Edinburgh Capitals logo with arched text above a red rampant lion.
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Edinburgh Capitals

The Edinburgh Capitals are an ice hockey club based at Murrayfield Ice Rink in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club started in 1998 and returned to the Scottish National League for the 2022-23 season.

The Edinburgh Capitals are an ice hockey club based at Murrayfield Ice Rink in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club originally started in 1998 and returned to the Scottish National League (SNL) for the 2022-23 season after a period away from senior competition.[1][2]

Design and History

The Edinburgh Capitals identity has been tied to the club’s home venue and Scottish capital location since the team’s founding in 1998.[3] The club played in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) until 2018, then rejoined the Scottish National League for the 2022-23 season.[1]

Documented visual details of the current Edinburgh Capitals logo are limited in publicly available sources. The club’s official website displays a crest that incorporates the team name, but no authoritative source provides a detailed description of the mark’s design elements, construction, or redesign timeline.[4]

Meaning and Symbolism

No official documentation from the club or its designers explains the intended symbolism of the Edinburgh Capitals logo. The team name references the Scottish capital city where the club is based, and the club plays at Murrayfield Ice Rink, which has been the team’s home venue since its founding.[1][3]

Without a primary source describing the logo’s intended meaning, any interpretation of colors or symbols in the Edinburgh Capitals crest remains speculative.

Typography and Design

No authoritative source documents the specific typography, color specifications, or construction methods used in the Edinburgh Capitals logo. The club’s official website displays the crest in digital and print applications, but no designer or agency attribution has been published.[4]

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Logo data

Measured from the original SVG file on 01/10/2026.

Colors

8 colors

  • #161E29Black, 39%

    RGB 22, 30, 41; CMYK 46, 27, 0, 84

    White text 16.8:1 (passes AA)

  • #BB9034Gold, 23%

    RGB 187, 144, 52; CMYK 0, 23, 72, 27

    Black text 7.2:1 (passes AA)

  • #7D5E24Brown, 14%

    RGB 125, 94, 36; CMYK 0, 25, 71, 51

    White text 6.0:1 (passes AA)

  • #A81C22Red, 11%

    RGB 168, 28, 34; CMYK 0, 83, 80, 34

    White text 7.4:1 (passes AA)

  • #37352BGrey, 4%

    RGB 55, 53, 43; CMYK 0, 4, 22, 78

    White text 12.3:1 (passes AA)

  • #9E7C32Gold, 3.9%

    RGB 158, 124, 50; CMYK 0, 22, 68, 38

    Black text 5.4:1 (passes AA)

  • #64542EBrown, 3%

    RGB 100, 84, 46; CMYK 0, 16, 54, 61

    White text 7.4:1 (passes AA)

  • #3D1E27Pink, 2.3%

    RGB 61, 30, 39; CMYK 0, 51, 36, 76

    White text 14.9:1 (passes AA)

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Backgrounds and sizes

Contrast and color difference

Compared with Sports

2,708 measured Sports logos

Only 21% of Sports logos in the archive use black as the main color.

  • Main color black21%
  • Combination mark26%
  • Four or more colors85%
  • Most common main color here: blue26%

From measured files, not tags. Updated 28/10/2026.

Structure

Logo type
Combination markClassified by AI
Proportions
1.2 : 1Roughly square
Ink coverage
40%60% empty space inside the outline
Symmetry
Nearly symmetric67% left-right match
Outline
Free-formOverall silhouette
Complexity
Detailed6 shapes, about 3,329 points

Tints and shades

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#BB9034

#7D5E24

Typography

Lettering style: Serif, uppercase.

This is a style class, not the exact font. The font has not been documented.

Free fonts in this style: EB Garamond, Libre Caslon Text, Playfair Display

Visual description

Classified by AI

Symbol shows
Rampant lion
Style
Vintage, detailed, corporate
Layout
Symbol above the name
Techniques
Line art
Text in the logo
EDINBURGH CAPITALS

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