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National colours

Colours that represent a nation

Summary

Colours that represent a nation

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.

Africa

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

North America

Country	Flag	Primary
colours	Secondary
colours	Primary	Secondary	Further
information
Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	Red, white, blue, black and yellow
Bahamas	Bahamas	Aquamarine, yellow and black
Barbados	Barbados	Ultramarine, gold and black
Belize	Belize	Blue, red and white	Sky blue (used in sports)
Canada	Canada	Red and white	Black (only used in sports)			National colours of Canada
Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Blue, white and red	Black (used in sports)
Cuba	Cuba	Blue, white and red	Black
Dominica	Dominica	Green, yellow, black, white and red	Blue (used in sports)
Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	Blue, white and red
El Salvador	El Salvador	Blue and white
Grenada	Grenada	Green, yellow and red
Guatemala	Guatemala	Blue and white	Navy blue and green-blue
Haiti	Haiti	url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2230.html	chapter=National Symbols	title=The World Factbook	date=2014	publisher=Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Public Affairs	location=Washington, DC	edition=52nd	isbn=978-0-16-092553-5	oclc=913577992	access-date=2015-05-02	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108112336/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2230.html	archive-date=2016-11-08	url-status=dead }}
Honduras	Honduras	Turquoise blue and white	Navy blue and midnight blue
Jamaica	Jamaica	Green, gold and black
Mexico	Mexico	Green, white and red	Black, Indian red, magenta and lime green (used only in sports)
Nicaragua	Nicaragua	Blue and white	Gold and denim (used only in sports)
Panama	Panama	Blue, white and red	Midnight blue and cadet blue (used only in sports)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Green, red and white	Gold and black
Saint Lucia	Saint Lucia	Light blue, yellow, black and white	Blue (only in sports)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Blue, yellow and green
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	Red, white and black	Maroon (only in sports)
United States	United States	Red, white and blue				List of U.S. state colors

Sub-national colours

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

South America

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

Asia

Country	Flag	Primary
colours	Secondary
colours	Primary	Secondary	Further
information
Afghanistan	Afghanistan	Black, red, green and white	Blue (Sports)
Bahrain	Bahrain	Red and white
Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Red and green	White (football)	Bangladesh First Flag of Bangladesh (1971)
Bhutan	Bhutan	Orange, gold and white
Brunei	Brunei	Yellow, black, white and red	Blue and green (football)
Cambodia	Cambodia	Red and blue	Black (football)
China	China	Red and yellow	Dark blue, black and white (sports)
Georgia	Georgia (country)	Red and white
India	India	Saffron orange, blue, white and green	Sky blue (sports)
Indonesia	Indonesia	Red and white	Green (sports)
Iran	Iran	Green, white and red	Black
Iraq	Iraq	Red, white, black and green
Israel	Israel	Blue and white		National colours of Israel
Japan	Japan	Red and white	Black (sports); Blue, white and spring bud (only used in football)
Jordan	Jordan	Black, white, green and red
Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Blue and gold	White and black (sports)
Korea, North
(Democratic People's Republic of Korea)	North Korea	Red, white and blue
Korea, South
(Republic of Korea)	South Korea	White, red, blue and black
Kuwait	Kuwait	Green, white, red and black	Blue and red (sports)
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	Red and yellow
Laos	Laos	Red, blue and white	Black, gold and sky blue (football)
Lebanon	Lebanon	Red, white and green
Malaysia	Malaysia	Gold and black	Red, white, dark blue and gold
Maldives	Maldives	Red and white	Green and blue (football)
Mongolia	Mongolia	Blue, red and yellow	White (sports)
Myanmar	Myanmar	Yellow, green, red and white
Nepal	Nepal	Crimson, blue and white
Oman	Oman	Red, white and green	Gold
Pakistan	Pakistan	Green and white	Lime green and gold (sports)
Philippines	Philippines	Blue, red, white and yellow
Qatar	Qatar	Maroon and white
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Green and white	Lavender
Singapore	Singapore	Red and white	Blue (football)
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	Blue and yellow	Maroon, yellow, orange, green (flag colours) and white
Syria	Syria	Red, white, black and green	Grey and gold
Tajikistan	Tajikistan	Red, white and green
Thailand	Thailand	Red, white and blue	Royal yellow, royal purple and blue sapphire	Royal flags of Thailand
Timor-Leste	East Timor	Red, yellow, black and white
Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan	Green and white	Sand
United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	Red, green, white and black	Gold and blue
Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	Blue, white, green and red	Black (sports)
Vietnam	Vietnam	Yellow and red	Blue and White (sports)
Yemen	Yemen	Red, white and black

