Template talk:Gridiron primary color

Template-protected edit request on 28 May 2018

Hello,

Please change Ottawa RedBlacks = background:#AB1E2D to Ottawa RedBlacks = background:black

Reference: https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/media/ (dominant colour is black, secondary colour is red)

Thanks Cmm3 (talk) 15:42, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Charlesaaronthompson requested the change to AB1E2D late last year here. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 21:25, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

I see. The primary colour here was changed from black to red despite no changes to the team's branding since 2014. I am requesting that it be changed back. The website, the logo, and the uniforms all have black as the dominant colour. I'm open to hearing Charlesaaronthompson's thoughts as well for the initial change in December. Thanks Cmm3 (talk) 02:27, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

@Cmm3 and Ahecht: Since I was tagged in this section, I will reply. The main reason why I have rendered the primary color for the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Ottawa Redblacks as  #AB1E2D  (red) instead of  #000000  (black) is because the team's primary color is indeed red, not black. My URL references for this are the 2017 CFL Guide & Record Book, the team's Brand Guide, and the team's 2016 Media Guide. We go by the team's primary branding color, not the team's primary jersey color. That's why the primary color for the Ottawa Redblacks is red. Actually, the HTML color code for the Redblacks' red is  #AC202D . I discerned this color code from this CFL.ca .JPG image and Paint 3D. The primary color for the Redblacks is still red. Charlesaaronthompson (talk) 19:43, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

@Charlesaaronthompson and Ahecht: Hey Charles, none of those references list red as the primary colour, it just lists it first among red, black, and white. Additionally, the link you have here Brand Guide lists the shade of red as Pantone 187 C, which is listed on Pantone's website as  #A6192E . Because there are no articles that list red as the "primary" colour, I am still requesting that black be reverted to the dominant colour. Functionally, this is also to differentiate the team from the Calgary Stampeders, whose dominant colour is red with black as the complementing colour. And I am also requesting that the correct shade of red be used. I would recommend using Colorwerx, which has a very good grasp on the correct shades for teams. The CFL website's logos aren't always accurate (hence why you've had to change it twice). Thanks Cmm3 (talk) 01:04, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

@Cmm3 and Ahecht: OK, I have now changed the colours for the Ottawa Redblacks at Template:NFLPrimaryColor, Template:NFLTertiaryColorRaw and Template:NFLAltPrimaryColor so that the primary colour is  black  and the tertiary colour is  #A71930 . Charlesaaronthompson (talk) 04:24, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

 Done This appears resolved Galobtter (pingó mió) 14:14, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Requested move 4 June 2018

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Move (technical move requested) - as stated in the discussion, this is a sensible stop-gap until a module can be coded. (non-admin closure) ƒirefly ( t · c · who? ) 09:10, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

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• Template:NFLPrimaryColor → Template:Gridiron primary color  Done
• Template:NFLPrimaryColorRaw → Template:Gridiron primary color rawTemplate:Gridiron primary color raw  Done
• Template:NFLPrimaryStyle → Template:Gridiron primary style  Done
• Template:NFLSecondaryColor → Template:Gridiron secondary color  Done
• Template:NFLSecondaryColorRaw → Template:Gridiron secondary color rawTemplate:Gridiron secondary color raw  Done
• Template:NFLTertiaryColorRaw → Template:Gridiron tertiary color rawTemplate:Gridiron tertiary color raw  Done
• Template:NFLAltPrimaryColor → Template:Gridiron alt primary color  Done
• Template:NFLAltSecondaryColor → Template:Gridiron alt secondary color  Done

– This template is used for CFL, Arena/Indoor football, and other international leagues in addition to NFL, so the NFL name no longer makes sense. Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 21:34, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Let's take the opportunity to lose the CamelCase — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:36, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Agreed. I updated the request. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 17:23, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

• Move and convert to "Module:Gridiron color" – having a module will make it easier for editing. It will combine them all into one, similar to Module:Basketball color and Module:College color, with the above templates still useful. Corky 19:19, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

I've starting putting together the database necessary to do so at Module:Gridiron color/data, but it's not quite straightforward given how past years are handled in two different ways (and one way isn't Y2K compliant). However, there's no reason to hold up the move while the module is being built. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 01:08, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

• Support move to module. Unsure how any of that works, but if it's more consistent with other sports and easier to edit, I don't see a reason to not do this. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 03:18, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Module ready for testing

