Tricolor Flags (Vertical & Horizontal)

Three equal vertical or horizontal bands of three distinct colors—the most influential republican flag layout in modern history, originating in the sixteenth-century Netherlands and eighteenth-century France.

Horizontal tricolors trace their lineage to the 1572 Dutch Prinsenvlag (Netherlands, Luxembourg), while vertical tricolors follow the 1794 French revolution banner (France, Italy, Ireland, Côte d'Ivoire, Romania, Chad).

Flags using the tricolor layout (8)

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  France2:3 · verticalThree equal vertical bands (1:1:1) of blue (hoist), white (center), and red (fly).
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  Italy2:3 · verticalThree equal vertical bands of green (hoist), white, and red.
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  Ireland1:2 · verticalLength is twice the height (1:2), divided into three equal vertical pales of green at the hoist, white in the center, and orange at the fly.
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  Côte d'Ivoire2:3 · vertical2:3 aspect ratio with three equal vertical bands: orange at the hoist, white in the center, and green at the fly.
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  Romania2:3 · verticalHeight is 2/3 of length; three equal vertical bands with cobalt blue at the hoist, chrome yellow in the center, and vermilion red at the fly.
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  Chad2:3 · verticalThree equal vertical bands of indigo blue (hoist), yellow, and red in 2:3 proportion.
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  Netherlands2:3 · horizontal2:3 rectangle divided into three equal horizontal bands of bright vermilion (top), white (middle), and cobalt blue (bottom).
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  Luxembourg3:5 · horizontal3:5 (or 1:2) aspect ratio with three equal horizontal stripes of red, white, and Pantone 299 C sky blue.

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