Sub-national colours

Country, nation or region	Flag	Primary colours	Secondary colours	Primary	Secondary	Further information
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Red and white	Black and grey
Macau	Macau	Green and white	White and dark blue (sports)

Europe

Country	Flag	Primary
colours	Secondary
colours	Primary	Secondary	Further information
Albania	Albania	Red and black
Andorra	Andorra	Blue, yellow and red
Armenia	Armenia	Red, blue and orange
Austria	Austria	Red and white
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	Sky blue, red and green
Belarus	Belarus	Red, green and white
Belgium	Belgium	Red	Black and yellow; Light blue (used in sports)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Blue and gold	White (used in football)
Bulgaria	Bulgaria	White, green and red
Croatia	Croatia	Red, white and blue
Czech Republic	Czech Republic	White, red and blue				National colours of the Czech Republic
Cyprus	Cyprus	Blue and white	Orange
Denmark	Denmark	Red and white
Estonia	Estonia	Blue, black and white
Finland	Finland	White and blue	Red and gold
France	France	url=http://www.archives.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/juppe_version1/HIST/DRAPEAU.HTM	title=Le drapeau tricolour	date=2002-06-20	language=French	trans-title=The Tricolour Flag	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050128084005/http://archives.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/juppe_version1/HIST/DRAPEAU.HTM	archive-date=2005-01-28	access-date=2015-07-18	quote=Le pavillon, ainsi que le drapeau national, sera formé des trois couleurs nationales disposées en trois bandes égales, de manière à ce que le bleu soit attaché à la garde du pavillon, le blanc au milieu et le rouge flottant.	url-status=dead }}
Georgia	Georgia (country)	Red and white
Germany	Germany	Black, red and gold	White; Silver (used in motor racing); Green (used in football)			National colours of Germany
Greece	Greece	Blue and white				National colours of Greece
Hungary	Hungary	Red, white and dark green
Iceland	Iceland	Blue, white and red
Ireland	Ireland	Green	St. Patrick's blue, white, orange
Italy	Italy	Green, white and red	Azure			National colours of Italy
Latvia	Latvia	Carmine and white
Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	Blue and red
Lithuania	Lithuania	Yellow, green and red
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Red, white and light blue
Malta	Malta	Red and white
Moldova	Moldova	Blue, yellow and red
Monaco	Monaco	Red and white
Montenegro	Montenegro	Red and gold
Netherlands	Netherlands	Orange	Red, white and blue (flag)			Orange refers to the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau.
North Macedonia	North Macedonia	Red and yellow	White (used by the national football team)
Norway	Norway	Red, blue and white
Poland	Poland	White and red
Portugal	Portugal	Green and red	(Before the 1910 revolution: White and blue)
Romania	Romania	Blue, yellow and red
Russia	Russia	White, blue and red	Green
San Marino	San Marino	White and light blue
Serbia	Serbia	Red, blue and white				National colours of Serbia
Slovakia	Slovakia	White, blue and red
Slovenia	Slovenia	White, blue and red	Green, blue and white (sports)
Spain	Spain	Red and gold	(During the Second Spanish Republic: also purple)
Sweden	Sweden	Blue and yellow				See Flag of Sweden
Switzerland	Switzerland	Red and white
Turkey	Turkey	Red and white	Turquoise
Ukraine	Ukraine	Blue and gold				National colours of Ukraine
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Red, white and blue	British racing green			National colours of the United Kingdom

