Kansas City Royals Logo PNG
Meaning and history
1969 — 1978
The Kansas City Royals logo, designed in 1969, was composed of a bright blue crest with an orange crown on top, a fancy white letter “R” with its tail curved, set in the center, and a small “KC” monogram written in orange above the upper right corner of the “R”. The “Royals” wordmark was written under the crest, in all capitals of a custom typeface, with the first letter fully repeating the shape of the one from the shield. The logotype was executed in juicy orange color.
1979 — 1985
In 1979, the comparatively simple font for the word “Royals” below the shield was replaced by a script. The wordmark color was changed from yellow to blue.
1986 — 1992
On the 1986 version, the word “Royals” became bigger in comparison with the shield.
1993 — 2001
While the 1993 variation replaced gold by the silver color.
2002 — 2018
In 2002, the capital “R” disappeared from the shield. Instead, there was the “KC” lettering.
2019 — Today
The redesign of 2019 simplified the official logo of the club to just a dark blue crest with a pale gold crown and a white monogram on it. The script lettering was removed from the primary version, though is still used by the club depending on the occasion. Compared to the previous badge, the new one is flat, without the black outline of the lettering, and this minimalistic approach makes it look chic and expensive.
Cap symbol
The cap insignia features the interlocking letters “K” and “C” in gold on the blue background. The script looks the same as that used on the shield KC Royals logo.
The 50th Anniversary emblem
The Anniversary KC Royals logo features a modernized shield with the number “50” topped by a crown. On the left, the year when the franchise was founded (1969) is given, on the right, there is the year of the team’s 50th season (2018).
Font
The script featured on the “Royals” lettering is a custom artwork, as are the letters “K” and “C”. None of them seems to belong to an existing typeface.
Color
The team’s palette encompasses the four colors: royal blue (hex: #004687), gold (#C09A5B), light blue (#7AB2DD), and white (#FFFFFF).