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==Colors, logos and uniforms==
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The Nuggets have displayed numerous color schemes, logos, and uniforms throughout their franchise history, including their days in the [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA) as the "Denver Rockets."

===1967/68–1973/74: Denver Rockets (ABA)===
From 1967–68 through 1970–71, the Denver Rockets' logos, uniforms, and colors were black, orange, and white. From 1971–72 through 1973–74, the Rockets wore gold and purple (Columbine blue) uniforms, and their logo featured a cartoonish rocket bouncing a gold and purple basketball, with a purple and white snow-capped mountain in the background.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/denver-rockets.html |title=Remembering the ABA: Denver Rockets |date=June 8, 2018 |access-date=June 8, 2018 |archive-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422001858/http://www.remembertheaba.com/Denver-Rockets.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1974/75–1981/82: Maxie The Miner===
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During the Nuggets' final two seasons in the [[American Basketball Association|ABA]], the team's logo featured a cartoonish miner known as "Maxie The Miner," with a large red beard, a pick-axe in one hand and a red and blue basketball in the other hand. When the Nuggets joined the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] in the [[1976–77 NBA season|1976–77 season]], they retained the pick-axe logo on their jerseys from the ABA days. The home uniforms feature "Nuggets" in red, with a red pick-axe inside a blue oval, and gold numbers with blue trim in front, blue numbers and letters at the back. The road uniforms were blue, with "Denver" in blue with a blue pick-axe in a red oval, and gold numbers in front, white numbers and letters at the back. The Nuggets simplified their uniforms following their inaugural season in the NBA. From 1977 to 1982, their home uniforms were white, with a "Nuggets" script written across the chest in a darker royal blue, with gold trim around the script and jersey numbers. The royal blue away jersey had "Denver" written across the chest in white, with gold trim.

===1982/83–1992/93: Rainbow City Skyline===
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From [[1982–83 NBA season|1982–83]] through [[1992–93 NBA season|1992–93]], the Nuggets wore the Denver "rainbow city" skyline across the chest and back on both the home and away uniforms. Some fans also call the iconic 1980s logo the "[[Tetris]]" logo, due to the buildings that shadow the mountains on the logo which are in the shape of squares. The initial home uniforms were white with navy and green trim, with "Nuggets" and the uniform number in gold with blue trim. The player names were written in block lettering and in a straight position. In 1985, they changed the shade of blue to royal and eliminated green, and in 1986, changed the back numbers to royal blue. In 1991, coinciding with the debut of [[Dikembe Mutombo]], the word "Nuggets" became white with royal blue and gold trim. The road uniforms were initially navy blue with green trim, with "Denver" and the uniform number in white with gold trim, before likewise changing it to royal blue, with gold serifed block letters for player names in an arch (royal blue in home uniforms). The font and "skyline" logo were later reintroduced on alternate jerseys beginning with the [[2012–13 NBA season|2012–13 season]].

===1993/94–2002/03: Navy blue, metallic gold and maroon===
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For the [[1993–94 NBA season|1993–94 season]], the Nuggets drastically changed their look, with a navy blue, metallic gold and maroon color scheme on their uniforms. The "rainbow city skyline," which had been synonymous with the team since 1981, was replaced with a logo that featured a navy blue snow-capped mountain above an enlarged western-style "Nuggets" wordmark in metallic gold, and a curved maroon ribbon with a "Denver" wordmark positioned in between the mountain and the "Nuggets" wordmark. The home jerseys had a "Nuggets" script in a modified version of the typeface Aachen across the chest in navy blue, with maroon and metallic gold trim around the script and numbers, while the navy blue away jerseys had the same script in metallic gold, with maroon and white trim. The Nuggets wore these uniforms for a decade, until the end of the [[2002–03 NBA season|2002–03 season]].