Sub-national colours

Country, nation or region	Flag	Primary colours	Secondary colours	Primary	Secondary	Further information
Åland	Åland	Blue, yellow and red		{{colour box	#0064AD		border=silver}}{{colour box	#FFD300		border=silver}}{{colour box	#DA0E15
Andalucia	Andalucia	Green and white		{{colour box	#006630	border=silver	}}
Basque Country	Basque Country	Green and red	White	{{colour box	#009c46	border=silver	}}	{{colour box	white
Bavaria	Bavaria	Sky blue and white		{{colour box	#0099d5		border=silver}}{{colour box	white		border=silver}}
Brittany	Brittany	Black and white		{{colour box	black		border=silver}}{{colour box	white		border=silver}}
Brussels Region	Brussels	Blue and yellow	Grey	{{colour box	#0900BD		border=silver}}{{colour box	#FFF202		border=silver}}
Canary Islands	Canary Islands	Yellow, blue and white		{{colour box	#FFCC00		border=silver}}{{colour box	#0768A9		border=silver}}{{colour box	white
Catalonia	Catalonia	Red and yellow		{{colour box	#fcde02		border=silver}}
Cornwall	Cornwall	Black and white		{{colour box	black		border=silver}}{{colour box	white		border=silver}}
Dublin City	Dublin	Green and blue		{{colour box	#009a77		border=silver}}{{colour box	#0b336e		border=silver}}
England	England	Red and white	Blue (sports)		{{colour box	#012169		border=silver}}
Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	White, blue and red		{{colour box	White		border=silver}}{{colour box	#005EB9		border=silver}}{{colour box	#EF303E
Flanders	Flanders	Black and yellow		{{colour box	black		border=silver}}{{colour box	#feeb23		border=silver}}
Friesland	Friesland	Blue, white and red
Galicia	Galicia	Sky blue and white		{{colour box	#009acd		border=silver}}{{colour box	white		border=silver}}
Gibraltar	Gibraltar	Red and white		{{colour box	#db0004		border=silver}}{{colour box	white		border=silver}}
Guernsey	Guernsey	Red and white	Green (sports)	{{colour box	white	border=silver	}}	{{colour box	#048615
Isle of Man	Isle of Man	Red and grey	Yellow (sports)	{{colour box	#d00c27	border=silver	}}{{colour box	#c5c5c5	border=silver	}}
Jersey	Jersey	Red and white		{{colour box	#d00c27	border=silver	}}{{colour box	white		border=silver}}
Northern Ireland	Northern_Ireland	Red and white	Green and white (sports)	{{colour box	#cd0000		border=silver}}{{colour box	white		border=silver}}
Saxony	Saxony	Green and white		{{colour box	#0e6c1e		border=silver}}{{colour box	white		border=silver}}
Scotland	Scotland	Blue and white		{{colour box	#005EB8	border=silver	}}{{colour box	white	border=silver	}}
Wales	Wales	Red, green and white	Yellow	{{colour box	#c9072a	border=silver	}}{{colour box	#00b33e		border=silver}}{{colour box	white	border=silver
Wallonia	Wallonia	Red and yellow		{{colour box	#de2c3c		border=silver}}{{colour box	#fbc932		border=silver}}

Oceania

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

Sub-national colours

Country, nation or region	Flag	Primary colours	Secondary colours	Further information
American Samoa	American Samoa	Blue, red and white
Cook Islands	Cook Islands	Green and white
French Polynesia	Tahiti	Red and white
Guam	Guam	Indigo and red	Blue and white
New Caledonia	New Caledonia	Grey, white and red
Niue	Niue	Golden yellow and blue
Australian Capital Territory	Australian Capital Territory	Dark blue, white and gold		see Sport in Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales	New South Wales	Sky blue	Navy blue and white	see Sport in New South Wales
Northern Territory	Northern Territory	Black, White and Ochre		see Sport in Northern Territory
Queensland	Queensland	Maroon	White and gold	see Symbols of Queensland
South Australia	South Australia	Red, gold and dark blue		see Sport in South Australia
Tasmania	Tasmania	Bottle green, yellow and maroon		see Sport in Tasmania
Victoria	Victoria	Navy blue and silver	White	see Sport in Victoria
Western Australia	Western Australia	Gold and black	White	see Sport in Western Australia

Countries with limited or no recognition

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

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

Former countries

Country	Flag	Primary colours	Secondary colours	Primary	Secondary	Further information
Austria-Hungary	Austria-Hungary	Black and gold	Red, white and green			Flags of Austria-Hungary
Black and gold were the colours of the ruling Habsburg monarchy
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)	Artsakh	Red, blue and orange	White
Byzantine Empire	Byzantine Empire	Red, gold and purple				Byzantine flags and insignia
China
(Republic of China, 1912-1949)	Taiwan	Blue, white and red
Confederate States of America	Confederate States of America	Blue, white and red	Cadet grey				Cadet grey was an official colour of the Confederate States Army
Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia	Blue, white and red
East Germany	East Germany	Black, red and gold	Blue			National colours of Germany
France
(Kingdom of France 987–1792, 1814–1848)	Kingdom of FranceKingdom of FranceKingdom of FranceKingdom of FranceKingdom of France	White and blue				French Blue, French Flags
German Empire	German Empire	Black, white and red				German Flags
Göktürk Khaganate		Sky blue
Holy Roman Empire	Holy Roman Empire	Gold and black	White and red			Flags of the Holy Roman Empire
Nazi Germany	Nazi Germany	Black, white and red	Brown			German Flags
Neutral Moresnet	[[File:Flag of Moresnet.svg	center	frameless	25x25px]]	Black, white and navy
Portugal (Kingdom of Portugal 1139-1910)	Kingdom of Portugal	Blue and white
Republic of Texas	Texas	red, white and blue				Texas is a current state of the United States but was a former independent republic from 1839-1845.
Rhodesia	Rhodesia	Green
Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Red	Gold
South Africa (pre-1994)	[[File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994).svg	center	25x25px]]	Orange, white and blue	Green (sports)
South Yemen	[[File:Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg	center	25x25px]]	Red, sky blue, white and black
Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Blue, white and red

