Template:Short description Template:Nationalism sidebar 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. Before World War I, they also served as the colours of different military uniforms for each nation or region.

AfricaEdit

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Algeria Template:Flagdeco Green, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Algeria
Angola Template:Flagdeco Red, black and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Angola
Benin Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Benin
Botswana Template:Flagdeco Light blue, black and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Botswana
Burkina Faso Template:Flagdeco Red, green and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Burkina Faso
Burundi Template:Flagdeco Red, white and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Burundi
Cameroon Template:Flagdeco Green, red and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Cameroon
Cape Verde Template:Flagdeco Blue, white, red and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Cape Verde
Central African Republic Template:Flagdeco Blue, white, green, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Chad Template:Flagdeco Blue, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Chad
Comoros Template:Flagdeco Yellow, white, red, blue and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the Template:Flagdeco Blue, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Congo, Republic of the Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Congo Republic
Djibouti Template:Flagdeco Light blue, green, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Djibouti
Egypt Template:Flagdeco Red, white and black Gold Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box National colours of Egypt
Equatorial Guinea Template:Flagdeco Green, white, red and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea Template:Flagdeco Green, blue, red and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Eritrea
Eswatini (Swaziland) Template:Flagdeco Blue, yellow, red, black and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Ethiopia Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow, red and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Ethiopia
Gabon Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Gambia Template:Flagdeco Red, blue, green and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Ghana Template:Flagdeco Red, yellow, green and black Black and white (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Guinea Template:Flagdeco Red, yellow and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Guinea-Bissau Template:Flagdeco Red, yellow, green and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Ivory Coast Template:Flagdeco Orange, white and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Kenya Template:Flagdeco Black, red, green and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Lesotho Template:Flagdeco Blue, white, green and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Liberia Template:Flagdeco Red, white and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Libya Template:Flagdeco Red, black, green and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Madagascar Template:Flagdeco Red, green and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Malawi Template:Flagdeco Black, red and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Mali Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Mauritania Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Mauritius Template:Flagdeco Red, blue, yellow and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Morocco Template:Flagdeco Red and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Mozambique Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow, red, black and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Namibia Template:Flagdeco Blue, red, green, white and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Niger Template:Flagdeco Orange, white and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Nigeria Template:Flagdeco Green and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Rwanda Template:Flagdeco Sky blue, yellow and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
São Tomé and Príncipe Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow, red and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Senegal Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Seychelles Template:Flagdeco Blue, yellow, red, white and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Sierra Leone Template:Flagdeco Green, white and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Somalia Template:Flagdeco Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Green and gold (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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South Sudan Template:Flagdeco Black, red, green, blue, yellow and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Sudan Template:Flagdeco Red, white, black and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Tanzania Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow, blue and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Togo Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow, red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Tunisia Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Uganda Template:Flagdeco Black, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Zambia Template:Flagdeco Green, red, black and orange Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Zimbabwe Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow, red, black and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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North AmericaEdit

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colours
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information
Antigua and Barbuda Template:Flagdeco Red, white, blue, black and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Bahamas Template:Flagdeco Aquamarine, yellow and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Barbados Template:Flagdeco Ultramarine, gold and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Belize Template:Flagdeco Blue, red and white Sky blue (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
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Black (only used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box National colours of Canada
Costa Rica Template:Flagdeco Blue, white and red Black (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Cuba Template:Flagdeco Blue, white and red Black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Dominica Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow, black, white and red Blue (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Dominican Republic Template:Flagdeco Blue, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
El Salvador Template:Flagdeco Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Grenada Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Guatemala Template:Flagdeco Blue and white Navy blue and green-blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Haiti Template:Flagdeco Blue and red<ref name="CIA">Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Honduras Template:Flagdeco Turquoise blue and white Navy blue and midnight blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Jamaica Template:Flagdeco Green, gold and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Mexico Template:Flagdeco Green, white and red Black, Indian red, magenta and lime green (used only in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Nicaragua Template:Flagdeco Blue and white Gold and denim (used only in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Panama Template:Flagdeco Blue, white and red Midnight blue and cadet blue (used only in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Saint Kitts and Nevis Template:Flagdeco Green, red and white Gold and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Saint Lucia Template:Flagdeco Light blue, yellow, black and white Blue (only in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Template:Flagdeco Blue, yellow and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Trinidad and Tobago Template:Flagdeco Red, white and black Maroon (only in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
United States Template:Flagdeco Red, white and blue<ref name="CIA"/> Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box List of U.S. state colors