===2003/04–2017/18: Powder blue, navy blue and gold===
For the [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04 season]], the Nuggets made another uniform change, coinciding with [[Carmelo Anthony]]'s debut, with a color scheme of powder blue, gold (yellow) and royal blue. The primary logo, featuring a snow-capped mountain, curved ribbon with a "Denver" wordmark and an enlarged western-style "Nuggets" workmark ''(see previous section)'', was modified, with the mountain royal blue, the ribbon powder blue and the "Nuggets" wordmark a golden yellow. Like the 1990s uniforms, the Nuggets' revised jerseys also had the "Aachen" typeface across the chest—it was "Nuggets" in powder blue, with royal blue and gold trim on the home white jersey, while the powder blue road jerseys had "Denver" in white, with gold and royal blue trim. These jerseys, along with the team logo, were tweaked prior to the [[2008–09 NBA season|2008–09 season]], with the royal blue replaced by the shade of navy blue that was part of the team's color scheme from 1993 to 2003. These jerseys were used until the [[2014–15 NBA season|2014–15 season]], while the snow-capped mountain logo would serve as the team's primary logo until the [[2017–18 NBA season|2017–18 season]].
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In the [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06 season]], the Nuggets also introduced an alternate logo, as well as an alternate navy blue uniform. The alternate logo featured twin intersecting gold pick-axes in a powder blue circle, with a half-white/half-yellow "mountain peaks" at the top of the circle and a basketball with gold outlining and navy blue accents at the bottom of the circle. The navy blue jersey featured an alternate "Nuggets" script in gold, with navy blue interior trim and powder blue outlining. This uniform was used until the end of the [[2011–12 NBA season|2011–12 season]], while the circular "pick axe" logo would become the team's new primary logo for the [[2018–19 NBA season|2018–19 season]].

While the "pick axe" logo was officially introduced in 2005, former NBA director of creative services Tom O'Grady had planned on introducing the logo as early as 1998, but then-NBA commissioner [[David Stern]] was not informed of the possible logo change. As a result, the logo was shelved until it was brought in as an alternate seven years later.<ref>{{cite web|title=LOGOMAN BLOG #7 – NUGGETS OF WISDOM. COMMISSIONER STERN AS IN LEARN.|url=https://sportsdesignagency.com/blog/nuggets-of-wisdom-commissioner-stern-as-in-learn|publisher=Sports Design Agency|website=SportsDesignAgency.com|date=January 7, 2020|access-date=June 9, 2023|archive-date=June 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609182008/https://sportsdesignagency.com/blog/nuggets-of-wisdom-commissioner-stern-as-in-learn|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the [[2012–13 NBA season|2012–13 season]], the Nuggets unveiled a gold alternate jersey, replacing the aforementioned navy blue jerseys that had been used during the previous seven seasons. This jersey featured a return to the Denver "rainbow skyline" logo, but used the team's "Aachen" typeface and color scheme of powder blue, navy and gold.<ref>{{cite news|author=dbier|title=Nuggets Unveil New Alternate "Skyline" Jerseys|url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/nuggets-unveil-new-alternate-skyline-jerseys|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=October 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004023833/http://www.nba.com/nuggets/nuggets-unveil-new-alternate-skyline-jerseys|archive-date=October 4, 2012|access-date=June 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For the [[2015–16 NBA season|2015–16 season]], the Nuggets modified the script and numbering fonts on their home and away jerseys, with a gold "Nuggets" script on the home white jersey and a gold "Denver" script on the powder blue away jersey—both with the "Coliseum" typeface. Navy blue numerals trimmed in gold, as well as navy blue nameplates, were featured on both the home and away jerseys. The alternate gold "skyline" jerseys were also tweaked, with a retro "Nuggets" wordmark (that was used on the 1980s rainbow skyline jerseys) in navy blue trimmed in white. The numerals were also modified with the Coliseum typeface, but remained white, with powder blue interior trim and navy blue exterior outlining.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lukas|first=Paul|title=Uni changes coming to numerous teams in 2015–16|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12880062/uni-changes-coming-numerous-teams-2015-16|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=May 13, 2015|access-date=May 13, 2015|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515143914/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12880062/uni-changes-coming-numerous-teams-2015-16|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Nuggets updated their uniforms for the 2017–18 season. The light uniform (dubbed by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] as the "Association" jersey), the dark uniform (dubbed by Nike as the "Icon" jersey) and the alternate uniform (dubbed by Nike as the "Statement" jersey) saw the return of navy blue as a primary color for the first time since the 2002–03 season, while powder blue was drastically diminished and relegated to trim color status. Slight tweaks were made to the striping and lettering.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dempsey|first=Christopher|title=A New Era of Nuggets Basketball Gets a Fresh New Look|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/new-era-fresh-new-look|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612161622/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/new-era-fresh-new-look|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kosmider|first=Nick|title=Nuggets begin golden anniversary celebration by unveiling new uniforms|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/08/denver-nuggets-new-uniform-2017/|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2017|archive-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809035533/http://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/08/denver-nuggets-new-uniform-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Nuggets' gold "Statement" jersey made some noticeable alterations as well, relegating the navy, powder blue and white rainbow to the sides and relocating the number to the bottom. [[Western Union]] became the team's jersey sponsor.

