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Valve Color Codes

Valve works in a coral red, hex #F74843, on white or black. The Valve color codes in Hex, RGB and CMYK can be found below. Two former Microsoft employees, Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington, started it in 1996; Half-Life, Portal and Counter-Strike came from the studio, and Steam and the Steam Deck from the platform side. Its nearest peer on this site is Epic Games.

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

Primary colors

What are Valve Primary Colors?

Valve's primary color is #F74843. Every value on this page is derived from it.

Valve publishes brand assets; the value shown matches its stated red.

Valve Primary

Hex	#F74843
RGB	247, 72, 67
HSL	hsl(2, 92%, 62%)
CMYK	0%, 71%, 73%, 3%converted · approximate
Pantone	PMS 805 Cnearest match · not published by the brand

Valve Hex Color Codes

Valve hex color codes are #F74843 for primary.

Color	Hex
Primary	#F74843

Valve RGB Color Codes

Valve RGB color codes are 247, 72, 67 for primary. Reach for RGB when a tool wants channel numbers or a CSS alpha value.

Color	RGB
Primary	rgb(247, 72, 67)

Valve HSL Color Codes

Valve HSL color codes are 2, 92%, 62% for primary. Change the third value for a lighter or darker version without moving the hue.

Color	HSL
Primary	hsl(2, 92%, 62%)

Valve CMYK Color Code

Valve 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%, 71%, 73%, 3%

Valve Pantone Color Codes

Valve 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 805 C

Logo

Valve Logo Colors

Valve logo colors are one red for the wordmark and the head-with-a-valve mark.

Valve Logo Colors Palette

What the Valve Logo Colors Mean?

The Valve red is a warm, slightly orange red that carries a mark of a human head with an industrial valve fitted into it, a literal, faintly grim take on the company name. It is the one splash of color in an otherwise plain identity, from a studio known for having almost no formal management.

Valve Logo Color History

Valve logo color history has held the red-orange and the valve-head since the late 1990s, with the mark flattened over time but not recolored.

Valve Logo Fonts

Valve logo fonts are a custom bold sans, wide and plain. A grotesque like Helvetica Bold is the closest match.

Valve Logo JPG

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

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Valve Logo PNG

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

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Valve Logo WebP

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

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Valve Color Code Shades

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

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

In code

Using the Valve palette

CSS custom properties

:root {
  --valve-primary: #F74843;
}

Contrast against white

Primary	3.52:1AA ×

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.