Sub-national coloursEdit

Country, nation or region Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information
Anguilla Template:Flagdeco Orange, blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Aruba Template:Flagdeco Yellow, cerulean, white, red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Bermuda Template:Flagdeco Red, blue and white Prussian blue (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Bonaire Template:Flagdeco Yellow, blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
British Virgin Islands Template:Flagdeco Green, yellow and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Cayman Islands Template:Flagdeco Blue, red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Curaçao Template:Flagdeco Blue, yellow and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Guadeloupe Template:Flagicon Green, red and white Black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Martinique Template:Flagdeco Red, green and black Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Montserrat Template:Flagdeco Black, green, dark blue, red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
New Brunswick Template:Flagdeco Pine green, navy blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box See Flag of New Brunswick
Puerto Rico Template:Flagdeco Red, white and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Quebec Template:Flagdeco Royal Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box See Flag of Quebec
Saint Martin Template:Flagdeco Yellow and blue Dark blue, red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Saint Pierre et Miquelon Template:Flagicon Blue, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Sint Maarten Template:Flagicon Red, blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Turks and Caicos Template:Flagdeco Blue, light blue, red and white Green sheen (only in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
US Virgin Islands Template:Flagdeco White, yellow and blue Light blue (used only in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box

South AmericaEdit

Country Flag Primary
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colours
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information
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Blue and black (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Bolivia Template:Flagdeco Red, yellow and green White (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Brazil Template:Flagdeco Green and yellow Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Chile Template:Flagdeco Red, white and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Colombia Template:Flagdeco Yellow, blue and red Dark blue and white (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Ecuador Template:Flagdeco Yellow, blue and red Sky blue (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
French Guiana Template:Flagdeco Yellow and green Blue (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Guyana Template:Flagdeco Yellow and green Red and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Paraguay Template:Flagdeco Red, white and blue Bluegray (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Peru Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Suriname Template:Flagdeco White and green Red and gold Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Uruguay Template:Flagdeco Blue and white Light blue (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box Artigas flag, Flag of the Treinta y Tres
Venezuela Template:Flagdeco Yellow, blue and red Burgundy, khaki, white and neon yellow (used in sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box

AsiaEdit

Country Flag Primary
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colours
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information
Armenia Template:Flagdeco Red, blue and orange Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Afghanistan Template:Flagdeco Black, red, green and white Blue (Sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Azerbaijan Template:Flagdeco Sky blue, red and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Bahrain Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Bangladesh Template:Flagdeco Red and green citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box Template:Colour box Template:Flagicon First Flag of Bangladesh (1971)
Bhutan Template:Flagdeco Orange, gold and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Brunei Template:Flagdeco Yellow, black, white and red Blue and green (football) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Cambodia Template:Flagdeco Red and blue Black (football) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
China Template:Flagdeco Red and yellow Dark blue, black and white (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Georgia Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
India Template:Flagdeco Saffron orange, blue, white and green Sky blue (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Indonesia Template:Flagdeco Red and white<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Green (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Iran Template:Flagdeco Green, white and red Black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Iraq Template:Flagdeco Red, white, black and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Israel Template:Flagdeco citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Israel
Japan Template:Flagdeco Red and white Black (sports); Blue, white and spring bud (only used in football) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Jordan Template:Flagdeco Black, white, green and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Kazakhstan Template:Flagdeco Blue and gold White and black (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Korea, North
(Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Template:Flagdeco Red, white and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Korea, South
(Republic of Korea)
Template:Flagdeco White, red, blue and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Kuwait Template:Flagdeco Green, white, red and black Blue and red (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Kyrgyzstan Template:Flagdeco Red and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Laos Template:Flagdeco Red, blue and white Black, gold and sky blue (football) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Lebanon Template:Flagdeco Red, white and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Malaysia Template:Flagdeco Gold and black Red, white, dark blue and gold Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Maldives Template:Flagdeco Red and white Green and blue (football) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Mongolia Template:Flagdeco Blue, red and yellow White (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Myanmar Template:Flagdeco Yellow, green, red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Nepal Template:Flagdeco Crimson, blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Oman Template:Flagdeco Red, white and green Gold Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Pakistan Template:Flagdeco Green and white Lime green and gold (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Philippines Template:Flagdeco Blue, red, white and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Qatar Template:Flagdeco Maroon and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Saudi Arabia Template:Flagdeco Green and white Lavender<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Singapore Template:Flagdeco Red and white Blue (football) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Sri Lanka Template:Flagdeco Blue and yellow Maroon, yellow, orange, green (flag colours) and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Syria Template:Flagdeco Red, white, black and green Gray and gold Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Tajikistan Template:Flagdeco Red, white and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Thailand Template:Flagdeco Red, white and blue Royal yellow, royal purple and blue sapphire Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Royal flags of Thailand
Timor-Leste Template:Flagdeco Red, yellow, black and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Turkmenistan Template:Flagdeco Green and white Sand Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
United Arab Emirates Template:Flagdeco Red, green, white and black Gold and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Uzbekistan Template:Flagdeco Blue, white, green and red Black (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Vietnam Template:Flagdeco Yellow and red Blue and White (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box Template:Colour box
Yemen Template:Flagdeco Red, white and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box

