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.

Some well-known national colours

Country	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
Armenia	Red, blue and orange
Australia	Green and gold	Blue and gold	National colours of Australia
Austria	Red-white-red
Bahamas	Blue, gold and black
Bangladesh	Green and red	Brown and blue
Barbados	Blue and gold
Belarus	Green, red and white	Red and white only
Belgium	Black, yellow and red
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	Red and yellow
Colombia	Yellow, blue and red
Costa Rica	Red, white and blue
Croatia	Red, white and blue
Cuba	Red, white and blue
Czech Republic	Red, white and blue
Denmark	Red and white
Ecuador	Yellow, blue and red
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	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	Saffron, white and green	Sky blue
Indonesia	Red and white
Iran	Red, white and green
Iraq	Green, white, black and red
Republic of Ireland	Green, white, and orange	St. Patrick's Blue and gold
Israel	White and light blue
Italy	Azure blue	Green, white and red	Blue being the colour of the Royal House of Savoy
Jamaica	Green, gold and black
Japan	Red and white	Blue and white
Kazakhstan	Light blue and yellow
Kenya	Red, black, green and white
Kosova	Blue background, white Stars and yellow land
Latvia	Maroon and white
Liberia	Red, white and blue
Libya	Green	Red, black and white
Lithuania	Yellow, green and red
Malaysia	Red, white, blue and yellow
Maldives	Red, green and white
Malta	Red, white and blue
Mexico	Green, white and red
Netherlands	Orange	Red, white and blue	Orange being the colour of William the Silent
New Zealand	Black	White and silver
Nicaragua	Blue and white
Nigeria	Green and white
Pakistan	Green and white
Panama	Blue, white and red
Peru	Red and white
Philippines	Red, white, blue and gold
Poland	White and red
Portugal	Red, green and yellow	Blue and white (traditional national colours)
Romania	Blue, yellow and red
Russia	White, blue and red	Red only; White only; White, yellow and black
Saudi Arabia	Green, black and white
Serbia	Red, blue and white
Singapore	Red and white	Blue and white
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
Sweden	Blue and yellow
Thailand	Red, white and blue
Togo	Red, yellow, green and white
Tunisia	Red and white
Turkey	Red and white
Ukraine	Blue and yellow	Orange; Red & Black
United Kingdom	Red, white and blue		National colours of the United Kingdom
United States	Red, white and blue
United Arab Emirates	Red, green, white and black
Vietnam	Red and yellow
Venezuela	Yellow, blue, red and white	Burgundy

Supranational colours

Organisation	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

United Kingdom colours

Country	Primary colours	Secondary colours	Further information	Ref(s)
England	White and Red^{[citation needed]}	Navy Blue^{[citation needed]}	Flag of England, List of English flags	^[1]
Scotland	Navy Blue and White^{[citation needed]}	Navy Blue and Gold^{[citation needed]}	Flag of Scotland, List of Scottish flags	^[1]
Wales	Red, White and Green^{[citation needed]}		Flag of Wales, List of Welsh flags	^[1]
Northern Ireland	Red, White and Blue^{[citation needed]}	Green^{[citation needed]}	Flag of Northern Ireland, List of Northern Irish flags	^[1]

National colours of 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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Union Flag and Flags of the United Kingdom. House of Commons Library. URL accessed 14 April 2008. Cite error: The named reference "ukflags" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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Some well-known national colours

Supranational colours

United Kingdom colours

National colours of countries that no longer exist

See also

References