Company milestone · 1919-09-20
The team was founded in Decatur, Illinois, as the Decatur Staleys, a works team of the A. E. Staley starch company. [1]
Chicago Bears Logo
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Brand profile
About Chicago Bears
Professional American football team
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the NFC North division and play home games at Soldier Field.
The franchise was founded in Decatur, Illinois, on 20 September 1919 as the Decatur Staleys, a works team of the A. E. Staley starch company. It became professional in 1920 as a charter member of the American Professional Football Association, the forerunner of the NFL, moved to Chicago in 1921 and took the Bears name in 1922.
The Bears and the Arizona Cardinals are the two remaining franchises from the NFL’s founding in 1920. The Bears have won nine NFL championships, eight before the AFL–NFL merger and one Super Bowl.
The team’s brand guidelines name the bear head as the primary mark and the “C” as the secondary mark.
Company: National Football League.
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Chicago Bears logo files at a glance
Chicago Bears has 2 downloadable files in AI, PNG in this archive. 1 logo record is catalogued; that is not the number of verified redesigns.
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Brand heritage
Logo history & brand milestones
One logo record is catalogued. The milestones below are dated separately from it.
Bears logos from the 1940 running bear to the 1962 “C”, its 1973 colour change and the 2023 switch to the bear head as primary logo, as recorded by the team and cited reporting. Company and product dates are labelled separately from design changes.
Company milestone · 1920
The Staleys became professional as a charter member of the American Professional Football Association. Because the team was meant to promote the company, it used A. E. Staley’s logo. [1]
Company milestone · 1922
After moving to Chicago in 1921, the team became the Chicago Bears. [1]
Logo milestone · 1940
The first Chicago Bears logo was introduced, showing a black bear running with a football. [1]
Logo milestone · 1946
A new logo showed a navy blue bear on top of a football. [1]
Logo milestone · 1962
The wishbone “C” was introduced as a decal on both sides of the helmet, at first white with a black outline. [1] [2]
Logo milestone · 1973
The all-white “C” on the helmet was changed to orange with a white border. [2]
Logo milestone · 1999
An orange bear head was introduced as a secondary logo. [1]
Logo milestone · 2023-08
The team made the bear head its primary logo and the “C” its secondary mark. The team called it a minor change, and the “C” remained on the helmet and at the 50-yard line of the home field. [1] [3] [4]
Research sources
- Chicago Bears ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- History of the Chicago Bears Uniform (archived 20 May 2005) ↗ · Chicago Bears · accessed 2026-09-25
- Brand Guidelines ↗ · Chicago Bears · accessed 2026-09-25
- Bears change primary logo to bear head, but C will remain on helmet and 50-yard line ↗ · NBC Sports (ProFootballTalk), 2023-08-10 · accessed 2026-09-25
Compiled 2026-09-25 by AI-assisted source review. Each statement links its sources; an editor has not yet independently confirmed them.
Colour sample
Sampled artwork colours
Blue (primary sample)Primary
- HEX
- #001122
- RGB
- 0, 17, 34
Text contrast on white19.03:1 · AAA
Text contrast on near-black1.01:1 · Fail
Red (accent sample)Accent
- HEX
- #EE4422
- RGB
- 238, 68, 34
Text contrast on white3.83:1 · Fail
Text contrast on near-black4.93:1 · AA
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Design context
Logo design & typography notes
Team founder George Halas chose navy and orange, the colours of his alma mater, the University of Illinois.
The brand guidelines state that the bear head carries a white outline so that the mark stays defined on dark backgrounds, and that only the “C” is used for reproductions smaller than half an inch or 35 pixels wide.
From the researched record (AI-assisted source review); see research sources.
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Can I use the Chicago Bears logo?
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When did Chicago Bears change its logo?
1940: The first Chicago Bears logo was introduced, showing a black bear running with a football. 1946: A new logo showed a navy blue bear on top of a football. 1962: The wishbone “C” was introduced as a decal on both sides of the helmet, at first white with a black outline. 1973: The all-white “C” on the helmet was changed to orange with a white border. 1999: An orange bear head was introduced as a secondary logo. 2023-08: The team made the bear head its primary logo and the “C” its secondary mark. The team called it a minor change, and the “C” remained on the helmet and at the 50-yard line of the home field. [1] [2] [3] [4]
What file formats are available for the Chicago Bears logo in this archive?
Available file formats: AI, PNG. Dimensions, source and usage conditions are listed for each file below.
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- Source date
- 2026-08-02
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