Ever tried to recreate a brand’s exact shade of blue, only to end up with something that’s almost right but frustratingly off? You’re not alone. Every designer, developer, and marketer has been there, squinting at a logo, guessing hex codes, and hoping the client doesn’t notice the difference.
Color is the fastest thing the human eye processes, quicker than shape and quicker than words. It’s why you recognize Coca-Cola red or Spotify green from across a room before you can read a single letter. Getting a brand’s colors right isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s the difference between work that looks official and work that looks like a knockoff. These aren’t just colors. They’re multi-million dollar assets, guarded and obsessed over by the companies that own them.
Every hex code tells a story. The warmth of an orange, the trust signalled by a deep blue, the urgency of a red. Brands spend years and fortunes choosing exactly the right shade. Great designers don’t just match these colors; they understand why they were chosen in the first place. That’s the difference between copying a palette and actually wielding it.
We’ve shortlisted some of the most recognizable brands in the world, from Adidas and Adobe to YouTube and Zomato, with their palettes and hex codes ready to copy and paste, all sourced from the excellent BrandColors. No more guesswork, no more eyedropper roulette. Whether you’re building a pitch deck, coding a website, or matching a logo for a client, the values you need are all in one place below.
Bookmark this page because good designers borrow, but great designers reference. Keep it handy whenever you need to check an exact brand color, match a palette, or grab a hex code without guessing. Browse the full list of brand colors and codes right after the Quiz of the Day.
Quiz of the Day

The correct answer is National Geographic.
Exact color codes at #67 below.
1. Adidas
2. Adobe
3. Airbnb
4. Airbus
5. Alibaba
6. Amazon
7. American Express
8. Android
9. AT&T
10. Baidu
11. Barclays
12. Beats by Dre
13. Behance
14. Best Buy
15. Bing
16. Blackberry
17. Boeing
18. British Airways
19. Burger King
20. BuzzFeed
21. Cadbury
22. Canon
23. Cartoon Network
24. CNN
25. Coca-Cola
26. Dell
27. Delta Airlines
28. DHL
29. Domino’s
30. Dribbble
31. Dropbox
32. eBay
33. Ericsson
34. ESPN
35. Facebook
36. Fedex
37. Fendi
38. Ferrari
39. Fiat
40. Firefox
41. Flipboard
42. Ford
43. GoDaddy
44. Google
45. Heineken
46. Home Depot
47. HP
48. HSBC
49. IBM
50. IKEA
51. Instagram
52. Intel
53. iOS
54. JBL
55. Kickstarter
56. KitKat
57. KLM
58. Lamborghini
59. LEGO
60. LinkedIn
61. London Underground
62. Mastercard
63. McDonald’s
64. Microsoft
65. Motorola
66. NASA
67. National Geographic
68. NBC
69. Netflix
70. NFL
71. Nokia
72. NVIDIA
73. Olympus
74. Opera
75. Oracle
76. Panasonic
77. PayPal
78. Pepsi
79. Pfizer
80. Philips
81. Pinterest
82. Pizza Hut
83. PlayStation
84. Puma
85. Qantas Airways
86. Quora
87. Reddit
88. Rolls-Royce
89. Samsung
90. Skype
91. SlideShare
92. Snapchat
93. Sony
94. Spotify
95. Starbucks
96. Subway
97. T-Mobile
98. Target
99. TED
100. Tesla
101. The Ritz-Carlton
102. TripAdvisor
103. Tumblr
104. Twitter
105. Uber
106. UPS
107. Verizon
108. Vimeo
109. Virgin Media
110. Visa
111. Vodafone
112. Walmart
113. WhatsApp
114. Wikipedia
115. Windows
116. XBOX
117. Yahoo!
118. Yelp
119. YouTube
120. Zomato
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Disclaimer: The color values mentioned under each brand name have been taken from the BrandColors.net website. The color codes may or may not be the exact value of the respective brand. Some colors may also be trademarked by their respective companies. Viewers are advised to undertake their own research before using any color similar to the ones listed above.





