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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 colors 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	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
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		Ultramarine and gold[1]
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
Kosovo		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	British racing green	National colours of the United Kingdom
United States		Red, white and blue		National colours of the United States
United Arab Emirates		Red, green, white 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

United Kingdom colours

Country	Flag	Primary colours	Secondary colours	Further information	Ref(s)
England		White and Redcitation needed	Navy Bluecitation needed	Flag of England, List of English flags	1
Scotland		Navy Blue and Whitecitation needed	Navy Blue and Goldcitation needed	Flag of Scotland, List of Scottish flags	1
Wales		Red, White and Greencitation needed		Flag of Wales, List of Welsh flags	1
Northern Ireland		Red, White and Bluecitation needed	Greencitation 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

See also

• Tricolour
• List of international auto racing colors

References