===2018/19–present: Evolved new identity===
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For the [[2018–19 NBA season|2018–19 season]], the Nuggets modified their logos and uniforms, featuring various color schemes that the team has worn in their history. The current color scheme consists of midnight blue (navy), sunshine yellow, flatirons red (maroon) and skyline blue (royal)—the latter color is only featured on the "Statement" jersey and two of the team's new alternate logos. Powder blue, which had been part of the team's color scheme since 2003, was eliminated from all logos and uniforms. The white "Association" jersey features "Nuggets" in flatirons red, with sunshine yellow trim and midnight blue numbers with sunshine yellow trim, while the midnight blue "Icon" jersey features "Denver" in sunshine yellow, with flatirons red trim and white numbers with flatirons red trim. Both sets also include mountain peak striping on the shorts and the pick axe logo on the waistline. The skyline blue "Statement" jersey features "Mile High City" in white surrounding sunshine yellow numbers, plus a midnight blue mountain peak silhouette and a sunshine yellow pick axe logo on the sides of the shorts. A modernized version of the skyline logo adorns the waistline. The circular "pick axe logo," which had served as the Nuggets' alternate logo since 2005, became the team's new primary logo, replacing the snow-capped mountain/enlarged western-style wordmark logo that had served as the team's primary logo (in three different versions) since 1993. The colors on the circular pick axe logo were also modified with the team's new color scheme.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Denver Nuggets unveil new look|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2018/06/06/denver-nuggets-reveal-new-logos|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=June 6, 2018|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802104231/https://www.nba.com/article/2018/06/06/denver-nuggets-reveal-new-logos|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dempsey|first=Christopher|title=Evolve: Nuggets Usher in a New Era with Reimagined Logos, Uniforms|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-usher-in-new-era-060618|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Nuggets.com|date=June 6, 2018|access-date=October 14, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105201728/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-usher-in-new-era-060618}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Denver Nuggets Reveal Evolved Brand Identity|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-reveal-evolved-brand-identity-060618|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Nuggets.com|date=June 6, 2018|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027225319/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-reveal-evolved-brand-identity-060618|url-status=live}}</ref>

Prior to the [[2022–23 NBA season|2022–23 season]], the "Statement" uniform was slightly tweaked with greater usage of gold on the letters, and red on the trim and mountain silhouette. Two "gold strikes" were also added between the words "Mile High City".<ref>{{cite news|title=Nuggets unveil new version of Statement Edition uniform|url=https://www.nba.com/news/nuggets-unveil-new-uniforms-2022-23|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=September 23, 2022|access-date=September 23, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922234005/https://www.nba.com/news/nuggets-unveil-new-uniforms-2022-23}}</ref>

===City Edition uniforms===
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In the 2017–18 season, [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] released a fourth uniform option known as the "City" series, which is updated annually. The Nuggets' first "City" uniform had a navy base, highlighting the pick-axe and mountain logo in front and incorporating sublimated mountain peak patterns on the shorts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Denver Nuggets City Edition Uniform (2017–18)|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/photogallery/city-edition-uniform-121717|publisher=Denver Nuggets|date=December 18, 2017|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=November 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123023123/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/photogallery/city-edition-uniform-121717|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Nuggets' 2018–19 "City" uniform was a callback to the team's 1982–93 rainbow uniforms, featuring a sublimated pattern of the rainbow logo and navy lettering.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Denver Nuggets City Edition Jerseys (2018–19)|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/denver-nuggets-city-edition-jerseys-110118|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Nuggets.com|date=November 1, 2018|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215231023/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/denver-nuggets-city-edition-jerseys-110118|url-status=live}}</ref> The same design was used for the 2019–20 "City" uniform, albeit with a black base and white letters.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Denver Nuggets Unveil New City Edition Jersey (2019–20)|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-new-city-edition-jersey-111919|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Nuggets.com|date=November 19, 2019|access-date=November 20, 2019|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220184020/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-new-city-edition-jersey-111919|url-status=live}}</ref>

