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I've been wondering this for a while, is it possible to have a subjective opinion on the best colours for a national flag? Or will your preferences ultimately be decided by your nationality? For example, I think that red, white and blue are the best colours for a flag (the red and blue are very striking and noble colours, and the white balances the two out perfectly), but am I bound to think that after ninteen years of indoctrination by the British state?

Do Germans and Belgians feel the same basic aesthetic connection to gold, red and black? Are Arabs enamoured by the pan-Arabic colours (black, red and white) or do Africans favour the pan-African colours (black, red, green and yellow).

There will be a not-very-good poll.

I like the colors white and black for a flag with maybe orange, green or red.

fav. flag: the jolly roger.

Just red and black. The gold is unnecessary.

Just red and black. The gold is unnecessary.

Black and blue (http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/dissonant_cognition.jpg) is far superior. Of course, by saying the words "black and blue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruise)" out loud, I begin to have doubts.

fav. flag: the jolly roger.

The gold is unnecessary.

Perhaps then I could arbitrate some kind of booty exchange?

I've been wondering this for a while, is it possible to have a subjective opinion on the best colours for a national flag? Or will your preferences ultimately be decided by your nationality? For example, I think that red, white and blue are the best colours for a flag (the red and blue are very striking and noble colours, and the white balances the two out perfectly), but am I bound to think that after ninteen years of indoctrination by the British state?

Do Germans and Belgians feel the same basic aesthetic connection to gold, red and black? Are Arabs enamoured by the pan-Arabic colours (black, red and white) or do Africans favour the pan-African colours (black, red, green and yellow).

There will be a not-very-good poll.

I like a burnt orange on a black background. sort of like Halloween colors. i also like red white and blue, buts because they already mean something to me since they are my national colors.

LOL, i just remembered that Simpsons episode where George Washington ran out of puple hearts and rainbows or whatever so had to settle on stars and stripes. :p

Black and blue (http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/dissonant_cognition.jpg) is far superior. Of course, by saying the words "black and blue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruise)" out loud, I begin to have doubts.Hm. Well, there are feminist anarchists who use the black and pink flag, and environmentalist anarchists who use black and green...I wonder what someone would use blue for?
It's funny that there's a whole wiki on bruises, though.

Perhaps then I could arbitrate some kind of booty exchange?<Covers rear end.> Depends...what do you want for it?

Black and Gold, and those are not my national colors.

Black and Gold, and those are not my national colors.Steelers! Unh! :)

Hm. Well, there are feminist anarchists who use the black and pink flag, and environmentalist anarchists who use black and green...I wonder what someone would use blue for?
It's funny that there's a whole wiki on bruises, though.

I picked blue mostly cause red, pink/purple, green, and gold were taken. I really wanted a blue ama-gi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Amagi.png) on a black background instead of stripes, but unfortunately it is already taken by the "anarcho"-capitalist element (that, and it enjoys statist protectionism in the form of a "trademark" by Liberty Fund, Inc. ...oh the irony...).

I almost wish I made this poll public, I want to know who loves my charming grin...

I picked blue mostly cause red, pink/purple, green, and gold were taken. I really wanted a blue ama-gi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Amagi.png) on a black background instead of stripes, but unfortunately it is already taken by the "anarcho"-capitalist element (that, and it enjoys statist protectionism in the form of a "trademark" by Liberty Fund, Inc. ...oh the irony...).Not all that ironic when you consider that the Libertarian party uses a government statue as its symbol.
And is it just me, or does it look like the amagi is constructed out of golf tees?

I almost wish I made this poll public, I want to know who loves my charming grin...We'd need to see it first to say for sure.

I almost wish I made this poll public, I want to know who loves my charming grin...

the mods can make it public....I think. But you would have to post in moderation.

Depends on what you want the flag to represent. Red/white/blue is a common combination; they're also the pan-Slavic colours. I believe a precursor of the Arab League used a red, white, green and black flag (hence the preference), but if you're looking for realism, try to keep darker colours apart with white or yellow.

For my flag, I took my town's civic colours, and butchered the Slovakian arms. So just go for something you're happy with.

Black and Red.

That is the best colors for a national flag.

I've been wondering this for a while, is it possible to have a subjective opinion on the best colours for a national flag? Or will your preferences ultimately be decided by your nationality? For example, I think that red, white and blue are the best colours for a flag (the red and blue are very striking and noble colours, and the white balances the two out perfectly), but am I bound to think that after ninteen years of indoctrination by the British state?

