Using the EPA Seal and Logo
Before you download and use the EPA seal or logo, you should review the information on:
In addition, EPA employees who wish to use the seal or logo should review Using the EPA seal in your products (PDF) Intranet.
Policy and Guidelines
EPA Seal and Logo
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The Agency's seal and logo with signature convey the "corporate identity" of EPA and its programs. All products must reinforce the visual identity of EPA; program and office identifiers are distinctly secondary to this identity. The seal may only be displayed using either the standard color scheme or a single color that complements the background where it appears.
The official seal of EPA comprises the two-leaved flower, with stem, encircled by the title UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
EPA's logo is a two-leaved flower, without stem, accompanied by the Agency's initials to the right and the full name either to the right of or below the initials.
The seal and logo must remain intact and unchanged (e.g., don't use the flower from the seal by itself or omit the full Agency name from the logo). The sole exception is an icon, created by the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) and provided as part of EPA's standard Web look and feel, that identifies Agency Web pages in lists of "favorites" or "bookmarks."
Corporate Identity and Agency Identifier
To maintain EPA's "corporate identity," use only the seal or the logo on the front cover of communication products. The identifier should be placed and sized so that it clearly links the product to EPA, while also complementing the cover's design.
The sole exception is for products jointly authored by EPA and an assistance recipient or another federal agency, when identifiers of all authoring entities should appear on the front cover. All identifiers will usually be the same size; external identifiers should never overshadow EPA's identifier.
Deviation from this format requires approval from OPA.
Permission to Reprint the Agency Logo or Seal
If another agency, research group, think-tank, university, partnership or company wants to reproduce the EPA logo or seal for purposes acceptable to the Agency, permission must be granted by OPA, which will provide a copy of the logo or seal. Conditions of permission:
- Neither the logo nor seal may be altered in its proportions.
- No element may be removed or added to the seal or logo.
- Neither the seal nor the logo may be merged into another illustration or modified in any other way.
- The applicant may not suggest that use of the logo or seal implies endorsement of any organization, idea, product or service.
- OPA may require that the logo and/or seal be accompanied by an appropriate disclaimer.
Names derived from the EPA initials, such as EPAlog or EPAlert, are discouraged. They distort the Agency's correct name both visually and aurally, and compete with the Agency logo. OPA approval is required to use EPA's initials in combination with other letters or words.
Please contact Belinda Blackman (202-564-7848; blackman.belinda@epa.gov) to ask about using the EPA seal or logo.
Color Specifications: Seal
For most applications, use the files provided in the seal and logo repository below . If a required format is not available, contact OPA or use the following information.
- 2-color as specified below
- 4-color as specified below
- single color that contrasts well with the background color, including a) black and b) white against a background color
On the Web site, comply with the look and feel specification (http://www.epa.gov/epafiles).
- transparent
- white circle with blue trim
No other backgrounds are allowed.
Print Applications: Two-Color Pantone Values
(Learn more about the Pantone system and how it works Exit)
| Colors | Background | Text, Water (bottom section of circle), and Trim |
Sky (upper half of circle) | Earth (middle of circle), leaves, and stem |
| 660 Blue | Clear | 100% | Lighten for 79% screen | 0% |
| 362 Green | Clear | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Print Applications: Four-Color Separation
| CMYK | Background | Text, Water (bottom section of circle), and Trim |
Sky (upper half of circle) | Earth (middle of circle), leaves, and stem |
| Cyan | Clear | 91% | 87% | 76% |
| Magenta | Clear | 60% | 24% | 0% |
| Yellow | Clear | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Black | Clear | 0% | 0% | 11% |
Internet/intranet Applications: RGB
| Colors | Background | Text, Water (bottom section of circle), and Trim |
Sky (upper half of circle) | Earth (middle section of circle), leaves, and stem |
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| Red | 255 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Green | 255 | 80 | 153 | 204 |
| Blue | 255 | 184 | 255 | 51 |
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| Red | FF | 00 | 33 | 00 |
| Green | FF | 50 | 99 | CC |
| Blue | FF | B8 | FF | 33 |
Color Specifications: Logo
The entire logo must appear in one color that contrasts well with the rest of the page, including a) black and b) white against a background color. The flower and text may not be different colors, nor may the flower itself contain more than one color.
Format For Product Identification Elements
Product identification elements state the name of program office generating the product, date of publication, and identification number. Place this information on the back cover with other contact information generally placed in a contact box or on the title page.
Example:
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5201G)
EPA-175-K-02-100
www.epa.gov
June 2001
Download Copies of the EPA Seal and Logo Files
Note: to download the files, you will need a user name/ID and password. Please contact Belinda Blackman (202-564-7848; blackman.belinda@epa.gov). If you are not an EPA employee, please explain in your message why it is appropriate to use the EPA seal or logo.
EPA Seal and Logo
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In particular, the seal and logo must remain intact and unchanged (e.g., don't use the flower from the seal by itself or omit the full Agency name from the logo). The sole exception is an icon, created by the Office of Public Affairs and provided as part of EPA's standard Web look and feel, that identifies Agency Web pages in lists of "favorites" or "bookmarks."
- What colors are allowed?
- Which file should I use?
- Files for most print uses (raster)
- Files for professional graphics developers (vector)
- For more information
What Colors are Allowed?
Follow the directions in the Logo Guide section of the EPA Communications Stylebook and the seal/logo policy and specifications above.
Which File Should I Use?