For 2020–21, the Nuggets kept the same "City" uniform design but eliminated the rainbow pattern and went with a red/yellow/orange gradient within the mountains and a flatirons red base.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nuggets unveil City Edition uniform, add new color|url=https://www.nba.com/news/nuggets-unveil-city-edition-uniform-add-new-color|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=November 21, 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121034442/https://www.nba.com/news/nuggets-unveil-city-edition-uniform-add-new-color|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Nuggets were one of 27 teams to receive mashup "City" uniforms as part of the NBA's 75th anniversary during the 2021–22 season. Denver's uniform featured various design takes from past uniforms, including the throwback "Nuggets" wordmark and rainbow pattern from the 1980s uniforms, navy blue and stylized numbers from the 1993–2003 uniforms, Maxie the Miner and striping based on the ABA Nuggets uniforms, and the powder blue and "DN" alternate logo from the 2000s uniforms.<ref>{{cite news|title=Denver Nuggets 2021–22 City Edition Mixtape Jersey|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/city|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=November 1, 2021|access-date=November 2, 2021|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101203619/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/city|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the 2022–23 "City" uniform, the Nuggets wore white uniforms with navy letters, gold and red trim, and royal blue/white gradient stripes. The uniform was inspired by Denver's iconic architecture and its civic organizations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Denver Nuggets 22/23 City Edition Uniform: Continued Evolution|url=https://www.nba.com/news/denver-nuggets-city-edition|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=November 10, 2022|access-date=November 10, 2022|archive-date=November 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110183350/https://www.nba.com/news/denver-nuggets-city-edition|url-status=live}}</ref>

For their 2023–24 "City" uniform, the Nuggets revisited the mountain-themed motif from their 1980s "Rainbow" uniforms. The black-based design featured sublimated blue lines representing the Rocky Mountains, and "5280" below in gold to symbolize Denver's high elevation. Other elements include a secondary team logo on the shorts, "Denver" wordmark on the waistband, white numbers above the left chest, and burgundy stripes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brooks|first=Matt|title='A badge of honor': An in-depth look at the Nuggets '5280' City Edition Uniforms|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/a-badge-of-honor-an-in-depth-look-at-the-nuggets-5280-city-edition-uniforms|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Nuggets.com|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=January 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105060216/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/a-badge-of-honor-an-in-depth-look-at-the-nuggets-5280-city-edition-uniforms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Denver Nuggets 2023-24 City Edition Uniform: 5280|url=https://www.nba.com/news/denver-nuggets-2023-24-city-edition-uniform-5280|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=November 6, 2023|archive-date=November 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105102902/https://www.nba.com/news/denver-nuggets-2023-24-city-edition-uniform-5280|url-status=live}}</ref> The uniform would be worn for select games, and in home games during the [[2023 NBA in-season tournament]], it would be paired with a specially-painted alternate blue court with a gold middle strip and the silhouette of the NBA Cup.<ref>{{cite news|author=NBA.com Staff|title=NBA debuts In-Season Tournament courts for all 30 teams|url=https://www.nba.com/news/nba-debuts-in-season-tournament-courts-for-all-30-teams|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=October 30, 2023|access-date=November 6, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030173237/https://www.nba.com/news/nba-debuts-in-season-tournament-courts-for-all-30-teams|url-status=live}}</ref>

As part of the 2024–25 "City" uniform, the Nuggets revisited the "Rainbow" theme last seen in the 2018–2020 "City" uniforms, as well as last season's "5280" uniform. The white-based uniform featured "5280" in white trimmed in black along with rainbow mountain accents along the text and sides.<ref>{{cite news|title=Denver Nuggets 2024-25 City Edition Uniform: Mile High mountain majesty|url=https://www.nba.com/news/denver-nuggets-2024-25-city-edition-uniform|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=November 14, 2024}}</ref>

===2020 Earned Edition uniforms===
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As a reward for making the [[NBA playoffs]] the previous season, 16 teams were given an exclusive fifth or sixth uniform option: the "Earned" uniform. The Nuggets, having qualified for the [[2020 NBA playoffs]], were given this option in the 2020–21 season. The white-based design featured a modified pickaxe logo, with the top half in skyline blue and the bottom half in flatirons red. Names are written in blue and numbers are written in red with gold trim.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nike Earned Edition Jersey: Denver Nuggets|url=https://www.nba.com/news/nike-earned-edition-jersey-denver-nuggets|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=March 2, 2021|access-date=April 3, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315201418/https://www.nba.com/news/nike-earned-edition-jersey-denver-nuggets|url-status=live}}</ref>