Do Germans and Belgians feel the same basic aesthetic connection to gold, red and black? Are Arabs enamoured by the pan-Arabic colours (black, red and white) or do Africans favour the pan-African colours (black, red, green and yellow).

There will be a not-very-good poll.

some blue and green, maybe some red, grey, or black... depending of course on the vexiliological meaning you want your flag to have.

(EX. red=blood, etc.)

the mods can make it public....I think. But you would have to post in moderation.

Hmm.. I'm probably not that bothered. I'll just be content with the fact that someone(sometwo?) likes me.

My charming grin... (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ninebucks/cheese.jpg)

Gray! Yes, a gray flag.

Personally, I think this would make a superbly awesome flag.
http://www.duckandcover.cx/gallery/albums/userpics/10095/bosgold.jpg

Hmm.. I'm probably not that bothered. I'll just be content with the fact that someone(sometwo?) likes me.

My charming grin... (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ninebucks/cheese.jpg)

If I met you in a dark alleyway, I would run.

If I met you in a dark alleyway, I would run.

Yeah... that'd probably be for the best.

Definately red. Maybe a touch of black- to let them know we're serious. And a bit of white- for charm.

Blues and whites definitely belong on a flag. I'm uncertain as to reds and blacks. Green, save for in very tiny increments, should not be on flags. Yellows are ok, but less desirable than most colors.

I <3 Dark purple (royal) and gold trim

Not all that ironic when you consider that the Libertarian party uses a government statue as its symbol.


What's ironic is the obsession with the most recognizable symbol of the United States government and its "fiat" money: "$"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalist_symbolism#Libertatis_.C3.86quilibritas

And is it just me, or does it look like the amagi is constructed out of golf tees?


"In the mid-3rd millennium, writing direction was changed to left to right in horizontal rows (rotating all of the pictograms 90° counter-clockwise in the process), and a new wedge-tipped stylus was used which was pushed into the clay, producing wedge-shaped ('cuneiform') signs; these two developments made writing quicker and easier. By adjusting the relative position of the tablet to the stylus, the writer could use a single tool to make a variety of impressions. The word 'cuneiform' comes from the Latin word cuneus, meaning 'wedge.'"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform_%28script%29

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Cuneiform_tablet_-_Kirkor_Minassian_collection_-_Library_of_Congress.jpg/360px-Cuneiform_tablet_-_Kirkor_Minassian_collection_-_Library_of_Congress.jpg

I'm not sure what the best is, but I can tell you the worst. A blue flag with a crest on it, as in most US state flags. I have a very large state flag on my wall, but I acknowledge that it's absolutely hideous.

What's ironic is the obsession with the most recognizable symbol of the United States government and its "fiat" money: "$"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalist_symbolism#Libertatis_.C3.86quilibritasLol. Yeah, at least left-anarchists are only silly with our having symbols for anarchism; we don't pick symbols that are directly contradictory.

"In the mid-3rd millennium, writing direction was changed to left to right in horizontal rows (rotating all of the pictograms 90° counter-clockwise in the process), and a new wedge-tipped stylus was used which was pushed into the clay, producing wedge-shaped ('cuneiform') signs; these two developments made writing quicker and easier. By adjusting the relative position of the tablet to the stylus, the writer could use a single tool to make a variety of impressions. The word 'cuneiform' comes from the Latin word cuneus, meaning 'wedge.'"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform_%28script%29

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Cuneiform_tablet_-_Kirkor_Minassian_collection_-_Library_of_Congress.jpg/360px-Cuneiform_tablet_-_Kirkor_Minassian_collection_-_Library_of_Congress.jpgAh, thank you. I didn't know it was Sumerian at all until I checked the previous link you posted about the dollar-sign-symbol.

Red and black, of course.

Or just plain red.

I think that I like the look of the seychelles flag best

http://www.33ff.com/flags/L_flags/Seychelles_flags.gif

IMO, any flag with red and gold, with a third colour (except orange) if desired.

http://www.geliosoft.com/3d-flag-screensavers/american-flag-screensaver.jpg
Call me typically American on this standpoint, but that flag's scheme is the best in my opinion. Period.

Red, White and Blue are the most common colour combinations. Almost twice as popular as the next combination.

Linkey (http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/xf-csts.html)

Also I think there are only three countries that do not have red, white OR blue on their flags.

How about the No Flag color?

I'm quite partial to that one.

What about: "The (unlisted) scheme of another nation's flag"?

I don't like the red/white/blue combination. There are way too much flags like that.

I'm surrounded by Great Britain (red/white/blue), France (red/white/blue), the Netherlands (red/white/blue), Luxembourg (red/white/blue) and... Germany. I'm glad we picked the colors of the latter. Must have been a close one.