Sub-national coloursEdit

Country, nation or region Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information
Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Red and white Black and gray Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Macau Template:Flagdeco Green and white White and dark blue (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box

EuropeEdit

Country Flag Primary
colours
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colours
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Albania Template:Flagdeco Red and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Andorra Template:Flagdeco Blue, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Austria Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Belarus Template:Flagdeco Red, green and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Belgium Template:Flagdeco Red citation CitationClass=web

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Template:Flagdeco Blue and gold White (used in football) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Bulgaria Template:Flagdeco White, green and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Croatia Template:Flagdeco Red, white and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Czech Republic Template:Flagdeco citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of the Czech Republic
Cyprus Template:Flagdeco Blue and white Orange Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Denmark Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Finland Template:Flagdeco White and blue Red and gold Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
France Template:Flagdeco citation CitationClass=web

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Germany Template:Flagdeco Black, red and gold White; Silver (used in motor racing); Green (used in football) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box (football) National colours of Germany
Greece Template:Flagdeco Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Greece
Hungary Template:Flagdeco Red, white and dark green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Iceland Template:Flagdeco Blue, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Ireland Template:Flagdeco Green St. Patrick's blue Template:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Italy Template:Flagdeco Green, white and red<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Azure Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box National colours of Italy
Latvia Template:Flagdeco Carmine and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Liechtenstein Template:Flagdeco Blue and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Lithuania Template:Flagdeco Yellow, green and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Luxembourg Template:Flagdeco Red, white and light blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Malta Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Moldova Template:Flagdeco Blue, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Monaco Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Montenegro Template:Flagdeco Red and gold Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Netherlands Template:Flagdeco Orange Red, white and blue (flag) Template:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Orange refers to the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau.
North Macedonia Template:Flagdeco Red and yellow White (used by the national football team) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Norway Template:Flagdeco Red, blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Poland Template:Flagdeco White and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box (Sports) National colours of Poland
Portugal Template:Flagdeco Green and red (Before the 1910 revolution: White and blue) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Romania Template:Flagdeco Blue, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Russia Template:Flagdeco White, blue and red Green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
San Marino Template:Flagdeco White and light blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Serbia Template:Flagdeco Red, blue and white<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="ThomasMikulan2006">Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Serbia
Slovakia Template:Flagdeco White, blue and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Spain Template:Flagdeco Red and gold (During the Second Spanish Republic: also Purple) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Sweden Template:Flagdeco Blue and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box See Flag of Sweden
Switzerland Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Turkey Template:Flagdeco Red and white Turquoise Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Ukraine Template:Flagdeco Blue and gold Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Ukraine
United Kingdom Template:Flagdeco Red, white and blue British racing green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box National colours of the United Kingdom

