Chad vs Romania flag: how to tell them apart
They are almost identical: both are 2:3 vertical tricolours of blue, yellow and red. Chad's blue is a darker indigo (#00205B) while Romania's is a brighter cobalt (#002B7F), and the yellow and red differ slightly too.
How to tell them apart
Same layout
Both flags have three equal vertical stripes: blue at the pole, yellow in the middle, red at the end. Both use a 2:3 shape, so layout alone cannot tell them apart.
The blue
Chad's first stripe is indigo, hex #00205B. Romania's is a lighter blue, Pantone 280c, hex #002B7F.
Yellow and red
Chad uses yellow #FFCD00 and red #C8102E. Romania uses yellow Pantone 116c (#FCD116) and red Pantone 186c (#CE1126).
Made separately
The two tricolours were designed separately. In 2004 Chad asked the United Nations to look at the likeness, and Romania's president replied that Romania would keep its tricolour.
Real flags vary
Chad's flag colours vary more in real flags than Romania's do, so two flags on poles can look even more alike.
Bert's facts
- Chad: Chad is landlocked, yet it touches six other countries.
- Romania: Romania shares land borders with five countries.
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