National colours

National colours are frequently part of a country's set of national symbols.

Many states and nations have formally adopted a set of colours as their official "national colours" while others have de facto national colours that have become well-known through popular use. National colours often appear on a variety of different media, from the nation's flag to the colours used in sports.

National colours

Country	Flag	Primary colours	Secondary colours	Further information
Albania		Red and black
Algeria		Red, white and green
Angola		Red, black and yellow
Argentina		Sky blue, white and gold	Dark blue
Armenia		Red, blue and orange
Australia		Green and gold		National colours of Australia
Austria		Red and white
Azerbaijan		Blue, red and green
Bahamas		Blue, gold and black
Bangladesh, Peoples Republic of		Green and red	Brown and blue
Barbados		Ultramarine, black, and gold
Belarus		Green, red and white	Red and white only
Belgium		Black, yellow and red
Bolivia		Red, yellow and green
Bosnia & Herzegovina		Blue, yellow and white
Brazil		Green and yellow	Blue and white
Bulgaria		White, green and red
Canada		Red and white
Chad		Dark blue, yellow and red
Chile		Red, white and blue
China, People's Republic of		Red and yellow	White
Colombia		Yellow, blue and red
Costa Rica		Red, white and blue
Croatia		Red, white and blue	Red and white	Chequy
Cuba		Red, white and blue
Cyprus		Blue and white
Czech Republic		Blue, red and white
Denmark		Red and white
Ecuador		Yellow, blue and red	blue and white
Egypt		Red, white, black and gold
El Salvador		Blue and white
Estonia		Blue, black and white
Ethiopia		Green, yellow and red	Light blue
Finland		Blue and white	Red and yellow
France		Blue, white and red
Germany		Black, red and gold	White and black	The German national football team traditionally uses green as away colour, but it is not considered a national colour. See more at National colours of Germany
Ghana		Red, gold and green	White and black
Greece		Blue and white
Guatemala		Blue and white
Haiti		Blue and red	Black and red
Honduras		Blue and white
Hong Kong		Red and white	Blue
Hungary		Red, white and green
Iceland		Red, white and blue
India		Sky blue	Saffron, white, and green
Indonesia		Red and white
Iran		Red, white and green		Pan-Iranian colours
Iraq		Green, white, black and red		Pan-Arab colours
Ireland		St. Patrick's Blue	Green, or white and orange
Israel		Blue and white
Italy		Azure blue	Green, white and red	Blue is the colour of the Royal House of Savoy
Jamaica		Green, gold and black
Japan		Red and white	Blue and white
Jordan		White, Green, Black, and Red		Pan-Arab colours
Kazakhstan		Light blue and yellow
Kenya		Red, black, green and white
Latvia		Maroon and white
Liberia		Red, white and blue
Libya		Black, green and red	Black, green, red, and white	Pan-Arab colours
Lithuania		Yellow, green and red
Macau		Green, White and yellow	Red
Republic of Macedonia		Red and Yellow	Red and Black
Malaysia		Red, white, blue and yellow	Royal Yellow and Black
Maldives		Red, green and white
Malta		Red, white and blue
Mexico		Green, white and red	Burgundy and navy blue
Netherlands		Orange	Red, white and blue	Orange is the colour of William the Silent
New Zealand		Black	White or silver
Nicaragua		Blue and white
Nigeria		Green and white
Norway		Blue, white and red
Pakistan		white and green
Panama		Blue, white and red
Paraguay		Red, white and blue
Peru		Red and white
Philippines		Red, white, blue and gold
Poland		White and red
Portugal		Green and red	Blue and white (traditional national colours in monarchy)
Romania		Blue, yellow and red
Russia		White, blue and red	Red only; White only; White, yellow and black
Saudi Arabia		Green and white
Serbia		Red, blue and white	Yellow and black
Singapore		Red and white	Blue and white
Sierra Leone		Green, white and blue		National colours of Sierra Leone
Slovakia		White, blue and red	Red, white and blue
Slovenia		Green and white	Blue, white and red
South Africa		Dark green and gold	Red, white, blue and black
South Korea		White	Red, blue, and black
Spain		Red and yellow	Blue
Sri Lanka		Red and gold	Blue and gold	Represents the Sri Lankan royalty
Sweden		Blue and yellow
Switzerland		Red and White
Thailand		Red, white and blue	Yellow
Taiwan, the Republic of China		Blue, white and red	Green
Togo		Red, yellow, green and white
Trinidad and Tobago		Red, white, and black
Tunisia		Red and white
Turkey		Red and white	Turquoise
Ukraine		Blue and yellow	Orange, or Red and Black
United Kingdom		Red, white and blue		National colours of the United Kingdom. See also British racing green
United States		Red, white and blue
United Arab Emirates		Red, green, white and black		Pan-Arab colours
Uruguay		Blue (normally light), white and yellow	Red and black
Vietnam		Red and yellow
Venezuela		Yellow, blue, red and white	Burgundy

Supranational colours

Organisation	Flag	Primary colours	Secondary colours
African Union		Green and gold	White, green and gold
Association of Southeast Asian Nations		Blue, red and yellow
European Union		Reflex blue and gold
United Nations		Azure	White

Countries that no longer exist

Country	Flag	Primary colours	Secondary colours	Further information
Confederate States of America (1861–1865)		Red, white and blue	Grey
German Democratic Republic (East Germany) (1949–1990)		Black, red and yellow		National colours of Germany
German Empire (1871–1918)		Black, white and red		National colours of Germany
Prussia (1525/1701–1871/1947)		White and black	Prussian blue	National colours of Germany
Soviet Union (1922–1991)		Red and yellow	Red only
Serbia and Montenegro (1992/2003–2006) (Yugoslavia 1918–1991/2003)	()	Blue, white and red
Union of South Africa (1910–1961)		Orange, white and blue

See also

• Tricolour
• List of international auto racing colours