Sub-national coloursEdit

Country, nation or region Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information
Åland Template:Flagicon Blue, yellow and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Andalucia Template:Flagdeco Green and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Basque Country Template:Flagicon Green and red White Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Bavaria Template:Flagicon Sky blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box See Flag of Bavaria
Brittany Template:Flagicon Black and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Brussels Region Template:Flagicon Blue and yellow Grey Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Canary Islands Template:Flagicon Yellow, blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Catalonia Template:Flagicon Red and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Cornwall Template:Flagicon Black and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Dublin City Template:Flagicon Green and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box It is common to see dark blue and light blue flown for Dublin, but this is the GAA colours for Dublin county.
England Template:Flagicon Red and white Blue (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Faroe Islands Template:Flagicon White, blue and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Flanders Template:Flagicon Black and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Friesland Template:Flagicon Blue, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Galicia Template:Flagicon Sky blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Gibraltar Template:Flagicon Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Guernsey Template:Flagicon Red and white Green (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box See Flag of Guernsey
Isle of Man Template:Flagdeco Red and grey Yellow (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box Yellow is the colour of the unofficial national football team.
Jersey Template:Flagicon Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Northern Ireland Template:Flagdeco Red and white Green and white (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Green and white is in reference to the national football team
Saxony Template:Flagicon Green and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Scotland Template:Flagicon Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Wales Template:Flagicon Red, green and white Yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box Yellow is in reference to the colour of the national flower of Wales, the daffodil.
Wallonia Template:Flagicon Red and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box

OceaniaEdit

Country Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information
Australia Template:Flagdeco Green and gold Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of Australia
Fiji Template:Flagdeco Light blue White and black (rugby and other sports) Template:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Kiribati Template:Flagdeco Red, gold, blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
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White, silver, ochre red, teal and beige (used by the cricket team in the 1980s) Template:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box National colours of New Zealand
Papua New Guinea Template:Flagdeco Red, black, yellow and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Samoa Template:Flagdeco Red, white and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Solomon Islands Template:Flagdeco Olive green, yellow and blue Green and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Tonga Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Tuvalu Template:Flagdeco Sky blue, yellow and white Blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Vanuatu Template:Flagdeco Red, green, black and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box

Sub-national coloursEdit

Country, nation or region Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information
American Samoa Template:Flagdeco Blue, red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Cook Islands Template:Flagdeco Green and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
French Polynesia Template:Flagdeco Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Guam Template:Flagdeco Indigo and red Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
New Caledonia Template:Flagdeco Gray, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Niue Template:Flagdeco Golden yellow and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Australian Capital Territory Template:Flagdeco citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box see Sport in Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales Template:Flagdeco Sky blue<ref>Symbols and emblems of NSW Template:Webarchive</ref> Navy blue and white Template:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box see Sport in New South Wales
Northern Territory Template:Flagdeco citation CitationClass=web

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Queensland Template:Flagdeco citation CitationClass=web

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White and gold Template:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box see Symbols of Queensland
South Australia Template:Flagdeco citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box see Sport in South Australia
Tasmania Template:Flagdeco Bottle green, yellow and maroon<ref>Department of Premier and Cabinet - TASMANIA : Sporting colours</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box see Sport in Tasmania
Victoria Template:Flagdeco citation CitationClass=web

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White Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box see Sport in Victoria
Western Australia Template:Flagdeco Gold and black White Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box see Sport in Western Australia

Countries with limited or no recognitionEdit

These are the national colours for countries or states that have limited or no recognition.

Country Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information
Abkhazia Template:Flagicon Green, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Kosovo Template:Flagdeco Blue, gold and white Black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Palestine Template:Flagdeco Black, white, green and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Somaliland Template:Flagicon Green, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
South Ossetia Template:Flagicon White, red and yellow Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Taiwan
(Republic of China)
Template:Flagdeco Blue, white and red Verdigris (University Sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Transnistria Template:Flagicon Red and green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Template:Flagicon Red and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Western Sahara
(Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
Template:Flagdeco Black, white, green and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box

