Cardinal is a vivid
red, which may get its name from the
cassock
The cassock or soutane is a Christian clerical clothing coat used by the clergy and male religious of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, in addition to some clergy in certain Protestant denomi ...
s worn by
Catholic cardinals (although the color worn by cardinals is
scarlet
Scarlet may refer to:
* Scarlet (cloth), a type of woollen cloth common in medieval England
* Scarlet (color), a bright tone of red that is slightly toward orange, named after the cloth
* Scarlet (dye), the dye used to give the cloth its color
* ...
). The
cardinal bird also takes its name from the cardinal bishops.
The first recorded use of ''cardinal'' as a color name in
English was in the year 1698.
[ Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 192; Color Sample of Cardinal: Page 33 Plate 5 Color Sample L5 ]
Cardinal in other color systems
The corresponding
Pantone Matching System (PMS) color is 200, as seen in the school colors for Wisconsin, Arizona and Wesleyan, and as one of the two official colors of the
Phi Kappa Psi and
Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternities and the only official color of the sorority
Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Omicron Pi (, AOII, Alpha O) is an international women's fraternity founded on January 2, 1897, at Barnard College on the campus of Columbia University in New York City. The main archive URL iThe Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage
"AOI ...
. However, Stanford's, M.I.T.´s, and USC´s PMS color is 201, while Carnegie Mellon and Worcester Polytechnic Institute use PMS 187, Brown University uses PMS 192, Iowa State University uses PMS 186, and
Ball State University
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...
uses PMS 199.
The
hex triplet for the
web-safe version of the color is #CC2233.
Cardinal in human culture
Fraternities
* Cardinal is used by the
Alpha Sigma Phi,
Phi Kappa Psi, and
Phi Kappa Theta Fraternities as well as the
Chi Omega and
Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Omicron Pi (, AOII, Alpha O) is an international women's fraternity founded on January 2, 1897, at Barnard College on the campus of Columbia University in New York City. The main archive URL iThe Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage
"AOI ...
Sororities.
School colors
* Cardinal red and black are the colours of
St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace (colloquially known as Gregory Terrace, Terrace or GT) is an Independent school, independent Catholic school, Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys, located in Spring Hill, Queensland, Spring Hill, ...
in Brisbane, Australia.
*Cardinal red and steel grey are the colors of
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is also the official color of athletic team
The Engineer and official mascot
Tim Beaver.
*Cardinal and White are the official colors of
Sierra College, a community college in
Rocklin, California
*Cardinal is the official color of
Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...
(although the athletic teams' official colors are cardinal and white, the university's athletic teams are called the
Cardinal
Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to:
Animals
* Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
).
*Cardinal and gold are the official colors of the
University of Southern California (USC)
Trojans.
*Cardinal and white are the official colors of
California State University, Chico.
*Cardinal and grey are the official colors of
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. It is reflective of the tinctures gules and argent in its coat of arms.
* Cardinal is the official color of
Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea. The university was established by the
Society of Jesus.
* Cardinal is the official college color of
University College, Durham
, motto_English = Not for ourselves alone
, scarf =
, established =
, principal = Wendy Powers
, vice_principal = Ellen Crabtree
, undergraduates = 698
, postgraduates = 153
, coordinates =
, location_map = Durham
, map_size ...
- a college of
Durham University
, mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1)
, established = (university status)
, type = Public
, academic_staff = 1,830 (2020)
, administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19)
, chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen
, vice_chan ...
in the
United Kingdom - and is usually worn as the primary color of the college's many sports teams and societies, such as the football team, the hockey team and the
boat club.
* Cardinal and gold are the official colors of
Iowa State University, located in
Ames, Iowa
Ames () is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading agriculture, design, engineering, and veterinary medici ...
. The school's mascot,
Cy, was chosen based on the school's main color, cardinal, since a cyclone mascot would have been difficult to design. A number of other universities use it as well.
* Cardinal and white are the official colors of the
University of Arkansas Razorbacks
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Definition
A feral pi ...
. Prior to adoption of the Razorback as the mascot, the university's sports teams were known as the Cardinals.
* Cardinal and black are the official colors of
Wesleyan University, and the school's athletic teams are called the Cardinals.
* Cardinal, gold, and blue are the school colors for
Scotch College, Melbourne.
* Cardinal and blue are the official school colors of
California State University, Fresno.
* Other school colors described as cardinal include those of the
University of Arizona,
Ball State University
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...
,
Brown University
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...
,
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...
,
Chadron State College,
Chaminade College Preparatory (Missouri) Chaminade College Preparatory School may refer to:
* Chaminade College Preparatory School (California), United States
* Chaminade College Preparatory School (Missouri)
Chaminade College Preparatory School is an independent, Roman Catholic school, ...
,
Chapman University
Chapman University is a private research university in Orange, California. It encompasses ten schools and colleges, including Fowler School of Engineering, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Fowler School of Law, and Schmid College of Scie ...
,
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time ...
,
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,
Nicholls State University
Nicholls State University is a public university in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Founded in 1948, Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System. Originally named Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the university is named for Francis T. Nicholl ...
,
New Mexico State University,
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...
,
Stevens Institute of Technology,
Troy University
Troy University is a public university in Troy, Alabama. It was founded in 1887 as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System, and is now the flagship university of the Troy University System. Troy University is accredi ...
, the
University of Southern California,
Union University,
Willamette University,
University of Wisconsin–Madison,
City College of San Francisco,
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...
and the combined sports programs of
Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd and Scripps Colleges (CMS) Claremont may refer to:
Places Australia
*Claremont, Ipswich, a heritage-listed house in Queensland
* Claremont, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart
* Claremont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
** Claremont Football Club, West Australian Footbal ...
.
Sports
* Cardinal is 1 of 2 primary colors with myrtle a.k.a. green & red for the 21-time premiership winners
South Sydney Rabbitohs.
* Cardinal is the official primary color of baseball's
St. Louis Cardinals.
* Cardinal was formerly one of the colors of the
San Francisco 49ers (since reverted to
scarlet
Scarlet may refer to:
* Scarlet (cloth), a type of woollen cloth common in medieval England
* Scarlet (color), a bright tone of red that is slightly toward orange, named after the cloth
* Scarlet (dye), the dye used to give the cloth its color
* ...
), along with the color ''California gold''.
* Cardinal is the official color of
American football's
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...
(who were formerly in Chicago, then St. Louis).
* Cardinal is the official color of
Marlow Rowing Club in the
UK.
* Cardinal is the official color, and Nickname of
Woking FC in the
UK.
See also
*
List of colors
References
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