Automotive

Opel Color Codes

Opel's badge is a lightning bolt inside a circle, on a bright yellow about #F7FF14. The Opel color codes in Hex, RGB and CMYK can be found below. Adam Opel started the company in Rüsselsheim in 1862, making sewing machines, then bicycles, then cars from 1899. Its British twin, selling the same cars under another name, is Vauxhall.

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

Primary colors

What are Opel Primary Colors?

Opel's primary color is a bright yellow #F7FF14, behind a black lightning bolt.

Opel publishes no public hex sheet; the yellow is measured from brand material.

Opel Primary

Hex	#F7FF14
RGB	247, 255, 20
HSL	hsl(62, 100%, 54%)
CMYK	3%, 0%, 92%, 0%converted · approximate
Pantone	PMS 3945 Cnearest match · not published by the brand

Opel Hex Color Codes

Opel hex color codes are #F7FF14 for primary.

Color	Hex
Primary	#F7FF14

Opel RGB Color Codes

Opel RGB color codes are 247, 255, 20 for primary. Reach for RGB when a tool wants channel numbers or a CSS alpha value.

Color	RGB
Primary	rgb(247, 255, 20)

Opel HSL Color Codes

Opel HSL color codes are 62, 100%, 54% for primary. Change the third value for a lighter or darker version without moving the hue.

Color	HSL
Primary	hsl(62, 100%, 54%)

Opel CMYK Color Code

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

Color	CMYK
Primary	3%, 0%, 92%, 0%

Opel Pantone Color Codes

Opel 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 3945 C

Logo

Opel Logo Colors

Opel logo colors are yellow and black: a black lightning bolt in a ring.

Opel Logo Colors Palette

What the Opel Logo Colors Mean?

The Opel logo colors dress a symbol taken from a truck. The bolt, Blitz in German, comes from the 1930 Opel Blitz lorry, a stretched Z shape that stood for the truck's speed and pulling power. It has stayed on the badge ever since. Opel now frames the same bolt as a fit for its electric-car push. Yellow is the brand color around it.

Opel Logo Color History

Opel logo color history keeps the bolt through every redraw, with the surround moving between chrome, red and the current flat black ring. The 2024 version tightened the bolt into the crosshairs of the circle.

Opel Logo Fonts

Opel logo fonts are Opel Next, a custom sans, kept in-house. A plain grotesque such as Helvetica is the everyday substitute.

Opel Logo JPG

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

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Opel Logo PNG

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

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Opel Logo WebP

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

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Opel Color Code Shades

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

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

In code

Using the Opel palette

CSS custom properties

:root {
  --opel-primary: #F7FF14;
}

Contrast against white

Primary	1.09:1AA ×

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.