Automotive

Citroën Color Codes

Citroën's mark is a double chevron, now deep red inside an oval. The Citroën color codes in Hex, RGB and CMYK can be found below. André Citroën founded the company in Paris in 1919, having made gears before cars. Its home rival is fellow French maker and Stellantis stablemate Peugeot.

The Citroën logo, shown for identification. Citroën is a trademark of its owner and this site is not affiliated with it.

Primary colors

What are Citroën Primary Colors?

Citroën's primary color is a deep red #DA291C, on the double-chevron mark.

Citroën publishes no public hex sheet; the red is measured from the current mark.

Citroën Primary

Hex	#DA291C
RGB	218, 41, 28
HSL	hsl(4, 77%, 48%)
CMYK	0%, 81%, 87%, 15%converted · approximate
Pantone	PMS 179 Cnearest match · not published by the brand

Citroën Hex Color Codes

Citroën hex color codes are #DA291C for primary.

Color	Hex
Primary	#DA291C

Citroën RGB Color Codes

Citroën RGB color codes are 218, 41, 28 for primary. Reach for RGB when a tool wants channel numbers or a CSS alpha value.

Color	RGB
Primary	rgb(218, 41, 28)

Citroën HSL Color Codes

Citroën HSL color codes are 4, 77%, 48% for primary. Change the third value for a lighter or darker version without moving the hue.

Color	HSL
Primary	hsl(4, 77%, 48%)

Citroën CMYK Color Code

Citroën CMYK color codes are conversions from the hex, because the brand publishes none. Check a printed proof before a full run.

Color	CMYK
Primary	0%, 81%, 87%, 15%

Citroën Pantone Color Codes

Citroën Pantone color codes are nearest matches by color distance, not brand specs. The table shows the closest swatch for every color.

Color	Nearest Pantone
Primary	PMS 179 C

Logo

Citroën Logo Colors

Citroën logo colors are deep red and white, on the double-chevron mark.

Citroën Logo Colors Palette

What the Citroën Logo Colors Mean?

The Citroën logo colors frame a piece of the founder's earlier work. The two chevrons are the teeth of a double-helical, or herringbone, gear, which André Citroën manufactured under licence before he built cars. The mark has been red, silver and white over the years; the 2022 version returned to a rounded oval and a deep red as a nod to the very first 1919 badge.

Citroën Logo Color History

Citroën logo color history swings between chrome and red, with the chevrons themselves constant. The 2009 badge was glossy silver in a 3D surround; the 2022 redraw flattened it and brought back the vintage oval and color.

Citroën Logo Fonts

Citroën logo fonts are a custom rounded sans, refreshed in 2022 and not sold. A soft geometric sans is the closest match.

Citroën Logo JPG

Citroën logo in JPG. No transparency, so it is flattened onto white. Safe for documents and slide decks.

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Citroën Logo PNG

Citroën logo in PNG, with a transparent background. Use it over a colored surface.

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Citroën Logo WebP

Citroën logo in WebP. Same transparency as the PNG at about a third of the file size.

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Citroën Color Code Shades

Citroën color code shades step evenly from the primary toward black, for hover states, borders and shadows.

These are interface steps, not Citroën paint or trim names.

In code

Using the Citroën palette

CSS custom properties

:root {
  --citroen-primary: #DA291C;
}

Contrast against white

Primary	4.87:1AA ✓

Brand colors are chosen for recognition, not for legibility. A failing value here is normal. It means use it as a fill, not as text.