For documents to be printed on an office inkjet or laser printer: use the TIFF file closest in size to what you need and resize if necessary. All TIFF files have a resolution of 300 pixels/inch.
For Web or intranet pages, presentations, and other electronic uses: use the GIF file closest in size to what you need and resize if necessary. All GIF files are transparent. All GIF files have a resolution of 72 pixels/inch.
For documents to be printed using "4-color" or "2-color" printing: use the TIFF file closest in size to what you need and resize if necessary. In addition, convert the file to CMYK per specifications listed in the Logo Guide section of the EPA Communications Stylebook and the seal/logo policy and specifications above. All TIFF files have a resolution of 300 pixels/inch.
For large-format or special needs: use the vector files.
Files for Most Print Uses (raster)
- Use these files for word processing, presentation, spreadsheets, and other desktop publishing. For professional graphic files, see below.
- Files are presented in tables below, sorted by size (very small, small, medium, and large). Within a given size, the seals and logos occupy roughly the same amount of visual space on a page.
- Black seals may be changed to another single color (including white against a colored background), but the colors in the full color seals may not be changed except as provided in the 4-color and 2-color specifications.
To view a file, click the link to the GIF version. Some browsers may only be able to display the GIF versions unless additional software has been installed.
- Point to the link using the mouse
- Click the left mouse button
- Input the user name/ID and password, and hit OK
- Once you see the logo or seal file on your screen, go to the File menu, choose “save as” and then choose a file name and location
- Click the "Save" button
Note: to download the files, you will need a user name/ID and password. Please contact Belinda Blackman at blackman.belinda@epa.gov; if you are not an EPA employee, please explain in your message why it is appropriate to use the EPA seal or logo.
Very Small Size
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Full Color |
Seal | GIF | TIFF | 75 x 75 |
| Seal w/trim | GIF | TIFF | 75 x 75 | |||
| Black | Seal | GIF | TIFF | 75 x 75 | ||
| Seal w/trim | GIF | TIFF | 75 x 75 | |||
| Horizontal logo | GIF | TIFF | 150 x 21 | |||
| Vertical logo | GIF | TIFF | 107 x 42 | |||
Small Size
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Seal | GIF | TIFF | 150 x 150 |
| Seal w/trim | GIF | TIFF | 150 x 150 | |||
| Black | Seal | GIF | TIFF | 150 x 150 | ||
| Seal w/trim | GIF | TIFF | 150 x 150 | |||
| Horizontal logo | GIF | TIFF | 300 x 42 | |||
| Vertical logo | GIF | TIFF | 211 x 83 | |||
Medium Size
| Size | Recommended Uses | Color | File | Format | Dimensions (Pixels) |
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Seal | GIF | TIFF | 300 x 300 |
| Seal w/trim | GIF | TIFF | 300 x 300 | |||
| Black | Seal | GIF | TIFF | 300 x 300 | ||
| Seal w/trim | GIF | TIFF | 300 x 300 | |||
| Horizontal logo | GIF | TIFF | 600 x 83 | |||
| Vertical logo | GIF | TIFF | 421 x 166 | |||
Large Size
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Seal | GIF | TIFF | 900 x 900 |
| Seal w/trim | GIF | TIFF | 900 x 900 | |||
| Black | Seal | GIF | TIFF | 900 x 900 | ||
| Seal w/trim | GIF | TIFF | 900 x 900 | |||
| Horizontal logo | GIF | TIFF | 1800 x 256 | |||
| Vertical logo | GIF | TIFF | 1264 x 498 | |||
Files for Professional Graphics Developers (vector)
For very large graphics, use the following vector format files. The formats are Adobe Illustrator 8 (.AI) and Encapsulated Postscript (.EPS). Most browsers will not be able to display these files, and you need special graphics software to use them.
- Point to the link using the mouse
- Click the left mouse button
- Input the user name/ID and password, and hit OK
- Once you see the logo or seal file on your screen, go to the File menu, choose “save as” and then choose a file name and location
- Click the "Save" button
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| Illustrator 8 (each file is < 500 KB) |
Seal (trim is a layer) |
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| Black horizontal logo | |
| Black vertical logo | |
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EPS Use the Illustrator files if you can; EPS files are provided primarily to allow Photoshop and other raster programs to create the images at sizes and resolutions other than those provided above. |
Seal |
| Seal w/trim | |
| Black seal | |
| Black seal w/trim | |
| Black horizontal logo | |
| Black vertical logo |
Other Logos
Note: to download the files, you will need a user name/ID and password. Please contact Belinda Blackman at blackman.belinda@epa.gov; if you are not an EPA employee, please explain in your message why it is appropriate to use the EPA seal or logo.
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Recovery Act emblem |
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U.S. federal government recycling logo with eagle |
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White on black recycling logo |
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Black and white arrows recycling logo |
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Black arrows recycling logo |
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White arrows recycling logo |
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EPS |
Recovery Act emblem |
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U.S. federal government recycling logo with eagle |
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White on black recycling logo |
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Black and white arrows recycling logo |
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Black arrows recycling logo |
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White arrows recycling logo |
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JPG |
Large version of the Recovery Act emblem |
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Large version of U.S. federal government recycling logo with eagle |
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Large version of white on black recycling logo |
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Large version of black and white arrows recycling logo |
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Large version of black arrows recycling logo |
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Large version of white arrows recycling logo |
For More Information
Please contact Belinda Blackman (202-564-7848; blackman.belinda@epa.gov)