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Yellow or Gold
Patriotic Pantone Color Palettes
by Jacci Howard Bear
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These palettes feature nine different shades of yellow and orange. Please keep in mind that the colors as shown on the Web may appear different from the color in print.

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Yellow and blue are the flag colors of Sweden. This yellow or the PMS 109 seen in the German flag could be used.

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These colors are a close match for the red and gold of the flag of Germany.

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This is the yellow, black, and red of Belgium as well as the colors of Egypt.

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These are the colors of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Nauru uses this orangish yellow, white, and blue combination.

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Here are the colors of the Bahamas.

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Barbados uses this golden yellow and dark blue in its flag.

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It's yellow and medium blue in the flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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The yellow of the Aruba flag is officially described as Bunting Yellow; I believe this PMS 108 comes close. The red is that of the Union Jack and the blue is the lighter shade known as United Nations Blue.

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Antigua and Barbuda fly these multiple colors on their flag.

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Many flags use an orangey red but the flag of Armenia uses both red and orange.

Five additional palettes that include yellow can be found under the Green category.

• More Patriotic Palettes: Red, White, & Blue | Green

These palettes do not represent flags from every nation in the world but do cover a wide variety of color combinations. The colors presented here come from a variety of official and unofficial sources, including (but not limited to) color specifications found at Flags of the World.

 

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