The Kansas City Chiefs are an NFL team in the AFC West, playing at Arrowhead Stadium. The franchise was founded in 1959 as a charter member of the American Football League and began play in 1960 as the Dallas Texans, owned by league founder Lamar Hunt. It moved to Kansas City and took its current name in 1963.
The Chiefs’ colors of red and gold date from the Texans era. Their primary logo places the overlapping initials KC inside a white arrowhead with a thin black outline. This page covers the Chiefs wordmark held on Commons.
Logo history
- 1960: As the Dallas Texans, the team logo shows Texas in white with a yellow star for Dallas.
- 1963: The team moves to Kansas City and becomes the Chiefs, keeping red and gold.
- 2012: The Commons wordmark file is dated March 14, 2012.
This timeline lists only changes that a cited source confirms. Earlier or minor variants of the Kansas City Chiefs mark that could not be dated from a primary or reputable source are left out rather than guessed.
Logo colors
| Color | HEX | RGB | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | #E31837 | 227, 24, 55 | Commons SVG fill |
The Kansas City Chiefs palette in this draft has 1 recorded value. Red is #E31837, which is RGB 227, 24, 55. Where a value comes from a redrawn vector rather than the owner’s own guide, check it against official files before using it in design work.
One color in the Commons wordmark.
Typography
No typeface has been named by the team.
FAQ
What was the Chiefs’ original name?
The Dallas Texans.
What is in the Chiefs logo?
The letters KC inside a white arrowhead.
What red do the Chiefs use?
E31837 in the wordmark file.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kansas_City_Chiefs_wordmark.svg
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