Orange and Green...just to hurt peoples eyes

How about a nice transparent flag?

red black and a litle white.

Blue Yellow and Red!

Black

Purple on black pwns.

Just red and black. The gold is unnecessary.

But the gold is so pretty. :(

Purple on black pwns.

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/c/cb/Anfem2.gif

like that? :p

Red white blue, including a nordic cross and designed after Dannebrog.

I've been wondering this for a while, is it possible to have a subjective opinion on the best colours for a national flag? Or will your preferences ultimately be decided by your nationality? For example, I think that red, white and blue are the best colours for a flag (the red and blue are very striking and noble colours, and the white balances the two out perfectly), but am I bound to think that after ninteen years of indoctrination by the British state?

Do Germans and Belgians feel the same basic aesthetic connection to gold, red and black? Are Arabs enamoured by the pan-Arabic colours (black, red and white) or do Africans favour the pan-African colours (black, red, green and yellow).

There will be a not-very-good poll.

Oh, you shouldnt forget that red white and black were actually German colours.

This one fo Antigua rules in my opinion.

http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/antigua.jpg

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/c/cb/Anfem2.gif

like that? :p

No, actually. More like this.http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/Beautiful-Darkness/thebeautifuldarkness.jpg

I like my flag and its story. Turkish flag is White crescent and five pointed star on red. It is the reflection of moon and stars at night over a pool of martyr blood. Aesthetically a wawing flag with main color red is very good looking and attention capturing.

Red, White and Blue are the most common colour combinations. Almost twice as popular as the next combination.

Linkey (http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/xf-csts.html)

Also I think there are only three countries that do not have red, white OR blue on their flags.

That guy mixed up his own colour key. He starts of by saying that Green is V, and Grey is G, then in his list he says that Libya, Saudia Arabia and Pakistan have G (grey) flags... a bit silly of him.

WHATS WRONG WITH MAGENTA?!

Red and Black, the colours of the Canadian Battle Horde.

I almost wish I made this poll public, I want to know who loves my charming grin...

Heh, I do. :p

Mainly because there wasn't an option for "Not the black, red, gold (which are my nation's colors)". And because your grin is really very charming, of course. *nod*

ETA: OH, I just saw there actually kind of is an option for that. Oh well, too late. You better keep up the charm, then. :p

Red White and Blue are as common as imperialist muck.

Green, red, white, yellow, orange and black are good colours.

http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/neu_leonstein.jpg

I quite like my flag.

Black and silver, and any other color desired. Red white and blue is far too common.

flag colour preference often depends on politics. i like black and red

Black on Gold I say. Cos I can.

I've been wondering this for a while, is it possible to have a subjective opinion on the best colours for a national flag? Or will your preferences ultimately be decided by your nationality? For example, I think that red, white and blue are the best colours for a flag (the red and blue are very striking and noble colours, and the white balances the two out perfectly), but am I bound to think that after ninteen years of indoctrination by the British state?

Do Germans and Belgians feel the same basic aesthetic connection to gold, red and black? Are Arabs enamoured by the pan-Arabic colours (black, red and white) or do Africans favour the pan-African colours (black, red, green and yellow).

There will be a not-very-good poll.Personally, I love the black, white, red color combo best. Black and red are my favorite colors, and they go well with white. It's also my home city-state's colors.

As for black, red, gold for Germany, those come from the regimental colors of the Lützowsche Freikorps, a student regiment that fought in the Napoleonic wars. There's no other connection to Belgium beside Waterloo.

your poll is so terrible. this thread would be better without one.

As for black, red, gold for Germany, those come from the regimental colors of the Lützowsche Freikorps, a student regiment that fought in the Napoleonic wars. There's no other connection to Belgium beside Waterloo.
:confused:

Red always does the trick. Its does wonders to the national psyche.

your poll is so terrible. this thread would be better without one.

Swilatia, why are you so grumpy about everything, all the time?

:confused:He was talking about German and Belgian national colors being the same. They have completely different origins though.

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/c/cb/Anfem2.gif

like that? :p
It is so Noble and Sadistic.:eek:

I second the poster on the first page in saying that blue and black are indeed the best flag combination. My nation is an ultra-modern capitalist monarchy and I chose black, blue and silver as the three predominant colours. Here's an example:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/haku8645/kiueflagsmalltouchedup.jpg

and my banner:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/haku8645/kiuebanner.jpg

Anyone think I've gone mad?

I like green, blue & white. Don't much like the red really.