Alternative color usage in the chuvash flag (Russia)

Last modified: 2005-05-13 by antónio martins
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• Medium red
• Dark yellow
• Softer shades

• Chuvashia
• Russia

Medium red

During the last one or two years the chuvash flag has been seen locally more and more with the shade of red made to match the russian national flagʼs, and currently is hard to find any of the older dark red flags (those in use has faded to pink). Of course there wasnʼt any legal change, this is simply an trend in the flag making business.
António Martins, 19 Apr 2000

Dark yellow

A dark yellow variation, quite often these days. I guess some flag manufactor got itʼs fabrics mixed up and sold the lot even so. I guess these will disappear in a year or two.
António Martins, 23 Jun 2000

Softer shades

Whereas normal red and yellow are used on the flag, these “loud” colors are often replaced by softer shades in other occasions, such as government buildingʼs signs, stationary paper, official forms and institutional advertising. Very light yellow () and brownish red () are the colors used in these o