Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan has agreed to change the club's colours back to blue from immediate effect.
Supporters of the club have been campaigning for Tan to reverse his controversial rebranding exercise ever since the move was made in 2012.
The Malaysian businessman sparked anger among supporters of the Welsh side when, as part of a multi-million pound investment, he ditched their traditional colours for red and introduced a new badge with a dragon replacing a bluebird.
At the time, Tan claimed red would bring Cardiff good fortune and expressed his belief that the change would expand the club's appeal in international markets.
But he has now announced on the club’s Twitter site that they will return to playing in their traditional blue home kit from this Saturday, when they welcome Fulham.
In two further tweets, the club said: "He (Tan) has also confirmed the #CardiffCity crest will be redesigned, featuring a #Bluebird as a primary focus.
"The crest will proudly reflect #CardiffCity history and tradition along with elements reflecting (Tan's) culture and beliefs."
Tan had called a meeting between Cardiff officials and supporters on Thursday night to discuss the rebranding issue.
Tan's move came on the back of a record low Cardiff City Stadium crowd of just over 4,000 for the FA Cup third-round tie with Colchester, planned anti-red protests and the threat of thousands of season tickets not being renewed.
There was unanimous support at the meeting for the club to abandon red and revert to their traditional blue colours with the bluebird crest replacing the dragon as Cardiff's primary emblem.
Cardiff manager Russell Slade, speaking before the change had been confirmed, described it as a "giant step" which will allow them to sustain future success.
"People were able to say what they thought and they said it an eloquent and intelligent way," said Slade, who attended Thursday's meeting.
"It was received very well from everyone at the football club and I thought it was a giant step.
"If ever that was a big step that was it and it would be nice if we were in blue on Saturday. This is a fantastic opportunity to build a new platform and put the bricks in place to rebuild and start again."
Cardiff have slipped to 12th in the Championship after going five games without a win but Slade believes changing the colour and the crest could provide the momentum necessary to make a charge for the play-offs in the second half of the season.
"If you're going to be successful in any business, any football club, you need everyone pulling together as a unit," Slade said.
"Only that way can you sustain success. You might have a modicum of success in the short term but if you want long-term success you need unity."
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