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    Full-Color Specifications

    The standards on this page apply to the full-color reproduction of the MasterCard family of Acceptance Marks.


    • When printing Acceptance Marks on decals and signs, match (PANTONE®*) colors must be used.
    • For other communications, process (CMYK) colors may be used.
    • For all on-screen applications, including Web sites, RGB or hexadecimal colors must be used.
    • The drop shadow within each Brand Mark always appears in MasterCard Dark Blue.

    MasterCard Acceptance Mark - Colors

    MasterCard® Acceptance Mark

    Element Color Match Process RGB Hexadecimal
    Acceptance Rectangle MasterCard Dark Blue 2758C C100/M80/Y0/K35 R0/G0/B102 #000066
    Left circle MasterCard Red 485C C0/M100/Y100/K0 R204/G0/B0 #CC0000
    Right circle MasterCard Yellow 137C C0/M40/Y100/K0 R255/G153/B0 #FF9900
    MasterCard name White N/A C0/M0/Y0/K0 R255/G255/B255 #FFFFFF
    MasterCard Drop Shadow MasterCard Dark Blue 2758C C100/M80/Y0/K35 R0/G0/B102 #000066
    ® inside circles White N/A C0/M0/Y0/K0 R255/G255/B255 #FFFFFF
    ® outside circles MasterCard Yellow 137C C0/M40/Y100/K0 R255/G153/B0 #FF9900

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    MasterCard Electronic Acceptance Mark - Colors

    MasterCard Electronic™ Acceptance Mark

    Element Color Match Process RGB Hexadecimal
    Acceptance Rectangle MasterCard Dark Blue 2758C C100/M80/Y0/K35 R0/G0/B102 #000066
    Left circle MasterCard Red 485C C0/M100/Y100/K0 R204/G0/B0 #CC0000
    Right circle MasterCard Yellow 137C C0/M40/Y100/K0 R255/G153/B0 #FF9900
    MasterCard name White N/A C0/M0/Y0/K0 R255/G255/B255 #FFFFFF
    MasterCard Drop Shadow MasterCard Dark Blue 2758C C100/M80/Y0/K35 R0/G0/B102 #000066
    ® after MasterCard White N/A C0/M0/Y0/K0 R255/G255/B255 #FFFFFF
    Electronic name MasterCard Dark Blue 2758C C100/M80/Y0/K35 R0/G0/B102 #000066
    ™ outside circles MasterCard Yellow 137C C0/M40/Y100/K0 R255/G153/B0 #FF9900

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    Maestro Acceptance Mark - Colors

    Maestro® Acceptance Mark

    Element Color Match Process RGB Hexadecimal
    Acceptance Rectangle MasterCard Dark Blue 2758C C100/M80/Y0/K35 R0/G0/B102 #000066
    Left circle Maestro Blue 299C C100/M9/Y0/K0 R0/G102/B204 #0066CC
    Right circle Maestro Red 485C C0/M100/Y100/K0 R204/G0/B0 #CC0000
    Maestro name White N/A C0/M0/Y0/K0 R255/G255/B255 #FFFFFF
    Maestro Drop Shadow MasterCard Dark Blue 2758C C100/M80/Y0/K35 R0/G0/B102 #000066
    ® inside circles White N/A C0/M0/Y0/K0 R255/G255/B255 #FFFFFF
    ® outside circles Maestro Red 485C C0/M100/Y100/K0 R204/G0/B0 #CC0000

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    Cirrus Acceptance Mark - Colors

    Cirrus® Acceptance Mark

    Element Color Match Process RGB Hexadecimal
    Acceptance Rectangle MasterCard Dark Blue 2758C C100/M80/Y0/K35 R0/G0/B102 #000066
    Left circle Cirrus Dark Blue 285C C100/M40/Y0/K0 R51/G51/B153 #333399
    Right circle Cirrus Light Blue 299C C100/M9/Y0/K0 R0/G102/B204 #0066CC
    Cirrus name White N/A C0/M0/Y0/K0 R255/G255/B255 #FFFFFF
    Cirrus Drop Shadow MasterCard Dark Blue 2758C C100/M80/Y0/K35 R0/G0/B102 #000066
    ® inside circles White N/A C0/M0/Y0/K0 R255/G255/B255 #FFFFFF
    ® outside circles Cirrus Light Blue 299C C100/M9/Y0/K0 R0/G102/B204 #0066CC

    Trapping Information

    When printing any of our Acceptance Marks or Brand Marks, please refer to the Trapping Standards which are applicable to all match color versions.

    *PANTONE® is a registered trademark of Pantone, Inc. The colors shown and specified are not intended to match the PANTONE color standards. The standards for PANTONE colors are shown in the current editions of the PANTONE color publications. PANTONE colors are not equivalent to Toyo colors.

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