@MSGJ, Corkythehornetfan, Dissident93, Charlesaaronthompson, DMC511, JJMC89, Matt Fitzpatrick, Frietjes, Zzyzx11, Deejayk, and Cmm3: Pinging the regular contributors to these templates (and contributors to the move discussion) — I appologize if I missed anyone. I have created a lua module at Module:Gridiron color/sandbox and implemented it in the sandbox versions of the templates in the move request:

• {{Gridiron primary color/sandbox}}
• {{Gridiron primary color raw/sandbox}}
• {{Gridiron primary style/sandbox}}
• {{Gridiron secondary color/sandbox}}
• {{Gridiron secondary color raw/sandbox}}
• {{Gridiron tertiary color raw/sandbox}}
• {{Gridiron alt primary color/sandbox}}
• {{Gridiron alt primary style/sandbox}}
• {{Gridiron alt secondary color/sandbox}}

The color data is stored at Module:Gridiron color/data. Please try out these templates and let me know if there are any bugs or corner cases that I missed, and if not, I will go ahead and switch things over. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 13:37, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Ahecht, what is the <!__ END UFL teams -- for? typo? Frietjes (talk) 13:39, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

@Frietjes: Good catch. It's actually a typo in Template:NFLTertiaryColorRaw that was introduced in 2016 that got carried over. I fixed it in both. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 13:46, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Seems fine to me... is it just me or why do the V·T·E and [view] show in black? Maybe it is just too early in the morning for me... Corky 15:53, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

@Corkythehornetfan: The V·T·E links in which template? --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 17:25, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

@Ahecht: I tested it in several NFL team templates (I.e. {{Washington Redskins}}, {{Dallas Cowboys}}) and when the template was placed in the navbox, the vte and view links showed black font... again, it may be way too early for me and may be because it's the sandbox template being used. 😁 If others haven't asked about it, I'm sure that's the case! Corky 17:38, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

@Corkythehornetfan: Looks like {{NFLAltPrimaryStyle/sandbox}} wasn't included in the move list or updated. It should work now (see Template:Dallas Cowboys/sandbox and Template:Washington Redskins/sandbox). --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:25, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

@MSGJ, Corkythehornetfan, Dissident93, Charlesaaronthompson, DMC511, JJMC89, Matt Fitzpatrick, Frietjes, Zzyzx11, Deejayk, and Cmm3:  Done The module has been implemented for all the listed templates. We've already squashed one bug with infinite loops, but please let me know if you see any weirdness.

I've also implemented a contrast check function in {{Gridiron primary style/sandbox}} and {{Gridiron alt primary style/sandbox}} to address the accessibility issues brought up above (which you can test at Template:Gridiron primary style/testcases and Template:Gridiron alt primary style/testcases). Let me know at Module talk:Gridiron color#Accessibility problems if you have any feedback on that feature before I implement it in the main module. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 16:22, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Sorry for being late to the party. You guys have done an awesome job, but there seems to be a broken connection between the new template that isn't allowing for college teams colors to show for college coaches who played in the NFL. See Jeff Brohm, Jim Harbaugh. DMC511 (talk) 23:43, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

@DMC511: Fixed. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:50, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 17 December 2025

Hope this is the right spot to request this United Football League Expansion Teams

Columbus Aviators

• League: United Football League (UFL)
• Primary color: Navy (#0C2340)
• Secondary colors: Powder blue (#69B3E7), Red (#E4002B), White (#FFFFFF)
• Source: https://www.theufl.com/columbus https://www.trucolor.net/portfolio/united-football-league-official-colors-2024-through-present/

Louisville Kings

• League: United Football League (UFL)
• Primary color: Dark Green (#183029)
• Secondary colors: Lime Green (#97D700), White (#FFFFFF)
• Source: https://www.theufl.com/louisville https://www.trucolor.net/portfolio/united-football-league-official-colors-2024-through-present/

Orlando Storm

• League: United Football League (UFL)
• Primary color: Orange (#FE5000)
• Secondary colors: Dark Navy (#252A36), Purple (#753BBD), White (#FFFFFF)
• Source: https://www.theufl.com/orlando https://www.trucolor.net/portfolio/united-football-league-official-colors-2024-through-present/

All three teams are scheduled to begin play in the 2026 UFL season and officially announced branding and colors in October Danjobilly1 (talk) 18:38, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

Already done Looks like user:DMC511 already did this. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 04:01, 23 December 2025 (UTC)