List of flags by number of colors

Flags of the world's nations vary in the number of colours, ranging from one colour to more than forty.

One colour

* (750–1258)
*
* (September 27, 1996–October 26, 1997)
* (May 28, 1490–1636)
* (1848–1947)
* (1699–1948)
* (1734–1936)
* (1680–1767)
* (1171–1260)
* (?–1874)
* (1368–1906)
* (1342–1949)
*
*
* (909–1171)
* (1918–1918)
* (1731–1818)
* (1014–1152)
* (1709–1738)
* (1919)
* (1732–1818)
* (1846–1952)
* (1838–1949)
* (1728–1858)
* (1348–1948)
* (1710–1949)
* (1929–1931)
* (1733–1948)
* (1733–1948)
* (1977–2011)
* (1520–1905)
* (1796–1903)
* (1674–1818)
* (1856–1970)
* (1739–1853)
* (1633–1934)
*
*
* (1518–1687)
* (632–661)
* (777–909)
* (1782–1948)
* (1919–1919)
* (1977-2011)
*
*
* (973–1146)

Two colours

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil flag and ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* ( army flag)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (state flag and ensign)
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil flag and ensign)
*
*
*
* (civil flag and ensign)
*
*
*
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (naval ensign and flag of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (merchant flag)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (variant without coat of arms)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Three colours

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil ensign)
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
* (naval ensign)
* (Air ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil flag and ensign)
* (state ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil flag and ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil and naval ensign)
*
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (state flag)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (1919–1925)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (2001–2020)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (Oldest tricolor)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil flag)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (Taiwan)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* Transgender Pride flag
*
*
*
*
*
*
* ( naval ensign)
* ( government ensign)
* ( civil ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Four colours

*
*
* (2013–2021)
*
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (air force ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (army flag)
* (naval ensign)
* (air force ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (naval ensign)
*
*
* (1958–1959)
*
*
*
*
* (civil ensign)
*
*
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
* (1968-2003)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (1951-1969 and from 2011)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (1797–1879)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (civil flag)
*
*
*
* (1971-1997)
*
*
*
*

Five colours

*
*
*
*
* (civil ensign)
* (naval ensign)
*
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (air force ensign)
*
*
*
* (state flag and ensign)
* (war flag and naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (1912–1928)
*
*
* (1593–1611)
*
*
*
*

Six colours

*
*
* (civil and state ensign)
* (naval ensign)
*
*
* (civil ensign)
* (government ensign)
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Seven colours

*
* (naval ensign)
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (with multicolored emblem), 1964-1986
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

Eight colours

*
* (state flag)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

References

{{Lists of flags

Number of colors
Color schemes