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"

National colours often appear on a variety of different media, from the nation's flag to the colours used in sports.

Countries

Country	Flag	Primary colours	Secondary colours	Primary	Secondary	Further information
Bangladesh		Red, green and gold	White (football)			First Flag of Bangladesh (1971)
Republic of India (Bharat)		Saffron orange, blue, white and green	Sky blue (sports)
Iran		Green, white and red	Black
Palestine		Black, white, green and red
Pakistan		Green and white	Lime green and gold (sports)			National colours of Pakistan
United Kingdom		Red, white and blue	British racing green			National colours of the United Kingdom

National Colours Media

• Flag of Neutral Moresnet.

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  Flag of South Africa from 31 May 1928 to 27 April 1994, also known as the "Oranje Blanje Blou / Orange White Blue" and the "Apartheid flag".

• Flag of South Yemen.svg

  Flag_of_South_Yemen

• Flag of the African Union.svg

  Flag of the African Union

• Flag of the Arab League.svg

  A green flag with a white inscription above a crescent moon with horns upwards, all within a circle of chain and all around a white wreath with a ribbon at the base. Proportion 2:3 reported in Pavillons nationaux et marques distinctives. FOTW* * in the center an Arabic script for "League of Arab States" (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية) * Proportion 2:3 as reported. * Green

• Flag of CARICOM.svg

  Flag of the Caribbean Community

• Flag CPLP.svg

  FlagCPLP

• Flag of the Eurasian Economic Union.svg

  Flag of the Eurasian Economic Union.

• Flag of Mercosur.svg

  The flag of Mercosur

• The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Color is PMS 280, RGB #004990.

Related pages

• List of national symbols