Guidelines

Colours

The colour palette is designed to support a flexible, modular visual style that feels connected across EC and EU websites and platforms. The intent of the palette is to convey a united and open European spirit, and leave users feeling welcome and in good hands.

Primary colours

The primary colour palette is comprised of blues, yellows and greys. These colours are present accross all pages and, together with the neutral white, they make up for about 80% of the colours in the page layout. Use these colours to create consistency and a strong visual hierarchy throughout the page.

EC Blue

EC Yellow

EC Grey

Variations

  1. EC Blue 130

  2. EC Blue 120

  3. EC Blue 110

  4. EC Blue 100

  5. EC Blue 75

  6. EC Blue 50

  7. EC Blue 25

  8. EC Blue 5

  1. EC Yellow 120

  2. EC Yellow 110

  3. EC Yellow 100

  4. EC Yellow 75

  5. EC Yellow 50

  6. EC Yellow 25

  1. EC Grey 100

  2. EC Grey 75

  3. EC Grey 50

  4. EC Grey 25

  5. EC Grey 20

  6. EC Grey 15

  7. EC Grey 10

  8. EC Grey 5

  9. EC Grey 3

Notification colours

The secondary colour palette is mainly used for notification colours. The secondary colours should make up 20% or less of the colour in the layout and should be used sparingly to highlight important information and calls to action.

EC Blue N

EC Orange

EC Green

EC Red

Background colour

White is the background colour of the EC-website.

EC White