 2026. The club reclassified its navy road spring training top as an official alternate. It has not been worn in a regular season game. The Yankees still have no City Connect uniform.

Where does red appear in the Yankees palette?

Only in the Uncle Sam top hat logo, on the bat forming the K. Red never touches the uniform, the cap or the pinstripes. Designers building Yankees merch should treat it as a logo-only accent.

Conclusion

The New York Yankees colors are one of the few brand palettes in sports that never needed a refresh. Midnight navy, white, uniform gray, red in the logo. That is the whole thing.

Grab the HEX values for screen, PMS 289 C for print, and remember the pinstripes are navy, not black.

Everything else in the Bronx Bombers’ identity, from the interlocking NY to the road grays, just orbits that one deep blue.

 

 

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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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