Caliphates

Country	Flag	Primary colours	Further information
Umayyad Caliphate	Umayyad Caliphate	White
Abbasid Caliphate	Abbasid Caliphate	Black	Black Standard
Fatimid Caliphate	Fatimid Caliphate	White
Ottoman Empire	Ottoman Empire	Red

Ancient/Imperial Chinese dynasties

Dynasty	Flag	Primary colours	Further information
Xia dynasty		Black, grue	title=Official Colours of Chinese Regimes: A Panchronic Philological Study with Historical Account of China	journal=Trames. A Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences	pages=237–285	doi=10.3176/tr.2012.3.03	doi-access=free	publisher=Estonian Academy Publishers	url=https://kirj.ee/public/trames_pdf/2012/issue_3/Trames-2012-3-237-285.pdf	first=Jingyi	last=Gao	volume=16(66/61)	issue=3	date=2012}} Green/blue in China
Shang dynasty		White
Zhou dynasty		Red
Qin dynasty		Black
Han dynasty		Black (206 BC-104 BC)
Yellow (104 BC-26 AD)
Red (26 AD-220 AD)
Former Wei dynasty		Yellow
Jin dynasty		Red
Liu Song dynasty		Red
Southern Qi dynasty		Red	Green/blue in China]]
Liang dynasty		Red
Chen dynasty		Red
Northern Wei dynasty		Yellow (399-491)
Black (491-535)
Northern Qi dynasty		Black
Northern Zhou dynasty		Black
Sui dynasty		Red
Tang dynasty		Yellow (618-750)
Reddish Yellow (750-907)
Liao dynasty		Black
Later Jin dynasty		White
Song dynasty		Red
Western Xia dynasty		White
Jin dynasty		White
Yuan dynasty		White
Ming dynasty		Red
Qing dynasty	China	Yellow	Yellow Dragon Flag]]

Supranational organisations

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	25x25px]]	Green and gold				Flag of the African Union
Arab League	[[File:Flag of the Arab League.svg	center	frameless	25x25px]]	Green	Red, black and white	{{colour box	Green	border=silver}}	{{colour box	#ce1126
Association of Southeast Asian Nations	[[File:Infobox ASEAN flag.svg	frameless	30x30px]]	Blue, red and yellow	Brown		{{colour box	brown	border=silver}}
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation		Green and yellow	Blue and white
Caribbean Community	[[File:Flag of CARICOM.svg	center	frameless	25x25px]]	Sky blue, dark blue and yellow	Maroon (sports)	{{colour box	#71d4ed		border=silver}}{{colour box	#124086	border=silver}}{{colour box	yellow
Community of Portuguese Language Countries	[[File:Flag CPLP.svg	center	25x25px]]	Blue and white				Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
Eurasian Economic Union	[[File:Flag of the Eurasian Economic Union.svg	alt=	center	25x25px]]	White	Blue and gold	{{colour box	white	border=silver}}	{{colour box	#2d3c5a
European Union	European Union	Reflex blue and gold				Flag of Europe
Mercosur	[[File:Flag of Mercosur.svg	center	frameless	25x25px]]	White and blue	Green	{{colour box	white	#004e90	border=silver}}
NATO	[[File:Flag of NATO.svg	25x25px]]	Dark Blue				Flag of NATO
Nordic Council	[[File:Flag of the Nordic Council 2016.svg	alt=	center	frameless	25x25px]]	Blue and white				Flag of the Nordic Council; Design Manual of the Nordic Council - Colours
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation	[[File:OIC Logo since 2011.svg	alt=	center	frameless	25x25px]]	White, green and black	Red			See Flag of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and Green in Islam
Organization of Turkic States	[[File:Flag of the Organization of Turkic States.svg	alt=	center	frameless	25x25px]]	Turquoise				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
United Nations	UN	Light blue and white				Flag of the United Nations

Examples of use of these colours

United Nations: the recognisable blue helmets of the peacekeeping operations and the flags of associated UN agencies like the World Health Organization, with the UN's light blue and white.
European Union: the blue and yellow of the EU flag; uses include the blue European Health Insurance Card and the Blue Card for skilled immigration.

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