| 10/25/2010 - 10/27/2010 | White/White/White | ESB Lighting |
| 10/24/2010 | Purple/Purple/White | Alzheimer's Association, 2010 Memory Walk |
| 10/22/2010 - 10/23/2010 | Red/Red/Red | Scholastic, 90th Anniversary Celebration and "Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life." Campaign |
| 10/21/2010 | Yellow/Yellow/Yellow | The Afterschool Alliance, Lights on Afterschool |
| 10/12/2010 - 10/20/2010 | White/White/White | ESB Lighting |
| 10/11/2010 | Red/White/Green | Columbus Day |
| 10/08/2010 - 10/10/2010 | Orange/Yellow/Red | Publicolor, 15th Anniversary of Publicolor Day |
| 10/04/2010 - 10/07/2010 | White/White/White | ESB Lighting |
| 10/02/2010 - 10/03/2010 | Pink/Pink/White | National Football League, A Crucial Catch for Breast Cancer Awareness |
| 09/30/2010 - 10/01/2010 | Pink/Pink/White | The Est�e Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign and Global Landmark Illumination Initiative |
via. Empire State Building : Official Internet Site.
Also, its history.
1932: The first light to shine atop the Empire State Building (November, 1932) was a searchlight beacon which told people for 50 miles that Franklin D. Roosevelt has been elected president of the United States.
1976: Colored lighting was first introduced by Douglas Leigh. The tower was lit in red, white and blue in celebration of the American Bicentennial.