![UT Tower detail photo of the clock with burnt orange overlay](https://tower.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/tower-header-clock-burntorange.jpg)
Light the Tower
Since 1937, the UT Tower has been lit orange to celebrate the academic and athletic accomplishments of Longhorn students, faculty, staff and alumni. Other lighting configurations mark University milestones or simply illuminate the Tower on the Austin skyline.
Lighting Configurations
![Tower illustration of White lighting configuration](https://tower.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tower-LightingConfig-White.png)
White Tower
![Tower illustration of White with Orange Top lighting configuration](https://tower.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tower-LightingConfig-WhiteOrange.png)
White Tower with Orange Top
![Tower illustration of Orange lighting configuration](https://tower.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tower-LightingConfig-Orange.png)
Orange Tower
![Tower illustration of Orange #1 lighting configuration](https://tower.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tower-LightingConfig-Orange1.png)
Orange Tower with No. 1
![Tower illustration of Special lighting configuration](https://tower.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tower-LightingConfig-Special.png)
Orange Tower with Special Effects
![Tower illustration of Darkened lighting configuration](https://tower.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tower-LightingConfig-Darkened.png)
Darkened Tower with White Cap
![Tower illustration of Dark lighting configuration](https://tower.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tower-LightingConfig-Dark.png)
Dark Tower
![Light the Tower: SEC Celebration](https://tower.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SEC-Celebration.png)
June 30, 2024
Light the Tower: SEC Celebration
Epic all-day celebration commemorates the Longhorns’ inaugural day in the Southeastern Conference The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights and “SEC” displayed on its sides Sunday, June 30 as part of the SEC Celebration across the Forty Acres. The Tower’s special lighting configuration and the campus-wide celebration commemorate the Longhorns’…
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