Former countriesEdit

Country Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information
Austria-Hungary Template:Flag icon Black and gold Red, white and green Template:Color box Template:Color box Template:Color box Template:Color box Template:Color box Flags of Austria-Hungary
Black and gold were the colours of the ruling Habsburg monarchy
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Template:Flagicon Red, blue and orange White Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
Byzantine Empire Template:Flagdeco Red, gold and purple Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Byzantine flags and insignia
China
(Republic of China, 1912-1949)
Template:Flagdeco Blue, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Confederate States of America Template:Flagicon Blue, white and red Cadet grey Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box Cadet grey was an official color of the Confederate States Army
Czechoslovakia Template:Flagdeco Blue, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Donetsk People's Republic Template:Flagicon Black, blue and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
East Germany Template:Flagdeco Black, red and gold Blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box National colours of Germany
France
(Kingdom of France 987–1792, 1814–1848)
Template:FlagdecoTemplate:FlagdecoTemplate:FlagdecoTemplate:FlagdecoTemplate:Flagdeco White and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box French Blue, French Flags
German Empire Template:Flagdeco Black, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box German Flags
Göktürk Khaganate Sky blue Template:Colour box
Holy Roman Empire Template:Flagdeco Gold and black White and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Flags of the Holy Roman Empire
Luhansk People's Republic Template:Flagicon Light blue, blue and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Nazi Germany Template:Flagdeco Black, white and red Brown Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box German Flags
Neutral Moresnet Black, white and navy Template:Color box Template:Colour box Template:Colour box
Portugal (Kingdom of Portugal 1139-1910) Template:Flag icon Blue and white Template:Colour box Template:Colour box
Republic of Texas Template:Flagdeco red, white and blue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Texas is a current state of the United States but was a former independent republic from 1839-1845.
Rhodesia Template:Flagdeco Green Template:Colour box
Soviet Union Template:Flagdeco Red Gold Template:Colour box Template:Colour box
South Africa (pre-1994) Orange, white and blue Green (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box
South Yemen Red, sky blue, white and black Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Yugoslavia Template:Flagdeco Blue, white and red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box

CaliphatesEdit

Country Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information
Umayyad Caliphate Template:Flagdeco White Template:Colour box
Abbasid Caliphate Template:Flagdeco Black Template:Colour box Black Standard
Fatimid Caliphate Template:Flagdeco White Template:Colour box
Ottoman Empire Template:Flagdeco Red Template:Colour box

Ancient/Imperial Chinese dynastiesEdit

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Dynasty Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information
Xia dynasty Black, grue Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box <ref name="china_source">Template:Cite journal</ref> Green/blue in China
Shang dynasty White Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Zhou dynasty Red Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Qin dynasty Black Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Han dynasty Black (206 BC-104 BC)
Yellow (104 BC-26 AD)
Red (26 AD-220 AD)
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Former Wei dynasty Yellow Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Jin dynasty Red Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Liu Song dynasty Red Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Southern Qi dynasty Red Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/> Green/blue in China
Liang dynasty Red Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Chen dynasty Red Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Northern Wei dynasty Yellow (399-491)
Black (491-535)
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Northern Qi dynasty Black Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Northern Zhou dynasty Black Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Sui dynasty Red Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Tang dynasty Yellow (618-750)
Reddish Yellow (750-907)
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Liao dynasty Black Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Later Jin dynasty White Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Song dynasty Red Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Western Xia dynasty White Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Jin dynasty White Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Yuan dynasty White Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Ming dynasty Red Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/>
Qing dynasty Template:Flagdeco Yellow Template:Colour box <ref name="china_source"/> Imperial yellow jacket
Yellow Dragon Flag

Supranational organisationsEdit

Some noted supranational organisations like the United Nations and the European Union have their own colours as part of their branding and marketing. They are usually taken from the organisation's flag. Although they do not have national sporting teams, the colours can be used for anything connected to the organisation, like associated bodies.

Organisation Flag Primary colours Secondary colours Primary Secondary Further information
African Union File:Flag of the African Union.svg Green and gold Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Flag of the African Union
Arab League Green Red, black and white Template:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Flag of the Arab League, Pan-Arab colours
Association of Southeast Asian Nations File:ASEAN Flag.svg Blue, red and yellow Brown Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Green and yellow Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
Caribbean Community Sky blue, dark blue and yellow Maroon (sports) Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box Maroon is the colour of the West Indies cricket team. Although they are not an officially part of CARICOM, most members of the community are members of the Cricket West Indies. CARICOM sees the organisation as an associated institute of Community.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Community of Portuguese Language Countries Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
Eurasian Economic Union White Blue and gold Template:Colour box Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Flag of the Eurasian Economic Union
European Union Template:Flagdeco Reflex blue and gold Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Flag of Europe
Mercosur White and blue Green Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box Flag of Mercosur
NATO File:Flag of NATO.svg Dark Blue Template:Colour box Flag of NATO
Nordic Council Blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Flag of the Nordic Council; Design Manual of the Nordic Council - Colours
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation White, green and black Red Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Template:Colour box See Flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and Green in Islam
Organization of Turkic States Turquoise Template:Colour box Although the flag of the Organization of Turkic States is light blue and white, turquoise is the colour most associated with the Turkic region.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Gold and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box
United Nations Template:Flagdeco Light blue and white Template:Colour boxTemplate:Colour box Flag of the United Nations

Examples of use of these coloursEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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