Northern Kentucky Norse logo with a Viking helmet over crossed swords and NKU NORSE text.
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Northern Kentucky Norse

Northern Kentucky Norse is the athletics identity of Northern Kentucky University, a public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Its teams compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Horizon League.

Northern Kentucky Norse is the athletics identity of Northern Kentucky University, a public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky, whose teams compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Horizon League. The university’s official athletics site identifies the program under the Norse name and confirms its Horizon League affiliation.[1] The Horizon League’s official membership listing likewise names Northern Kentucky among its member institutions.[2] Logo Index preserves an archived mark associated with the Northern Kentucky Norse athletics program. Designer credits, the date the mark first appeared, and any redesign history are not documented in the cited sources.

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Logo data

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

Colors

6 colors

  • #000000Black, 53%

    RGB 0, 0, 0; CMYK 0, 0, 0, 100

    White text 21.0:1 (passes AA)

  • #FFC72CYellow, 25%

    RGB 255, 199, 44; CMYK 0, 22, 83, 0

    Black text 13.5:1 (passes AA)

  • #FFFFFFWhite, 16%

    RGB 255, 255, 255; CMYK 0, 0, 0, 0

    Black text 21.0:1 (passes AA)

  • #775D14Brown, 2.3%

    RGB 119, 93, 20; CMYK 0, 22, 83, 53

    White text 6.2:1 (passes AA)

  • #40320BBrown, 2%

    RGB 64, 50, 11; CMYK 0, 22, 83, 75

    White text 12.5:1 (passes AA)

  • #939393Grey, 1.6%

    RGB 147, 147, 147; CMYK 0, 0, 0, 42

    Black text 6.8:1 (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
1.6 : 1Horizontal
Ink coverage
56%44% empty space inside the outline
Symmetry
Mirror-symmetric100% left-right match
Outline
Free-formOverall silhouette
Complexity
Detailed3 shapes, about 687 points

Tints and shades

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Typography

Lettering style: Display, uppercase.

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

Free fonts in this style: Bebas Neue, Anton, Abril Fatface

Visual description

Classified by AI

Symbol shows
Viking helmet crossed swords
Style
Flat, geometric, minimal
Layout
Name inside the symbol
Techniques
Badge, geometric construction
Text in the logo
NKU NORSE

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